2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 30 - FISH
Chapter 5 - Fiscal Affairs
Section 531 - Establishment and use of Boat Fund

                               SUBCHAPTER C
                              THE BOAT FUND

     Sec.
     531.  Establishment and use of Boat Fund.
     532.  Expenditures from Boat Fund.
     § 531.  Establishment and use of Boat Fund.
        (a)  General rule.--All fees, royalties, fines, penalties and
     other moneys paid, received, recovered and collected under the
     provisions of section 747 (relating to proceeds from sales and
     grants) and Part III (relating to boats and boating), as well as
     all funds received pursuant to section 17 of the act of May 21,
     1931 (P.L.149, No.105), known as "The Liquid Fuels Tax Act,"
     shall be placed in a separate fund by the State Treasurer to be
     known as the "Boat Fund." The use of the Boat Fund shall
     generally be limited to carrying out the functions of the
     commission that relate to boats and boating and, subject to this
     general limitation, the fund may be used solely for the
     following purposes:
            (1)  The payment of all expenses incurred in processing,
        issuing or supervising the issuance of boat registrations,
        special licenses and permits.
            (2)  The payment of the salaries, wages or other
        compensation of the executive director, other employees and
        other persons as may be required for the work of the
        commission.
            (3)  The payment of the travel and other expenses of the
        Boating Advisory Board, officers, employees and other persons
        as may be required for the work of the commission.
            (4)  The purchase of such furniture, furnishings,
        stationery, supplies, materials, equipment, fuel, motor
        vehicles, boats and printing and binding as may be necessary
        to the conduct of the work of the commission, and the payment
        of premiums on surety bonds for such officers or employees of
        the commission as may be required to obtain policies of
        workmen's compensation insurance and policies of liability
        insurance covering the motor vehicles and persons operating
        them.
            (5)  The payment of postage, telegrams, telephone
        rentals, telephone toll charges and rentals for patented
        leased office devices or machines.
            (6)  Rentals for any offices outside of the Capitol
        buildings or any other grounds, buildings or quarters
        necessary for the work of the commission.
            (7)  Necessary repairs and improvements to boating access
        areas and buildings, offices or quarters used in the work of
        the commission.
            (8)  The maintenance and operation of such boats as may
        be required for the business of the commission.
            (9)  Any contingent, incidental or other expenses of any
        kind or description reasonably necessary in carrying on the
        work of the commission as provided in Part III including the
        costs of activities for the promotion of recreational boating
        in this Commonwealth.
            (10)  The purchase of lands and waters and the impounding
        of waters and to make them available for use by the citizens
        of this Commonwealth for boating and other related
        recreational purposes. The lands and waters so purchased
        shall be under the supervision, direction and control of the
        commission.
            (11)  The refund of fees, royalties, fines or other
        moneys heretofore or hereafter erroneously or unjustly paid
        into the Boat Fund.
            (12)  The development and implementation of a boating
        safety education program.
            (13)  The lease of land, interests in land or licenses
        for the use thereof by the commission.
        (b)  Cooperative agreements.--The commission may enter into
     cooperative agreements with Federal, Commonwealth and other
     state and local government agencies and with interstate compact
     agencies, singly or in concert, for impounding, managing, using,
     maintaining and operating waters for public boating and may
     expend moneys from the Boat Fund for agreed upon pro rata share
     of the cost of their acquisition, construction, operation and
     maintenance. The commission may enter into similar agreements
     and undertake similar expenditures in conjunction with private
     or commercial interests for the same purposes.
        (c)  Appropriation of moneys.--All moneys in the Boat Fund,
     from time to time, are hereby appropriated to the commission and
     may be expended for the purposes that relate to boats and
     boating authorized under this title.

        Cross References.  Section 531 is referred to in sections
     701, 5502 of this title.