(a) There is hereby created within the State Treasury a special revenue account, designated the “West Virginia Impact Fund” to be administered by the Governor for the purposes set forth in this article.

(b) The fund shall consist of all moneys made available for the purposes of this article from any source, including, but not limited to, any moneys that may be appropriated and designated for those purposes by the Legislature; all interest or other return earned or received from investment of the fund; any moneys which the fund is authorized to receive under any provision of this code for the purposes of this article; all gifts, grants, bequests or transfers made to the fund from any source; all interest or other return received from the Investment Committee’s deposits or investments, as provided by this article; and any other funds which the Investment Committee directs to be deposited into the fund. Expenditures from the fund shall be made by transfer to the Investment Committee solely for the purposes set forth in this article pursuant to resolution of the Investment Committee adopted under § 12-6E-3 of this code. Any balance, including accrued interest and other returns, remaining in the fund at the end of each fiscal year shall not revert to the General Revenue Fund but shall remain in the fund and be expended as provided by this article. The funds contained in the fund shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature.