3. There is created in the Department of the Treasury a special non-lapsing fund to be known as the “Battleship New Jersey Memorial Fund.” There shall be deposited into the fund the additional application and renewal fees collected pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1995, c.252 (C. 39:3-27.68) and any interest earned thereon, less the amounts necessary to reimburse the division for administrative costs pursuant to section 4 of P.L.1995, c.252 (C. 39:3-27.70). Monies deposited in the fund shall be annually appropriated to the Home Port Alliance to support the restoration, maintenance and operation of the Battleship U.S.S. New Jersey.

L.1995, c.252, s.3; amended 2007, c.262, s.2.