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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY GIBBONS, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, GERGELY, GOODMAN, MATZIE, METZGAR, READSHAW AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 7, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND ENERGY, MAY 7, 2012 |
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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 transfer of funds |
8 | to Fish Fund; and making editorial changes. |
9 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10 | hereby enacts as follows: |
11 | Section 1. The act of December 15, 1955(P.L.865, No.256), |
12 | entitled "An act requiring rents and royalties from oil and gas |
13 | leases of Commonwealth land to be placed in a special fund to be |
14 | used for conservation, recreation, dams, and flood control; |
15 | authorizing the Secretary of Forests and Waters to determine the |
16 | need for and location of such projects and to acquire the |
17 | necessary land," is amended by adding a section to read: |
18 | Section 1.1. On July 1, 2012, and each July 1 thereafter, an |
19 | amount equal to five per centum of the rents and royalties |
20 | received under section 1, not to exceed six million dollars |
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1 | ($6,000,000) annually, shall be transferred to a restricted |
2 | account in the Fish Fund for use by the Pennsylvania Fish and |
3 | Boat Commission for the purpose of repairs or reconstruction of |
4 | high-hazard dams managed by the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat |
5 | Commission. |
6 | Section 2. Sections 2 and 3 of the act are amended to read: |
7 | Section 2. [It] Except for those projects authorized under |
8 | section 1.1, it shall be within the discretion of the Secretary |
9 | of [Forests and Waters] Conservation and Natural Resources to |
10 | determine the need for and the location of any project |
11 | authorized by this act. The Secretary of [Forests and Waters] |
12 | Conservation and Natural Resources shall have the power to |
13 | 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. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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