The Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development
Land Use Toolbox
Pennsylvania - Planning/Zoning
links
Penn
State University
Act
67 and 68,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/PDF/Act67NatRes.pdf
Description: A bulletin that looks at how the new provisions of Act 67 and 68 (which amended the Municipalities Planning Code) affect agriculture, forestry and mining.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Community
Affairs Extension Home Page,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/
Description: The CAX Files is a collection of educational materials from Penn State Cooperative Extension to help citizens and local leaders anticipate, understand, and shape the forces affecting their communities. Courses, workshops, and other programming are made available to individuals and communities requesting assistance, and are tailored for local needs.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Fiscal
Impacts of Different Land Uses,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/landuse/cocs.htm
Description: Identifying the impacts of different land uses will help you recognize what types of land development and uses should be encouraged in your municipality, and what types should be treated cautiously.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Land
Use Planning Effectiveness HomePage,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/planning/
Description: This site and materials are intended to help you better understand the current status of land use planning in Pennsylvania, and uses information from a comprehensive study of land use regulation and planning in Pennsylvania
Topics: Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Pennsylvania
Land Use Studies,
http://www.landuse.aers.psu.edu/
Description: Researchers at Penn State University have conducted a study on land use in Berks County, Pennsylvania, funded by the Northeast Regional Center for Rural Development and by Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future. This study examined the impact that land uses have on nearby residential property values, and on factors that influence the location of new residential development.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Pennsylvania
Municipal Planning Education Institute,
http://www.cax.aers.psu.edu/pmpei/
Description: The mission of PMPEI is to develop educational opportunities primarily for citizen planners, zoners, appointed and elected municipal and county officials.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Pennsylvania
Sea Grant,
http://www.pserie.psu.edu/seagrant/seagindex.htm
Description: In March 1998, a Pennsylvania Sea Grant outreach program was established in the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania's program is part of the National Sea Grant Network that was established in 1966 and has grown to include 29 Sea Grant Colleges involving hundreds of universities nationwide. The mission of Sea Grant is to promote wise stewardship of coastal resources, including ocean and Great Lake regions.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Pennsylvania
Spatial Data Access,
http://pasdadev.erri.psu.edu/
Description: Access to various spatial data available in Pennsylvania.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
PlanOScope,
http://cax.aers.psu.edu/planning/planoscope.htm
Description: Through the miracle of Modern Science, the Plan-O-Scope performs an expert analysis of your community's land use planning quickly and easily.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Visioning,
http://visioning.aers.psu.edu/default.htm
Description:
Penn State Cooperative Extension offers several educational strategic
visioning programs to help your community or organization anticipate and
respond to change.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Penn
State University
Water
Resources Extension,
http://www.sfr.cas.psu.edu/water/
Description: Penn State Cooperative Extension offers many programs and educational materials related to water resources.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
3
Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program
3
Rivers Wet Weather,
http://www.3riverswetweather.org/
Description: The 3 Rivers Wet Weather Demonstration Program is committed to improving the quality of Allegheny County's water resources by helping communities address the issue of untreated sewage overflowing into the region's waterways. To promote the most cost-effective, long-term, sustainable solutions, the nonprofit organization benchmarks sewer technology, provides financial grants, educates the public and advocates inter-municipal partnerships.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
10,000
Friends of Pennsylvania
10,000
Friends of Pennsylvania,
http://www.10000friends.org/
Description:
10,000 Friends is an alliance of organizations and individuals committed
to promoting land use policies and actions that will enable Pennsylvania
to strengthen its diverse urban, suburban, and rural communities and reduce
sprawl. 10,000 Friends seeks growth and development that will support
the economic and social viability of Pennsylvania's cities and towns,
conserve fiscal resources, and protect our state's exceptional natural
landscapes, environmental quality, and heritage resources.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
21st
Century Environment Commission
21st
Century,
http://www.21stcentury.state.pa.us/
Description: The 21st Century Environment Commission was formed July 1, 1997, after being challenged through an Executive Order by Governor Thomas Ridge. Governor Ridge tasked the Commission with a very important assignment: to define the environmental priorities for the Commonwealth as we enter the next century. The Commission must also recommend methods to achieve the selected priorities or goals and determine appropriate indicators of our progress toward those goals. Most importantly, the Commission is to include the public in its work.
