§ 512 — Nutrient Management Fund

(a) Establishment of fund.--There is established a special nonlapsing fund in the State Treasury to be known as the Nutrient Management Fund. All fees, fines, judgments and interest collected by the commission under this chapter shall be paid into the fund. All money placed in the fund and the interest it accrues are hereby appropriated to the commission on a continuing basis for any activities necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter.

(b) Supplements to fund.--The Nutrient Management Fund may be supplemented by moneys received from the following sources:

(1) State funds appropriated to the commission.

(2) Federal funds appropriated to the commission.

(3) Proceeds from the sale of any bonds made available to the commission.

(4) Repayment of loan principal.

(5) Payment on interest loans made by the commission.

(6) Gifts and other contributions from public and private sources.

(c) Fund administration.--The commission shall have authority to adopt procedures for the use of moneys in the fund, including the creation of accounts within the fund for the purposes of administering the loan and grant programs authorized by this chapter.

(d) Status of fund.--The Nutrient Management Fund shall not be subject to 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 37 Subch. C (relating to judicial computer system).

(e) Deposit and use of funds.--No administrative action shall prevent the deposit of moneys into the fund in the fiscal year in which they are received. The funds shall only be used for the purposes authorized by this chapter and shall not be transferred or diverted to any other purpose by administrative action.

Legislative History

Cross References.Section 512 is referred to in sections 506, 605 of this title.