Statute 617 1675

1. There is hereby created in the State General Fund the Account for Pensions for Silicosis, Diseases Related to Asbestos and Other Disabilities. The Account consists of money appropriated to the Account by the Legislature and interest and income earned pursuant to subsection 2. 2. The interest and income earned on money in the Account, after deducting any applicable charges, must be credited to the Account. 3. The Account must be administered by the State Treasurer. The money in the Account may be expended only for the purposes set forth in NRS 617.168 and none of the money in the Account may be expended for administrative purposes. The expenditures must be made on claims approved by the insurer and paid as other claims against the State are paid. (Added to NRS by 1975, 821; A 1981, 1502; 1983, 1589; 1985, 723; 1987, 590; 1991, 1802; 1999, 1802)