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Bills On Prescribed Burning, Appalachian Trail, Brownfields Reach Governor's Desk In 2009
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During 2009 legislation on brownfields, protecting the Appalachian Trail, the Capital Greenbelt and adopting prescribed burning requirements reached the Governor's desk and became law--
Prescribed Burning: House Bill 262 (Haluska-D-Cambria) setting standards for prescribed burning practice was signed into law by the Governor as Act 17. Capital Greenbelt: Senate Bill 54 (Piccola-R-Dauphin) which would establish a permanent easement to protect the Capital Greenbelt trail on the former State Hospital grounds in Harrisburg was signed into law as Act 21. Appalachian Trail: House Bill 263 (Freeman-D-Lehigh) providing additional protection for the Appalachian Trail through local zoning ordinances was signed into law as Act 23. Brownfields: Senate Bill 84 (Greenleaf-R-Montgomery) providing for a limitation on cleanup liability for economic development agencies was signed into law by Gov. Rendell is is now Act 26. |
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