Establishment and use of Game Fund - 34 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 521

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                               SUBCHAPTER B
                                GAME FUND

     Sec.
     521.  Establishment and use of Game Fund.
     522.  Appropriation and audit of moneys.
     523.  Donations.
     § 521.  Establishment and use of Game Fund.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this
     title, all fees, royalties, fines, penalties and other moneys
     paid, received, recovered and collected under the provisions of
     this title shall be placed in a separate fund by the State
     Treasurer to be known as the Game Fund and shall be used solely
     for any contingent, incidental or other expenses of any kind or
     description reasonably necessary in carrying on the work of the
     commission, including, but not limited to, the purchase of land,
     the costs of activities for the promotion of public interest in
     recreational hunting and furtaking, nongame species, endangered
     or threatened species and all other game or wildlife in this
     Commonwealth and administration of this title.
        (b)  Specific allocation of certain revenues.--
            (1)  A minimum of $4.25 from each resident and
        nonresident license and $2 from each antlerless deer license
        issued for which the full fee has been paid shall be used for
        habitat improvement, development, maintenance, protection and
        restoration conducive to increasing natural propagation of
        game and wildlife on all lands under the control or operation
        of the commission, including lands enrolled in the
        commission's public access programs and other public lands
        open to hunting under agreement with the commission. The
        moneys collected under this paragraph shall be deposited into
        one separate account and shall be used exclusively for the
        natural propagation of game and wildlife by:
                (i)  Improving and maintaining any natural wildlife
            habitat by the production, distribution and planting of
            trees, shrubs, vines and forage crops.
                (ii)  Forest management practices related to the
            creation and development of food and cover.
                (iii)  Development and management of food and cover
            openings, including maintenance of soil fertility and
            herbaceous ground cover.
                (iv)  Purchase, construction and enhancement of
            wetlands and riparian areas.
                (v)  Construction and maintenance of nesting,
            brooding and rearing structures or areas.
                (vi)  The prorated cost for the purchase, maintenance
            and operation of equipment, tools and materials necessary
            to meet the habitat improvement objectives of this
            section. No moneys in this account shall be used for
            capital purchases under this subparagraph.
        The commission shall submit an annual report on all
        expenditures from this account in the manner prescribed under
        section 522 (relating to appropriation and audit of moneys).
            (2)  Any moneys collected by or for the commission from
        the sale of the migratory bird hunting license shall be used
        for the purpose of migratory game bird management, habitat
        acquisition and improvement and related program
        administrative costs.
            (3)  (Deleted by amendment).
     (Dec. 17, 1990, P.L.687, No.170, eff. imd.; Apr. 4, 1996,
     P.L.55, No.19, eff. imd.; Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1274, No.166, eff.
     July 1, 1999; Nov. 25, 2002, P.L.1120, No.138, eff. July 1,
     2002)

        2002 Amendment.  Act 138 amended subsec. (b).

Last modified: November 27, 2007