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CA Govt Code § 16428 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9 - Litigation Deposits Fund|Section 16428.

16428.  Money in the fund may be invested and reinvested in any securities described in Section 16430 or deposited in banks as provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16500) of this part or deposited in savings and loan associations as provided in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 16600) of this part. The department shall determine the amount of money available for investment or deposit and shall so arrange the investment or deposit program that funds will be available for the immediate payment of any court order or decree. The Treasurer shall invest or make deposits in accordance with these determinations.All revenues earned from investment or deposit of fund moneys shall be deposited in the fund. After first deducting therefrom the amount payable to the Treasurer for investment services rendered and the amount payable to the department for administrative services rendered, the department shall apportion as of June 30 and December 31 of each year the remainder of such revenues earned and deposited in the fund during the six calendar months ending with such dates. There shall be apportioned and credited to each litigation deposit in the fund during such six-month period, an amount directly proportionate to the total deposits in the fund and the length of time such deposits remained therein. The amounts so apportioned shall be paid to the party receiving the deposit. The cost of administrative services rendered shall be determined by the department in a manner approved by the Department of Finance. The amounts payable to the department and to the Treasurer shall be transferred to the General Fund and accounted as reimbursements to their respective appropriations.Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Controller may use money in the fund for cashflow loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 13, Sec. 6. (AB 103) Effective May 23, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.5 - Ratepayer Relief Fund|Section 16428.1.

16428.1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:(a) Ratepayers and the state’s economy have been harmed by improper and unfair energy market manipulation that has resulted in overcharging for electricity and natural gas.(b) The purpose of the act adding this section is to ensure that any funds paid to the state as a result of energy litigation are used for the following purposes:(1) To reimburse state funds for, or to finance, litigation and investigation expenses.(2) To reduce ratepayer costs of those utility ratepayers harmed by the actions of the defendants.(3) To reduce or pay debt service on the bonds issued pursuant to Division 27 (commencing with Section 80000) of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 228, Sec. 16. Effective August 11, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.5 - Ratepayer Relief Fund|Section 16428.15.

16428.15.  (a) The Ratepayer Relief Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. The purpose of the fund is to benefit electricity and natural gas ratepayers and to fund investigation and litigation costs of the state in pursuing allegations of overcharges and unfair business practices against generators, suppliers, or marketers of electricity or natural gas.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the moneys in the Ratepayer Relief Fund for loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381. However, interest shall be paid on all moneys loaned to the General Fund from the Ratepayer Relief Fund. Interest payable shall be computed at a rate determined by the Pooled Money Investment Board to be the current earning rate of the fund from which loaned. This subdivision does not authorize any transfer that will interfere with the carrying out of the object for which the Ratepayer Relief Fund was created.(Amended by Stats. 2009, 3rd Ex. Sess., Ch. 9, Sec. 7. Effective February 20, 2009.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.5 - Ratepayer Relief Fund|Section 16428.2.

16428.2.  As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Fund” means the Ratepayer Relief Fund established in Section 16428.1.(b) “Energy settlement agreement” means any agreement arising from the energy crisis of 2000–02, where the State of California or a division of the State of California, is a party in a complaint or any action relating to the operation and management of any generation facilities, any sale or purchase or transmission of natural gas, any sale or purchase or transmission of electricity or other utility or energy goods and services, or a violation of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. 791a et seq.), state law, or Public Utilities Commission orders or regulations relating to electricity generation, transmission, or distribution, electrical corporations, gas generation, storage, transmission, or distribution, gas corporations, energy generation facilities, or publicly owned utilities.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 228, Sec. 16. Effective August 11, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.5 - Ratepayer Relief Fund|Section 16428.3.

16428.3.  (a) Any energy settlement agreement entered into by the Attorney General, after reimbursing the Attorney General’s litigation and investigation expenses, to the maximum extent possible, shall direct settlement funds to the following purposes in priority order:(1) To reduce ratepayer costs of those utility ratepayers harmed by the actions of the settling parties. To the extent the ratepayers of the investor-owned utilities were harmed, the settlement funds shall be directed to reduce their costs, to the maximum extent possible, through reduction of rates or the reduction of ratepayer debt obligations incurred as a result of the energy crisis.(2) For deposit in the fund.(b) Nothing in this article shall preclude nonmonetary compensation to the state through an energy settlement agreement, provided that the allocation of benefits from any nonmonetary compensation is consistent with paragraph (1) of subdivision (a).(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 228, Sec. 16. Effective August 11, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.5 - Ratepayer Relief Fund|Section 16428.4.

