There is hereby established in the department the PFAS response fund which shall be maintained as distinct and separate from all other funds. The PFAS response fund shall be invested in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 6:8. Any earnings on PFAS response fund moneys shall be added to the PFAS response fund. All moneys in the PFAS response fund shall be non-lapsing and shall be continually appropriated to the department. The PFAS response fund shall be used to fund departmental duties as outlined in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 485-H:8, including loans, grants, and reimbursements in accordance with this chapter. Funds from any bond proceeds, grants, loan repayments, legislative appropriations, donations, and other funds related to the PFAS response fund shall be credited to the PFAS response fund.