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89.43 TREE SEEDS AND CONES, PAYMENTS FROM APPROPRIATIONS.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, out of any money appropriated to the
commissioner of natural resources for the purchase of tree seeds and seed cones the commissioner
of finance shall pay to the commissioner upon request the amounts deemed necessary by the
commissioner to maintain an inventory of tree seeds and seed cones to assure an adequate supply
for the nursery and forestry development needs of the department and to pay for the seeds and
seed cones in cash at the time of delivery.
The commissioner shall deposit any money received pursuant to this section in a state
depository subject to withdrawal for disbursement by check for the purposes described by the
commissioner or authorized agent.
The commissioner of finance shall prescribe rules by which the commissioner of natural
resources shall account for the expenditures made pursuant to this section and may require an
additional bond to cover all money paid to the commissioner of natural resources for disbursement
pursuant to this section. Any bond premiums shall be paid by the commissioner from money
available for that purpose.
Unless the legislature specifically otherwise directs in any act appropriating money to the
commissioner of natural resources for the purchase of tree seeds and seed cones, money paid to
the commissioner pursuant to this section shall not cancel on June 30 of any fiscal year and shall
be available for expenditure in the ensuing fiscal year.
History: 1961 c 172 s 1; 1967 c 905 s 5; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1981 c
356 s 279; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, out of any money appropriated to the
commissioner of natural resources for the purchase of tree seeds and seed cones the commissioner
of finance shall pay to the commissioner upon request the amounts deemed necessary by the
commissioner to maintain an inventory of tree seeds and seed cones to assure an adequate supply
for the nursery and forestry development needs of the department and to pay for the seeds and
seed cones in cash at the time of delivery.
The commissioner shall deposit any money received pursuant to this section in a state
depository subject to withdrawal for disbursement by check for the purposes described by the
commissioner or authorized agent.
The commissioner of finance shall prescribe rules by which the commissioner of natural
resources shall account for the expenditures made pursuant to this section and may require an
additional bond to cover all money paid to the commissioner of natural resources for disbursement
pursuant to this section. Any bond premiums shall be paid by the commissioner from money
available for that purpose.
Unless the legislature specifically otherwise directs in any act appropriating money to the
commissioner of natural resources for the purchase of tree seeds and seed cones, money paid to
the commissioner pursuant to this section shall not cancel on June 30 of any fiscal year and shall
be available for expenditure in the ensuing fiscal year.
History: 1961 c 172 s 1; 1967 c 905 s 5; 1969 c 1129 art 10 s 2; 1973 c 492 s 14; 1981 c
356 s 279; 1986 c 444; 2003 c 112 art 2 s 50
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