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Panel backs lifting $400-per-acre cap to expand state game land purchases in pricier counties
Summary
The House Game and Fisheries Committee reported House Bill 1811 to remove a $400-per-acre purchase cap for the Pennsylvania Game Commission in counties of the first through fifth classes, a change supporters said would allow more equitable distribution of state game lands.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The House Game and Fisheries Committee on Wednesday reported House Bill 1811, sponsored by Rep. Steele, a bill that would remove the statutory $400-per-acre cap on land acquisitions by the Pennsylvania Game Commission in counties of the first through fifth classes.
Under current law cited by the committee, the Game Commission is limited to paying $400 per acre in most counties; House Bill 1811 would eliminate that cap for counties in classes one through five while retaining the $400 cap for counties in classes six, seven and eight.
Rep. Steele described the Game Commission as a strong…
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