Section 6. Appropriation.
An amount equal to 0.25 mills of the utilities' gross receipts tax collected during each fiscal year under Article XI of the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L.6, No.2), known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, shall be appropriated annually from the General Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection on a continuing basis for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this act.