32 P.S. § 5616 Powers and Duties of Department

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-21
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 32 P.S. § 5616

The department shall:

(1) Publish and distribute appropriate maps of recreational trails, including recommended extensions of recreational trails.

(2) Establish access routes and related public-use facilities, which will not substantially interfere with the nature and purposes of a trail, along recreational trails.

(3) Evaluate existing and potential available railroad rights-of-way to identify the corridors which are suitable for recreational trail use.

(4) Maintain updated lists of railroad rights-of-way authorized or proposed for abandonment by the Interstate Commerce Commission and request information on current and potential railroad abandonments from the Department of Transportation, the Interstate Commerce Commission and railroad companies operating within this Commonwealth. At a minimum, lists shall be updated on a quarterly basis.