90-2-1104. Reclamation and development grants account. (1) There is a reclamation and development grants special revenue account within the state special revenue fund established in 17-2-102.
     (2) There must be paid into the reclamation and development grants account money allocated from:
     (a) the interest income of the resource indemnity trust fund under the provisions of 15-38-202;
     (b) the resource indemnity and ground water assessment tax under provisions of 15-38-106;
     (c) the metal mines license tax proceeds as provided in 15-37-117(1)(d); and
     (d) the oil and gas production tax as provided in 15-36-331.
     (3) Appropriations may be made from the reclamation and development grants account for the following purposes:
     (a) grants for designated projects; and
     (b) administrative expenses, including salaries and expenses for personnel, equipment, office space, and other expenses necessarily incurred in the administration of the grants program. These expenses may be funded before funding of projects.
     (4) For the biennium beginning July 1, 2005, appropriations may be made from the reclamation and development grants special revenue account for administrative expenses, including salaries and expenses for personnel and equipment, office space, and other expenses necessarily incurred in natural resource-related programs. (Subsection (4) terminates June 30, 2007--sec. 10, Ch. 308, L. 2005.)

     History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 418, L. 1987; amd. Sec. 33, Ch. 478, L. 1993; amd. Sec. 4, Ch. 577, L. 1995; amd. Sec. 308, Ch. 42, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 444, L. 1997; amd. Sec. 11, Ch. 144, L. 1999; amd. Sec. 15, Ch. 522, L. 2003; amd. Sec. 7, Ch. 308, L. 2005.