180 - Administrator of the fund.

§ 180. Administrator  of the fund. The state comptroller shall appoint  and supervise an administrator of the fund. The administrator  shall  be  the  chief executive of the fund and shall have the following powers and  duties:    1. To represent the state in meetings with the alleged discharger  and  claimants  concerning  liability  for  the  discharge  and amount of the  claims;    2. To determine if hearings are needed  to  settle  particular  claims  filed by injured persons;    3. To convene hearings;    4. To certify the amount of claims and names of claimants to the state  comptroller;    5.  To  disburse  moneys  from  the fund for cleanup and removal costs  pursuant to a certification of claims by the commissioner.