[§225M-5] Statewide planning and geographic information system special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury the statewide planning and geographic information system special fund, into which shall be deposited:

(1) Moneys collected as fees for geographic information system services rendered and end products such as maps;

(2) Moneys directed, allocated, or disbursed to the statewide planning and geographic information system program from other government agencies or private sources to help support the acquisition of hardware, software, and databases;

(3) Moneys collected as fees for the convenience of obtaining geographic information system services and products via the Internet; and

(4) Moneys directed, allocated, or disbursed to the statewide planning and geographic information system program from non-state sources, including grants, awards, and donations.

(b) The statewide planning and geographic information system special fund shall be used to help defray the costs of the following:

(1) Planning and geographic information system program activities, including the provision of state funds to match federal funds from the United States Geological Survey or other federal agencies; and

(2) Operating costs of the geographic information system program, including compensation of staff and acquisition and maintenance of hardware or software necessary to implement section 225M-2(b)(4)(B).

(c) Investment earnings credited to the assets of the fund shall become a part of the assets of the fund. [L 2001, c 178, pt of §2]