(1) The State Forestry Department Large Wildfire Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund.
(2) The State Forestry Department Large Wildfire Fund shall be held by the State Treasurer as a fund for use by the State Forestry Department for wildfire mitigation and suppression. The State Treasurer shall deposit and invest moneys in the fund as provided by law, taking into account its uses. Interest earned by the fund shall be credited to the fund.
(3) The fund consists of moneys appropriated by the Legislative Assembly for deposit in the fund, moneys received by the department from the federal government and other moneys appropriated to, allocated to, deposited in or transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly or otherwise.