Pennsylvania Act 1953-193 — AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO REIMBURSE COUNTIES

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AUTHORIZING THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO REIMBURSE COUNTIES
                 Act of Jul. 28, 1953, P.L. 652, No. 193              Cl. 03
                                  AN ACT

     Vesting authority in the Secretary of Agriculture to partially
        reimburse county commissioners for expenditures made from
        county treasuries for the purpose of eradicating rust
        spreading barberry bushes, and for the control of the stem
        rust disease of wheat, oats, barley and rye, upon request of
        county commissioners, and authorizing the Department of
        Agriculture to establish regulations therefor.

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

        Section 1.  Authority is hereby vested in the Secretary of
     Agriculture to reimburse county commissioners for expenditures
     made from county treasuries for the purpose of eradicating rust
     spreading barberry bushes, and for the control of the stem rust
     disease of wheat, oats, barley and rye, upon written request of
     county commissioners, in conformity with regulations to be
     established by the Department of Agriculture.
        Section 2.  Reimbursement shall be made from any funds
     available for that purpose and shall be made in an amount not to
     exceed one-half of the total expended from any county treasury
     for such purposes of eradication or control.
        Section 3.  All acts and parts of acts are hereby repealed in
     so far as they are inconsistent with the provisions of this act.