PRINTER'S NO. 2320
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1605
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY JAMES, BAKER, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, CALTAGIRONE,
CARROLL, CAUSER, CORBIN, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT, FLYNN, FREEMAN,
HARHART, A. HARRIS, HEFFLEY, HELM, HENNESSEY, KAUFFMAN,
KAVULICH, MACKENZIE, MAHER, McNEILL, MENTZER, MILLARD, MURT,
PETRI, QUINN, REESE, REGAN, ROEBUCK, SAYLOR, SCHWEYER,
TOEPEL, TOPPER, WARD AND WATSON, OCTOBER 7, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, OCTOBER 7, 2015
AN ACT
Establishing the Heritage Area Program to identify, protect,
enhance and promote the historic, recreational, natural,
cultural and scenic resources of this Commonwealth and to
stimulate community revitalization and economic development
through regional heritage conservation, recreation, tourism
and partnerships; and repealing provisions in The Fiscal Code
relating to heritage areas.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Heritage Area
Program Act.
Section 2. Declaration of policy.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) The act of June 28, 1995 (P.L.89, No.18), known as
the Conservation and Natural Resources Act, created the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and
empowered the department to administer State heritage
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