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<section article="gnr" article_name="Natural Resources" number="5-909" title_number="5" title_name="Forests and Parks" subtitle_number="9" subtitle_name="Program Open Space">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the Natural Resources Property Maintenance Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a Natural Resources Property Maintenance Fund in the Department.</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>Money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Revenue deposited into the Fund in accordance with § 5–908.1(b) of this subtitle;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Interest earnings; 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>The Fund may be used only for:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>Maintaining, repairing, and managing property owned by the Department;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Managing, operating, maintaining, and developing Somers Cove Marina; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Administrative expenses calculated in accordance with § 1–103(b)(2) of this article.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <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="h">
    <text>Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.</text>
  </level>
</section>
