26:2B-9.2 "Alcohol Treatment Programs Fund."

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2. a. There is created within the Department of Health a special nonlapsing revolving fund to be known as the "Alcohol Treatment Programs Fund." The fund shall consist of such monies as are deposited pursuant to section 12 of P.L.1994, c.57 (C.34:1B-21.12), any other monies as may be appropriated to the fund by the Legislature or otherwise provided to the fund, and interest or other income derived from the investment of monies in the fund.

b. Except as provided in subsection c. of this section, monies in the fund shall be used exclusively for making grants, approved by the Assistant Commissioner of the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the Department of Human Services, to programs that provide treatment for alcohol use disorder and other conditions related to the excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages among persons convicted of violating the State's drunk driving laws and others.

c. An amount not to exceed $150,000 in Fiscal Year 2002 and five percent of the total annual revenue allocated to the fund in each fiscal year thereafter may be expended from the fund to defray actual expenses incurred by the department in the administration of the fund subject to approval by the Director of the Division of Budget and Accounting.

L.2001, c.48, s.2; amended 2023, c.177, s.61.