Health & Saf. Code, § 13137

(a) The State Fire Marshal Licensing and Certification Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury. All money in the fund is available for the support of the State Fire Marshal upon appropriation by the Legislature. All moneys collected by the State Fire Marshal pursuant to this part, pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 12500) or Part 3 (commencing with Section 12750) of Division 11, and pursuant to Section 41961, shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available to the State Fire Marshal for expenditure upon appropriation by the Legislature for the purposes of this part, Part 2 (commencing with Section 12500) or Part 3 (commencing with Section 12750) of Division 11, or Section 41961, respectively.

(b) Neither this article nor any provision of this part or Part 2 (commencing with Section 12500) or Part 3 (commencing with Section 12750) of Division 11 or Section 41961 authorize fees to exceed the actual cost of administration of the programs administered by the State Fire Marshal, nor authorize the charging of fees to a particular group being regulated under a program, for the costs of regulation under another program or for the costs of a different group under the same program.