Wild Resource Conservation Fund and duties of Department of Conservation and Natural Resources - 27 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6108

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     § 6108.  Wild Resource Conservation Fund and duties of
                Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
        (a)  Appropriation.--The moneys contained in the Wild
     Resource Conservation Fund are hereby appropriated, upon
     approval of the Governor, to the Department of Conservation and
     Natural Resources for the purposes of carrying out subsection
     (b), section 6105(a) (relating to agencies) and the act of June
     23, 1982 (P.L.597, No.170), known as the Wild Resource
     Conservation Act.
        (b)  Projects and programs.--
            (1)  The Wild Resource Conservation Board may approve
        projects or programs for funding as necessary to preserve and
        enhance wild resources. Grants for approved projects shall be
        made by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
        from the Wild Resource Conservation Fund. The department
        shall not allocate money from the Wild Resource Conservation
        Fund under this paragraph if the allocation would exceed the
        money available in the Wild Resource Conservation Fund. The
        Wild Resource Conservation Board shall consider the
        recommendations of interested persons and representatives of
        agencies serving on the board when approving projects under
        this paragraph.
            (2)  In addition to the grants under paragraph (1), the
        Wild Resource Conservation Board may recommend projects or
        programs that promote the preservation and enhancement of
        wild resources to the Department of Conservation and Natural
        Resources for funding from the Environmental Stewardship Fund
        under section 6105(a).
        (c)  Sale of merchandise and voluntary contributions.--The
     Wild Resource Conservation Board, with the approval of the
     Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, shall have the
     right to issue for sale to the public stamps, decals or other
     items of personal property intended to signify the interest of
     the purchaser in contributing to programs established by the
     board under this section. Any contributions received and the net
     proceeds from the sale of merchandise shall be deposited in the
     Wild Resource Conservation Fund.
        (d)  Advisory committee.--The Wild Resource Conservation
     Board may establish an advisory committee to advise the board
     and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
     regarding the wild resource management objectives of the board
     and the approval of projects to promote the preservation and
     enhancement of wild resources. Members of the committee shall be
     chosen from the general public and shall serve at the pleasure
     of the board.
        (e)  Activities of other agencies.--The authority granted
     pursuant to subsection (c) shall not affect or interfere with
     similar authority vested by law in any agency represented on the
     board to sell items of personal property which promote the
     independent programs of those respective agencies. Said agencies
     shall likewise have the right to issue for sale items of
     personal property intended to signify the interest of the
     purchaser in contributing to programs established by the
     department, the net proceeds of which shall be deposited in the
     Wild Resource Conservation Fund.

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