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RYAN APPEAL

No. 1150 C.D. 1976.

30 Pa.Commw. 180 (1977)

In the Matter of John T. Ryan, Appellant. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Environmental Resources.

Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania.

May 19, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ernest P. DeHaas, with him Coldren & Coldren, for appellant.

Howard J. Wein, Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Argued March 9, 1977, before President Judge BOWMAN and Judges CRUMLISH, JR., KRAMER, WILKINSON, JR., MENCER, ROGERS and BLATT.

OPINION BY JUDGE MENCER, May 19, 1977:

The sole issue in this case is whether the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (DER) has the power to order John T. Ryan to enter land he previously leased, in order to correct conditions he created during the lease. We hold that DER is so empowered.

The facts in this case are not in dispute. From 1964 until January 1975, Ryan leased property in South Union Township, Westmoreland County. The purpose of...

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