Section 97-OOO. Division of parole asset forfeiture account

1. There is
  hereby established in the joint custody of the state comptroller and the
  division of parole a special account within  the  miscellaneous  special
  revenue  fund  to  be  known  as the division of parole asset forfeiture
  account. Such  account  shall  consist,  subject  to  necessary  federal
  approval,  of  moneys  received  by  the  division of parole through the
  equitable sharing that is authorized in federal forfeiture actions.
    2. The moneys of the  account  shall  be  available  for  purposes  of
  developing  additional  resources such as, but not limited to, obtaining
  equipment,  establishing  training  programs,  or   accessing   existing
  technology or databases.
    3.   The  chairman  of  the  board  of  parole  shall  report  to  the
  commissioner of the division of criminal justice services, the  director
  of  the  budget,  the  chairman  of the senate finance committee and the
  chairman of the assembly ways and  means  committee  by  October  first,
  nineteen  hundred  ninety-eight  and every six months thereafter, on the
  source and amounts of moneys in the account. Such report shall  describe
  the amount of moneys received by the federal government and the division
  of  parole  from  the  joint  activities of the division and federal law
  enforcement agencies, the law enforcement activities which led  to  such
  forfeiture and the value of the assets so seized.
    4. The moneys of such account shall be made available on the audit and
  warrant  of  the  comptroller  on  vouchers certified or approved by the
  chairman of the board of parole.