Section 176-A:1 - Alcohol Abuse Prevention and Treatment FundI. There is hereby established an alcohol abuse prevention and treatment fund to fund alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs.II. The fund shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated for the purposes of funding alcohol education and abuse prevention and treatment programs. The commissioner of the department of health and human services may accept gifts, grants, donations, or other funding from any source and shall deposit all such revenue received into the fund. The state treasurer shall invest the moneys deposited in the fund as provided by law. Interest earned on moneys deposited in the fund shall be deposited into the fund.III. Moneys received from all other sources other than the liquor commission pursuant to RSA 176:16, III, including any community benefit contribution made by New Hampshire's hospitals, shall be disbursed from the fund upon the authorization of the governor's commission on alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery established pursuant to RSA 12-J:1 and shall not be diverted for any other purposes. Funds disbursed shall be used for alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery services, and other purposes related to the duties of the commission under RSA 12-J:3.IV. [Repealed by 2023 amendment.]Amended by 2023, 79:408, eff. 12/31/2023.Amended by 2023, 79:403, eff. 12/31/2023.Amended by 2019 , 346: 218, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by 2018 , 342: 14, eff. 12/31/2018.Amended by 2014 , 18: 3, eff. 7/22/2014.2000, 328:3. 2004, 126 : 1 , 2. 2005, 77 : 1 , eff. July 1, 2005 at 12:01 a.m. 2014, 18 : 3 , eff. July 22, 2014. 2018, 342 : 14 , eff. Dec. 31, 2018. 2019, 346 : 218 , eff. July 1, 2019.