[MAIPC] Conservation Bill in PA

[Nathan Hartshorne]

Update:  Passed by the Senate Friday and signed by the governor today.

Hopefully there will be fewer instances of conserved land suffering from
fragmentation or outright taken away and developed.

On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 1:53 PM, Nathan Hartshorne <nshartshorne at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Update:  The bill passed the House 179-18 and moves to the Senate.
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 11, 2018 at 10:12 AM, Nathan Hartshorne <
> nshartshorne at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> This is not invasive species specific legislation, but I thought you'd
>> find it interesting.  Sorry it's only PA, but it's an issue we face in all
>> our states, and it very much impacts invasive species management.  The bill
>> is designed to prevent eminent domain from being recklessly used on
>> permanently preserved land.  I'm no expert on the subject, so there may be
>> issues with the bill, but that's the gist of it.
>>
>> http://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/billinfo/billinfo.cfm?sy
>> ear=2017&sind=0&body=H&type=B&bn=2468
>>
>> Introduced by a few Republicans, which I only mention because that means
>> it has a better chance of becoming law in PA and so it is more noteworthy.
>>
>> Best,
>> Nathan Hartshorne
>>
>
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