74-554. Creation of the laboratory equipment fund; moneys credited, transfers from certain fee funds, expenditures. (a) There is hereby created a laboratory equipment fund in the state treasury. All moneys credited to the laboratory equipment fund shall be expended for the acquisition, maintenance and replacement of equipment used by the Kansas department of agriculture laboratory and metrology laboratory.
(b) Upon request of the secretary of agriculture the director of accounts and reports shall transfer no more than 10% of the carry-over balance of any fee fund specified in subsection (c) on June 30 in any fiscal year to the laboratory equipment fund.
(c) The following fee funds are subject to this transfer:
(1) The dairy fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-782, and amendments thereto;
(2) the feeding stuffs fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-1012, and amendments thereto;
(3) the fertilizer fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-1205, and amendments thereto;
(4) the pesticide use fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2464a, and amendments thereto;
(5) the agricultural liming materials fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2911, and amendments thereto;
(6) the petroleum inspection fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 55-427, and amendments thereto;
(7) the meat and poultry inspection fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 65-6a45, and amendments thereto;
(8) the entomology fee fund established pursuant to K.S.A. 2-2128, and amendments thereto; and
(9) the weights and measures fee fund as described pursuant to K.S.A. 83-302, and amendments thereto.
(d) In any fiscal year, the total amount of fees in the fund shall not exceed $500,000.
(e) All expenditures from the laboratory equipment fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary of agriculture or by a person or persons designated by the secretary.
History: L. 1994, ch. 336, § 1; L. 2004, ch. 101, § 125; L. 2010, ch. 22, § 1; July 1.
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