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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation was created from the former Department of Highways by Act 120, approved by the legislature on May 6, 1970. [3] The intent of the legislation was to consolidate transportation-related functions formerly performed in the Departments of Commerce, Revenue, Community Affairs, Forests and Waters, Military ...
In 1978, a toxic fire at Wade Dump, a rubber recycling facility in Chester, Pennsylvania, burned out of control for several days and resulted in 43 injured firefighters and criminal charges for the owner of the site. First responders to the fire suffered long-term health consequences and higher than normal cancer rates.
In Vermont, the Department of Motor Vehicles is a subunit of the state Agency of Transportation. Some states do not separate DMV functions into distinct organizational entities at all, but simply bundle them into responsibilities assigned to an existing government agency.
Pennsylvania Department of State; Pennsylvania Department of Transportation; Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency; Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency;
PA-12345 12345-PA: Front and rear plates required. Serials PA-10000 through PA-29999 issued, followed by 10000-PA onwards. [12] Official Use – Commercial PA-12345 PA-1234A Only rear plates required. Serials PA-30000 through PA-99999 issued, followed by PA-0000A onwards. [12] Omnibus: OB-12345 Current serial format began at OB-10000 in 1974. [13]
DGS builds all non-highway Capital projects, procures nearly $4 billion of goods and services, serves as the real estate agent for state-owned land and leases, oversees the Commonwealth vehicle fleet, maintains all state-owned facilities, implements an energy-management and conservation initiative in all state-owned buildings, serves as the ...
They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. A reorganization effective July 1, 2005 shifted territory among several state forests in eastern Pennsylvania, resulting in the elimination of Wyoming State Forest and the creation of Loyalsock State Forest.
They are managed by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry, a division of the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The Commonwealth describes a natural area as a location with "scenic, historic, geologic or ecological significance, which will remain in an undisturbed state, with development and maintenance being limited ...