 Act 18 of 1995, 71 PS Section 1340.302(c) & Section 303(a)(7)

Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the contrary, individuals appointed and commissioned by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to preserve order in state parks or state forest lands are specifically authorized to enforce those provisions of this title which designate violations as summary offenses while acting within the state park or state forest lands.The authority includes the power to stop vehicles suspected of summary offenses, to issue citations for summary offenses, and if a vehicle is stopped for a suspected summary offense, to make arrests where evidence appears of additional offenses designated as misdemeanors or felonies.