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DEP Collects $500,000 In Penalties From DC Ambler Properties For Violations Under The Hazardous Sites Cleanup Act

Norristown, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reached a Settlement Agreement with DC Ambler Properties (DCAP), LLC., who owns the Ambler Asbestos Piles Superfund Site, to pay $500,000 in stipulated penalties to resolve its liability for outstanding violations of a 2014 Consent Order and Agreement (COA). The owner agreed to pay the stipulated civil penalties if it failed to comply with any term of the COA.

The site was formerly used as a disposal site for asbestos product manufacturing waste from the early 1930s until 1974. DC Ambler purchased the property in 2005 and imported a large quantity of regulated and non-regulated fill material in 2012. In 2014, DCAP was cited for improper erosion and sedimentation controls, damaging several hundred feet of fencing during backfilling operations, placement of thousands of tons of fill material on the site and an adjacent property, and installing monitoring wells through soil caps over former asbestos settling lagoons.

DC Ambler Properties failed to comply with the 2014 COA and a subsequent stipulation agreement in 2016, and was ordered by the Commonwealth Court to resolve the company’s outstanding obligations.

“This agreement demonstrates our commitment to protecting the rights and resources of Pennsylvanians,” said Secretary Rich Negrin. “Holding these companies accountable for their actions is a high priority of the Shapiro Administration.”

DEP published a Notice of the Proposed Settlement with DC Ambler Properties on July 8, 2023 in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and in the Ambler Gazette on July 9, 2023. DEP received no comments during the 60-day comment period. The agreement became effective on September 13, 2023 and DC Ambler Properties’ payment of stipulated penalties was satisfied on September 15, 2023. The money was distributed back into the Hazardous Sites Cleanup Fund.

If the remaining corrective actions are not completed by December 31, 2023, DC Ambler shall pay DEP additional stipulated penalties in the amount of $50,000. The remaining corrective actions include removing the remaining fill material, restoring the fence, and submitting a final project summary report to DEP.

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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) today announced the launch of the 2023-2024 PA Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program, with $1 million in funding available to help institutions of higher education (IHE) better serve their school communities.

“One of the best ways we can support our learners is by ensuring their basic needs are met, and that includes addressing food insecurity,” said Secretary of Education Dr. Khalid N. Mumin. “The colleges and universities engaged in the Hunger-Free Campus Program are demonstrating their commitment to keeping students safe, healthy, and ready to learn, and this funding will help expand their efforts to benefit their campus communities as a whole.”

Interested applications should apply through the eGrants system. Additional information about the grant is available on the Pennsylvania Hunger-Free Campus Initiative webpage. Applications will be accepted until Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 11:59 PM. Award recipients will be notified in December 2023.

Through the 2023-2024 PA Hunger-Free Campus Grant Program, colleges with the PA Hunger-Free Campus or PA Hunger-Free Campus+ designation may apply for competitive funding in an amount up to:

  • $20,000 for institutions with 3,000 or fewer learners;
  • $40,000 for institutions with 3,001 to 7,000 learners; and
  • $60,000 for institutions with 7,001 learners or more.

The PA Hunger-Free Campus Initiative, supported and endorsed by First Lady Lori Shapiro, began in 2022. In his inaugural budget, Governor Josh Shapiro advocated for the continued $1 million to support postsecondary institutions’ efforts in addressing student hunger needs on campus. In 2023-24, the work will continue to build a coalition of colleges and universities focused on addressing hunger and other basic needs for their students; creating opportunities for connection among student hunger advocates; providing resources and strategies for campuses; and supporting opportunities to apply for grants related to addressing food insecurity. Fighting hunger for students at every age is a priority for the Shapiro Administration. That’s why Governor Shapiro advocated for and secured funding in this year’s budget to provide universal free breakfast to 1.7 million K-12 Pennsylvania students.

The PA Hunger-Free Campus Initiative builds a coalition of Pennsylvania institutions focused on addressing hunger and other basic needs for their students, creating opportunities for connection among student hunger advocates, providing resources and strategies for campuses, and supporting opportunities to apply for grants related to addressing food insecurity.

