Effective 28 Aug 2003

41.033. Antiterrorism fund created, purpose — reversion to general revenue prohibited — governor to direct expenditures — antiterrorism activities defined. — 1. The "Antiterrorism Fund" is hereby established within the state treasury. The state treasurer shall be custodian of the fund, in accordance with sections 30.170 and 30.180, and shall make disbursements from said fund for the purposes enumerated in subsection 2 of this section. All contributions derived from section 301.3123, private donations and grants, or any appropriations made by the general assembly, shall be placed in the antiterrorism fund. Notwithstanding the provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary, moneys in the antiterrorism fund shall not revert to the general revenue fund. Interest accruing to the antiterrorism fund shall be part of the fund.

2. The antiterrorism fund shall, upon appropriation, be used by the Missouri office of homeland security for antiterrorism activities. Expenditures from the fund shall be made upon the direction of the governor for antiterrorism activities. As used in this section, the term "antiterrorism activities" means activities related to the prevention, detection, and emergency response to terrorism that are undertaken by state and local law enforcement, fire protection, and public health agencies. The funds provided for these activities, to the extent that funds are available, shall be used exclusively for purposes directly related to fighting terrorism. Eligible activities include, but are not limited to, hiring support staff to perform administrative tasks, hiring and training additional law enforcement, fire protection, and public health personnel, response training for existing and additional law enforcement, fire protection, and public health personnel, and hazardous materials and other equipment expenditures.

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(L. 2003 S.B. 4)