* § 97-yyy. Domestic violence awareness fund. 1. There is hereby established in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation and finance a special fund to be known as the "domestic violence awareness fund."

Terms Used In N.Y. State Finance Law 97-YYY*2

  • 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

2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to an appropriation by the legislature, all moneys collected pursuant to § 404-t of the vehicle and traffic law, and all other moneys appropriated, credited, or transferred thereto from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the purposes of the fund as defined in this section and depositing them into the fund according to law.

3. Moneys of the fund, following appropriation by the legislature and allocation by the director of the budget, shall be available for the purpose of funding expenses of the office for the prevention of domestic violence for educational and prevention programs undertaken pursuant to Article 21 of the executive law.

* NB There are 2 § 97-yyy's

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