(1) There is created on the books of the Treasurer of State, the Auditor of State, and the Chief Fiscal Officer of the State a miscellaneous fund to be known as the “Future Transportation Research Fund”.
(2) The Future Transportation Research Fund shall consist of: If available after the deposit of the funds required under § 14-143-130, interest income received under § 27-70-204 up to a maximum amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) each year from the State Highway and Transportation Department Fund; and
(3) Any other revenues authorized by law.
(4) The Future Transportation Research Fund shall be used by the Arkansas Department of Transportation for distributing grants under the Transportation-Related Research Grant Program, § 27-65-145.