Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 510-103. Abolishment of departments; transfer of functions

(a) The following departments, boards and commissions are hereby abolished and their functions transferred to the Department of Environmental Resources:

Department of Forests and Waters,

Water and Power Resources Board,

State Forest Commission,

State Flood Control Commission,

Pennsylvania State Park and Harbor Commission of Erie,

Anthracite Mine Inspectors' Examining Board,

Mine Inspectors' Examining Board for the Bituminous Coal Mines of Pennsylvania,

Oil and Gas Inspectors' Examining Board,

Oil and Gas Conservation Commission,

Land Reclamation Board,

Land Restoration Board,

Sanitary Water Board,

Air Pollution Commission.

(b) Repealed by 1976, July 9, P.L. 980, No. 197, § 5(a)(1), effective in 60 days.

(c) The following board is abolished and its functions transferred to the Department of Commerce:

Coal Research Board.

(d) The following board is abolished and its functions transferred to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission:

Geographic Board.

(e) The following board and commission are transferred to the Department of Environmental Resources:

State Board for Certification of Sewage Treatment and Waterworks Operators,

State Soil and Water Conservation Commission.

(f) The following are transferred to the Department of Environmental Resources:

All bureaus, divisions and government units in the Department of Mines and Mineral Industries except those concerned with the functions enumerated in clauses (c), (d) and (e) of section 2501-B of the act to which this is an amendment.  1

All bureaus, divisions and government units in the Department of Health concerned with the functions enumerated in clauses (6) through (23) inclusive of section 1901-A of the act to which this is an amendment.  2

All bureaus, divisions and government units in the Department of Labor and Industry concerned with the functions enumerated in clause (24) of section 1901-A of the act to which this is an amendment.

The Topographic and Geologic Survey Bureau in the State Planning Board.

(g) The following are transferred to the Department of Commerce:

All bureaus, divisions and government units in the Department of Mines and Mineral Industries responsible for the functions enumerated in section 2503-B of the act to which this is an amendment.  3