263.537. Boll weevil suppression and eradication fund established, purpose--department may retain amount to cover costs of administration--reversion to general revenue prohibited.

Boll weevil suppression and eradication fund established,purpose--department may retain amount to cover costs ofadministration--reversion to general revenue prohibited.

263.537. There is hereby created in the state treasury the "BollWeevil Suppression and Eradication Fund". Moneys in the fund shall be usedexclusively for the administration of the program enumerated in sections263.500 to 263.537. The director of the department may retain a sum not toexceed one percent of the balance of the fund established pursuant tosection 263.527* per annum to cover actual administrative costs incurred inthe administration of sections 263.500 to 263.537. Such amounts shall betransferred from the director to the director of revenue for deposit in theboll weevil suppression and eradication fund. All money credited to thefund created pursuant to this section shall be appropriated by the generalassembly for the use and benefit of the department and specified in theannual appropriations to the department for administration of the programreferenced in this section. Notwithstanding the provisions of section33.080, RSMo, to the contrary, moneys in the fund shall not revert to thecredit of the general revenue fund at the end of the biennium.

(L. 1995 S.B. 66 § 16, A.L. 1998 H.B. 1859)

*Original rolls contain "263.257", apparent typographical error.