N.Y. State Finance Law § 97-h: Lake George park trust fund

§ 97-h. Lake George park trust fund. 1. There is hereby established in

the joint custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of

taxation and finance a fund to be known as the Lake George park trust

fund.

2. Such fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated for the purpose

of such fund and all moneys transferred to such fund pursuant to law

including section 43-0125 of the environmental conservation law and

section two thousand two hundred thirty-one of the vehicle and traffic

law. Any interest earned by the investment of moneys in such fund shall

be added to such fund, become a part of such fund, and be used for the

purpose of such fund.

3. Moneys of such fund shall be available for appropriation and

allocation only to the Lake George park commission for the purposes of

carrying out the provisions of article forty-three of the environmental

conservation law and for the acquisition by the commission of integral

environmental areas and open space resources within the Lake George park

or for grants to municipalities or nonprofit land trusts within such

park for the purposes of such acquisition.

4. The moneys of the fund shall be paid out on the audit and warrant

of the comptroller on vouchers certified or approved by the chairman of

the Lake George park commission or his duly designated representative.

5. Notwithstanding the provisions of any general or special law, no

moneys shall be available from the fund until a certificate of

allocation and a schedule of amounts to be available therefor shall have

been issued by the director of the budget, and a copy of such

certificate filed with the comptroller. Such certificate may be amended

from time to time by the director of the budget and a copy of each such

amendment shall be filed with the comptroller.