PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1474 PRINTER'S NO. 1660
No. 1214 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY SURRA, PHILLIPS, STABACK, BENNINGTON, GIBBONS,
M. O'BRIEN, WOJNAROSKI, CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CAPPELLI, KORTZ,
BELFANTI, MURT, WALKO, PAYNE, BOYD, HALUSKA, SEIP, MOUL,
O'NEILL, EVERETT, YOUNGBLOOD, K. SMITH, GOODMAN AND HORNAMAN,
MAY 2, 2007
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 23, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, further providing for organization of the
3 Pennsylvania Game Commission.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 301(c) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 301. Organization of commission.
9 * * *
10 (c) Term of office and compensation.--
11 (1) [The members] A MEMBER of the commission shall hold <--
12 office for NOT MORE THAN TWO terms of [eight] four years <--
13 each, SUBJECT TO SENATE CONFIRMATION PURSUANT TO LAW FOR EACH <--
14 TERM, and may continue to hold office for a period of time
15 not to exceed six months or until a successor is appointed
16 and qualified, whichever occurs first. THEREAFTER, THE PERSON <--
1 SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO HOLD THAT OFFICE.
2 (2) A member of the commission appointed to fill a
3 vacancy for a period of [four] two years or less may be
4 eligible for appointment to a full [eight-year] four-year
5 term. A member of the commission who serves a full [eight- <--
6 year] four-year term or fills a vacancy for a period of more
7 than [four] two years shall not be eligible for reappointment
8 to the commission until a period of [eight] four years
9 expires. TERM. [A MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION WHO SERVES A FULL <--
10 EIGHT-YEAR TERM OR FILLS A VACANCY FOR A PERIOD OF MORE THAN
11 FOUR YEARS SHALL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT TO THE
12 COMMISSION UNTIL A PERIOD OF EIGHT YEARS EXPIRES.]
13 (3) Commissioners shall receive no compensation for
14 their services, but may be reimbursed for travel expenses.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. The amendment of 34 Pa.C.S. § 301(c) shall apply
17 to members of the commission appointed on or after the effective
18 date of this section.
19 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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