(a) There is hereby established an operating fund account not to exceed the amount of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) per annum, the express purpose of which is to provide a supplement to the local operations fund for the continuing operation of secure facilities for juveniles as alternatives to placement of juveniles in adult detention facilities.
(b)
(1) The allowable uses of the operating fund account shall be to provide up to but not to exceed one-third (1/3) of the annual operations costs for a juvenile detention facility as authorized in this subchapter.
(2) The funds shall be applied for the continuing operations of juvenile detention facilities as authorized in this subchapter together with such other general funds, if any, as may be provided by any governing body individually or in combination with each other, as established for the purposes authorized in this subchapter.
(c) The Division of Youth Services shall promulgate rules to effectuate the provisions of this section.