(a) The balances of all funds or accounts thereof appropriated or reappropriated for the department of health and environment relating to the powers, duties, and functions transferred by this order are hereby transferred within the state treasury to the department of agriculture and shall be used only for the purpose for which the appropriation was originally made.
(b) Liability for all accrued compensation or salaries of officers and employees who are transferred to the department of agriculture under this order shall be assumed and paid by the department of agriculture.