§334-15  Mental health and substance abusespecial fund; established.  (a)  There is established a special fund to beknown as the mental health and substance abuse special fund into which shall bedeposited all revenues and other moneys collected from certification programsand treatment services rendered by the mental health and substance abuseprograms operated by the State.  Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary,the department is authorized to establish separate accounts within the specialfund for depositing moneys received from certification programs and from eachmental health and substance abuse program.  Moneys deposited into therespective accounts of each program shall be used for the payment of theoperating expenses of the respective program.

(b)  The director shall submit a report to thelegislature, not later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regularsession, which identifies for each account in the special fund, the accountbalance and ceiling increase, any transfers and expenditures made, and thepurposes of the expenditures. [L 1991, c 243, §1; am L 1995, c 214, §2]