§ 7706. Restricted accounts
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: September 19, 2016
Effective: September 19, 2016
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7706
§ 7706. Restricted accounts
(2) The department shall draw moneys from the respective restricted accounts for use in performing any activities necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter, including registration and certificate of title activities, training, education, enforcement activities, construction and maintenance of snowmobile and ATV trails and acquisition of equipment, supplies and interests in land. All moneys deposited in these accounts shall remain in them to be used as specified in this section. With the exception of trails used by both snowmobiles and ATV's, under no circumstances shall the department expend any moneys from the accounts except for the activity that generated those accounts.
(3) The provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. § 3573(b)(2) (relating to municipal corporation portion of fines, etc.) notwithstanding, when prosecution under this chapter is the result of local police action, all fines, penalties, fees and costs assessed as a result of such prosecution shall be payable to the municipal corporation under which the local police are organized.
(b.1) Regulations.--No later than 60 days from the effective date of this subsection,1 the department shall promulgate regulations necessary to implement the provisions of subsection (b). The department shall promulgate the regulations in a manner that is separate from regulations pertaining to any other grant program administered by the department. The department's regulations shall include a semiannual approval grant process.
(c) Audit of moneys.--The restricted accounts shall be audited every two years. Copies of the audit shall be provided to the Snowmobile and ATV Advisory Committee, the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives. Copies shall also be posted and maintained on the department's publicly accessible Internet website.
(d) Annual report.--An annual report on income and expenditures from the restricted accounts shall be posted and maintained on the department's publicly accessible Internet website and provided to the Appropriations Committee of the Senate and the Appropriations Committee of the House of Representatives.
(e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, “all-terrain vehicle” or “ATV” shall also include any self-propelled vehicle which is manufactured for sale or operation primarily on off-highway trails or off-highway competition and only incidentally operated on public highways. This term shall not include a snowmobile or other self-propelled vehicles manufactured for off-highway use exclusively designed for travel on snow or ice, steered by skis or runners and supported in whole or in part by one or more skis, belts or cleats which utilize an endless belt tread.
Credits
1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, effective July 1, 1977. Amended 1979, June 29, P.L. 56, No. 24, § 1, effective July 1, 1979; 1985, July 11, P.L. 220, No. 56, § 4, effective in 60 days; 1986, Dec. 12, P.L. 1562, No. 170, § 2, effective in 60 days; 1990, July 10, P.L. 356, No. 83, § 10, effective in 60 days; 1991, Aug. 5, P.L. 238, No. 26, § 13, imd. effective; 2001, June 25, P.L. 701, No. 68, § 4, effective in 120 days; 2012, July 5, P.L. 1000, No. 113, § 2, effective in 120 days [Nov. 2, 2012]; 2016, July 20, P.L. 837, No. 97, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 19, 2016].
Footnotes
Subsec. (b.1) added by 2016, July 20, P.L. 837, No. 97, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 19, 2016].
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7706, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 7706
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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