(a) There is hereby established in the Treasury of the Virgin Islands, a special revolving fund designated as the Breast, Cervical and Prostate Cancer Awareness Program Fund (hereinafter the “Fund”). The Commissioner of Finance shall provide for the administration of such fund as a separate and distinct fund in the Treasury, and no amounts shall be available for expenditure or disbursement except as provided for in this section.
(b) The Fund shall consist of sums appropriated thereto from time to time by the Legislature and such other monies, grants, contributions, gifts and bequests, federal or local, as may be made thereto and which the Commissioner of Finance is hereby authorized to accept and deposit therein.
(c) There is authorized to be appropriated from the General Fund in each fiscal year, a sum of not less than $200,000 to be deposited into the Breast, Cervical and Prostate Cancer Awareness Program Fund.
(d) Monies shall be disbursed from the Fund by the Commissioner of Finance, upon authorization and direction of the Commissioner of Health, for the establishment and administration of the cancer registry system including all training programs, public education programs and announcements in both Spanish and English relating to breast, cervical and prostate cancer, mass mailings, advertising posters, press releases, community fairs and other related programs.
(e) The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain a record of all monies deposited into and disbursed from the Fund and shall submit semi- annual reports to the Legislature and the Office of Management and Budget on the status of the Fund.