5-C:15 Vital Records Improvement Fund. –
There is hereby established a special fund for the improvement and automation of vital records at the state and local levels. The sole purpose of the fund shall be to provide revenues for the improvement of the registration, certification, preservation, and management of the state's vital records, and said money shall not be used for any other purpose. Moneys in the fund shall be allocated for software applications and development, preservation efforts, hardware, communications and technical support associated with these purposes. Said moneys shall not be used for rent or electricity expenses or for general clerical or administrative personnel of the division. The secretary of state shall allocate moneys in the fund with the assistance of the advisory committee established under RSA 5-C:16. The fund shall accrue interest and shall be nonlapsing and continually appropriated to the secretary of state.