PRINTER'S NO. 749
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
763
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY B. MILLER, SANCHEZ, STAMBAUGH, HILL-EVANS, HERRIN,
JAMES, ZIMMERMAN, HERSHEY, MENTZER, KINKEAD, CIRESI, MILLARD,
DRISCOLL, CONKLIN AND NEILSON, MARCH 3, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 3, 2021
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 under subsection (c) as being native
to this Commonwealth and that will thrive in the plant hardiness
zone and under the environmental conditions of the highway
right-of-way .
(b) The department may authorize the use of nonnative
vegetation where the use of native vegetation is not feasible,
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