A. Twenty Dollars ($20.00) of the fee authorized by Section 1135.5 of this title for Urban Forestry and Beautification license plates shall be deposited to the Urban Forestry and Beautification Revolving Fund created in subsection B of this section.
B. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Forestry Division of the State Department of Agriculture to be designated "Urban Forestry and Beautification Revolving Fund". The fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and shall consist of all monies received by the Department pursuant to the provisions of paragraph 1 of subsection A of this section. All monies accruing to the credit of the fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Division for the purpose of contracting with or providing grants to nonprofit organizations that develop and operate programs to encourage urban forestry and beautification. Such organizations may apply to the Department for grants to be paid from the fund, or the Department may solicit bids for contracts for particular services related to urban forestry and beautification to be paid from the fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 2001, c. 323, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2001. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 504, § 5, eff. July 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 184.