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Overall powers of department - 51 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 701

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                                CHAPTER 7
                      DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AFFAIRS

     Sec.
     701.  Overall powers of department.
     702.  Duties of department.
     703.  Administration, supply and supervision of military forces.
     704.  Advisory councils for veterans' homes.
     705.  Burial details for veterans.
     706.  Cooperative agreements.
     707.  Training areas.
     708.  Fort Indiantown Gap.
     709.  Operation of State-owned vehicles.
     710.  Pennsylvania Veterans' Memorial Trust Fund.

        Enactment.  Chapter 7 was added August 1, 1975, P.L.233,
     No.92, effective January 1, 1976.
        Chapter Heading.  The Department of Military Affairs is now
     the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
     § 701.  Overall powers of department.
        (a)  Powers and duties.--The department shall continue to
     exercise the powers and perform the duties by law vested in and
     imposed upon the Adjutant General and the department.
        (b)  Designation.--The Department of Military Affairs is
     designated as the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.
     Contracts, deeds and official actions by the department shall
     not be affected by the use of the designation by the department
     as the Department of Military Affairs. The department may
     continue to use the name Department of Military Affairs on
     stationery or any official documents until existing supplies are
     exhausted. The department may substitute the title Department of
     Military and Veterans Affairs for the Department of Military
     Affairs on its documents and materials on such schedule as it
     deems appropriate.
     (Mar. 21, 1996, P.L.39, No.12, eff. imd.)

        1996 Amendment.  Section 6 of Act 12 provided that the
     amendment of section 701 shall be retroactive to December 21,
     1995. See sections 3 and 4 of Act 12 in the appendix to this
     title for special provisions relating to use of existing forms,
     stationery, etc., and continuation of current rules and
     regulations.

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