Pennsylvania Act 2001-41 — NAVIGATION COMMISSION FOR THE DELAWARE RIVER - AMEND COMPOSITION

Act text

Session of 2001

No. 2001-41

SB 626

AN ACT

Amending the act of June 8, 1907 (P.L.496, No.322), entitled "An act to establish a Board of Commissioners of Navigation for the river Delaware and its navigable tributaries; regulating their jurisdiction over ships, vessels, and boats, and wharves, piers, bulkheads, docks, slips, and basins; and exempting cities of the first class from certain of its provisions; and making an appropriation therefor," further providing for the commission.

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

Section 1. Section 1 of the act of June 8, 1907 (P.L.496, No.322), entitled "An act to establish a Board of Commissioners of Navigation for the river Delaware and its navigable tributaries; regulating their jurisdiction over ships, vessels, and boats, and wharves, piers, bulkheads, docks, slips, and basins; and exempting cities of the first class from certain of its provisions; and making an appropriation therefor," amended June 21, 1937 (P.L.1960, No.385), is amended to read:

Section 1. Be it enacted, &c., That there is hereby created a departmental administrative commission in the Department of [Forests and Waters] State , to be known as the Navigation Commission for the Delaware River and its navigable tributaries, consisting of [seven] nine members, [three] four to be appointed by the Governor , with the advice and consent of the Senate ; two of whom shall be appointed from among the residents of Delaware County; [and] one of whom shall be appointed from among residents of Bucks County; and one of whom shall be appointed from among the residents of Philadelphia County; two to be appointed by the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia; one to be the Secretary of [Forests and Waters] Environmental Protection who shall serve ex officio or the designee of the secretary; one to be the Secretary of the Commonwealth who shall serve ex officio or the designee of the secretary and who shall be chairperson ; and one of whom shall be the Director of [Wharves, Docks, and Ferries of the city of Philadelphia] Commerce of the City of Philadelphia who shall serve ex officio or the designee of the Director . [The Governor shall designate one of the commissioners to be the president of the said commission. The principal office of the commission shall be in the city of Philadelphia.] Meetings of the commission shall be held in the City of Philadelphia or at a location determined by a majority vote of the commission. Public notice of the time and place of meetings of the commission shall be given as provided in 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings).

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 22nd day of June, A. D. 2001.

THOMAS J. RIDGE