Section 342L-51 - Leaking underground storage tank fund(a) The department shall establish a revolving fund within the department which shall consist of moneys appropriated to the fund through federal grants, moneys appropriated to the fund by the legislature, moneys paid to the fund as a result of departmental compliance proceedings, moneys paid to the fund pursuant to court-ordered awards or judgments, moneys paid to the fund in court-approved or out-of-court settlements, and moneys given to the fund from other sources.(b) Moneys from the fund shall be expended by the department for the sole purpose of responding to petroleum releases from underground storage tanks or tank systems in a manner consistent with this chapter.(c) Moneys in the fund, which were appropriated to the fund through a federal grant and which have been collected by the department as part of its cost recovery efforts pursuant to section 342L-53, may be paid to the federal government when such repayment is required by a condition in the relevant federal grant.L 1989, c 212, pt of §6; am L 1992, c 259, §30Transfer of certain interest earnings to the general fund until June 30, 2015. L 2009, c 79, §30(a)(33).