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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="6-425" title_number="6" title_name="Toxic, Carcinogenic, and Flammable Substances" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Asbestos Removal">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Asbestos Worker Protection Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is an Asbestos Worker Protection Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The Department shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Fund is a special, nonlapsing fund that is not subject to § 7–302 of the State Finance and Procurement Article.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall hold the Fund separately, and the Comptroller shall account for the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>All penalties and fines collected under § 6–422 of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Investment earnings of the Fund; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>In accordance with the State budget, the Fund shall be used only for asbestos worker protection and enforcement activities under this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall invest the money in the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be paid into the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <text>Money expended from the Fund for enforcement activities is supplemental to, and is not intended to take the place of, funding that otherwise would be appropriated for asbestos worker protection and enforcement activities.</text>
  </level>
</section>
