Alabama Code 9-16-135. Special Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund; deposit, administration and disbursal of funds
Terms Used In Alabama Code 9-16-135
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
There is hereby created in the State Treasury a Special Abandoned Mine Reclamation Trust Fund to receive and retain up to 30 percent of the appropriated funds granted annually by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Interior for the reclamation of abandoned mine lands in Alabama. All moneys so deposited by the Secretary of the Department of Labor shall accrue interest, and together with all interest earned, shall be available for expenditure by the Secretary of the Department of Labor after August 3, 1992, solely to accomplish the purposes set forth in Section 9-16-122(b). All moneys in this fund shall be deposited, administered and disbursed in the same manner and under the same conditions and requirements as provided by law for other special trust funds in the State Treasury. Moneys in this special trust fund shall be separately accounted for and continuously available to the Secretary of the Department of Labor for expenditure as herein provided and shall not lapse at any time.