(a) Establishment.-- The Agriculture Rapid Response Disaster Readiness Account is established as a special nonlapsing account in the State Treasury. All money allocated to or supplements to the account and the interest collected on money and supplements shall be paid into the account. All money placed into the account and the interest the account accrues are appropriated to the department on a continuing basis for activities necessary to meet the requirements of this chapter. (b) Supplements to account.-- The account may be supplemented by money received from the following sources: (1) State money appropriated to the department. (2) Federal money appropriated to the department. (3) Money received from other governmental agencies through an interagency agreement or memorandum of understanding. (4) Gifts and other contributions from public and private sources. (c) Account administration.-- The department may adopt procedures for the use of money in the account, including the creation of subaccounts within the account for the purposes of allocation of money authorized under this chapter. (d) Deposit and use of money.-- An administrative action may not prevent the deposit of money into the account in the fiscal year in which the money is received. The money shall only be used for the purposes authorized under this chapter and shall not be transferred or diverted to any other purpose by administrative action, except as specifically provided for in section 11106 (relating to cooperation).
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