Emergency Food Assistance Program Fund

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§5018. Emergency Food Assistance Program Fund

1.  Fund established.  The Emergency Food Assistance Program Fund, referred to in this section as "the fund," is established as a nonlapsing fund to support the emergency food assistance program administered by the Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry, referred to in this section as "the department." Money in the fund must be expended as allocated by the Legislature for the purposes of the fund and may be invested as provided by law. Interest on investments must be credited to the fund.  

[PL 2021, c. 437, §1 (NEW).]

2.  Use of fund.  Amounts available in the fund must be used to support the emergency food assistance program administered by the department.  

[PL 2021, c. 437, §1 (NEW).]

3.  Administration.  The department shall administer the fund and shall adopt rules as necessary to administer the fund. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.  

[PL 2021, c. 437, §1 (NEW).]

4.  Income tax check-off funding.  Revenue collected from the income tax checkoff pursuant to Title 36, section 5293 must be credited to the fund.  

[PL 2021, c. 437, §1 (NEW).]

5.  Other funds.  The fund may receive money from any source, including grants, gifts, bequests and donations.  

[PL 2021, c. 437, §1 (NEW).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 2021, c. 437, §1 (NEW).


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