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trust must be deposited in a principal account and maintained | as a permanent endowment.__The income earned on funds held in | this account, combined with the remaining 50% of funds | contributed to the trust, must be deposited in an operating | account and made available for disbursement as grants to | accomplish the purposes of this section and as expenditures | for purposes of administering the trust. |
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| B.__An executive agency is not eligible to receive funding | from the trust unless the agency jointly undertakes a | research proposal with another entity that is not an | executive agency. |
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| C.__The department shall give preference to institutions, | organizations and entities located and operated in the | State. |
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| D.__Principal, or interest earned from principal, with | special instructions from contributors must be awarded in | accordance with the contributors' instructions. |
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| E.__All money in the trust not immediately required for | payment, pursuant to the provisions of this section, must be | invested by the Treasurer of State as authorized by Title 5, | section 138, except that the securities in which the trust | money is invested must remain part of the trust until | exchanged for other securities and the income from all | investments must remain a part of the trust unless | prohibited by federal law. |
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| | 5.__Report, amendment and termination of trust.__The | department shall file a report as follows. |
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| A.__The department shall report to the Legislature on a | biennial basis concerning the activities of the trust. |
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| B.__In the event the department determines that the | provisions of the trust should be amended, the department | shall make appropriate recommendations to the Legislature in | its biennial report. |
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| C.__The department may recommend in its biennial report that | the trust be terminated if termination is determined to be | appropriate.__In the event that the Legislature terminates | the trust, the principal and operating funds must be | disbursed in a manner consistent with the purpose of the | trust. |
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| | Sec. 2. Development of competitive grant program; report. The Department of | Marine Resources shall develop a competitive grant program, | including qualifications and application procedures, |
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