(a) The derelict vessel prevention program fund is created in the general fund. The purpose of the fund is to provide a source from which the department may
- (1) reimburse state agencies and municipalities for expenses related to removal of derelict vessels from waters of the state and from state or municipal property;
- (2) pay for development and implementation of programs that incentivize compliance with this chapter;
- (3) subsidize projects directly related to the derelict vessel prevention program; and
- (4) pay the costs of administering the fund.
(b) The fund consists of money appropriated to the fund, including
- (1) donations;
- (2) money received from the sale of a vessel under this chapter;
- (3) income from the fund and other program receipts;
- (4) money collected under AS 05.25.096(a)(5) and (6);
- (5) civil penalties collected under AS 30.30.015.
- (c) Appropriations to the derelict vessel prevention program fund do not lapse.
- (d) Money appropriated to the fund may be used by the department for the purposes of the fund without further appropriation.
- (e) Nothing in this section creates a dedicated fund.