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in Luzerne County. The proposed project will entail about 4.5 acres of abandoned and un-reclaimed refuse containing roughly 1.8 million tons of refuse and waste rock material. The remaining lease acreage will be utilized for access to the site, construction of erosion and sedimentation controls, and operational support. The accumulated royalty value of this project has been calculated at $200,000. Removal and reclamation of the refuse pile will eliminate an abandoned mine hazard and restore the area to its natural condition. Further, Susquehanna Haul & Drilling will be obligated to carry out a site specific wildlife habitat and reclamation plan prepared by the Game Commission’s local Land Management Group Supervisor. In exchange for the lease, Susquehanna Haul & Drilling will pay the Game Commission a minimum advanced royalty payment of $10,000 per year for the first two years. Susquehanna Haul & Drilling also will compensate the agency at a royalty rate of 10 percent F.O.B. pit price or a minimum of $1/ton, whichever is greater, for every ton of coal refuse mined and removed. The lease also will provide a provision in which Susquehanna Haul & Drilling will pay the Game Commission 25¢ per ton or one percent F.O.B. pit price, whichever is greater, for coal refuse removed from adjacent property and hauled through SGL 260. Use of bait in southeastern counties eliminated Based on a recommendation from staff, the Board took action to eliminate regulations that allowed deer hunters to use bait in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties. The Board accomplished this by allowing the sunset provision to take effect, thereby automati42

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cally striking the option from regulations. In 2006, as recommended in the Game Commission’s Urban/Suburban Deer Management Plan, the Board approved the use of bait. However, before giving the regulation final adoption, the Board included a sunset provision that required a future Board to revisit the issue by March 31, 2010. “After evaluating the impact of baiting on deer hunting in these suburban/urban areas, the staff determined that there has been no positive impact,” said Carl Roe. “With no benefit from the option to use bait, the staff recommended that the Board eliminate this regulation by simply allowing the sunset provision to take effect.” Resolution urging caution on Marcellus Shale The Board unanimously approved a resolution urging caution regarding development of Marcellus Shale gas resources on the agency’s State Game Lands system. The resolution, proGAME NEWS

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