Postsecondary institutions that received a PA Hunger-Free Campus+ designation implemented additional innovative solutions to address student hunger and other basic needs for their campus community in conjunction with demonstrating additional criteria. Examples of these initiatives included offering a variety of meal plans, including an option that provides ten or fewer meals weekly to avoid interfering with SNAP eligibility, creating or implementing meal-sharing programs, educating student leaders on campus to develop student-centered programs, or facilitating innovative community partnerships.

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Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD), and Departments of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP), and Health (DOH) joined the Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Network (PAHRN), Harrisburg Harm Reduction Project, and The RASE Project to discuss successes in harm reduction supply distribution, highlight available local resources for individuals living with substance use disorder, and provide demonstrations on how to effectively use naloxone and drug test strips. In the first month of the Pennsylvania Overdose Prevention ProgramOpens In A New Window (POPP), the initiative has already fulfilled 475 orders of drug test strips and naloxone, according to PCCD.

“The Shapiro-Davis Administration wants all Pennsylvanians to be prepared— an overdose can happen anytime, anywhere,” said DDAP Secretary Dr. Latika Davis-Jones. “I encourage individuals and organizations to take advantage of this program to get naloxone and drug testing tools into more hands. As we continue to address the overdose crisis in Pennsylvania, we must keep expanding access to and provide equitable resources across the board.”

The PA Overdose Prevention Program (POPP) is the Shapiro Davis-Administration’s latest effort to curb overdose deaths by providing resources to reduce harm and get life-saving tools to individuals and communities in need. Organizations can request a free supply of naloxone and/or drug checking strips through the program by completing this request formOpens In A New Window.

“The vast need for these supplies can be seen through the large number of requests that we’ve received in the first 30 days of the PA Overdose Prevention Program,” said PCCD Executive Director Mike Pennington. “I hope that organizations on the front lines of the overdose epidemic continue to take advantage of this new distribution initiative. By getting these supplies into communities, we can save lives.”

Since the launch of POPP on August 31, 2023, PCCD has received more than 500 requests from community-based organizations and other groups across the Commonwealth. During the month of September, the program fulfilled and distributed 295 unique orders for approximately 404,000 xylazine/fentanyl test strips and approximately 180 orders for approximately 127,000 kits of intranasal naloxone.

The program serves as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for individuals and organizations seeking multiple formulations of naloxone, as well as fentanyl and xylazine test strips. Much like the previous Naloxone for First Responders Program, POPP continues to emphasize statewide and regional ‘saturation’ and accessibility, with a focus on getting naloxone and harm reduction supplies into the hands of people who use drugs and those who serve and support them.

“The Department of Health is dedicated to implementing overdose prevention strategies and collaborating with state and local organizations to ensure equitable access to resources for Pennsylvanians in need,” said DOH Deputy Secretary of Health Resources and Services & Chief Business Analytics Officer Muneeza Iqbal. “We support efforts to expand harm reduction services and increase access to naloxone, fentanyl test strips, and xylazine test strips, all while using public health data to guide and evaluate our collective efforts.”

In addition to POPP’s distribution efforts, Pennsylvanians can obtain naloxone in a variety of other ways including:

Today’s news conference also featured demonstrationsOpens In A New Window of how and when to use naloxone nasal spray in the case of a suspected opioid overdose as well as the proper way to use drug checking strips to test for xylazine or fentanyl contamination.

“Launching POPP is a big step forward for Pennsylvania in ensuring we effectively address our state’s overdose crisis. The program puts the focus of overdose prevention efforts where it belongs—with harm reduction groups and other grassroots service providers,” said Co-Founder and Executive Director of PA Harm Reduction Network Carla Sofronski. “Harm reduction groups are best positioned to provide naloxone and drug checking strips to people who use drugs and are at risk of experiencing or witnessing an overdose. PAHRN is proud to partner with the POPP program in helping to spread the word on how people across our state can access these free life-saving supplies.”

