1905 - Payments to special funds.
§ 1905. Payments to special funds. (a) Power and duty of State Treasurer.--In accordance with the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code, the State Treasurer shall administer the designated funds of the department. (b) Zoological Enhancement Fund.--Fifteen dollars of each fee received under section 1355 (relating to zoological plate) shall be credited to the Zoological Enhancement Fund, created as follows: (1) There is hereby established a special account in the Treasury Department which shall be known as the Zoological Enhancement Fund. The purpose of the Zoological Enhancement Fund is to assist Commonwealth nonprofit zoological institutions accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association and licensed by the United States Department of Agriculture to fulfill their conservation, education and recreation missions to the citizens of this Commonwealth. (2) All moneys in the Zoological Enhancement Fund are hereby annually appropriated to the Department of Commerce and may be expended for the purposes authorized under this subsection. (3) Estimates of amounts to be expended under this subsection shall be submitted to the Governor by the Department of Commerce for his approval. (4) The State Treasurer shall not honor any requisition for expenditures by the Department of Commerce in excess of estimates approved by the Governor or in excess of the amount available for the purposes for which the requisition was made, whichever is the lesser amount. (c) Drug Abuse Resistance Education Fund.--Fifteen dollars of each fee received under section 1358 (relating to DARE plate) shall be credited to the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Fund, established as follows: (1) There is hereby established a special account in the State Treasury which shall be known as the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Fund. The purpose of the DARE Fund is to provide moneys for an ongoing educational program in public schools to prevent drug abuse, utilizing police agency representatives, school district employees, materials, supplies and other necessary expenses associated with the program. (2) All moneys in the DARE Fund are hereby annually appropriated to the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and may be expended for the purposes authorized under this subsection. (3) Estimates of amounts to be expended under this subsection shall be submitted to the Governor by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency for his approval. (4) The State Treasurer shall not honor any requisition for expenditures by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency in excess of estimates approved by the Governor or in excess of the amount available for the purposes for which the requisition was made, whichever is the lesser amount. (July 6, 1995, P.L.288, No.42, eff. 60 days; July 6, 1995, P.L.315, No.48, eff. 60 days; Dec. 20, 1995, P.L.669, No.75, eff. Jan. 1, 1996) 1995 Amendments. Act 42 added section 1905, Act 48 added section 1905 and Act 75 added subsec. (c). The amendments by Acts 42 and 48 are identical and therefore have been merged. References in Text. The Department of Commerce, referred to in subsec. (b), was renamed the Department of Community and Economic Development by Act 58 of 1996.