Reference: Habitat and Land Resources

Federal and State Statutes and Programs

Resource Focus: Habitat and Land Resources

FEDERAL LEGISLATION

Endangered Species Act of 1973, 16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.

Farmland Protection Act, 7 U.S.C. 4201 to 4209 et seq.

Farmland Protection Act, 7 U.S.C. 4201 to 4209 et seq.

 

STATE LEGISLATION: DELAWARE

Delaware Environmental Control Act, Delaware Code Title 7, Chapter 60

Natural Areas Preservation System Act of 1978, Delaware Code Ann. Title 7, § 7301, et seq.

Delaware Land Protection Act, Delaware Code Title 7, § 7501

Delaware Endangered Species Act, Delaware Code Title 7, § 601

Twenty-First Century Fund Act, Delaware Code Title 29, § 6102

 

STATE LEGISLATION: PENNSYLVANIA

Electric Transmission Line Siting Regulations, Pennsylvania Code 52, § 57.71 to 57.77

Farmland and Forest Land Assessment Act, Pennsylvania CONS. STAT., Title 72, § 5490.1 et seq.

Non-Coal Surface Mining Conservation and Reclamation Act, Pennsylvania CONS. STAT., Title 52, § 3301 et seq.

Solid Waste Management Act of 1980, P.L. 380, No. 97

Wild Resources Conservation Act of 1982, P.L. 597, No. 170