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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 32 P.S. Forests, Waters and State Parks § 177. Local State Forest Advisory Council

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In every county where State forests are established, the Department of Forests and Waters,  1 acting in cooperation with the board of county commissioners, shall appoint a local State Forest Advisory Council for that county. This council shall consist of nine persons, who shall serve without pay, and whose duties shall be educational and advisory. As far as possible, the council should include public spirited residents of the county from the following walks of life:

1. A farmer working on a farm in the county.

2. A woodsworker in the forests of the county.

3. A teacher from a rural school.

4. A teacher from a high school or college in the county.

5. A logger or sawmill man operating in the county.

6. A labor union delegate from a labor union in the county.

7. A worker from a wood-using industry in the county.

8. A representative from a sportsmen's organization in the county.

It shall be the duty of this council to be the intermediary between the people of the county and the representative of the Department of Forests and Waters administrating the State forests in the county. The appointments to the council shall be for three years, and shall rotate by having three new appointments and three terminations occur annually.

1 The powers and duties conferred upon the Department of Forests and Waters by this statute have been transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. See 71 P.S. § 1340.302.
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