(a) There is hereby established a separate special revenue trust fund in the State Treasury to be known as the “Forest Stewardship Education Fund,” whose purpose is to promote the professional management of trees and related resources and to educate the general public regarding the contribution that trees and related resources make to the economy and environmental quality of this state.
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 32-6-411

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(b) Proceeds from the additional revenues generated by the fifty dollars ($50) for the “Alabama Forests” tags or plates, less administrative costs, shall be submitted monthly by the Alabama state Comptroller to the Forest Stewardship Education Fund. Receipts collected under the provisions of this division are to be deposited in this fund and used only to carry out the provisions of this division. Such receipts shall be disbursed only by warrant of the state Comptroller upon the State Treasurer, upon itemized vouchers approved by the State Forester; provided that no funds shall be withdrawn or expended except as budgeted and allotted according to the provisions of Sections 41-4-80 through 41-4-96 and 41-19-1 through 41-19-12, and only in amounts as stipulated in the general appropriations bill or other appropriation bills. The additional fees represent a charitable contribution from the purchaser to the Alabama Forestry Commission. The funds may be used by the Alabama Forestry Commission or may be used through grants from the Alabama Forestry Commission to other organizations.
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