80-7-815. Noxious weed emergency -- expenditure authorized. (1) The governor may declare a noxious weed emergency if:
     (a) a new and potentially harmful noxious weed is discovered growing in the state and is verified by the department; or
     (b) the state is facing a potential influx of noxious weeds as the result of a natural disaster.
     (2) 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 or to protect the state from an influx of noxious weeds due to a natural disaster.
     (3) 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 or by the other revenue provided by this part, 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; amd. Sec. 23, Ch. 407, L. 2001; amd. Sec. 222, Ch. 574, L. 2001.