The Pennsylvania Harm Reduction Network, The RASE Project, and the Harrisburg Harm Reduction Project are all community-based harm reduction organizations providing boots on the ground support to Pennsylvanians by meeting people where they are and providing harm reduction tools to some of the hardest hit communities in Pennsylvania.

Individuals seeking substance use disorder treatment or recovery resources for themselves or a loved one can be connected to local resources by visiting treatmentatlas.orgOpens In A New Window or by calling the toll-free PA Get Help Now helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357).

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York, PA — Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) Secretary Cindy Adams Dunn today announced that the department has opened up a public survey (Opens In A New Window) for input on plans at Susquehanna Riverlands State Park in York County.

“The Bureau of State Parks is preparing a master plan to conserve and restore the land while also providing recreation opportunities for all at Susquehanna Riverlands State Park,” Dunn said. “We are eager to hear from the public about its needs and desired amenities at the park, as we develop plans for Susquehanna Riverlands. We welcome feedback from the local community, as well as those who plan to visit the park as its operations expand.”

The 10-question survey can be accessed online(Opens In A New Window) or through the Susquehanna Riverlands State Park website.

The survey will close Wednesday, November 1.

Feedback from the survey will be considered as a part of a master plan DCNR’s Bureau of State Parks is preparing for Susquehanna Riverlands State Park.

Susquehanna Riverlands is one of three new parks DCNR announced in 2022.

Trails are open to the public, but the park currently does not have infrastructure traditionally associated with state parks, such as restrooms and a park office.

The 1,044-acre Susquehanna Riverlands State Park lies in York County, along the confluence of Codorus Creek with the beautiful Susquehanna River.

The park features multiple rock outcrop vistas over the river and nearly a mile of riverfront along the Susquehanna, with 1.5 miles along Codorus Creek.

An approximately 2.75-mile-long portion of the Mason-Dixon Trail traverses the park.

This 200-mile-long trail connects the Appalachian Trail at Whiskey Springs in Cumberland County with Chadds Ford along the Brandywine River.

DCNR completed a similar survey for Big Elk Creek State Park in August 2023.

There is no plan for a public survey for Vosburg Neck State Park because of development restrictions and existing infrastructure for recreation.

Visit DCNR’s website for more information about Susquehanna Riverlands State Park, and check out DCNR’s Calendar of Events for events on public lands.

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​2024 Pennsylvania State Fair™ will connect the $132.5 billion PA Agriculture industry to lives positively impacted daily by its success.

Easton, PA – Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding visited the Eat Real Food Mobile Market at Paxinosa Elementary School in Easton today to announce the theme for the 108th Pennsylvania Farm Show: Connecting Our Communities. The 2024 PA Farm Show, Pennsylvania’s State Fair™, will run from Saturday, January 6 through Saturday, January 13 at the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg.

“The Pennsylvania Farm Show is a living story of Pennsylvania agriculture, connecting those who are fed, nourished, and enriched by our industry to those whose lives and livelihoods depend on it,” Secretary Redding said. “Agriculture unites us. It is the food, fuel, and fiber we rely on for our quality of life and our economy. Food helps define our cultures and our identities.

“Eat Real Food Mobile Market is a perfect illustration of how agriculture connects communities and nourishes their futures. It’s a fitting backdrop to highlight how the 2024 Pennsylvania Farm Show will showcase the pride and hard work of farmers from across the state, connecting people from all walks of life to a celebration of the importance of agriculture in our communities.”

The Kellyn Foundation’s Eat Real Food Mobile Market visits multiple sites on a regular weekly schedule and includes sampling, nutritional education, and recipes. Eat Real Food provides healthy, local food access at an affordable price, providing opportunities for families to connect with nutritious foods, and bringing communities together around agriculture to provide better outcomes for all.

This market grew out of a multi-industry partnership of the Kellyn Foundation, the Bethlehem Area School District, the Lehigh Valley Health Network, Penn State Extension, Rodale Institute, the Bethlehem Food Co-Op, Meals on Wheels and Second Harvest Food Bank. These organizations joined forces to support a stronger local food system, ensuring locally grown food production can flourish through the development and expansion of local food infrastructure. This effort includes farmers, manufacturers, processors, distributors, institutional buyers, neighborhoods and individual consumers, along with the support of governmental, non-profit and for-profit entities. Together, they are creating jobs, supporting the environment, championing the health of their community, and reducing food insecurity.

