2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 30 - FISH
Chapter 7 - Property and Waters
Section 742 - Use of property

     § 742.  Use of property.
        (a)  General rule.--All or part of lands and waters to which
     title has been acquired for the use of the commission or which
     have been leased may be used to create and maintain Commonwealth
     fish cultural stations, Commonwealth fish propagation areas or
     public fishing grounds for fish propagation experiments or
     special preserves as provided for in this title. The commission
     may permit its employees to reside on those lands.
        (b)  Camping and boat mooring and storage.--No campsite lease
     may be issued to any person but camping and boat mooring and
     storage may be permitted on commission owned or controlled land
     under such rules or regulations as the commission may establish.
        (c)  Permits, licenses and leases.--The commission may issue
     permits and licenses and enter into leases for camping, boat
     mooring and storage and any other use of its lands other than
     fishing and boating and may charge such fees or rentals as it
     deems reasonable.
        (d)  Gas storage.--The commission may grant rights for
     underground storage of natural gas at such charge as it deems
     reasonable.
        (e)  Use of commission lakes and access areas by unpowered
     boats.--The commission shall, by regulations adopted within one
     year after the effective date of this section, provide for
     issuance of use permits valid for one or two years for unpowered
     boats, which are not registered in accordance with law, to use
     commission property. On and after the effective date of the
     regulations promulgated hereunder by the commission, the owner
     of an unpowered boat that uses commission property shall have
     the option of registering the boat or purchasing a use permit
     issued under the authority of this section. The commission shall
     establish fees for use permits issued under this section, which
     fees shall not exceed the fees charged by the Department of
     Conservation and Natural Resources for boat launch permits for
     State parks lakes. The commission shall, in cooperation with the
     department, provide for reciprocal or joint use/launch permits
     for unpowered boats to use both commission and State parks lakes
     and access areas.
     (Dec. 20, 2000, P.L.828, No.115, eff. imd.)

        2000 Amendment.  Act 115 added subsec. (e).