Section 301. Hardwood utilization.
The Department of Commerce shall, through the Northcentral Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission, enter into a contract with a nonprofit corporation in an effort to promote the following objectives:
(1) Insure the continued growth of the vital hardwood industry and the renewable hardwood resource.
(2) Increase the efficiency of the existing hardwood industries within this Commonwealth.
(3) Expand the hardwood industrial base by encouraging the development of new hardwood industries.
(4) Enhance the use of hardwood resources through new product development.
(5) Help create the climate to enhance future private and public investment in the hardwood industry.
(6) Encourage the hardwood industry to provide jobs which will stimulate the overall economy.
(7) Insure that effective communication and cooperation exists between the hardwood industry and the Department of Environmental Resources, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Commerce, the Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Extension and interested research and development communities.
Compiler's Note: The Department of Commerce, referred to in this section, was renamed the Department of Community and Economic Development by Act 58 of 1996.
Compiler's Note: The Department of Environmental Resources, referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of 1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Protection.