§ 83-a. Habitat conservation and access account.
(a)There is hereby\ncreated an account within the miscellaneous capital projects fund, the\nhabitat conservation and access account. The habitat conservation and\naccess account shall consist of up to one million five hundred thousand\ndollars annually from moneys received by the state from the sale of\nlifetime licenses for hunting, trapping, and fishing, and lifetime\nprivileges for archery and muzzle-loading pursuant to section 11-0702 of\nthe environmental conservation law and all moneys, revenues and interest\nthereon received as a result of the application of subdivision seventeen\nof section 11-0305 of the environmental conservation law authorizing the\nissuance and sale of voluntary habitat stamps, other than the amount\nretained
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§ 83-a. Habitat conservation and access account. (a) There is hereby\ncreated an account within the miscellaneous capital projects fund, the\nhabitat conservation and access account. The habitat conservation and\naccess account shall consist of up to one million five hundred thousand\ndollars annually from moneys received by the state from the sale of\nlifetime licenses for hunting, trapping, and fishing, and lifetime\nprivileges for archery and muzzle-loading pursuant to section 11-0702 of\nthe environmental conservation law and all moneys, revenues and interest\nthereon received as a result of the application of subdivision seventeen\nof section 11-0305 of the environmental conservation law authorizing the\nissuance and sale of voluntary habitat stamps, other than the amount\nretained by the issuing agent or officer. The habitat conservation and\naccess account shall be subject to the same restrictions and protections\nas the conservation fund.\n (b) These moneys, after appropriation by the legislature, and within\nthe amounts set forth and for the several purposes specified, shall be\navailable to the department of environmental conservation for the\ncapital expenses associated with management, protection, and restoration\nof fish and wildlife habitats, and improvement and development of public\naccess for fish and wildlife related recreation.\n (c) All payments made from the habitat conservation and access account\nshall be made by the department of taxation and finance after audit and\nupon warrant of the comptroller on vouchers approved by the commissioner\nof environmental conservation. After appropriations made available from\nthe habitat conservation and access account shall cease to have force\nand effect, any balances remaining unexpended and not required to meet\nthe proper and necessary expenses of the division of fish and wildlife\nshall revert to the state fish and game trust account established\npursuant to paragraph four of subdivision (a) of section eighty-three of\nthis article.\n (d) No funds may be transferred or used in any way which would result\nin the loss of eligibility for federal benefits or federal funds\npursuant to federal law, rule, or regulation as assented to in chapter\nsix hundred eighty-three of the laws of nineteen hundred thirty-eight\nand chapter seven hundred of the laws of nineteen hundred fifty-one.\n