A. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a revolving fund for the Ethics Commission to be designated the "Ethics Commission Fund". The Ethics Commission Fund shall be a continuing fund, not subject to fiscal year limitations, and deposits to the fund shall consist of the first One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) of fees received by the Commission each fiscal year. Fees collected each fiscal year in excess of One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000.00) shall be placed to the credit of the Ethics Commission Online Filing Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 2 of this act.
B. All monies accruing to the credit of the Ethics Commission Fund are hereby appropriated and may be budgeted and expended by the Commission for any expenses incurred in the implementation of its duties as provided by law. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon warrants issued by the State Treasurer against claims filed as prescribed by law with the Director of the Office of Management and Enterprise Services for approval and payment.
Added by Laws 1995, c. 343, § 40, eff. July 1, 1995. Amended by Laws 2004, c. 320, § 3, eff. Nov. 1, 2004; Laws 2012, c. 304, § 1022; Laws 2015, c. 150, § 1, eff. July 1, 2015; Laws 2019, c. 440, § 1, eff. July 1, 2019; Laws 2021, c. 504, § 1, eff. July 1, 2021.