33 U.S.C. § 2752: Annual appropriations

Except as provided in subsection (b), amounts in the Fund shall be available only as provided in annual appropriation Acts. section 2706(f), 2712(a)(4), or 2736 of this title; or to carry out section 1321(c) of this title ; and to initiate the assessment of natural resources damages required under section 2706 of this title . To the extent that the amount described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) is not adequate to carry out the activities described in such subparagraph, the Coast Guard may obtain 1 or more advances from the Fund as may be necessary, up to a maximum of $100,000,000 for each advance, with the total amount of advances not to exceed the amounts available under section 9509(c)(2) of title 26 . the amount advanced; and the facts and circumstances that necessitated the advance. Amounts advanced under this paragraph shall be repaid to the Fund when, and to the extent that, removal costs are recovered by the Coast Guard from responsible parties for the discharge or substantial threat of discharge. Amounts to which this subsection applies shall remain available until expended.