Board Enables Agency Greater Flexibility to Purchase Land; Board Approves Items in Centre, Clearfield and Somerset; Board Approves Exchange with Turnpike Commission; Board Approves Coal Refuse Removal/Reclamation Lease

U.S. Newswire › April 20, 2010

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HARRISBURG, Pa., April 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- To enable Pennsylvania Game Commission staff to act expeditiously to acquire lands, waters, oil, gas and mineral rights, the Board of Game Commissioners today gave final approval to a regulatory change to delegate certain powers to the agency's executive director.

"Tax sales or auctions often are announced between regular Board of Game Commissioner meetings and are to be held sooner than is practicable to hold a special meeting or notational vote," said Carl G. Roe, Game Commission executive director. "By approving this regulation today, the Board has granted staff the flexibility it needs to bid on real estate, oil, gas or mineral rights at auction, or tax sales, so that we can better protect our State Game Lands system and the investment made in these lands by hunters and trappers."

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Board Enables Agency Greater Flexibility to Purchase Land; Board Approves Items in Centre, Clearfield and Somerset; Board Approves Exchange with Turnpike Commission; Board Approves Coal Refuse Removal/Reclamation Lease

Under the regulatory change, the executive director must notify the Board of Commissioners of the pending auction sale date and verify that, due to unforeseen time constraints, it is necessary to be able to react immediately. The purchase price at auction may not exceed $500,000 without additional approval from the majority of the Board of Commissioners, and successful bids must be ma...

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