(a) There is established in the state treasury the lead-based paint hazard fee fund. Revenue from the following sources shall be deposited in the state treasury and credited to the fund:

(1) Fees collected under the residential childhood lead poisoning prevention act for licensure and certification to engage in lead-based paint activities, accreditation of training programs and fees for evaluation of abatement projects;

Terms Used In Kansas Statutes 65-1,206

  • 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
  • Month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See Kansas Statutes 77-201
  • Secretary: means the secretary of health and environment. See Kansas Statutes 65-1,114
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(2) any moneys recovered by the state under the residential childhood lead poisoning prevention act, including administrative expenses, civil penalties and moneys paid under any agreement, stipulation or settlement;

(3) any moneys collected or received from public or private grants and from gifts and donations; and

(4) interest attributable to investment of moneys in the fund.

(b) Moneys deposited in the fund shall be expended only for the purpose of administering the residential childhood lead poisoning prevention act and for no other governmental purposes.

(c) On or before the 10th day of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the lead-based paint hazard fee fund interest earnings based on:

(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the lead-based paint hazard fee fund for the preceding month; and

(2) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.

(d) All expenditures from the fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary for the purposes set forth in this section.