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STATE AGENCIES AND OFFICES (continued)
• a consulting service by the Bureau’s central and regional offices on subjects including
personnel management, developing citizen boards, intergovernmental cooperation,
facility design, feasibility studies, finance and budgeting, and risk management/liability
issues, among others.
• workshops and conferences on recreation grant funding, swimming pool management
and playground design and safety, with special topics offered as requested.
• Keystone Planning and Technical Assistance Grants to help municipalities plan
recreation projects, hire circuit rider professionals, and develop “rails to trails” projects.
• publications and sample ordinances, concession arrangements, and surveys to help
municipalities further their recreation and park efforts.
Telephone: (717) 787-2869
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Although the Department’s primary mission is the maintenance and improvement of the
state’s public school system, the Department has programs effecting local governments. Its division
of Academic Programs sponsors training classes in the protection and apprehension of persons
driving while under the influence of alcohol. This program is designed for municipal police officers.
The Library Development Division of the Department has programs which fiscally support
eligible public libraries. These programs were designed to encourage local libraries to improve and
broaden their delivery system.
Telephone: (717) 783-6788
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (DEP)
The Department of Environmental Protection is responsible for enforcing laws and
regulations which prevent environmental pollution and degradation and acting as a trustee to
guarantee the rights to a clean environment for all Pennsylvanians, including future generations.
Programs of this department previously resided in the Department of Environmental Resources.
In its capacity as protector of the environment, the Department has numerous programs
impacting local government’s operations, including:
• enforcing water quality standards.
• regulating public water systems and new landfills.
• training or certification programs for food inspectors and sewage and waterworks officers.
• regulation of public bathing facilities.
• grant programs for such as: flood control; rodent elimination; use of alternative vehicle fuels;
sewage plant construction and operations; storm water and solid waste management.
Telephone: See appended page of regional office telephone numbers.
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL SERVICES
As the State’s purchasing agent, the Department is responsible for three procurement
programs involving local governments: State-local cooperative purchasing; distribution of federal
surplus property; and the sale of surplus state property. Details about these programs appear in the
“PURCHASING” section of this MANUAL.
Telephone:
Local Piggyback Purchasing Program
(800) 438-5370
Bureau of Supplies and Surplus Operations
(717) 787-6753 (federal surplus)
(717)787-4085 (state surplus)
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