Pennsylvania Act 1939-291 — CANAL PROPERTIES, ACQUISITION OF

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CANAL PROPERTIES, ACQUISITION OF
                 Act of Jun. 21, 1939, P.L. 622, No. 291              Cl. 32
                                  AN ACT

     Authorizing the Secretary of Forests and Waters, with approval
        of the Governor, to accept and acquire by gift, grant or
        other lawful means certain canal properties.

        Compiler's Note:  Section 303(b) of Act 18 of 1995, which
            created the Department of Conservation and Natural
            Resources and renamed the Department of Environmental
            Resources as the Department of Environmental Protection,
            provided that the Department of Conservation and Natural
            Resources shall exercise the powers and duties conferred
            upon the Secretary of Forests and Waters by Act 291 of
            1939.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  The Secretary of Forests and Waters, with the
     approval of the Governor, is hereby authorized to acquire, in
     the name of the Commonwealth, by gift, grant or other lawful
     means, the right, title and interest of the owners in and to any
     part of the property formerly constituting the system of any
     canal or canals located wholly within this Commonwealth whose
     use as highways for transportation by water has ceased or been
     abandoned or shall cease or become abandoned, together with any
     real estate adjacent to such canal or canals formerly used in
     connection therewith which the Secretary of Forests and Waters
     may deem desirable: Provided, however, That no consideration
     shall be paid to the owners of such property for any grants that
     may be made under the provisions of this act.
        Section 2.  The Secretary of Forests and Waters shall
     supervise, maintain, improve, regulate, police and preserve any
     such property so acquired as and for State park purposes.