16428.4.  All funds recovered on behalf of the Department of Water Resources, after deduction of litigation and investigation expenses, shall be deposited in the Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund and applied pursuant to Division 27 (commencing with Section 80000) of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 228, Sec. 16. Effective August 11, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.5 - Ratepayer Relief Fund|Section 16428.5.

16428.5.  Moneys in the fund shall be expended upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the benefit of ratepayers. Moneys in the fund may be appropriated for the following purposes:(a) To finance energy litigation and investigation expenses of state entities.(b) To reduce rates for customers in the affected service areas of electrical utilities and gas utilities.(c) To reduce the debt service on bonds issued pursuant to Division 27 (commencing with Section 80000) of the Water Code.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 228, Sec. 16. Effective August 11, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.5 - Ratepayer Relief Fund|Section 16428.6.

16428.6.  The Attorney General shall promptly notify the Director of Finance, Senate President pro Tempore, and the Speaker of the Assembly upon agreeing on behalf of the state to an energy settlement agreement. Notification shall include a description of how the terms of the settlement agreement, as they pertain to the state, are consistent with the purposes of this article.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 71. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.5 - Ratepayer Relief Fund|Section 16428.7.

16428.7.  Nothing in this article affects the allocation of funds from settlements entered into before the effective date of this article.(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 228, Sec. 16. Effective August 11, 2003.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.7 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Cost of Implementation Account|Section 16428.8.

16428.8.  (a) The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, hereafter referred to in this article as the fund, is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury.(b) Except for fines and penalties, all moneys collected by the State Air Resources Board from the auction or sale of allowances, pursuant to a market-based compliance mechanism established pursuant to Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code and specified in Sections 95800 to 96022, inclusive, of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations, shall be deposited in the fund and available for appropriation by the Legislature.(c) All moneys deposited in the fund shall be appropriated and shall be separately identified in the annual Budget Act. No moneys from the General Fund or any other fund shall be deposited in the fund.(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the moneys in the fund for cash flow loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381.(e) Any technical amendments made by the State Air Resources Board to the regulations established under Sections 95800 to 96022, inclusive, of Title 17 of the California Code of Regulations to conform that regulation to this article shall be exempt from the provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3) and from the review and approval of the Office of Administrative Law.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 25. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.85 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.7 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Cost of Implementation Account|Section 16428.85.

16428.85.  (a)   Except as provided in subdivision (b), the Department of Finance shall submit to the Legislature, in bill format, on or before January 10, 2013, a proposal that provides a detailed spending plan for the expenditure of moneys in the fund that includes the components specified in subdivision (b).(b) Subdivision (a) shall not apply if the Legislature passes a bill on or before August 31, 2012, that becomes law specifying a process for the establishment of the long-term spending strategy for moneys in the fund that includes all of the following components:(1) Criteria and requirements for use of these moneys.(2) Establishment of program categories eligible for funding.(3) The specification of a public process that the State Air Resources Board shall use to develop the strategy.(4) The role of the Legislature in reviewing the strategy. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 25. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.86 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.7 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Cost of Implementation Account|Section 16428.86.

16428.86.  (a) Prior to awarding grant funds from moneys made available from the fund, the Department of Food and Agriculture shall review the applicant’s analysis identifying potential adverse impacts of the proposed project, including a net increase in criteria pollutants, toxic air contaminants, and hazardous air pollutants; groundwater and surface water impacts; and truck traffic and odor.(b) A project shall not receive funding unless the applicant has demonstrated to the Department of Food and Agriculture that the applicant has done all of the following:(1) Conducted outreach in areas that will potentially be adversely impacted by the project.(2) Determined potential adverse impacts of the project.(3) Committed to measures to mitigate impacts.(c) In making awards, the Department of Food and Agriculture shall prioritize projects based on the criteria pollutant emission benefits achieved by the project.(d) A project funded by the Department of Food and Agriculture that results in localized impacts in disadvantaged communities shall not be considered to provide a benefit to disadvantaged communities for the purposes of Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code.(e) This section shall apply only to grants awarded pursuant to Provision 1 of Item 8570-101-3228 of the Budget Act of 2016, as added by Section 13 of Chapter 370 of the Statutes of 2016, for projects that utilize digester technology as part of livestock manure management operations and dairy manure management operations.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 63. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.89 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.7 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Cost of Implementation Account|Section 16428.89.

