The succession of the fund to all rights, properties, obligations, and duties of the Michigan economic development authority pursuant to section 21 shall include succession to the ownership and operation of the research center fund, of all distributions pursuant to the heritage trust act of 1982, Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1982, being section 318.421 to 318.434 of the Michigan Compiled Laws, to the Michigan economic development authority for deposit in the research center fund, and of all obligations, promises, covenants, commitments, and other requirements relating to the research center fund that were made by the Michigan economic development authority. Payments into the research center fund pursuant to Act No. 327 of the Public Acts of 1982 shall continue to be made as provided by that act upon and after the fund succeeds to ownership and operation of the research center fund.