§ 6108. Wild Resource Conservation Fund and duties of

Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

(a) Appropriation.--The moneys contained in the Wild Resource Conservation Fund are hereby appropriated, upon approval of the Governor, to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the purposes of carrying out subsection (b), section 6105(a) (relating to agencies) and the act of June 23, 1982 (P.L.597, No.170), known as the Wild Resource Conservation Act.

(b) Projects and programs.--

(1) The Wild Resource Conservation Board may approve projects or programs for funding as necessary to preserve and enhance wild resources. Grants for approved projects shall be made by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources from the Wild Resource Conservation Fund. The department shall not allocate money from the Wild Resource Conservation Fund under this paragraph if the allocation would exceed the money available in the Wild Resource Conservation Fund. The Wild Resource Conservation Board shall consider the recommendations of interested persons and representatives of agencies serving on the board when approving projects under this paragraph.

(2) In addition to the grants under paragraph (1), the Wild Resource Conservation Board may recommend projects or programs that promote the preservation and enhancement of wild resources to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for funding from the Environmental Stewardship Fund under section 6105(a).

(c) Sale of merchandise and voluntary contributions.--The Wild Resource Conservation Board, with the approval of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, shall have the right to issue for sale to the public stamps, decals or other items of personal property intended to signify the interest of the purchaser in contributing to programs established by the board under this section. Any contributions received and the net proceeds from the sale of merchandise shall be deposited in the Wild Resource Conservation Fund.

(d) Advisory committee.--The Wild Resource Conservation Board may establish an advisory committee to advise the board and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources regarding the wild resource management objectives of the board and the approval of projects to promote the preservation and enhancement of wild resources. Members of the committee shall be chosen from the general public and shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

(e) Activities of other agencies.--The authority granted pursuant to subsection (c) shall not affect or interfere with similar authority vested by law in any agency represented on the board to sell items of personal property which promote the independent programs of those respective agencies. Said agencies shall likewise have the right to issue for sale items of personal property intended to signify the interest of the purchaser in contributing to programs established by the department, the net proceeds of which shall be deposited in the Wild Resource Conservation Fund.