PRINTER'S NO. 1463
No. 1224 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY D. R. WRIGHT, MORRIS, BROUJOS, BATTISTO, STUBAN,
O'DONNELL, JAROLIN, LLOYD, SHOWERS, AFFLERBACH, YANDRISEVITS,
GRUITZA, BOWLEY, LIVENGOOD, LETTERMAN, RUDY, BELFANTI,
GEORGE, STEIGHNER, BALDWIN, COY AND COLE, MAY 28, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND RURAL AFFAIRS,
MAY 28, 1985
AN ACT
1 Making appropriations to the Department of Agriculture for
2 conducting various plant and animal research and productivity
3 programs.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Short title.
7 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Pennsylvania
8 Agricultural Crop and Livestock Productivity Program.
9 Section 2. Legislative findings and declaration of policy.
10 (a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares that:
11 (1) The effect of acid rain on the agricultural crop
12 industry of this Commonwealth may be detrimental to crop
13 yield and quality.
14 (2) The agricultural animal industry of this
15 Commonwealth is inadequately protected against diseases that
16 are catastrophic to animal agriculture in this Commonwealth.
17 (b) Policy.--It is therefore the policy of this Commonwealth
1 to improve the productivity of the agricultural animal and crop
2 industries of this Commonwealth through research to determine
3 the effect of acid rain on agricultural crops and implementation
4 of a comprehensive animal health program.
5 Section 3. State appropriations.
6 The following sums set forth in this act, or as much thereof
7 as may be necessary, are hereby specifically appropriated from
8 the General Fund to the Department of Agriculture of the
9 Commonwealth for the payment of salaries, wages or other
10 compensation and travel expense of the duly elected or appointed
11 officers and employees of this Commonwealth, for payment of fees
12 of contractual services rendered, for the purchase or rental of
13 goods, services, printing, public advertising by or through any
14 medium, equipment, land and buildings and for payment of any
15 other expenses, as provided by law or by this act, necessary for
16 the proper conduct of the duties, functions and activities and
17 for the purposes hereinafter set forth for the fiscal year
18 beginning July 1, 1985, and for the payment of bills incurred
19 and remaining unpaid at the close of the fiscal year ending June
20 30, 1986.
21 Section 4. Itemization of specific appropriations.
22 The following amounts, or as much thereof as may be
23 necessary, are appropriated to the Department of Agriculture:
24 Federal State
25 For research of the effects of acid
26 rain on agricultural crops.
27 State appropriation........ 400,000
28 For grants to large animal
29 veterinarian schools to train
30 veterinarians in epidemiology and
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1 health economics.
2 State appropriation........ 300,000
3 For a Statewide agricultural
4 computer network facility for the
5 diagnosis and management of diseases
6 of livestock and poultry.
7 State appropriation........ 275,000
8 For the diagnosing of diseases of
9 livestock other than poultry.
10 State appropriation........ 153,000
11 For a diagnostic and field
12 investigation program of livestock and
13 poultry diseases.
14 State appropriation........ 183,000
15 For research of avian influenza and
16 a biohazard facility.
17 State appropriation........ 375,000
18 For poultry research and
19 development of disease surveillance
20 programs. No funds from this
21 appropriation shall be used for
22 marketing research or promotional
23 activities.
24 State appropriation........ 500,000
25 For diagnostics contracts with
26 poultry laboratories.
27 State appropriation........ 169,000
28 Section 5. Lapsing of unused funds.
29 The part of all appropriations in section 4 unexpended,
30 uncommitted or unencumbered as of June 30, 1986, shall
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1 automatically lapse as of that date.
2 Section 6. Effective date.
3 This act shall take effect July 1, 1985, or immediately,
4 whichever is later.
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