(a) There is established a special fund to be designated as the “Emergency Services Fund” and to be held by the Commissioner of Finance on behalf of the Government of the United States Virgin Islands separate and apart from all other funds of the Government.
(b) The following monies shall be deposited into the Emergency Services Fund:
(1) All emergency services surcharges added to any telephone, electrical, sewage or other utility bill telecommunication services listed in section 57(b) of this title or tax schedule;
(2) Any grants, donations or gifts made specifically or generally for the use of or purposes set forth in this fund;
(3) All sums appropriated thereto from time to time by the Legislature;
(4) All fees collected for the use of emergency services as supported by this fund.
(c) The Commissioner of Finance shall maintain and provide for the administration of the Emergency Services Fund as a separate and distinct fund, and no funds therein shall be available for expenditure except as provided in this section.
(d) Monies in the Emergency Services Fund shall be expended by the Commissioner of Health, the Director of VITEMA or the Director of the Virgin Islands Fire Services for the purchase of equipment, communication services, supplies, training and other professional services and utilities necessary to provide, maintain or improve emergency medical services, fire services or 911 emergency and other response services.
(e) The Virgin Islands Public Finance Authority, established in title 21, section 103, of this Code, may leverage monies in the Emergency Services Fund at the request of the Commissioner of Health, the Director of VITEMA and the Director of the Fire Services.
(f) No monies shall be expended from the fund for any purpose other than those enumerated in this section, and no one entity may expend more than one-third of the aggregate amount of monies contained in the fund calculated annually on a fiscal year basis, as of the date of the request, without notices to the other parties and approval of the Governor.