[§28-13]  Antitrust trust fund.  (a) There is established in the state treasury the antitrust trust fund, into whichshall be deposited:

(1)  Ten per cent of any antitrust judgment orsettlement received by the State except where the deposit is inconsistent withthe court order or settlement agreement relating to the amount; and

(2)  Appropriations made by the legislature.

(b)  The antitrust trust fund shall beadministered by the department of the attorney general and shall be used forexpenditures relating to the enforcement of antitrust laws, including but notlimited to expenditures for training, equipment purchases, educationalresources, and facilitating participation in antitrust lawsuits andinvestigations initiated by other states.

(c)  All unencumbered and unexpended moneys inexcess of $250,000 remaining on balance in the antitrust trust fund at theclose of June 30 of each year shall lapse to the credit of the general fund.

(d)  The department of the attorney generalshall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to theconvening of each regular session to provide an accounting of the receipts andexpenditures of the fund. [L 2001, c 97, §2]