The 2023-24 budget Governor Shapiro signed into law includes critical agriculture investments, including:

  • $31 million to help poultry farmers impacted by the hi-path avian influenza crisis pay for testing and get reimbursed for losses to their flocks. The $34 million Agricultural Preparedness and Response line item includes $3 million to help control invasive spotted lanternflies and leverages $3 million in matching funds from the USDA.
  • $2 million to fund the Fresh Food Financing Initiative that will contribute to better health outcomes by improving access to PA-grown, processed, and produced foods.
  • $2 million increase to the State Food Purchase Program to provide state funds for emergency food assistance for low-income Pennsylvanians. The increase to the $26.28 million line item will connect surplus food donated by farmers through the Pennsylvania Agricultural Surplus System  to food banks and food pantries statewide, and will connect low-income seniors to Senior Food Boxes filled with nutritious dietary staples.
  • $1 million to create a new Organic Center of Excellence, one of the first-of-its kind, to empower and support organic farmers and businesses.
The budget invests $13.8 million in a fifth year of the PA Farm Bill, making critical investments in building the workforce, processing infrastructure, and marketing opportunities the industry needs, and in removing barriers standing between the industry and those who want to be part of its future.
The 2024 Farm Show will feature fan-favorites like the 1,000-pound butter sculpture, famous Farm Show Food Court, youth showmanship, and sheep shearing competitions (among hundreds of other competitive agricultural events), cooking demonstrations at the PA Preferred® Culinary Connection, and more than one million square-feet of hands-on agriculture education opportunities and chances to engage with the people who power Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry.
“Visiting the PA Farm Show is like taking a journey through the heart of agriculture, where you’ll connect with the roots of our food, the spirit of our farming communities, and the boundless possibilities for finding your own path in this industry. Whether it is your first visit or you come every year, the PA Farm Show is the best place to cultivate connections with agriculture,” Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center Executive Director Sharon Myers said.

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​Supporting youth development is part of the Shapiro Administration’s investments in a strong future for PA Agriculture.

Harrisburg, PA – The Keystone International Livestock Exposition (KILE) returned to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center in Harrisburg Friday, Sept. 29 for its 66th year, bringing two weekends of livestock competitions and exhibitions featuring 1,000-plus competitors from 27 states, as well as agriculture career development, and free family fun. The East Coast’s largest livestock show includes a national 4-H, FFA, and collegiate team and individual judging competition, along with thousands North America’s best cattle, sheep, pigs, goats, alpacas, and horses in action in dozens of widely varied competitions.

Youth leadership skills, animal care and breeding, and farm management skills developed and honed during KILE are critical to the future of the agriculture industry. Supporting volunteer-run shows and agriculture education are central to the Shapiro Administration’s robust support for Pennsylvania’s $132.5 billion agriculture industry and the more than 593,000 jobs that depend on it.

“KILE features top-notch animals in competition, led by skilled exhibitors who have bred and raised them,” said Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding. “But the heart and soul of this event are the youth who are learning the leadership and agriculture skills they will need to succeed in life and become the innovative, agile workforce our agriculture employers need to compete. Youth are the seeds of agriculture’s future, and every hour and dollar we invest in their development and growth feeds all of our futures.”

The bi-partisan budget Governor Shapiro signed for 2023-24 includes critical investments in agriculture’s next generation. Among them are $13.8 million in the historic PA Farm Bill, a set of strategic initiatives and funding to build the workforce Ag employers need, and remove barriers standing between the industry and those who want to be part of its future. Investments also include support for KILE and other youth competitions, Pennsylvania’s Commission for Agriculture Education Excellence, as well as the largest increase ever in basic K-12 education funding, expanded apprenticeships and career and technology training, and continued work to expand broadband internet access to allow students and employers in rural communities to compete.

