§ 2613

(a) A special fund of the State is created in the Department of Finance to be known as the 'The Delaware Lead-Based Paint Abatement and Remediation Fund' ('the Fund'). All other moneys, including gifts, bequests, grants, or other funds from private or public sources specifically designated for the Fund must be deposited or transferred to the Fund. Moneys in the Fund may be saved and deposited in an interest-bearing savings or investment account. Interest or other income earned on the moneys in the Fund must be deposited or transferred into the Fund. The Fund may not lapse or revert to the General Fund. (b) Moneys from the Fund may only be expended on the following: (1) Payment to contractors for conducting lead risk assessments. (2) Payment to contractors for the abatement or remediation of lead-based paint on properties specifically approved for abatement or remediation by the Program. (3) Temporary lodging of persons temporarily displaced during the abatement or remediation of lead-based paint at a lead-exposure site.

cifically approved for abatement or remediation by the Program. (3) Temporary lodging of persons temporarily displaced during the abatement or remediation of lead-based paint at a lead-exposure site. (4) Payments to third parties necessary to oversee proper administration of funds under paragraphs (b)(1) and (b)(2) of this section. (c) Moneys from the Fund may not be used to supplant any funds from any federal, state, or local government entity. (d) Each submission of a proposed budget from the Governor to the General Assembly under § 6335 of Title 29 must contain a specific proposed appropriation to the Fund.84 Del. Laws, c. 102, § 3;