for the use of the department. All amounts so credited are
hereby appropriated to the department for the same purposes as
other appropriations out of the Aviation Restricted Account for
the use of the department.
(a.1) Attestation of official business.--An aircraft
authorized under this section may only be used by Commonwealth
agencies and the General Assembly for flights which are entirely
for official business. A public official or public employee who
receives a flight on an aircraft authorized under this section
shall sign a declaration subject to 18 Pa.C.S. § 4904 (relating
to unsworn falsification to authorities) stating that the trip
is exclusively for official business and that the public
official or public employee will not engage in political
activities or attend a sporting event after arrival and before
departure on the return flight, even if the political activities
or attendance at sporting events are incidental to the official
business which is the purpose of the flight.
(a.2) Prohibited passengers.--A lobbyist, a principal or an
individual who owns, is employed or is otherwise under contract
with a lobbyist or principal may not receive a flight on an
aircraft authorized under this section.
(b) Flight log required.--The department shall establish and
maintain a log of flights using aircraft authorized under this
section. This log shall be publicly accessible on the
department's Internet website and shall be updated monthly. At
minimum, the information made available on the department's
Internet website shall include:
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(10) [Public] The of ficial business which is the purpose
of the trip[.], which shall be described with particularity
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