The "fire-safer cigarette and firefighter protection fund" is created in the state treasury. The fund consists of appropriations, income from investment of the fund, money otherwise accruing to the fund, certification fees paid under Section 4 [57-2B-4 NMSA 1978] of the Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act and money recovered as penalties under Section 6 [57-2B-6 NMSA 1978] of that act. Money in the fund shall not revert to any other fund at the end of a fiscal year. Money in the fund is appropriated to the state fire marshal to enforce the Fire-Safer Cigarette and Firefighter Protection Act and to support fire safety and prevention programs and shall be disbursed on warrants signed by the secretary of finance and administration pursuant to vouchers signed by the state fire marshal or the state fire marshal's authorized representative.
History: Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 9.
Effective dates. — Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 13 made Laws 2009, ch. 265, § 9 effective January 1, 2010.