| 1. Establishment of fund. There is established in the State |
| Treasury a special fund known as the Occupational Safety Loan |
| Fund, for the purposes of making loans, interest rate subsidies |
| and grants in accordance with section 63, and of providing funds |
| for the administration of that section. The loan fund must be |
| administered by the commissioner. The department has authority |
| over the loan fund and may do all things necessary or convenient |
| in the administration of the loan fund and shall formulate and |
| adopt rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375 governing the |
| administration, maintenance, loan disbursements, loan repayments, |
| making of grants and interest rate subsidies and collections of |
| the loan fund, and perform all other functions that the laws of |
| this State specifically authorize or that are necessary or |
| appropriate. All money and securities in the loan fund must be |
| held in trust by the Treasurer of State for the purposes of the |
| loan and interest rate subsidy program established and grants |
| authorized under section 63 and may not be money or property for |
| the general use of the State, except that during the fiscal year |
| ending June 30, 1991, the State may transfer up to $400,000 to |
| the undedicated General Fund revenues. The Treasurer of State |
| shall invest the money of the fund in accordance with law. The |
| fund does not lapse. |