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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 2. HEALTH |
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Subtitle E. HEALTH CARE COUNCILS AND RESOURCE CENTERS |
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Chapter 102. CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TEXAS |
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Subchapter E. CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH FUND |
Sec. 102.201. CANCER PREVENTION AND RESEARCH FUND
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(a) The cancer prevention and research fund is a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.
(b) The cancer prevention and research fund consists of:
(1) patent, royalty, and license fees and other income received under a contract entered into as provided by Section 102.255;
(2) appropriations of money to the fund by the legislature;
(3) gifts, grants, including grants from the federal government, and other donations received for the fund; and
(4) interest earned on the investment of money in the fund.
(c) The fund may be used only to pay for:
(1) grants for cancer research and for cancer research facilities in this state to realize therapies, protocols, and medical procedures for the cure or substantial mitigation of all types of cancer in humans;
(2) the purchase, subject to approval by the institute, of laboratory facilities by or on behalf of a state agency or grant recipient;
(3) grants to public or private persons to implement the Texas Cancer Plan;
(4) the operation of the institute; and
(5) grants for cancer prevention and control programs in this state to mitigate the incidence of all types of cancer in humans.