Topics: Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brandywine
Conservancy
Brandywine
Conservancy's Environmental Management Center,
http://www.brandywineconservancy.org/
Description: The mission of the Brandywine Conservancy's Environmental Management Center is to conserve the natural and cultural resources of the Brandywine River watershed and other selected areas with a primary emphasis on conservation of water quantity and quality.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware, Pennsylvania
Brandywine
Valley Association
Brandywine
Valley Association,
http://www.brandywinewatershed.org/
Description: The Brandywine Valley Association (BVA), the first small watershed association in the country, was founded in 1945 and is committed to promoting and protecting the natural resources of the Brandywine Valley through technical assistance and research projects, as well as through environmental education programs and demonstration projects for all ages.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brodhead
Watershed Association
Brodhead
Watershed Association,
http://www.brodheadwatershed.org/bwa/
Description: The Brodhead Watershed Association (BWA) is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to protecting and improving water quality and the environment in the Brodhead watershed. The BWA assists municipalities, residents, businesses and groups with protecting natural resources through education, workshops, seminars, public programs, stream monitoring and baseline data collection and stream cleanups.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Brookings
Institution
Back
to Prosperity: A Competitive Agenda for Pennsylvania,
http://www.brook.edu/es/urban/publications/pa.htm
Description: This report contends that the economic future of a major rust belt state depends on revitalizing its demographic mix and curbing some of the nation's most radical patterns of sprawl and abandonment.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Center
for Chesapeake Communities
Center
for Chesapeake Communities,
http://www.chesapeakecommunities.org/
Description: To assist local governments in their land management and watershed initiatives, the CCC provides communities with financial and technical support for their environmental protection and restoration efforts.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Chesapeake
Bay Foundation
Chesapeake
Bay Foundation,
http://www.cbf.org/site/PageServer?pagename=cbf_homepage
Description:
The Chesapeake Bay Foundation (CBF) is the largest conservation organization
dedicated solely to saving the Chesapeake Bay watershed. Our motto, Save
the Bay, defines the organization's mission and commitment to reducing
pollution, improving fisheries, and protecting and restoring natural resources
such as wetlands, forests, and underwater grasses.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania
Chester
County Water Resources Authority
CCWRA
Webpage,
http://www.chesco.org/water/index.html
Description: The role of CCWRA is to provide the basic science, analyses and planning that are necessary to protect public safety, to preserve the integrity of the County's natural water resources and watershed systems, and to balance the needs of all water users in support of planned growth for the County.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
Code,
http://www.pacode.com/
Description: The Pennsylvania Code is an official publication of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It contains regulations and other documents filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau under the act of July 31, 1968 (P. L. 769, No. 240) (45 P. S. §§ 1102, 1201-1208 and 1602) and 45 Pa.C.S. Chapters 5, 7 and 9, known as the Commonwealth Documents Law (CDL). It consists of 55 titles. The Pennsylvania Code is arranged by subjects. Each title brings together administrative regulations, court rules or other documents on related subjects.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Housing, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Delaware
and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor
Delaware
and Lehigh National Heritage Corridor,
http://www.cr.nps.gov/NR/travel/delaware/
Description: The Delaware & Lehigh National Heritage Corridor was established by the United States Congress in 1988 for its important history and rich and distinctive historic and natural resources. The Corridor, which is also a State Heritage Park, is a joint effort of private groups and interested citizens, county and municipal governments, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Federal government to conserve its historic and natural resources, and provide appropriate development opportunities for a sustainable future.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Delaware
Estuary Program
Delaware
Estuary Program,
http://www.delep.org/
Description: Out of the concerns of many citizens about the state of the environment in the place they call home, came the nomination of the Delaware Estuary for inclusion in the national Estuary Program. The Estuary was accepted and awarded national significance status in 1988. Since that time we, as concerned citizens, have worked diligently to develop a Comprehensive Plan to protect and enhance the natural resources of the Delaware Estuary.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Delaware
River Basin Commission
Delaware
River Basin Commission's Home Page,
http://www.nj.gov/drbc/drbc.htm
