§ 23.102. Geographic names.
(a) Topographic features in Commonwealth.—Section 2804-A of the Administrative Code (71 P. S. § 718-1) provides that every department, board or commission shall, in preparing or publishing maps, reports or other documents showing or referring to any mountain, river, creek or other topographic feature in this Commonwealth, designate such feature by and only by such name as has been adopted therefor by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
(b) Topographic features outside Commonwealth.—The spelling and usage of topographic features outside this Commonwealth shall conform to the most recent official decisions of the United States Board on Geographic Names established pursuant to the act of July 25, 1947 (61 Stat. 456, 43 U.S.C. § 364a).
Cross References This section cited in 101 Pa. Code § 25.22 (relating to elimination of departures from uniform style of the Statutes).
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