§24E-1-5. West Virginia statewide addressing and mapping fund.

(a) There is hereby created a special fund that is designated as the "West Virginia Statewide Addressing and Mapping Fund." The fund shall be treated by the Auditor and treasurer as a special revenue fund and not as part of the general revenue of the state: Provided, That nothing in this article can be construed to require any appropriation by the Legislature to the fund.

(b) The board shall hold the proceeds of the fund in trust and shall manage the proceeds of the fund solely to accomplish the purposes of this article.

(c) Disbursements from the fund may be made only upon the written requisition of the chairman accompanied by a certified resolution of the board and may be made solely to accomplish the purposes of this article.

(d) Any amount remaining in the fund upon the termination of the board is to be transferred to county commissions of the state and may be used by them solely for the purposes of maintaining and updating the statewide addressing and mapping to be accomplished by this article. No later than January 1, 2005, the board shall propose rules for governing the distribution of any amount among the various county commissions for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code. The rules may not be filed as emergency rules.