Pennsylvania Statutes Title 71 P.S. State Government § 732-501. General transfer of personnel, appropriations, records, equipment, etc.

(a) Transfers to the Attorney General.--All personnel, allocations, equipment, files, records, contracts, agreements, obligations and other materials which are used, employed or expended in connection with the powers, duties or functions transferred by this act to the Office of Attorney General are hereby transferred to the Office of Attorney General with the same force and effect as if the appropriations had been made to and said items had been the property of the Office of Attorney General in the first instance and as if said contracts, agreements and obligations had been incurred or entered into by said Office of Attorney General.

(b) Transfers to the Office of General Counsel.--All personnel, allocations, appropriations, equipment, files, records, contracts, agreements, obligations and other materials which are used, employed or expended in connection with the powers, duties or functions transferred by this act to the Office of General Counsel are hereby transferred to the Office of General Counsel with the same force and effect as if the appropriations had been made to and said items had been the property of the Office of General Counsel in the first instance and as if said contracts, agreements and obligations had been incurred or entered into by said Office of General Counsel.

(c) Transfers of administrative functions of the Board of Pardons to the Lieutenant Governor.--The administrative functions of the Board of Pardons are hereby transferred to the Lieutenant Governor. All personnel, allocations, appropriations, equipment, files, records, contracts, agreements, obligations and other materials which are used, employed or expended in connection with the powers, duties or functions transferred by this act to the Lieutenant Governor are hereby transferred to the Lieutenant Governor with the same force and effect as if the appropriations had been made to and said items had been the property of the Lieutenant Governor in the first instance and as if said contracts, agreements and obligations had been incurred or entered into by said Lieutenant Governor.

(d) Division of general administrative personnel and materials.--The personnel, appropriations, equipment and other items and materials transferred by this section shall include an appropriate portion of the general administrative, overhead and supporting personnel, appropriations, equipment and other materials of the agency and shall also include, where applicable, Federal grants and funds and other benefits from any Federal program.

(e) Retention of civil service status.--All personnel transferred pursuant to this act shall retain any civil service employment status assigned to said personnel.