Description: A breakthrough in water resources management occurred in 1961 when President Kennedy and the governors of Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York for the first time signed concurrent compact legislation into law creating a regional body with the force of law to oversee a unified approach to managing a river system without regard to political boundaries.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Delaware
Valley Regional Planning Commission
DVRPC
- Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission,
http://www.dvrpc.org/
Description: Established in 1965, the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) provides comprehensive, coordinated planning for the orderly growth and development of the bi-state region. This region includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties in Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Camden, Gloucester and Mercer in New Jersey. DVRPC's mission is to proactively shape a comprehensive vision for the region's future growth.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Department
of Community and Economic Development
Governor's
Center for Local Government Services,
http://www.inventpa.com/default.aspx?id=136
Description:As
the one-stop shop for all Pennsylvania Local Governments, the Governor's
Center for Local Government Services provides a full range of financial
assistance to local governments. The Center's mission is to: be the principal
advocate for local governments, provide vital programs, services and training
to local officials and municipal employees, and cut through red tape expeditiously
to solve problems at the local level.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning, What You Can Do, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Community and Economic Development
Invent
PA : Community Resources,
http://www.inventpa.com/default.aspx?id=192
Description:Links
to and information about the state's economic and community development
financial assistance programs.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Healthy Communities, Housing, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Coldwater
Heritage Partnership,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/rivers/coldwaterheritage.aspx
Description: The purpose of a CHP grant is to prepare an assessment that summarizes the values and potential threats to the health of a coldwater ecosystem. The assessment should briefly describe the watershed characteristics, unique or outstanding values and areas of concern, which may affect the quality of the natural resources in the watershed. Assessments need to be no longer than fifteen (15) to twenty (20) pages in length.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Heritage
Parks,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/heritageparks/
Description: State Heritage Parks are large geographic regions or corridors of the Commonwealth that span two or more counties. These areas contain a multitude of cultural, historic, recreational, natural, and scenic resources of state and national significance that collectively exemplify the industrial heritage of Pennsylvania. Through regional partnerships and public grassroots planning strategies, these resources are identified, protected enhanced, and promoted to strengthen regional economies through increased tourism, creation of new jobs and stimulation of public and private partnerships for new investment opportunities.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Rivers
Conservation Program,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/rivers/riversconservation/
Description: The Pa. Rivers Conservation Program has been developed to conserve and enhance river resources through preparation and accomplishment of locally initiated plans. The program provides technical and financial assistance to municipalities and river support groups to carry out planning, implementation, acquisition and development activities. A registry is established to recognize local river conservation efforts. Six components are used to carry out these functions.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources
Scenic
Rivers,
http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/brc/rivers/scenicrivers/
Description: Rivers included in the Scenic Rivers System will be classified, designated and administered as Wild, Scenic, Pastoral, Recreational and Modified Recreational Rivers. A designated river may have more than one classification; each segment will have its own classification, and must be long enough to provide a meaningful experience. The number of different classified segments within the river should be kept to a minimum.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
BWE
home page,
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/dep/deputate/watermgt/WE/we.htm
Description: The Bureau of Waterways Engineering plans, designs and inspects DEP dams, flood protection and stream improvement projects; coordinates planning, design and construction of Federal flood control and bank stabilization projects; prepares cost sharing agreement and provides technical assistance to local sponsors; provides technical guidance and assistance for dams and flood related issues to other DEP bureaus and other state agencies; and administers and enforces laws and regulations related to dams.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
eMapPA
Application,
http://www.emappa.dep.state.pa.us/emappawebsite/HTMLDEMO/
