33 U.S.C. § 2752 : US Code - Section 2752: Annual appropriations

Search 33 U.S.C. § 2752 : US Code - Section 2752: Annual appropriations

(a) Required
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, amounts in
the Fund shall be available only as provided in annual
appropriation Acts.
(b) Exceptions
Subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to sections (!1)
2706(f), 2712(a)(4), or 2736 of this title, and shall not apply to
an amount not to exceed $50,000,000 in any fiscal year which the
President may make available from the Fund to carry out section
1321(c) of this title and to initiate the assessment of natural
resources damages required under section 2706 of this title. To the
extent that such amount is not adequate, the Coast Guard may obtain
an advance from the Fund of such sums as may be necessary, up to a
maximum of $100,000,000, and within 30 days shall notify Congress
of the amount advanced and the facts and circumstances
necessitating the advance. Amounts advanced shall be repaid to the
Fund when, and to the extent that, removal costs are recovered by
the Coast Guard from responsible parties for the discharge or
substantial threat of discharge. Sums to which this subsection
applies shall remain available until expended.