[§150A-48]  Microorganism importcertification revolving fund.  (a)  There is established in the statetreasury the microorganism import certification revolving fund which shall beadministered by the department for the purposes of this section.  The microorganismimport certification revolving fund shall consist of:

(1)  Legislative appropriations to the microorganismimport certification revolving fund;

(2)  Certification and inspection fees, as authorizedby rule;

(3)  All fines collected pursuant to this part;

(4)  Reimbursements for any costs paid by thedepartment to remediate any impending danger or actual emergencies involvingmicroorganisms imported pursuant to certificate;

(5)  All interest earned on or accrued to moneysdeposited in the microorganism import certification revolving fund;

(6)  Grants and gifts to the microorganism importcertification revolving fund; and

(7)  Any other moneys made available to themicroorganism import certification revolving fund from other sources.

(b)  The balance in the microorganism importcertification revolving fund shall not exceed $500,000.  All amounts in excessof $500,000 shall be deposited to the credit of the state general fund.

(c)  The department shall expend moneys in themicroorganism import certification revolving fund for the development,administration, and operation of the microorganism import certificationprogram, including but not limited to personnel, training, materials andequipment, compliance monitoring activities, educational workshops forcertified importers and applicants for certification, evaluation andremediation of impending threat or actual emergencies related to microorganismsimported pursuant to certificate, and for any other purpose deemed necessary tocarry out the purposes of this part.

(d)  The department may set fees, by rule, foreducational workshops for certified importers or applicants for certification.[L 1999, c 177, pt of §1]