80-7-815. Noxious weed emergency -- expenditure authorized. (1) If a new and potentially harmful noxious weed is discovered growing in the state and is verified by the department, the governor may declare a noxious weed emergency. In the absence of necessary funding from other sources, this declaration authorizes the department to allocate up to $150,000 of the principal of the noxious weed management trust fund to government agencies for emergency relief to eradicate or confine the new noxious weed species.
     (2) If the expenditure causes the principal of the trust fund to fall below $2.5 million, it must be replenished by the interest or revenue generated by the trust fund, by the other revenue provided by this part, or by revenue obtained from the fee imposed by 61-3-510, as determined by the department.

     History: En. Sec. 6, Ch. 577, L. 1985; amd. Sec. 8, Ch. 588, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 220, L. 1995.