95-E*2 - New York state Autism awareness and research fund.

* §  95-e.  The  New York state autism awareness and research 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 New York state autism awareness and research fund.    2. Such fund shall consist of all revenues received  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  section  four  hundred four-v of the vehicle and traffic  law, and all other moneys appropriated, credited, or transferred thereto  from any other fund or source pursuant to law. Nothing contained 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.  (a) Monies of the fund shall be expended only for autism awareness  projects or autism research  projects  approved  by  the  department  of  health  in  New  York  state  provided,  however,  that no more than ten  percent of monies from such fund shall  be  expended  on  the  aggregate  number of autism research projects approved in a fiscal year.    (b)  As used in this section, the term "autism research project" means  scientific research approved by the department of health into the causes  and/or treatment of autism, and  the  term  "autism  awareness  project"  means  a  project  approved  by  the  department  of health aimed toward  educating the general public about the causes, symptoms, and  treatments  of autism.    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 health.    5.  To the extent practicable, the commissioner of health shall ensure  that all monies received during a fiscal year are expended prior to  the  end of that fiscal year.    * NB There are 2 § 95-e's