Description: This web based mapping application has been developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Geospatial Data Center.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
Office
for River Basin Cooperation,
http://www.dep.state.pa.us/river/river_basin.htm
Description: The Water Planning Office coordinates Pennsylvania's responsibilities as a member of interstate river basin organizations and develop strategies to utilize established river basin commissions and interstate association as vehicles to advance partnerships. This Office encourages and promotes multi-state cooperation to solve common problems. It works to implement existing policies of the Commonwealth in a consistent manner; links economic progress, watershed management, and sustainability; and strengthens both the relationships and visibility of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection with interstate and intrastate organizations and the communities they serve.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Environmental Protection
What's
in my Watershed ?,
http://www.emappa.dep.state.pa.us/emappawebsite/emapWIMN/
Description: This web based mapping application has been developed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Geospatial Data Center.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
Geographic
Information Division,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/bureaus/PlanRes.nsf/frmBPRGID?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src...
Description: Information about the use of GIs in transportation planning.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
PennPlan,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/Internet/SECINET.nsf/frmPage2GeneralInformation?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src...
Description: The Statewide Long Range Transportation Plan (PennPlan) is a 25-year plan that reflects the public's transportation needs and desires. Published in January 2000, PennPlan identifies ten broad goal areas for Pennsylvania's transportation system of the 21st Century.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
Scenic
Byways Program,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/penndot/bureaus/planres.nsf/frmBPlanningResearch?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src...
Description: Pennsylvania Byways are designated by PENNDOT in support of local planning efforts to enhance and improve the visual impact of specific routes, maintain the natural resources and intrinsic qualities along specific routes, and educate residents and visitors on the history and culture of the Commonwealth.
Topics: Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Department
of Transportation
Sound
Land Use,
http://www.dot.state.pa.us/internet/plninths.nsf/frmLandUse?OpenFrameSet&Frame=contents&Src...
Description: Information about programs that relate transportation to sound land use.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Environmental
Advisory Councils Network
EAC
Homepage,
http://www.greenworks.tv/eac/index.asp#
Description:
By promoting the establishment and support of EACs across the Commonwealth,
the EAC Network is helping local officials to make sound environmental
decisions within and across municipal boundaries. Environmental Advisory
Councils are appointed volunteers at work protecting the environment through
project implementation, site plan and ordinance review, community education
and much, much more.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer, What You Can Do With Others
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Environmental
Protection Agency
Great
Lakes National Program,
http://www.epa.gov/glnpo/lakes.html
Description:
The Great Lakes National Program Office oversees and helps all Great Lakes
stakeholders (Federal, state, tribal, local, governments; non-government
organizations; industry; and private citizens) work together in an integrated,
ecosystem approach to protect, maintain, and restore the chemical, biological,
and physical integrity of the Great Lakes.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
Friends
of the Potomac
Friends
of the Potomac,
http://www.potomacfriends.org/
Description:
Friends of the Potomac is a 501(c)3 membership organization that helps
communities, businesses, governments, and individuals protect and restore
natural resources while fostering sustainable economic development.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Maryland, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Great
Lakes Commission
Great
Lakes Commission,
http://www.glc.org/
Description:
The Great Lakes Commission is a binational agency that promotes the orderly,
integrated and comprehensive development, use and conservation of the
water and related natural resources of the Great Lakes basin and St. Lawrence
River.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
Great
Lakes Information Network
Great
Lakes Information Network,
http://www.great-lakes.net/
Description:
The Great Lakes Information Network (GLIN) is a partnership that provides
one place online for people to find information relating to the binational
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America. GLIN offers a wealth
of data and information about the region's environment, economy, tourism,
education and more. Thanks to its strong network of state, provincial,
federal and regional partner agencies and organizations, GLIN has become
a necessary component of informed decisionmaking, and a trusted and reliable
source of information for those who live, work or have an interest in
the Great Lakes region.
