Pennsylvania Act 2002-101 — FISH AND BOAT CODE (30 PA.C.S.) - AMEND LAKE ERIE FISHING PERMITS DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS

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FISH AND BOAT CODE (30 PA.C.S.) - AMEND LAKE ERIE FISHING PERMITS
                         DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS
                 Act of Jun. 29, 2002, P.L. 672, No. 101              Cl. 30
                             Session of 2002
                               No. 2002-101

     HB 1482

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 30 (Fish) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
        Statutes, further providing for the disposition of the
        proceeds from the special Lake Erie fishing permits.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 2907.2(f) of Title 30 of the Pennsylvania
     Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
      § 2907.2.  Lake Erie fishing permits.
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        (f)  Proceeds from special permit.--The proceeds from the
     special permits issued under this section shall be deposited
     into a restricted account within the Fish Fund, which account
     shall be used for paying recompense to holders of gill net
     licenses for boundary lakes as provided in section 2903(h)
     (relating to gill nets) and for the costs of administering the
     recompense and special permit programs. The holders of gill net
     licenses shall have until July 10, 2002, and no later to accept
     the recompense payment calculated as provided in section
     2903(h). The balance in the restricted account shall be used to
     acquire property and to provide public fishing access on or at
     Lake Erie, its tributaries and Presque Isle Bay.
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        Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

     APPROVED--The 29th day of June, A. D. 2002.

     MARK S. SCHWEIKER