All fees collected by the director in accordance with this chapter, or in accordance with regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority conferred by this chapter, shall be placed into a restricted receipt account to support the personnel costs, operating costs and capital expenditure necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter; provided, however, that any fees charged shall be in addition to and not substituted for funds appropriated for the department by the state or federal government.
R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-23.6-9