Pennsylvania Act 2004-139 — FOREST LANDS BEAUTIFICATION ACT - FUNDING FOR FOREST LANDS BEAUTIFICATION RESTRICTED ACCOUNT

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FOREST LANDS BEAUTIFICATION ACT - FUNDING FOR FOREST LANDS BEAUTIFICATION
                            RESTRICTED ACCOUNT
                 Act of Nov. 23, 2004, P.L. 948, No. 139              Cl. 32
                             Session of 2004
                               No. 2004-139

     HB 2227

                                  AN ACT

     Amending the act of December 3, 1998 (P.L.946, No.125), entitled
        "An act providing for the removal of waste illegally
        deposited on State forest and State park lands or abutting
        lands, for the closure of disposal sites, for the prevention
        of unauthorized waste disposal on State forest and State park
        lands or abutting lands and for grant programs; and
        establishing the Forest Lands Beautification Restricted
        Account," further providing for funding for the Forest Lands
        Beautification Restricted Account.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 6 of the act of December 3, 1998
     (P.L.946, No.125), known as the Forest Lands Beautification Act,
     is amended to read:
      Section 6.  Funds.
        There is hereby established in the General Fund a restricted
     account to be known as the Forest Lands Beautification
     Restricted Account. For a period of [five] ten years from [the
     effective date of this act] December 3, 1998, this account may
     receive up to [$1,500,000] $500,000 annually, upon approval of
     the Governor, from either the Solid Waste Abatement Fund
     established under the act of July 7, 1980 (P.L.380, No.97),
     known as the Solid Waste Management Act, the Recycling Fund
     created by section 706 of the act of July 28, 1988 (P.L.556,
     No.101), known as the Municipal Waste Planning, Recycling and
     Waste Reduction Act, the Keystone Recreation, Park and
     Conservation Fund under section 1106-C(d) of the act of March 4,
     1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, or a
     combination thereof. Moneys in the restricted account are hereby
     appropriated to the department to carry out the purposes of this
     act.
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

     APPROVED--The 23rd day of November, A. D. 2004.

     EDWARD G. RENDELL