The Department may use funding from the Hazardous Substance Cleanup Fund (§ 9113 of this title) to support the implementation of this chapter, including but not limited to preventing releases from underground storage tanks, removing or properly closing in place underground storage tanks that are suspected of leaking or that have been out of service for longer than 12 months, providing financial assistance to remove underground storage tanks containing heating fuel, detecting releases as early as possible, investigating the nature and extent of a release, and performing necessary corrective actions to minimize degradation of groundwater and protect human health and the environment.