The first weekend of KILE included ranch riding, featuring the horses’ skills at maneuvering through a series of patterns and challenges at working speed. Rounding out the first weekend, goat and hog shows featured a wide array of breeds, as well as youth showmanship, testing young people in their animal care and handling. ResultsOpens In A New Window and photosOpens In A New Window from the first weekend are at keystonelivestockexpo.com.Opens In A New Window

Competitions resume Thursday, October 5 and continue through Sunday the 8th, with contests running daily from 8:00 a.m. to approximately 9:00 p.m., except Sunday, when the final event begins at 1:00 p.m.

KILE’s second weekend will include everything from enormous draft horses and compact Halflinger ponies in pulling, hitch, and decorating contests; sheep and cattle shows featuring a stunning variety of breeds including fan-favorite Highland cows; 25 teams of high school and collegiate competitors in a national judging competition; Make it With Wool, an all-wool clothing design and construction competition; and even a “lead line” where sheep and their handlers sport matching costumes. The youngest spectators can get in the action in a pedal-tractor pulling contest.

The North American All Breeds 6-Horse Hitch Classic Series and the Haflinger Hitch Pony Champion Series classes will feature some of the country’s best draft horses and ponies competing for berths at the national finals. The event also features the Keystone Classic Barbecue Competition, a Kansas City Barbecue Society-sanctioned event, bringing the region’s finest culinary competitors to qualify for their national competition.

Between competitions, visitors can meet the animals and their handlers throughout the complex to learn about the different breeds and what goes into their care and management. Visitors can also enjoy a barbecue sandwich from the Pennsylvania Livestock Association to lend their support to Pennsylvania youth scholarships, as well as a Farm Show milkshake to support the Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association.

All events are open to the public with free admission and parking. Find a complete schedule of eventsOpens In A New Window, and resultsOpens In A New Window and photosOpens In A New Window throughout the show at keystonelivestockexpo.comOpens In A New Window.

Learn more about PA youth agriculture opportunities at agriculture.pa.gov/kidsarethefuture.

And learn more about investments in the vitality and growth of Pennsylvania’s agriculture industry at agriculture.pa.gov and at  shapirobudget.pa.gov.

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Farms Protected in Berks, Butler, Chester, Crawford, Dauphin, Erie, Franklin, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Westmoreland, York counties

Harrisburg, PA – The Shapiro Administration announced today that Pennsylvania preserved 1,336 acres on 18 farms in 13 counties, forever protecting them from residential or commercial development. The investment of more than $3.1 million in state dollars and $433,433 in county dollars to purchase land development rights preserves prime farmland, helping ensure that Pennsylvania farms can continue feeding our families and economy in the future.

Preserving prime farmland is one of the critical investments the commonsense, bipartisan budget Governor Josh Shapiro signed for 2023-24 makes in supporting Pennsylvania farmers. The nearly 6.4% overall increase in the Agriculture Department’s budget is working to amplify farmers’ efforts to conserve land, soil, and water resources by investing in equipment purchases, business planning, and farm management tools they need to innovate and continue to grow.

 

“Prime farmland and fertile soil are critical not just for feeding our families, but for feeding our economy,” Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said. “Pennsylvania farm families who preserve their farms partner with government to ensure that all Pennsylvania families will have green spaces and healthy farmland available to produce food, income, and jobs.”

 

Pennsylvania leads the nation in preserved farmland. Since 1988, when voters overwhelmingly supported the creation of the Farmland Preservation Program, Pennsylvania has protected 6,284 farms and 630,302 acres in 58 counties from future development, investing more than $1.68 billion in state, county, and local funds.

Pennsylvania partners with county, and sometimes local government and nonprofits to purchase development rights, ensuring a strong future for farming and food security. By selling their land’s development rights, farm owners ensure that their farms will remain farms and never be sold to developers.

The newly preserved farms are in Berks, Butler, Chester, Crawford, Dauphin, Erie, Franklin, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Westmoreland, and York counties.

