I. There is hereby established in the office of the state treasurer a fund to be known as the McAuliffe-Shepard discovery center fund which shall be kept separate and distinct from all other funds. All fees received by the commission pursuant to RSA 12-L:7 and all monetary gifts, grants, and donations pursuant to RSA 12-L:9 shall be deposited in such fund. The fund is established to pay for the operational expenses of the discovery center and the commission. The moneys in this fund shall be nonlapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the commission.
   II. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the commission from establishing an endowment fund.
Source. 2001, 136:2, eff. July 1, 2001. 2009, 13:4, eff. April 17, 2009.