§435H-3  Funding.  (a)  The connector may receive contributions, grants, endowments, fees, or gifts in cash or otherwise from public and private sources including corporations, businesses, foundations, governments, individuals, and other sources subject to rules adopted by the board.  The State may appropriate moneys to the connector.  As required by section 1311(d)(5)(A) of the Federal Act, the connector shall be self-sustaining by January 1, 2015, and may charge assessments or user fees to participating health and dental carriers, or may otherwise generate non-insurer based funding to support its operations.  Moneys received by or under the supervision of the connector shall not be placed into the state treasury and the State shall not administer any moneys of the connector nor be responsible for the financial operations or solvency of the connector.

     (b)  In addition to any other means of generating revenue pursuant to subsections (a) and (c), the connector may sell or lease its information technology infrastructure and services to other separate non-connector programs; provided that the sale or lease is in compliance with federal regulations.

     (c)  In addition to any other means of generating revenue pursuant to subsections (a) and (b), the connector may also charge fees for displaying advertisements for ancillary services on the connector's website.

     (d)  All plans to generate revenue for the connector shall be in compliance with federal law. [L 2011, c 205, pt of §3; am L 2014, c 233, §4]