Racing investigative expense fund

(a) There is hereby created the racing investigative expense fund in the state treasury. (b) All amounts, other than the application fee, which the commission collects from applicants for licensure pursuant to subsection (a) of K.S.A. 74-8813 or subsection (c) of K.S.A. 74-8815, and amendments thereto, shall be remitted to the state treasurer in accordance with the provisions of K.S.A. 75-4215, and amendments thereto. Upon receipt of each such remittance, the state treasurer shall deposit the entire amount in the state treasury to the credit of the racing investigative expense fund. All moneys credited to such fund shall be expended or transferred only for the purposes and in the manner provided by this act. Expenditures from such fund shall be made in accordance with appropriation acts upon warrants of the director of accounts and reports issued pursuant to vouchers approved by the chairperson of the commission or a person designated by the chairperson. (c) All expenses of investigation of an applicant's qualifications for an organization license, facility owner license or facility manager license shall be paid from the racing investigative expense fund. Whenever another state agency assists the commission in such investigation and incurs costs in addition to those attributable to the operations of such agency, such additional costs shall be paid from the racing investigative expense fund. The furnishing of assistance in such investigation shall be a transaction between the commission and the respective agency and shall be settled in accordance with K.S.A. 75-5516, and amendments thereto. (d) This section shall be part of and supplemental to the Kansas parimutuel racing act.