There is established in the Department of Community Affairs, a nonlapsing, revolving fund to be known as the Uniform Construction Code Revolving Fund. All surcharge fees levied on new construction pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1975, c. 217, such moneys as may be appropriated by the State or Federal Government for inclusion in the fund, and such revenues as may be generated by departmental training, educational and instruction activities related to code enforcement shall be deposited in the fund.

Moneys appropriated from the fund shall be used to prepare and administer examinations to determine the eligibility of persons seeking to be employed by an enforcing agency, to establish and administer courses for the training of code, and subcode officials and assistants, and to reimburse in whole or in part, such persons as deemed eligible by the department, who have paid tuition for such training courses, and to disseminate information concerning the code and code rules and regulations, and changes made therein.

L.1979, c. 121, s. 2, eff. June 30, 1979.