PRINTER'S NO. 1474
No. 1214 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SURRA, PHILLIPS, STABACK, BENNINGTON, GIBBONS,
M. O'BRIEN, WOJNAROSKI, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CAPPELLI, KORTZ
AND BELFANTI, MAY 2, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, MAY 2, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for organization of the
3 Pennsylvania Game Commission.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 301(c) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 301. Organization of commission.
9 * * *
10 (c) Term of office and compensation.--
11 (1) The members of the commission shall hold office for
12 terms of [eight] four years each and may continue to hold
13 office for a period of time not to exceed six months or until
14 a successor is appointed and qualified, whichever occurs
15 first.
16 (2) A member of the commission appointed to fill a
17 vacancy for a period of [four] two years or less may be
18 eligible for appointment to a full [eight-year] four-year
1 term. A member of the commission who serves a full [eight-
2 year] four-year term or fills a vacancy for a period of more
3 than [four] two years shall not be eligible for reappointment
4 to the commission until a period of [eight] four years
5 expires.
6 (3) Commissioners shall receive no compensation for
7 their services, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses.
8 * * *
9 Section 2. The amendment of 34 Pa.C.S. § 301(c) shall apply
10 to members of the commission appointed on or after the effective
11 date of this section.
12 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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