(a) There is established as a special fund the Underground Storage Tank Regulation Fund ("Fund"), which shall be administered by the Department of Energy and Environment in accordance with subsection (c) of this section.
(b) All fees, fines, and penalties received from compliance with and enforcement of this subchapter, and contributions and monies received as reimbursement, and all interest earned on those monies, shall be deposited into the Fund.
(c) Money in the Fund shall be used to pay for the costs of implementing this subchapter and may be used for assessment, clean up, and housing and relocation assistance.
(d)(1) The money deposited into the Fund but not expended in a fiscal year shall not revert to the unassigned fund balance of the General Fund of the District of Columbia at the end of a fiscal year, or at any other time.
(2) Subject to authorization in an approved budget and financial plan, any funds appropriated in the Fund shall be continually available without regard to fiscal year limitation.
(Mar. 8, 1991, D.C. Law 8-242, § 6a; as added Dec. 3, 2020, D.C. Law 23-149, § 6043, 67 DCR 10493.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Title 8 - Environmental and Animal Control and Protection
Chapter 1 - Environmental Controls
Subchapter VII - Underground Storage Tank Management
§ 8–113.03. Release notification requirements
§ 8–113.04. Interim prohibition for installation
§ 8–113.05. Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund. [Repealed]
§ 8–113.05a. Underground Storage Tank Regulation Fund
§ 8–113.06. Certification, registration, and licensing
§ 8–113.07. Denial, suspension, or revocation
§ 8–113.08. Right of entry; inspections; analyses; corrective action
§ 8–113.09. Enforcement; penalties