[§6F‑7]  Judiciary history centertrust fund.  (a)  There is established as a separate fund of the judiciary,the judiciary history center trust fund.  All funds contributed to the trustfund, including income and capital gains earned therefrom, shall be usedexclusively to carry out the purposes of the center as defined in thischapter.  The trust fund shall consist of any and all types of private,federal, and public contributions, which do not include any state funding, andany income, interest, and capital gains earned; provided that moneys orproperties donated for center use and patrons' deposits shall be deposited andaccounted for in accordance with rules adopted by the supreme court.  Thejudiciary history center trust fund shall be subject to the followingrestrictions:

(1)  All funds, and any income, interest, and capitalgains earned by investment of those funds, shall be expended by the friends tocarry out the purposes of the center as set out in section 6F‑5; and

(2)  Any other restrictions imposed by the legislaturewith respect to the transfer or appropriation of funds.

(b)  The judiciary history center trust fundshall be subject to the terms and conditions provided in this section.  Thetrust fund shall not be placed in the state treasury and the State shall notadminister the fund nor be liable for its operation or solvency.  The trustfund shall be a trust fund pursuant to section 37‑62 administered by thefriends.

(c)  Any funds deposited in the trust fund, andany income, interest, and capital gains earned therefrom, that are not used forthe purposes of the center as set out in section 6F‑5, shall be investedin accordance with the provisions of the articles, bylaws, resolutions, orother instruments executed on behalf of the friends in a manner intended toobtain a reasonable commercial rate of return on investment of the fund.

(d)  If the trust fund is terminated, allfunds, including the income, interest, and capital gains earned by theinvestment of funds, shall be transferred to the general fund.

(e)  The friends:

(1)  May enter into contracts as approved by the chiefjustice, with any association, individuals, or corporations to further thepurposes of this section; provided that any blind vendor operating a vendingfacility pursuant to section 102‑14 on or before January 1, 1996,shall not be displaced or dislocated;

(2)  Shall require a certified public accountant tocompile the financial statements, the result of which shall be submitted to thejudiciary not more than thirty days after receipt by the friends; and

(3)  Shall retain for a period of three years, anydocuments, papers, books, records, and other evidence that is pertinent to thetrust fund, and permit inspection or access thereto by the judiciary, thelegislature, the auditor, or their duly authorized representatives.

(f)  For purposes of this section,"friends" means the friends of the judiciary history center. [L 1996,c 138, pt of §1]