(a)  Money to fund the Rhode Island Substance Abuse Prevention Act shall be appropriated from state general revenues and shall be raised by assessing an additional penalty of thirty dollars ($30.00) for all speeding violations as set forth in § 31-43-5.1. The money shall be deposited as general revenues. The department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals may utilize up to ten percent (10%) of the sums appropriated for the purpose of administering the substance abuse prevention program.

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(b)  Grants made under this chapter shall not exceed money available in the substance abuse prevention program.

History of Section.
P.L. 1987, ch. 375, § 1; P.L. l988, ch. 569, § 1; P.L. 1992, ch. 418, § 2; P.L. 1993, ch. 138, art. 26, § 1; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 14, § 8; P.L. 1995, ch. 370, art. 40, § 177; P.L. 2000, ch. 109, § 27; P.L. 2013, ch. 501, § 33.