16428.89.  No later than January 1, 2021, an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund shall post on the internet website of the agency’s program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the agency’s guidelines for how moneys from the fund are allocated for competitive financing programs. The guidelines shall include all of the following:(a) Clear and accessible eligibility criteria for award opportunities.(b) Application timelines for receiving awards.(c) Information on technical assistance.(d) Contact information for the agency.(e) The amount of moneys, if any, required to be allocated to projects located in disadvantaged communities, as identified by the California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool, also known as CalEnviroScreen, and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be allocated in that way.(f) Whether the agency gives preference to certain applications outside of the eligibility and allocation requirements and which statute, regulation, or other official agency policy, criteria, or guidelines required moneys from the fund to be prioritized in that way.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 357, Sec. 1. (AB 1237) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.7 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Cost of Implementation Account|Section 16428.9.

16428.9.  (a) Before expending any moneys appropriated to it by the Legislature from the fund, a state agency shall prepare a record consisting of all of the following:(1) A description of each expenditure proposed to be made by the state agency pursuant to the appropriation.(2) A description of how a proposed expenditure will further the regulatory purposes of Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code, including, but not limited to, the limit established under Part 3 (commencing with Section 38550) and other applicable requirements of law.(3) A description of how a proposed expenditure will contribute to achieving and maintaining greenhouse gas emission reductions pursuant to Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code.(4) A description of how the state agency considered the applicability and feasibility of other nongreenhouse gas reduction objectives of Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code.(5) A description of how the state agency will document the result achieved from the expenditure to comply with Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 35800) of the Health and Safety Code.(6) A description of how grant, loan, voucher, or other incentive programs for purchase of new drayage and short-haul trucks that receive moneys from the fund are implementing the labor standards required by Chapter 3.6 (commencing with Section 39680) of Part 2 of Division 26 of the Health and Safety Code, as applicable.(b) The State Air Resources Board shall develop guidance on reporting and quantification methods for all state agencies that receive appropriations from the fund to ensure the requirements of this section are met. Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 does not apply to the procedures developed pursuant to this subdivision.(c) Nothing in this section alters, amends, or otherwise modifies in any manner Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 35800) of the Health and Safety Code, including the authority of the State Air Resources Board to adopt and implement a fee pursuant to that division.(d) If any expenditure of moneys from the fund for any measure or project is determined by a court to be inconsistent with law, the funding for the remaining measures or projects shall be severable and shall not be affected.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 748, Sec. 1. (AB 794) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.92 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.7 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Cost of Implementation Account|Section 16428.92.

16428.92.  (a) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3) does not apply to guidelines or other standards adopted or used by a state agency in administering a program that has received funding in the 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24 fiscal years and has prepared a record pursuant to Section 16428.9.(b) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2027, and, as of January 1, 2028, is repealed.(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 115, Sec. 22. (AB 148) Effective July 22, 2021. Inoperative July 1, 2027, by its own provisions. Repealed as of January 1, 2028, by its own provisions.)
CA Govt Code § 16428.95 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 9.7 - Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and Cost of Implementation Account|Section 16428.95.

16428.95.  Notwithstanding Section 38597 of the Health and Safety Code, the Cost of Implementation Account is hereby established in the Air Pollution Control Fund, and revenues collected pursuant to that section shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of carrying out Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code, and shall be maintained separately from all other funds in the Air Pollution Control Fund.(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 39, Sec. 25. (SB 1018) Effective June 27, 2012.)
CA Govt Code § 16429 (2021)
2021 California Code|Government Code - GOV|TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA|DIVISION 4 - FISCAL AFFAIRS|PART 2 - STATE FUNDS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Funds|ARTICLE 10 - Condemnation Deposits Fund|Section 16429.

16429.  (a) The Condemnation Deposits Fund in the State Treasury is continued in existence. The fund consists of all money deposited in the State Treasury pursuant to Title 7 (commencing with Section 1230.010) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure and all interest earned or other increment derived from its investment. The Treasurer shall receive and duly account for all such moneys. Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the funds in the Condemnation Deposits Fund for cashflow loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381.(b) Money in the Condemnation Deposits Fund shall be invested under the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 16470) of Chapter 3.(c) The Controller shall apportion at the conclusion of each calendar quarter, the interest earned or increment derived and deposited in the fund during the three calendar months ending with those dates. There shall be apportioned and paid to each plaintiff having a deposit in the fund during the three-month period for which an apportionment is made an amount directly proportionate to the total deposits in the fund and the length of time the deposits remained therein, except that no payment shall be made of any interest in the amount of five dollars ($5) or less. These amounts shall be transferred to the General Fund by the Controller. The Treasurer shall pay out the money deposited by a plaintiff in the manner and at the times the court or a judge thereof may, by order or decree, direct. Any residual amount after all required payments have been made shall be paid to the plaintiff if that amount is more than five dollars ($5). If the amount is five dollars ($5) or less, it shall be transferred to the General Fund by the Controller.(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 1, Sec. 4. (SB 95) Effective February 3, 2012.)