(a) There is established as a special fund the Hazardous Waste and Toxic Chemical Source Reduction Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department of Energy and Environment in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) All fees, fines, and penalties received from compliance with and enforcement of this chapter, and all interest earned on those monies, shall be deposited into the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to pay for the costs of implementing this chapter.
(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(Mar. 16, 1978, D.C. Law 2-64, § 21a; as added Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 6044, 67 DCR 10493.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection
Chapter 13 - Hazardous Waste Management
Subchapter II - Toxic Source Reduction
§ 8–1315. Hazardous waste and toxic chemical source reduction
§ 8–1316. Identification of major generators of hazardous waste and releasers of toxic chemicals
§ 8–1317. Annual hazardous waste and toxic chemical reports
§ 8–1318. Hazardous waste and toxic chemical source reduction plans
§ 8–1319.01. Hazardous Waste and Toxic Chemical Source Reduction Fund
§ 8–1320. Hazardous waste and toxic chemical fee waivers