(a)
Claims under this chapter shall be paid from the Restitution Fund.
(b)
Notwithstanding Section 13340, except for funds to support trauma recovery center grants pursuant to Section 13963.1, the proceeds in the Restitution Fund are hereby continuously appropriated to the board, without regard to fiscal years, for the purposes of this chapter. However, the funds appropriated pursuant to this section for administrative costs of the board shall be subject to annual review through the State Budget process.
(c)
A sum not to exceed 15 percent of the amount appropriated annually to pay claims pursuant to this chapter may be
withdrawn from the Restitution Fund, to be used as a revolving fund by the board for the payment of emergency awards pursuant to Section 13961.