§ 97-EE — New York Great Lakes protection fund

§ 97-ee. New York Great Lakes protection fund. 1. There is hereby\nestablished in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the\ncommissioner of taxation and finance a fund to be known as the "New York\nGreat Lakes protection fund". Such fund shall consist of revenues\nreceived from the Great Lakes protection fund and all other moneys,\ncredited or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant\nto law.\n 2. Moneys of the New York Great Lakes protection fund, within amounts\nappropriated by the legislature, may be expended only for programs or\ngrants to supplement existing Great Lakes research and protection\nprograms consistent with the purposes of the Great Lakes protection fund\nagreement including the following:\n (a) Research on the economic, environmental and human health effects\nof contamination in the Great Lakes;\n (b) The collection and analysis of data on the Great Lakes;\n (c) The development of new or improved environmental cleanup\ntechnologies applicable to the Great Lakes;\n (d) Research to assess the effectiveness of pollution control policies\naffecting the Great Lakes; and\n (e) The assessment of the health of the Great Lakes fish, wildlife,\nwaterfowl and other organisms.\n 3. Moneys shall be paid out of the fund on the audit and warrant of\nthe state comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the\ncommissioner of the department of environmental conservation, as the\ncontract administrator for the New York Great Lakes protection program,\nfor which the department will enter into contracts with qualified\nparties to carry out the program submitted by the Great Lakes Basin\nadvisory council.\n 4. Any income earned on moneys in the New York Great Lakes protection\nfund shall be added to and used for the purposes of such fund.\n