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Protection of Recycling Fund - 27 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6111

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     § 6111.  Protection of Recycling Fund.
        (a)  Market development funding.--The Department of
     Environmental Protection, on an annual basis, shall provide
     sufficient moneys for market development from the Recycling Fund
     to promote the long-term sustainability of recycling and to
     promote the continued growth of the recycling rate. For purposes
     of this subsection, "market development" shall mean a set of
     government policies and programs that promote the removal of
     marketplace barriers to recycling and that promote a productive
     end use for recyclables collected from residents and businesses.
        (b)  Review of expenditures.--Prior to submitting its annual
     Recycling Fund spending plan to the General Assembly, the
     Department of Environmental Protection shall submit details of
     its proposed expenditures under the act of July 28, 1988
     (P.L.556, No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning,
     Recycling and Waste Reduction Act, including additional
     expenditures for market development, for review and comment to
     the Recycling Fund Advisory Committee. At the same time, the
     department shall submit details of its actual expenditures under
     the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act
     for the prior fiscal year, including actual expenditures for
     market development, for review and comment to the committee. The
     Department of Environmental Protection shall provide aggregate
     information on the program, including the total amount of
     funding applied for, the total amount of funding provided, the
     percentage of applications approved and the percentage of
     applications fully funded. The information on actual
     expenditures provided to the committee shall include a complete
     list of recipients funded by the Department of Environmental
     Protection pursuant to sections 901 and 902 of the Municipal
     Waste Planning, Recycling and Waste Reduction Act in the prior
     fiscal year. The list shall include:
            (1)  The name of the recipient.
            (2)  The amount of funding requested.
            (3)  The amount of funding provided by the Department of
        Environmental Protection.
        (c)  Minimum level of funding.--For a period of five years
     from the effective date of this chapter, moneys expended for
     programs authorized in the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling
     and Waste Reduction Act shall not fall below levels expended in
     fiscal year 1999-2000.
        (d)  Information to applicant.--When the Department of
     Environmental Protection denies an application for a grant or
     approves an application for less than the amount requested by
     the applicant, the department shall provide the applicant with a
     written statement indicating the reason for the denial or
     reduction in funding amount.

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