PRINTER'S NO. 3105
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2131
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY QUIGLEY, CHARLTON, JAMES, MENTZER, B. MILLER,
WARD, WHEELAND AND ZIMMERMAN, MARCH 9, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 9, 2018
AN ACT
Amending the act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), entitled
"An act relating to roads, streets, highways and bridges;
amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws
administered by the Secretary of Highways and by the
Department of Highways relating thereto," in construction,
improvement, maintenance and repair of State highways,
providing for native vegetation along highways.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of June 1, 1945 (P.L.1242, No.428), known
as the State Highway Law, is amended by adding a section to
read:
Section 410.1. Native Vegetation Along Highways.-- (a) When
planting vegetation along State highways, the department shall
plant vegetation identified by the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources as being native to this Commonwealth and
that will thrive in the plant hardiness zone in which the
vegetation is being planted.
(b) Upon application by the department to the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources, the Department of
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Conservation and Natural Resources may authorize the department
to plant nonnative vegetation where the use of native vegetation
is not feasible, provided that the nonnative vegetation is
deemed not invasive or detrimental to the environment.
(c) In consultation with the department, the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources shall identify, for each
plant hardiness zone, a list of the particular species of
vegetation that are native to this Commonwealth and that thrive
in each plant hardiness zone in which the vegetation is being
planted.
(d) As used in this section, the term "plant hardiness zone"
shall mean a zone identified as existing in this Commonwealth
pursuant to the most recent edition of the Plant Hardiness Zone
Map published by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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