14.16. Moneys deriving from the leasing, development or alienation of land in the domain of the State, or land acquired from the domain of the State, and moneys deriving from the management of land or of forest resources in the domain of the State or from a forest management contract entered into under Division II of Chapter IV of Title I of the Forest Act (chapter F-4.1) must be paid either by the local municipality into a fund established under section 126 of the Municipal Powers Act (chapter C-47.1) by the regional county municipality whose territory contains that of the local municipality or, in the case of a regional county municipality or a local municipality whose territory is not contained in that of a regional county municipality, by that municipality into a fund established by it under that same section.
The Minister of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Parks may authorize the payment of such sums into any other such fund he determines.
A municipality may subtract from the sums to be paid into the fund the amount, if any, that represents the costs relating to the acquisition, administration or development of land in the domain of the State or acquired from the domain of the State or the costs relating to the management of forest resources in the domain of the State or a forest management contract, excepting any expenditure on forest management.
1995, c. 20, s. 37; 1998, c. 31, s. 30; 1999, c. 40, s. 60; 2001, c. 6, s. 138; 2003, c. 8, s. 6; 2005, c. 6, s. 200.