§ 14303. — 14303. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 304, Sec. 12.)

California § 14303.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code PEN: Penal Code - PEN
• Title: 13.
• Part 4.: TITLE 13. LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENFORCEMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS
• Ch. 1.: CHAPTER 1. General Provisions

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(a)
There is hereby created, in the General Fund, the Environmental Enforcement and Training Account and up to two million dollars ($2,000,000) in the account may be expended annually by the agency, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of this title.
(b)
The agency may accept and receive any contribution of funds from a public or private organization or an individual, including the proceeds from a judgment in state or federal court, when the funds are contributed or the judgment specifies that the proceeds are to be used to carry out the purposes of this title. Private contributors shall not have the authority to further influence or direct the use of their
contributions.
(c)
The agency shall immediately deposit any funds contributed pursuant to subdivision (b) in the account.
(d)
As of January 1, 2003, all unallocated funds in the Hazardous Materials Enforcement and Training Account created pursuant to Chapter 743 of the Statutes of 1992 that derive from court judgments specifying that the funds may be used only for purposes of this title shall be transferred to the Environmental Enforcement and Training Account.
(e)
(1)
Any funds that are appropriated by the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a), allocated pursuant to Section 14314, and declined by the commission, shall be reallocated by the secretary as described in Section 14314.
(2)
This subdivision applies to funds that are
appropriated for the 2011–12 fiscal year and each fiscal year thereafter.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 304, Sec. 12. (SB 428) Effective January 1, 2012.