32 Pa. Stat. § 2032

Current through Pa Acts 2024-52, 2024-56
Section 2032 - Legislative findings

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) State forest lands comprise more than 2.1 million acres, owned by the Commonwealth for the benefit of its citizens, which are available for public use and which are increasingly important to the Commonwealth's travel and tourism industry.
(2) The illegal disposal of household trash, tires, used appliances and other waste material is a growing problem which can adversely affect health and safety, degrade environmental resources and detract from the scenic and recreational quality of State forest and State park lands.
(3) The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources does not have the financial and other resources needed to adequately address the problem of the illegal disposal of waste on State forest and State park lands.

32 P.S. § 2032

1998, Dec. 3, P.L. 946, No. 125, § 2, imd. effective.