Section 95-C. The marine and coastal district of New York conservation, education, and research fund

1. There  is  hereby  established  in  the
  joint  custody of the state comptroller and the commissioner of taxation
  and finance a special fund to  be  known  as  the  "marine  and  coastal
  district of New York conservation, education, and research fund".
    2.  Such  fund shall consist of all revenues received pursuant to, and
  distributed in accordance with, the provisions of section  four  hundred
  four-t   of   the   vehicle  and  traffic  law,  and  all  other  moneys
  appropriated, credited, or transferred thereto from any  other  fund  or
  source pursuant to law. Nothing contained herein shall prevent the state
  from receiving grants, gifts, or bequests for the purposes of the marine
  and  coastal  district of New York conservation, education, and research
  program  as  described  in  section   13-0501   of   the   environmental
  conservation law and depositing them into the fund according to law.
    3.  Monies  of the fund, following appropriation, may be expended only
  for conservation, research,  and  education  projects  relating  to  the
  marine and coastal district of New York, as described in section 13-0103
  of the environmental conservation law ("district"), that are approved by
  the marine and coastal district of New York conservation, education, and
  research  board ("board") established pursuant to section 13-0503 of the
  environmental conservation law.
    4. Monies of the fund shall be payable from the fund on the audit  and
  warrant  of  the  comptroller  on  vouchers approved or certified by the
  chairperson of the board. No money from  such  fund  may  be  withdrawn,
  transferred,  or used by any person or entity for any purpose other than
  as permitted by this section.