Beginning on the effective date of this act, the funds collected on account of the charges imposed by § 285a of this title shall be deposited in the General Fund of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Starting in Fiscal Year 2004—2005 and for subsequent fiscal years, the Department of the Treasury shall be appropriated twenty percent (20%) of the funds collected on account of the charges imposed by §§ 285—285d of this title. Said funds shall be held separately from any other funds received by the Department and shall be used to improve the services of the Department of the Treasury and to defray other expenses, as appropriate, to assure compliance by the Department of the Treasury with its ministerial duties.
History —Sept. 2, 2003, No. 233, § 5; Dec. 5, 2013, No. 143, § 4.