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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY M. WHITE, PILEGGI, ERICKSON, VANCE, WOZNIAK, ALLOWAY, WONDERLING, EARLL, D. WHITE, SMUCKER AND BRUBAKER, MARCH 5, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MARCH 5, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of December 15, 1955 (P.L.865, No.256), |
2 | entitled "An act requiring rents and royalties from oil and |
3 | gas leases of Commonwealth land to be placed in a special |
4 | fund to be used for conservation, recreation, dams, and flood |
5 | control; authorizing the Secretary of Forests and Waters to |
6 | determine the need for and location of such projects and to |
7 | acquire the necessary land," providing for appropriations |
8 | from the Oil and Gas Lease Fund; and making editorial |
9 | changes. |
10 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
11 | hereby enacts as follows: |
12 | Section 1. The title of the act of December 15, 1955 |
13 | (P.L.865, No.256), entitled "An act requiring rents and |
14 | royalties from oil and gas leases of Commonwealth land to be |
15 | placed in a special fund to be used for conservation, |
16 | recreation, dams, and flood control; authorizing the Secretary |
17 | of Forests and Waters to determine the need for and location of |
18 | such projects and to acquire the necessary land," is amended to |
19 | read: |
20 | AN ACT |
21 | Requiring rents and royalties from oil and gas leases of |
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1 | Commonwealth land to be placed in a special fund to be used |
2 | for conservation, recreation, dams, and flood control; |
3 | authorizing the Secretary of [Forests and Waters] |
4 | Conservation and Natural Resources to determine the need for |
5 | and location of such projects and to acquire the necessary |
6 | land. |
7 | Section 2. Sections 2 and 3 of the act are amended to read: |
8 | Section 2. It shall be within the discretion of the |
9 | Secretary of [Forests and Waters] Conservation and Natural |
10 | Resources to determine the need for and the location of any |
11 | project authorized by this act. The Secretary of [Forests and |
12 | Waters] Conservation and Natural Resources shall have the power |
13 | to acquire in the name of the Commonwealth by purchase, |
14 | condemnation or otherwise such lands as may be needed. |
15 | Section 3. All the moneys from time to time paid into the |
16 | "Oil and Gas Lease Fund" are specifically appropriated to the |
17 | Department of [Forests and Waters] Conservation and Natural |
18 | Resources to carry out the purposes of this act. |
19 | Section 3. The act is amended by adding a section to read: |
20 | Section 4. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this act, |
21 | the following amounts are hereby appropriated from the "Oil and |
22 | Gas Lease Fund": |
23 | (1) The sum of $174,000,000 to the General Fund. |
24 | (2) The sum of $5,000,000 to the Department of |
25 | Environmental Protection for the review and processing of oil |
26 | and gas permit applications and to conduct inspections of |
27 | permitted oil and gas sites. |
28 | (3) The sum of $3,500,000 to the Department of |
29 | Environmental Protection for implementation of a nutrient |
30 | credit trading program as provided by law. |
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1 | (4) The sum of $1,000,000 to the Department of |
2 | Conservation and Natural Resources for the administration of |
3 | the Pennsylvania Natural Heritage Program and for the |
4 | processing of online environmental review applications |
5 | submitted under the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory. |
6 | (5) The sum of $500,000 to the Pennsylvania Fish and |
7 | Boat Commission for the administration of environmental |
8 | reviews received under the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity |
9 | Inventory. |
10 | (6) The sum of $500,000 to the Pennsylvania Game |
11 | Commission for the administration of environmental reviews |
12 | received under the Pennsylvania Natural Diversity Inventory. |
13 | Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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