PRINTER'S NO. 62
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
86
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, COSTA, HUGHES, SCHWANK AND ALLOWAY,
JANUARY 14, 2015
REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, JANUARY 14, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 28, 1995 (P.L.89, No.18), entitled "An
act creating the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources consisting of certain functions of the Department
of Environmental Resources and the Department of Community
Affairs; renaming the Department of Environmental Resources
as the Department of Environmental Protection; defining the
role of the Environmental Quality Board in the Department of
Environmental Protection; making changes to responsibilities
of the State Conservation Commission and the Department of
Agriculture; transferring certain powers and duties to the
Department of Health; and repealing inconsistent acts," in
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, further
providing for rivers conservation and establishing the Water
Recreation Advisory Board.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 307 heading of the act of June 28, 1995
(P.L.89, No.18), known as the Conservation and Natural Resources
Act, is amended and the section is amended by adding a
subsection to read:
Section 307. [Rivers conservation] Water resources and
recreation.
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(c) Inventory of recreational opportunities.--
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(1) The department shall inventory all rivers, streams
and lakes in this Commonwealth to identify current boating,
canoeing, rafting and other recreational activities,
including water levels and related water conditions, for the
purpose of making the information available to the public in
published form.
(2) The inventory shall include, but not be limited to,
recreational activities offered by:
(i) the department;
(ii) the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission;
(iii) the Pennsylvania Game Commission;
(iv) the National Park Service;
(v) the United States Army Corps of Engineers;
(vi) the United States Soil Conservation Service;
(vii) the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission;
(viii) the United States Forest Service; and
(ix) other public and private entities.
(3) The Water Recreation Advisory Board shall assist the
department in compiling the inventory. The first inventory
shall be completed by January 1, 2016, and shall be updated
every two years.
Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:
Section 315.1. Water Recreation Advisory Board.
(a) Establishment.--There is established the Water
Recreation Advisory Board to assist the department in
identifying water resources for recreational activities and in
compiling the inventory required by section 307(c).
(b) Members.--The board shall be composed of representatives
of environmental and recreational organizations, especially
interested in water resources and water recreational activities.
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The members of the board shall be appointed by the secretary and
shall represent the various geographical regions of this
Commonwealth. The secretary shall designate a member of the
board as presiding officer. The board shall meet at least
annually.
(c) Expenses of members.--The members of the board shall
receive no compensation for their services but shall be
reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in
carrying out their duties as members of the board.
(d) Other duties.--In addition to assisting the department
in identifying water resources for recreational activities and
in compiling the inventory required by section 307(c), the board
shall have such other duties as may be determined by the
secretary.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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