(1) There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be designated as the “Perpetual Care Fund,” hereinafter referred to in this section as “fund,” which may be used for:
(a) Administration of the fund;
(b) Emergency response and decontamination at the state commercial hazardous waste management facility;
(c) Post-closure physical surveillance, environmental monitoring, maintenance, care, custody and remedial action at the state commercial hazardous waste management facility.
(2) Expenditures may be made from the fund upon requisition to the Treasurer by the executive director of the department.
(3) The fund shall be treated as a special trust fund. Interest earned on the principal therein shall be credited by the Treasurer to the fund.
(4) In addition to any money that may be appropriated or otherwise made available to it, the fund shall be maintained by user fees and other charges, including nonregulatory penalties, surcharges or other money paid to or recovered by or on behalf of the department.
(5) Fees and other charges shall at all times be sufficient to build and maintain the fund balance at a level determined by the department, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality.
(6) The establishment of this fund shall in no way be construed to relieve or reduce the liability of any facility operator, contractor or other person for damages resulting from the operation of the state commercial hazardous waste management facility.
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