PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2192 PRINTER'S NO. 2676
No. 1766 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY MUNDY, HASAY, SURRA, STEELMAN, MANDERINO, JAROLIN,
VAN HORNE, HERMAN, SHANER, STETLER, STABACK, McCALL,
LAUGHLIN, GORDNER, MAJOR, BIRMELIN, GEORGE, D. R. WRIGHT,
EVANS, COY, VEON, ROONEY, BELFANTI, HANNA, RUDY, CHADWICK,
SEMMEL, BELARDI, TRELLO, MIHALICH, FAJT, YOUNGBLOOD, TIGUE,
JOSEPHS AND KUKOVICH, JUNE 19, 1995
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND
ENERGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
OCTOBER 23, 1995
AN ACT
1 Directing the Department of Environmental Resources to develop <--
2 and implement a program for the suppression of native forest
3 insect pests in residential areas; and making an
4 appropriation.
5 DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES <--
6 TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO
7 COUNTIES FOR THE SUPPRESSION OF CERTAIN NATIVE FOREST INSECT
8 PESTS IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS; AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION.
9 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
10 hereby enacts as follows:
11 Section 1. Duties of Department of Environmental Resources. <--
12 The Department of Environmental Resources shall develop and
13 implement a program for the suppression of native forest insect
14 pests in residential areas meeting the Bureau of Forestry Gypsy
15 Moth Spraying Guidelines.
16 Section 2. Appropriation.
17 The sum of $5,000,000, or as much thereof as may be
18 necessary, is hereby appropriated to the Department of
1 Environmental Resources for the fiscal year July 1, 1995, to
2 June 30, 1996, to carry out the provisions of this act.
3 Section 3. Effective date.
4 This act shall take effect July 1, 1995, or immediately,
5 whichever is later.
6 SECTION 1. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL <--
7 RESOURCES.
8 THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES SHALL
9 DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE FUNDS TO AFFECTED
10 COUNTIES TO COVER THE COSTS OF INSECTICIDE AND APPLICATION
11 NECESSARY FOR THE COUNTIES TO SUPPRESS, IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS,
12 POPULATIONS OF THOSE NATIVE FOREST INSECT PESTS COMMONLY KNOWN
13 AS FALL CANKERWORM, ELM SPANWORM AND FOREST TENT CATERPILLAR.
14 THE COUNTIES MUST DEMONSTRATE THAT THE AREAS TO BE TREATED MEET
15 STANDARDS SPECIFIC FOR THE NATIVE FOREST INSECT PEST BEING
16 SUPPRESSED WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO THE STANDARDS FOR THE
17 SUPPRESSION OF THE GYPSY MONTH AS CONTAINED IN THE BUREAU OF
18 FORESTRY'S COOPERATIVE GYPSY MOTH SUPPRESSION PROGRAM PROCEDURE
19 FOR COOPERATOR PARTICIPATION MANUAL, AS REVISED PERIODICALLY.
20 ALL CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO BY THE COUNTIES WITH AERIAL
21 APPLICATORS MUST BE BASED UPON THE CONTRACT SPECIFICATIONS
22 DEVELOPED ANNUALLY BY THE BUREAU OF FORESTRY IN ORDER TO ASSURE
23 EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE, SAFE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE
24 APPLICATION OF THE INSECTICIDE.
25 SECTION 2. APPROPRIATION.
26 THE SUM OF $5,000,000, OR AS MUCH THEREOF AS MAY BE
27 NECESSARY, IS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF
28 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR JULY 1,
29 1995, TO JUNE 30, 1996, TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT.
30 SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.
19950H1766B2676 - 2 -
1 THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
F12L27BIL/19950H1766B2676 - 3 -