(a) The vaccine assessment fund is created in the general fund for the purpose of providing funding for the program. The fund consists of money appropriated to it by the legislature, including program receipts attributable to vaccine assessments under Alaska Stat. § 18.09.220, fees under Alaska Stat. § 18.09.240, money from other sources, and interest earned on money in the fund . Appropriations to the fund do not lapse.
Terms Used In Alaska Statutes 18.09.230
Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
(b) The commissioner shall administer the fund in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. The commissioner may spend money appropriated to the fund for the purposes of the program under Alaska Stat. § 18.09.200 and to pay the costs of administering the program without further appropriation.
