§ 4047 - Fish and wildlife department funds
§ 4047. Fish and wildlife department funds
(a) The receipts of the fish and wildlife department shall not become a part of the general fund of the state but shall be used solely for the fish and wildlife department. Interest on the cash balance of department receipts shall likewise accrue to the department.
(b) Receipts for each fiscal year in excess of the amount appropriated for each fiscal year shall remain in the fish and wildlife fund and be carried forward to the following year. If appropriations exceed receipts, the commissioner of finance and management may anticipate receipts and issue warrants based thereon. With the approval of the emergency board, funds not to exceed $100,000.00 each fiscal year may be appropriated to the department if needed for any emergency under the jurisdiction of the board or department that may occur during any fiscal year.
(c) With the approval of the emergency board, funds not to exceed $300,000.00 may be appropriated each fiscal year for the purpose of purchasing land to achieve the purposes of the department. Such pur=-chase(s) shall be in accordance with the provisions of this title. Each purchase shall be approved by the emergency board. These funds may be used in conjunction with funds provided by other state agencies, the federal government, or any provider or quasi-public entity.
(d) Receipts from tuition charged for attendance at Green Mountain Conservation Camps shall be deposited in the fish and wildlife fund. (Added 1961, No. 119, § 1, eff. May 9, 1961; amended 1983, No. 95, § 307; 1983, No. 158 (Adj. Sess.), eff. April 13, 1984; 1991, No. 230 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 1993, No. 210 (Adj. Sess.), § 206; 1995, No. 5, § 43, eff. March 3, 1995; 1995, No. 178 (Adj. Sess.), § 385, eff. May 22, 1996; No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. May 22, 1996; 1997, No. 2, § 73, eff. Feb. 12, 1997; 1997, No. 155 (Adj. Sess.), § 40, eff. Jan. 1, 1999; 2003, No. 70 (Adj. Sess.), § 26, eff. March 1, 2004; No. 163 (Adj. Sess.), § 46, eff. Aug. 20, 2004; 2007, No. 76, § 26.)