SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 3315 PRINTER'S NO. 3944
No. 263 Session of 1994
INTRODUCED BY FEE, SURRA, GRUPPO, JAROLIN, PHILLIPS, GODSHALL,
HUTCHINSON, GEORGE, BELARDI, BOYES, HENNESSEY, GORDNER,
SAYLOR, KUKOVICH, TRELLO, L. I. COHEN, MASLAND, KASUNIC,
GIGLIOTTI, FAIRCHILD, STABACK, PISTELLA, LEDERER, BEBKO-
JONES, SATHER, HALUSKA, JOSEPHS, CAPPABIANCA, BAKER,
S. H. SMITH, PESCI, WOZNIAK, ROONEY, D. W. SNYDER, OLASZ,
MELIO, MERRY, ROBERTS, BELFANTI AND MILLER, MARCH 9, 1994
SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, JUNE 20, 1994
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
1 Directing the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control
2 and Conservation Committee to study the issues concerning the
3 regeneration and management of Pennsylvania's forests; and
4 creating a task force.
5 WHEREAS, Forests comprise 59% of Pennsylvania's total land
6 area; and
7 WHEREAS, Forests are owned by private individuals, industry
8 and Federal and State Government; and
9 WHEREAS, Forests provide numerous economic, recreational and
10 environmental values; and
11 WHEREAS, The policies and legislation developed today will
12 determine the future of forests in Pennsylvania; therefore be it
13 RESOLVED (the Senate concurring), That the General Assembly
14 direct the Joint Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and
15 Conservation Committee to undertake a comprehensive review of
1 forest regeneration, biodiversity and old-growth forests, timber
2 management on State forest land, management of private forest
3 land and other relevant issues affecting Pennsylvania's forests
4 and establish priorities for them; and be it further
5 RESOLVED, That to accomplish this goal, a task force be
6 created to be comprised of two members of the Senate, one from
7 the majority party and one from the minority party appointed by
8 the President pro tempore, two members of the House of
9 Representatives, one from the majority party and one from the
10 minority party appointed by the Speaker of the House of
11 Representatives; and the members shall choose a chairman from
12 their number; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That an advisory committee be created by the task
14 force to assist in developing facts and recommendations
15 concerning the regeneration and management of Pennsylvania's
16 forests and that the advisory committee be composed of
17 representatives of the following government agencies:
18 (1) Department of Environmental Resources, Bureau of
19 Forestry;
20 (2) Department of Commerce/Pennsylvania Economic <--
21 Development Partnership, Hardwoods Development Council;
22 (3) Pennsylvania Game Commission;
23 (4) The Pennsylvania State University, School of Forest
24 Resources; and
25 (5) United States Forest Service;
26 and be it further
27 RESOLVED, That the advisory committee should SHALL further <--
28 have one representative from EACH OF five business organizations <--
29 representing forestry, mineral owners, landowners, lumber
30 manufacturers and farmers and, shall have five representatives <--
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1 from ONE REPRESENTATIVE FROM EACH OF five nonprofit conservation <--
2 and environmental organizations, and any SHALL HAVE ONE <--
3 REPRESENTATIVE FROM UP TO THREE other organization ORGANIZATIONS <--
4 that the task force deems appropriate to be represented, not to <--
5 exceed three additional advisors; and be it further
6 RESOLVED, That the task force may hold hearings, take
7 testimony and make its investigations at such places as it deems
8 necessary; and be it further
9 RESOLVED, That the General Assembly direct the Joint
10 Legislative Air and Water Pollution Control and Conservation
11 Committee to provide sufficient staff and other administrative
12 support to the task force; and be it further
13 RESOLVED, That the task force prepare a report containing its
14 findings and recommendations, together with any necessary
15 legislation, and deliver it to the General Assembly as soon as
16 possible.
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