(1) The State Forestry Department Cash Flow Repayment Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The State Forestry Department Cash Flow Repayment Fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund by the State Forestry Department pursuant to subsection (2) of this section. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes set forth in subsection (3) of this section.

(2)(a) When the State Forestry Department determines that moneys are available to the department in an amount greater than necessary to satisfy the current cash flow needs of the department, the department shall deposit excess amounts in the State Forestry Department Cash Flow Repayment Fund, except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection.

(b) The department is not required to deposit moneys in the fund if the balance of the fund is equal to or greater than the outstanding balance of moneys appropriated, allocated or otherwise made available to the department specifically for cash flow purposes.

(c) The moneys deposited in the fund under this subsection shall not be considered as a budget item on which a limitation is otherwise fixed by law, but shall be in addition to any specific biennial appropriations or amounts authorized to be expended from continuously appropriated moneys for any biennial period.

(3) On July 1 of each odd-numbered year, the department shall cause the balance of the fund to be transferred to the General Fund for general governmental purposes. [2022 c.76 § 3]