(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the account is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department for the purpose of providing loans pursuant to Articles 5 (commencing with Section 80400) and 6 (commencing with Section 80450) and for the purpose of providing subsidies for environmental insurance pursuant to the California Financial Assurance and Insurance for Redevelopment Program (Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 80680)).
(b) The money in the account may be expended by the department, a regional board, the state board, and the agency for the implementation and administration of this article and for implementation and administration of the California Financial Assurance and Insurance for Redevelopment Program (Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 80680)), only upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or in another measure.