32-995. Feed the hungry fund; contributions to Kansas hunters feeding the hungry; reports to legislature. (a) The feed the hungry fund is hereby established in the state treasury. The secretary, in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto, shall remit to the state treasurer all moneys received by the secretary from contributions pursuant to subsection (c) of K.S.A. 32-980, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of the remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury and credit it to the fund.

(b) Moneys in the feed the hungry fund shall be disbursed quarterly to Kansas hunters feeding the hungry, inc., to support its programs.

(c) On or before the 10th of each month, the director of accounts and reports shall transfer from the state general fund to the feed the hungry fund interest earnings based on:

(1) The average daily balance of moneys in the feed the hungry fund for the preceding month; and

(2) the net earnings rate for the pooled money investment portfolio for the preceding month.

(d) All expenditures from the feed the hungry fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the secretary for the purposes set forth in this section.

(e) The secretary shall report annually, beginning on February 1, 2006, to the house committee on tourism and parks and the senate committee on natural resources on the state of contributions to the feed the hungry fund and the disbursements to Kansas hunters feeding the hungry, inc.

History: L. 2004, ch. 76, § 3; L. 2008, ch. 50, § 3; April 10.