32-1174. Boating safety financial assistance fund; purpose; interest earnings; expenditures. (a) All federal moneys received pursuant to federal assistance, federal-aid funds or federal-aid grant reimbursements related to boating or boating programs under the control, authorities and duties of the Kansas department of wildlife and parks shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of the remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit it to the boating safety financial assistance fund, which is hereby created, to be dedicated and used for the purposes authorized in K.S.A. 32-1173, and amendments thereto.

(b) No moneys derived from sources described in subsection (a) or (c) shall be used for any purpose other than the administration of matters that are under the control, authorities and duties of the secretary of wildlife and parks and the Kansas department of wildlife and parks as provided by law.

(c) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the boating safety financial assistance fund, interest earnings based on:

(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the boating safety financial assistance fund, for the preceding month; and

(2) the net earnings rate of the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.

(d) All expenditures from the boating safety financial assistance fund shall be made in accordance with the appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of wildlife and parks.

History: L. 2005, ch. 181, § 1; L. 2012, ch. 47, § 76; L. 2023, ch. 7, § 89; July 1.