A. The fund is established as a nonlapsing fund to provide financial assistance, in accordance with subsection 2, for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, repair, protection and improvement of wastewater systems and treatment facilities and water pollution abatement systems.   [PL 2019, c. 423, §3 (AMD).]

B. The department shall administer the fund. The fund must be invested in the same manner as permitted for investment of funds belonging to the State or held in the State Treasury. The fund must be established and held separate from any other funds and used and administered exclusively for the purpose of this section. The fund consists of the following:  

A. To make grants to public wastewater systems under sections 411, 411‑A and 412;   [PL 2019, c. 423, §4 (AMD).]

B. To forgive loans held by public wastewater systems for the acquisition, planning, design, construction, reconstruction, enlargement, repair, protection or improvement of public wastewater systems and treatment facilities and water pollution abatement systems;   [PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW).]

C. To provide a state match for federal funds allocated to the state revolving loan fund established in Title 30‑A, section 6006‑A;   [PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW).]

D. To invest available fund balances and to credit the net interest income on those balances to the fund; and   [PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW).]

E. To pay the costs of the department associated with the administration of the fund as long as no more than 5% of the aggregate of the highest fund balance in any fiscal year is used for these purposes.   [PL 2009, c. 377, §3 (NEW).]