Section 5. Powers and duties of Department of Environmental Protection.
The Department of Environmental Protection shall have the following powers and duties:
(1) To provide such grants as the Secretary of Environmental Protection, after consultation with the Secretary of Education, shall, in the Secretary of Environmental Protection's discretion, approve to the following: public and private schools, conservation and education organizations and institutions, businesses and nonprofit organizations and associations, county conservation districts and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the purposes of providing environmental education.
(2) To prepare a guidance document, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, for administering the grants.
(5 amended July 9, 2008, P.L.940, No.71)
Compiler's Note: The Department of Environmental Resources, referred to in this section, was abolished by Act 18 of 1995. Its functions were transferred to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Department of Environmental Protection.