(a) There is hereby created in the Department of Food and Agriculture Fund, the Analytical Laboratory Account, into which the residual balance of all reimbursements collected by the Secretary of Food and Agriculture for services rendered by the Center for Analytical Chemistry shall be deposited at the end of each fiscal year.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 221, upon appropriation by the Legislature, funds deposited in the Analytical Laboratory Account shall be used to fund services rendered, laboratory equipment repair or replacement, make modifications or upgrades to existing facilities, or for other uses that maintain the laboratory infrastructure.