THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PYLE, SWANGER, CAUSER, DENLINGER, EVERETT, GEIST, GODSHALL, GROVE, HEFFLEY, MALONEY, METCALFE, MURT, OBERLANDER, PERRY, PICKETT, REESE, ROAE, SONNEY AND TALLMAN, NOVEMBER 28, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON GAME AND FISHERIES, NOVEMBER 28, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), entitled,

as reenacted, "An act providing for independent oversight and

review of regulations, creating an Independent Regulatory

Review Commission, providing for its powers and duties and

making repeals," extending the scope of the act to the

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The definition of "agency" in section 3 of the

act of June 25, 1982 (P.L. 633, No. 181), known as the

Regulatory Review Act, reenacted and amended June 30, 1989 (P.L.

73, No.19) and amended June 25, 1997 (P.L.252, No.24), is

amended to read:

Section 3.  Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this act shall

have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the

meanings given to them in this section:

"Agency."  Any department, departmental administrative board

or commission, independent board or commission, agency or other

authority of this Commonwealth now existing or hereafter

created, but shall not include the Senate or the House of

Representatives, [the Pennsylvania Fish Commission,] the

Pennsylvania Game Commission or any court, political

subdivision, municipal or local authority.

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Section 2.  Beginning on the date specified in section 3(2)

of this act, the amendment of the definition of "agency" in

section 3 of the act shall apply to the following actions of the

Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission:

(1)  "Proposed regulations," as defined in section 3 of

the act.

(2)  "Final-omitted regulations," as defined in section 3

of the act.

Section 3.  This act shall take effect as follows:

(1)  The following provisions shall take effect

immediately:

(i)  Section 2 of this act.

(ii)  This section.

(2)  The remainder of this act shall take effect in 60

days.