Topics: Intergovernmental Cooperation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: New York, Pennsylvania
Heritage
Conservancy
Welcome
to Heritage Conservancy,
http://heritageconservancy.org/
Description: Heritage Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our natural and historic heritage. Founded in 1958, it was concern for the rapid loss of open space in Bucks County which led to the formation of the Bucks County Park Foundation, known today as Heritage Conservancy.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Historic Preservation, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Highlands
Coalition
Highlands
Coalition,
http://www.highlandscoalition.org/
Description:
The Highlands Coalition, established in 1988, seeks to protect and enhance
the sustainability of natural and human communities in the Highlands region
of PA, NJ, NY and CT.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania
Lackawanna
Heritage Valley Authority
Lackawanna
Heritage Valley Authority,
http://www.lhva.org/
Description:
The Lackawanna Heritage Valley Authority (LHVA) is a partnership of government,
business, civic organizations, and individuals dedicated to the development
of the region's historic, cultural, natural and economic resources through
preservation, education and promotion of our heritage.
Topics: Healthy Communities, Historic Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Transportation
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lake
Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District
Lake
Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District,
http://www.lwwmd.org/
Description:
The Lake Wallenpaupak Watershed Management District is incorporated for
the following purposes: to perform diagnostic studies to evaluate Lake
Wallenpaupack and its watershed, determine pollutant sources of Lake Wallenpaupack,
develop a watershed management plan and implement a continuing watershed
management program for Lake Wallenpaupack; to implement the best management
practices to control pollutant loadings to Lake Wallenpaupack; to protect
public health, welfare and public rights at Lake Wallenpaupack; and to
promote environmental values and to provide for orderly Lake and watershed
management at Lake Wallenpaupack.
Topics: Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lancaster
Farmland Trust
Lancaster
Farmland Trust, http://www.savelancasterfarms.org/
Description:
The mission of the Lancaster Farmland Trust is to save Lancaster County's
farms.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Lebanon
County Conservation District
Lebanon
County Conservation District,
http://www.lccd.org/
Description:
The Lebanon County Conservation District was organized at the request
of county citizens to provide conservation of the soil, water, woodland
and wildlife resources; to assist in watershed protection and flood prevention;
to preserve the tax base; and to protect and promote the health and general
welfare of the people of the county.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Local
Government Commission
Pennsylvania
Local Government Commission,
http://www.lgc.state.pa.us/
Description: The Local Government Commission, created in 1935 by an Act of Assembly, is one of the oldest agencies of its kind in the United States. The Commission is comprised of five Senators and five House Members, appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and Speaker of the House, respectively. It is a bi-partisan legislative service agency affording research assistance to the General Assembly, collectively, and to individual legislators as well. Another primary function of the Commission is to propose legislation which will assist local governments to be more effective and efficient in providing services.
Topics: Fiscal Impact/Taxation, Planning/Zoning
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Natural
Resource Conservation Service - USDA
Pennsylvania
NRCS,
http://www.pa.nrcs.usda.gov/
Description:
NRCS soil conservationists, soil scientists, agronomists, ecologists,
engineers, planners, and other specialists promote land stewardship by
providing technical assistance through teams to address surface and groundwater
quality; wetlands, riparian areas, and biodiversity; aquatic and terrestrial
habitat; and impacts of landuse changes. NRCS teams work on all of a state's
landscapes: agricultural, wetlands and riparian areas, suburban, rural,
urban centers, and forested.
Topics: Ag & Rural Change, Healthy Communities, Land Preservation, Planning/Zoning, Water/Sewer
Jurisdiction: Pennsylvania
Northeast
Pennsylvania Alliance
The
Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance,
http://nepa-alliance.org/#