Farms preserved today and dollars invested, by county: 

Berks County – Total investment – $188,545, $76,836 – state, $111,709 – county

The Jeffrey C. Bickel Farm, Windsor Township, 66-acre crop farm

Butler County– Total investment – $188,374, $88,377 – state, $99,997– county

The John M. Allen, Jr. Farm #2, Clinton Township, 54-acre crop farm

The John M. Allen, Jr. Farm #3, Clinton Township, 56-acre crop farm

The Stephen M. Misera Farm #2, Franklin Township, a 39-acre crop and livestock farm

Chester County – Total investment – $779,218, $663,590 – state, $115,628 – county

The Matthew G. and Carmela D. Hershey Farm, West Fallowfield Township, 51-acre crop and livestock farm

The Jeffrey D. and Tamela J. Smoker Farm, West Fallowfield Township, 101-acre crop and livestock farm

Crawford County – Total investment – $241,950, $226,950 – state, $15,000 – county

The Logan C. Mirage and Shianne M. Brantner Farm, Fairfield Township, a 225-acre crop and livestock farm

Dauphin County – Total investment – $185,880, state only

The Mark E. and Joanne L. Enders Farm, Jackson Township, a 104-acre crop farm

 

Erie County – Total investment – $143,547, state only

The Mark D. Troyer Farm #2, Wayne Township, an 84-acre crop farm

Franklin County – Total investment – $522,335, state only

The Brian and Michelle Brechbill Farm #1, Guilford Township, an 88-acre crop farm

The Fred and Doreen Rice Farm, Guilford Township, a 114-acre crop farm

Lancaster County – Total investment – $372,657, state only

The Kirby F. and Joanna E. Nissley Farm, Rapho Township, a 91-acre crop farm

Lehigh County – Total investment – $167,298, $76,198 – state, $91,100 – county

The David A. and Barbara J. Rauch Farm, Lynn Township, a 14-acre crop farm

The Daniel L. and Victoria E. Watt Farm, Lynn Township, a 12-acre crop and livestock farm

Luzerne County – Total investment – $211,887, state only

LDF Holdings Farm, Black Creek Township, a 64-acre crop farm

Lycoming County – Total investment – $42,501 state only

The Eugene K. and Bonnie L. Riddell Farm, Jordan Township, a 30-acre crop farm

Westmoreland County – Total investment – $315,914, state only

The Carolyn, Mark Edward, and Shila Matson Farm #1, Fairfield Township, an 83-acre crop farm

York County – Total investment – $177, 366, state only

Jackson Family Farms LP #2, Chanceford Township, a 59-acre crop farm

These investments will multiply public dollars invested in conservation initiatives, including the new $154 million Agricultural Conservation Assistance Program, supporting farmers’ efforts to reduce water pollution and improve soil quality, along with Clean & Green tax incentives, Resource Enhancement and Protection dollars, and other conservation funding. Pennsylvania’s Farmland Preservation Program also secured a $7.85 million federal grant from USDA’s Regional Conservation Partnership Program to support climate-smart conservation on preserved Pennsylvania farms, an investment that will not only improve conservation efforts, but help measure their impact.

To learn more about Pennsylvania’s Farmland Preservation Program and investments in a secure, sustainable future for Pennsylvania agriculture, visit agriculture.pa.gov.

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Harrisburg, PA – October 4, 2023, Governor Josh Shapiro signed Senate Bill 829 into law as Act 8 of 2023.

SB 829 TEXT:

An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Governor, to grant and convey certain easements through and across lands of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in the Township of Manheim, County of Lancaster, for purposes of a road realignment project and to accept from the Township of Manheim existing right-of-way to be abandoned as part of the road realignment project; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs and the Governor, to grant and convey to Drexel University, permanent easement encumbering certain lands situate in the City and County of Philadelphia; authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Governor, to grant and convey to the City of Philadelphia certain land, buildings and improvements situated in the 40th ward of the City of Philadelphia, Philadelphia County; authorizing the release of Project 70 restrictions on certain land owned by Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County, in return for the development of a hiking trail and scenic viewing area in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County; revoking a use restriction; and making repeals.
Prime Sponsor:
Senator AUMENT
Last Action:
Act No. 8 of 2023, Oct. 4, 2023

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