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<section article="gps" article_name="Public Safety" number="13-220" title_number="13" title_name="Militia" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="General Provisions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “Fund” means the National Guard State Active Duty Mobilization Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>There is a National Guard State Active Duty Mobilization Fund in the Office of the Adjutant General within the Department.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The purpose of the Fund is to pay for personnel and equipment for State active duty mobilization of the National Guard, as ordered by the Governor.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The Adjutant General 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>money appropriated in the State budget to the Fund; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>any other money from any other source accepted for the benefit of the Fund.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The Fund may be used only for the expenses of and to support the operations of the National Guard in State active duty status.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <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="i">
    <text>Any investment earnings of the Fund shall be credited to the General Fund of the State.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="j">
    <text>Expenditures from the Fund may be made only in accordance with the State budget.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="k">
    <text>Money expended from the Fund for State active duty mobilization of the National Guard is supplemental to and is not intended to take the place of funding that otherwise would be appropriated for State active duty mobilization of the National Guard.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="l">
    <text>Money expended from the Fund shall be replenished in a timely manner to maintain the operational effectiveness of future State active duty mobilizations of the National Guard.</text>
  </level>
</section>
