PRINTER'S NO. 1286
No. 1054 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY CORMAN, HELFRICK, SLOCUM, WOZNIAK, WHITE AND
COSTA, AUGUST 6, 1999
REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, AUGUST 6, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
2 Statutes, restricting the use of certain revenues; and
3 establishing a restricted account within the Game Fund.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 521(b) of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
8 adding a subsection to read:
9 § 521. Establishment and use of Game Fund.
10 * * *
11 (b) Specific allocation of certain revenues.--
12 (1) A minimum of $1.25 from each resident license for
13 which the full fee has been paid and a minimum of $2 from
14 each antlerless deer license issued for which the full fee
15 has been paid shall be used solely for habitat improvement
16 and restoration conducive to increasing natural propagation
17 of game or wildlife on all lands under the control or
18 operation of the commission, including lands enrolled in the
1 commission's public access programs and other public lands
2 open to hunting under agreement with the commission. The
3 moneys collected under this paragraph shall be deposited into
4 two separate accounts and shall be used exclusively for the
5 natural propagation of game and wildlife by:
6 (i) Improving and maintaining any natural wildlife
7 habitat by the production, distribution and planting of
8 trees, shrubs, vines and forage crops.
9 (ii) Forest management practices related to the
10 creation and development of food and cover.
11 (iii) Development and management of food and cover
12 openings.
13 (iv) Purchase, construction and enhancement of
14 wetlands and riparian areas.
15 (v) Construction and maintenance of nesting
16 structures.
17 (vi) The prorated cost for the purchase, maintenance
18 and operation of equipment, tools and materials necessary
19 to meet the habitat improvement objectives of this
20 section. No moneys in these accounts shall be used for
21 capital purchases under this subparagraph.
22 The commission shall submit an annual report on all
23 expenditures from this account in the manner prescribed under
24 section 522 (relating to appropriation and audit of moneys).
25 (2) Any moneys collected by or for the commission from
26 the sale of the migratory bird hunting license shall be used
27 solely for the purpose of migratory game bird management,
28 habitat acquisition and improvement and related program
29 administrative costs.
30 (3) A minimum of $3 from each resident and nonresident
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1 license for which the full fee has been paid shall be used
2 solely for habitat improvement and restoration conducive to
3 increasing natural propagation of game on all lands under the
4 control or operation of the commission, including lands
5 enrolled in the commission's public access programs and other
6 public lands open to hunting under agreement with the
7 commission. The moneys collected under this paragraph shall
8 be used exclusively for the natural propagation of game by:
9 (i) Improving and maintaining any natural wildlife
10 habitat by the production, distribution and planting of
11 trees, shrubs, vines and forage crops.
12 (ii) Forest management practices related to the
13 creation and development of food and cover.
14 (iii) Development and management of food and cover
15 openings.
16 (iv) Construction and enhancement of wetlands and
17 riparian areas.
18 (v) Construction and maintenance of nesting
19 structures.
20 (vi) The prorated cost for the maintenance and
21 operation of equipment, tools and materials necessary to
22 meet the habitat improvement objectives of this section.
23 No moneys in these accounts shall be used for capital
24 purchases under this subparagraph.
25 The commission shall submit an annual report on all
26 expenditures from this account in the manner prescribed under
27 section 522.
28 (4) All moneys from the sale of oil, gas, minerals or
29 right-of-way easements on any lands under the control or
30 operation of the commission shall be used solely for game and
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1 wildlife propagation and habitat improvement.
2 (c) Restricted account.--All moneys specifically allocated
3 under subsection (b) shall be deposited into a separate account
4 within the Game Fund which shall be known as the Propagation and
5 Habitat Improvement Account. The moneys in this account shall be
6 used exclusively for the purposes of game and wildlife
7 propagation and habitat improvement and as more specifically set
8 forth in subsection (b). No portion of the moneys in this
9 account may be used to pay or reimburse any costs associated
10 directly or indirectly with the commercial sale of timber or
11 wood used for fuel.
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect January 1, 2000.
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