| 1.__Fund established.__The Lake and River Protection Fund, |
| referred to in this section as the "fund," is established within |
| the department as a nonlapsing fund.__The fund must be |
| administered by the commissioner.__The fund is funded from fees |
| collected for lake and river protection stickers issued under |
| section 13058, subsection 3 and from other funds accepted for |
| those purposes by the commissioner or allocated or appropriated |
| by the Legislature.__Money in the fund may be used for enforcing |
| laws pertaining to invasive aquatic plants, inspecting watercraft |
| for invasive aquatic plant materials, educational and |
| informational efforts targeted at invasive aquatic plant |
| prevention, eradication and management activities and the |
| production and distribution of lake and river protection stickers |
| required under section 13058, subsection 3. |