Note: Not all the money flowing into the Environmental Stewardship Fund is allocated for projects—debt service payments for the $625 million Growing Greener II bond measure are drawn from the Environmental Stewardship Fund.
2002–2005
Per Act 68 of 2002, funds from the Environmental Steward Fund (ESF) were distributed as follows:
- 43.7% to the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to clean up abandoned mine drainage and support watershed-based conservation efforts
- 28.5% to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) for rehabilitation of state parks and forests and grants to local governments and nonprofits for open space protection and recreation projects
- 27.9% to the Pennsylvania Infrastructure Investment Authority (PENNVEST) for water and wastewater treatment facilities
The Department of Agriculture (PADA) received temporary allotments of 14.8% in fiscal years 2000–01 and 2003–04, reducing the shares of other departments.
2005–2007
Act 45 of 2005 (the $625 million bond measure known as Growing Greener II) allocated the following funds. Act 45 also changed the allocation structure, making allocations to PADA permanent.
- Department of Agriculture ($80 million)
- Department of Community and Economic Development ($59 million)
- Department of Conservation and Natural Resources ($217.5 million)
- Department of Environmental Protection ($230 million)
- Fish and Boat Commission ($27.5 million)
- Game Commission ($20 million)
2007–2015
Act 45 stipulated that, beginning FY 2007–2008 and continuing thereafter, ESF money would be allocated accordingly:
- 37.4% to DEP
- 24.1% to DCNR
- 23.7% to PENNVEST
- 14.8% to PADA
2015–present
Beginning in FY 2015, there were slight changes to the allocation percentages:
- 35.7% to DEP
- 23% to DCNR
- 22.6% to PENNVEST
- 18.7% to PADA
Chart from the Growing Greener Primer published in 2016 by the House Appropriations Committee (D).
