723 - Exchange or sale. - Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 723. Exchange or sale. The commission may, by resolution adopted by a majority of the members present and voting at a public meeting: (1) Authorize the exchange of all or part, including improvements and appurtenances, of any lands, waters or buildings to which title has been acquired in return for lands, waters or buildings having an equal or greater value when the exchange is in the best interests of the commission. (2) Exchange timber, minerals, oil or gas to which the commission holds title for suitable lands having an equal or greater value. (3) Sell lands to the Department of Environmental Resources for State forests or to the Federal Government for National Forests or National Wildlife Refuges when in the best interests of game or wildlife. Transfer of Powers. Section 302(h) 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 Department of Environmental Resources by section 723. Cross References. Section 723 is referred to in section 722 of this title.