§16-27B-9. Radiation Licensure and Inspection Fund.

(a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a special revenue fund known as the Radiation Licensure and Inspection Fund. The fund shall be administered by and under the control of the Secretary of the Department of Health. Expenditures from the fund shall be solely for the purposes under this article of administration, registration, licensing, and inspection of radioactive materials facilities and equipment for the protection of public health and safety and the environment.

(b) The fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the Legislature, moneys received from the federal government, moneys received from licensing and registration fees, and from private donations, grants, bequests, and all other moneys received from all sources for the purposes stated herein. Moneys from forfeited sureties or which are part of other financial arrangements under §16-27B-7 of this code and any interest earned thereon shall not be deposited into this fund or used for normal operating expenses.

(c) Any funds remaining in the Fund at the end of the fiscal year shall not revert to the general revenue but shall remain in the fund solely for the purposes stated in this article.

(d) The moneys accrued in this fund, any earnings thereon, and yield from investments by the State Treasurer or West Virginia Investment Management Board are reserved solely and exclusively for the purposes set forth in this section.