(1) There is hereby created within the State Treasury a trust and agency fund which shall not lapse to be known as the "Vehicle Emission Control Fund," which shall consist of:
- (a) Money appropriated by the General Assembly;
- (b) All money remitted by county clerks which is collected for vehicle emissions inspections:
- (c) All money remitted by county fiscal courts which have been delegated authority to implement a vehicle emission control program;
- (d) Money received from private grants or donations; and
- (e) Money received from the United States by grant or otherwise to assist the Commonwealth in any vehicle emission control program.
- (f) Money received from independent contractors as required in subsection (3)(c) of KRS 224.20-740.
- (2) The cabinet shall administer the vehicle emission control fund to achieve the purposes of KRS 224.20-710 to 224.20-765.
- (3) Money in the vehicle emission control fund shall not revert to the general fund and shall be exempt from the provisions of KRS 45.229 relating to lapsing of appropriations.
- (4) All purchases, capital outlay, and operating costs relating to the vehicle emission control program conducted pursuant to KRS 224.20-710 to 224.20-765 shall be charged against the vehicle emission control fund.
Effective: July 13, 1990
History: Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 467, sec. 5, effective July 13, 1990. Formerly codified as KRS 224.470.