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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="9-11A-11" title_number="9" title_name="Water, Ice, and Sanitary Facilities" subtitle_number="11A" subtitle_name="On–site Wastewater Services">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the On–Site Wastewater Professionals Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is an On–Site Wastewater Professionals Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to provide funding to maintain the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Board shall administer the Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <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="f">
    <text>The Fund consists of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>All fees, penalties, and fines collected under this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Interest earnings of the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>Donations to the Fund; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>Any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Fund shall be used only to pay for the cost of creating the Board, maintenance of the Board, reasonable administrative costs, and implement the provisions of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The State Treasurer shall invest the money of the Fund in the same manner as other State money may be invested.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Any interest earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <text>Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>Money expended from the Fund to maintain the Board or implement the provisions of this subtitle is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for the Board.</text>
  </level>
</section>
