[§200-8]  Boating program; payment ofcosts.  The cost of administering a comprehensive statewide boatingprogram, including, but not limited to, the cost of:

(1)  Operating, maintaining, and managing all boatingfacilities under the control of the department;

(2)  Improving boating safety;

(3)  Operating a vessel registration and boatingcasualty investigation and reporting system; and

(4)  Other boating program activities,

shall be paid from the boating special fund.  Theamortization (principal and interest) of the costs of capital improvements forboating facilities appropriated after July 1, 1975, including, but notlimited to, berths, slips, ramps, related accommodations, general navigationchannels, breakwaters, aids to navigation, and other harbor structures, may bepaid from the boating special fund or from general revenues as the legislaturemay authorize in each situation.  Revenues provided in this chapter for theboating special fund shall be at least sufficient to pay the special fund costsestablished in this section. [L 1991, c 272, pt of §2]