(a) Time frame for spending. Money paid into the County's Forest Conservation Fund shall remain in the Fund in accordance with Natural Resources Article, § 5-1610, of the State Code and applicable State regulations.
(b) Use.
(1) Money in the Forest Conservation Fund may only be spent on:
(i) costs associated with reforestation or afforestation, including those costs directly related to site identification, acquisition, prepurchase, preparation of conservation property, maintenance of existing forests, and achieving urban canopy goals; and
(ii) resource staff and equipment for project and plan review and approval that are directly related to the County forest conservation program in an annual amount not to exceed one-third of the Forest Conservation Fund.
(2) Money deposited in the Fund may not revert to any other local general fund.
(Bill No. 3-05; Bill No. 77-05; Bill No. 50-10)