71 Pa. Stat. § 1340.319

Current through P.A. Acts 2023-32
Section 1340.319 - Transfer of funds
(a) Transfer from Department of Environmental Resources.--The administration of the following funds or portions of funds, as may be administered by the Department of Environmental Resources, shall be transferred from the Department of Environmental Resources to the department:
(1) State Parks User Fees Restricted Receipts Account.
(2) Forestry Stumpage Sales Restricted Receipts Account.
(3) Quehanna Fund -- Act 275 Restricted Revenue Account.
(4) Snowmobile/ATV Program Restricted Revenue Account.
(5) Quehanna Fund -- Act 55 Restricted Revenue Account.
(6) Purchase of State Forest Land Restricted Revenue Account.
(7) Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund.
(8) Land and Water Development Fund (Public Outdoor Recreation Areas appropriation only).
(9) Motor License Fund.
(10) Oil and Gas Lease Fund.
(11) Wild Resource Conservation Fund.
(b) Transfer from Department of Community Affairs.--The administration of the following funds or portions of funds shall be transferred from the Department of Community Affairs to the department:
(1) Keystone Recreation, Park and Conservation Fund.
(2) Pennsylvania Heritage Parks Program appropriations from the General Fund.
(c) State forests.--
(1) A minimum of 10% of the previous fiscal year's receipts of the Forestry Stumpage Sales Restricted Receipts Account shall be transferred to a separate Forest Regeneration Restricted Revenue Account and is hereby appropriated to the department, in addition to the funds necessary for the operation, maintenance and administration of the State forest system, to expend on forest regeneration activities, including, but not limited to, erecting deer fences, planting trees and treating forests with herbicides. Any balance in the Forest Regeneration Restricted Revenue Account in excess of 5% of the previous year's receipts at the end of the fiscal year shall be returned to the Forestry Stumpage Sales Restricted Receipts Account.
(2) Not more than 5% of the previous fiscal year's receipts of the Forestry Stumpage Sales Restricted Receipts Account shall be used by the department for the purposes of providing contracts for forestry research.

71 P.S. § 1340.319

1995, June 28, P.L. 89, No. 18, § 319, effective 7/1/1995. Amended 2002, Dec. 9, P.L. 1363, No. 165, § 1, effective in 60 days.