PENNSYLVANIA, June 18 - PRINTER'S NO. 958

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

857

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, STEFANO, J. WARD AND DUSH,

JUNE 18, 2025

REFERRED TO STATE GOVERNMENT, JUNE 18, 2025

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled

"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

Executive Department thereof and the administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

officers, and of the several administrative departments,

boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and

prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation

of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of

certain departments, boards and commissions shall be

determined," in powers and duties in general, providing for

real property acquisition limitations.

The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:

(1) There is a compelling need to assess and rationalize

Commonwealth policies relating to the acquisition,

maintenance and retention of real property by the Department

of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Pennsylvania Game

Commission and the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission.

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