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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="5-1011" title_number="5" title_name="Forests and Parks" subtitle_number="10" subtitle_name="Public Park Land and Recreational Areas">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Off–Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is an Off–Highway Recreational Vehicle Trail Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to maintain and construct trails for off–highway recreational vehicles.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Secretary shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Revenue distributed to the Fund under § 13–814(b) of the Transportation Article;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Money appropriated in the State budget for the Fund; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Fund may be used only to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Maintain trails for off–highway recreational vehicles on State park land that was purchased or leased by the Department before January 1, 2017;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Maintain and construct trails for off–highway recreational vehicles on State park land that is purchased or leased by the Department on or after January 1, 2017; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Maintain and construct trails for off–highway recreational vehicles on any land that is not State park land that is purchased or leased by the Department.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the General Fund of the State.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>Money expended from the Fund for maintaining and constructing trails for off–highway recreational vehicles is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for maintaining and constructing trails for off–highway recreational vehicles.</text>
  </level>
</section>
