Section 46-12.7-3.1 - Financing of the fundThe fund shall consist of the following sources:
(1) Sums the legislature may appropriate;(2) Moneys received from federal, state, or other sources for the purpose of response, containment, abatement, rehabilitation, and monitoring costs from an oil spill in marine or estuarine waters;(3) Moneys received from any private donor for the oil spill prevention, administration, and response fund;(4) Costs recovered or otherwise received from parties responsible for the containment and cleanup of oil at a specific site, but excluding funds from performance bonds and other forms of financial responsibility held in escrow pending satisfactory performance of a privately funded response action;(5) Fines, penalties, or damages recovered under any sections of this chapter, chapter 12.5 of this title, or other law as a result of the release or threatened release of oil;(6) The fee required pursuant to § 46-12.7-4.1; and(7) Any interest earned on the moneys in the fund.R.I. Gen. Laws § 46-12.7-3.1
P.L. 1996, ch. 289, § 4; P.L. 2006, ch. 555, § 1; P.L. 2007, ch. 340, § 43.