* § 95-k. Lyme and tick-borne diseases education, research and
prevention fund. 1. There is hereby established in the joint custody of
the commissioner of taxation and finance and the comptroller, a special
fund to be known as the "Lyme and tick-borne diseases education,
research and prevention fund".

2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received by the department
of taxation and finance, pursuant to the provisions of section two
hundred nine-P and section six hundred thirty-k of the tax law, and all
other moneys appropriated, credited or transferred thereto from any
other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing in this section shall
prevent the state from receiving grants, gifts or bequests for the
purposes of the fund as defined in this section and depositing them into
the fund according to law.

3. Monies of the fund shall be expended solely for Lyme and tick-borne
diseases education, research and prevention approved by the department
of health of the state of New York, for the purpose of promoting
education, research and prevention of Lyme and tick-borne diseases.

4. Monies shall be payable from the fund on the audit and warrant of
the comptroller on vouchers approved and certified by the commissioner
of the department of health.

5. To the extent practicable, the commissioner of the department of
health shall ensure that all monies received during a fiscal year are
expended prior to the end of such fiscal year.

6. On or before the first day of February each year, the comptroller
shall certify to the governor, temporary president of the senate,
speaker of the assembly, minority leader of the senate, minority leader
of the assembly, chair of the senate finance committee and chair of the
assembly ways and means committee, the amount of money deposited in the
Lyme and tick-borne diseases education, research and prevention fund
during the preceding calendar year as the result of revenue derived
pursuant to sections two hundred nine-P and six hundred thirty-k of the
tax law.

7. On or before the first day of February each year, the commissioner
of the department of health shall provide a written report to the
temporary president of the senate, speaker of the assembly, minority
leader of the senate, minority leader of the assembly, chair of the
senate finance committee, chair of the assembly ways and means
committee, chair of the senate committee on health, and chair of the
assembly health committee. Such report shall include how the monies of
the fund were utilized during the preceding calendar year and shall
include:

(i) the amount of money dispersed from the fund;

(ii) recipients of awards from the fund;

(iii) the amount awarded to each; and

(iv) the purposes for which such awards were granted.

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