The Department of Finance may make advances of money to the department, needed to meet contingent expenses, of not more than fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), as the Department of Finance determines necessary, and may make advances of money to the department, needed to carry out Articles 3 (commencing with Section 984), 3.1 (commencing with Section 987.50), and 3.5 (commencing with Section 988) of this chapter of not more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000), as the Department of Finance determines necessary, and these advances shall be administered as revolving funds. The Controller may draw warrants upon the

Veterans’ Farm and Home Building Fund for these advances, and the Treasurer may pay them.