PRINTER'S NO. 757
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
797
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY B. MILLER, CIRESI, SANCHEZ, GREINER, JAMES,
STAMBAUGH, MENTZER, NEILSON, ZIMMERMAN AND GLEIM,
APRIL 3, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, APRIL 3, 2023
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 use nonnative vegetation where the
use of native vegetation is not feasible, provided that the
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