(a) The Commissioner is authorized to collect the administrative assessment as provided in Code Section 34-8-180 and to deposit the funds in the clearing account of the Unemployment Compensation Fund created by Code Section 34-8-83; provided, however, that such funds shall not be considered as part of the Unemployment Compensation Fund and shall not be deposited with the secretary of the treasury of the United States. The Commissioner is further authorized to transfer the funds from that account to the state treasury.

(b) The General Assembly is authorized to appropriate to the department all funds collected and deposited in the state treasury under this article. These funds shall be payable upon requisition of the Commissioner.