1. All fees and charges payable under this chapter shall be collected by the division of professional registration and transmitted to the department of revenue for deposit in the state treasury to the credit of the “Real Estate Commission Fund”. No money shall be paid out of this fund except by an appropriation by the general assembly. Warrants shall be issued monthly, upon the state treasurer out of this fund only, for the payment of the salaries and all necessary expenses of the commission. Vouchers for salaries and expenses shall be first approved by the commission. The total expense for every purpose incurred by the commission shall not exceed the total fees and charges collected and paid into the state treasury.

2. The provisions of section 33.080 to the contrary notwithstanding, money in this fund shall not be transferred and placed to the credit of general revenue until the amount in the fund at the end of the biennium exceeds two times the amount of the appropriation from the board’s funds for the preceding fiscal year or, if the board requires by rule permit renewal less frequently than yearly, then three times the appropriation from the board’s funds for the preceding fiscal year. The amount, if any, in the fund which shall lapse is that amount in the fund which exceeds the appropriate multiple of the appropriations from the board’s funds for the preceding fiscal year.