3. a. The Petroleum Underground Storage Tank Remediation, Upgrade, and Closure Fund is established in the authority as a special, revolving fund. The fund shall be administered by the authority and shall be credited with:

(1) such monies as are appropriated by the Legislature;

(2) sums received as repayment of principal and interest on outstanding loans made from the State Underground Storage Tank Improvement Fund established pursuant to P.L.1986, c.102 (C. 58:10A-21 et seq.);

(3) such monies as are appropriated pursuant to section 21 of P.L.1997, c.235 (C. 58:10A-37.21);

(4) all non-refundable application fees collected pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1997, c.235 (C. 58:10A-37.6);

(5) sums received as repayment of principal and interest on outstanding loans made from the fund;

(6) any monies recovered by the authority pursuant to sections 14 and 15 of P.L.1997, c.235 (C. 58:10A-37.14 and C. 58:10A-37.15);

(7) any return on investment of monies deposited in the fund;

(8) any monies recovered through liens pursuant to section 10 or 16 of P.L.1997, c.235 (C. 58:10A-37.10 or C. 58:10A-37.16); and

(9) payments of the annual surcharge imposed pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1997, c.235 (C. 58:10A-37.18).

b. Monies in the fund shall be used by the authority solely for providing financial assistance pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1997, c.235 (C. 58:10A-37.4) except that the authority may use any return on investment of monies deposited in the fund, application fees collected pursuant to section 6 of P.L.1997, c.235 (C. 58:10A-37.6), monies recovered by the authority pursuant to sections 14 and 15 of P.L.1997, c.235 (C. 58:10A-37.14 and C. 58:10A-37.15), and payments of the annual surcharge imposed pursuant to section 18 of P.L.1997, c.235 (C. 58:10A-37.18) for actual costs incurred in administering the fund, and for costs of any action to recover monies owing to the fund.

L.1997,c.235,s.3.