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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1 - California Tourism Marketing Act › ARTICLE 10 - Los Angeles County Tourism Marketing › Section 13995.110.

13995.110. (a) No referendum required under this article shall be undertaken until any of the following occurs, whichever is earliest:
(1) A statewide referendum held pursuant to this chapter has obtained a passing vote in the County of Los Angeles.
(2) Two statewide referenda have been held pursuant to this chapter.
(3) July 1, 1998.
(b) Referenda required under this article shall be conducted in a similar manner as provided in Article 6 (commencing with Section 13995.60) as follows:
(1) The county commission shall undertake all duties, and act in all respects, in place of the California Tourism Marketing Commission, and either the county or the county treasurer/tax collector, as designated in this article, shall act in place of the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.
(2) The initial assessment target for the county commission shall be set by the county selection committee.
(3) The first referendum shall be initiated by industry members, with all costs of marketing and promoting of the initial referendum to be provided by the tourism industry.
(4) Each referendum may cover one or more of the following subjects:
(A) Assessment level based upon specified assessment formula.
(B) Amended industry segment allocation formulae.
(C) Percentage allocation of assessments between industry categories and segments.
(D) Election of county commissioners subject to election by referendum.
(E) Termination of the county commission.
(F) Whether to establish, continue, or reestablish an assessment.
(5) The costs of all marketing and promoting of all referenda following the initial referendum shall be paid by the county commission from assessments collected. The county commission may reimburse those who have contributed to the costs of the initial referendum from proceeds raised from assessments collected from the initial referendum.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 283. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1 - California Tourism Marketing Act › ARTICLE 10 - Los Angeles County Tourism Marketing › Section 13995.111.

13995.111. Assessments shall be set by the county commission, as follows:
(a) Each industry category shall establish a committee to determine the following within its industry category: industry segments, assessment formulae for each industry segment, and any type of business exempt from assessment. The committees shall be selected by the county commission based upon recommendations from the tourism industry. Committee members need not be commission members.
(b) The committee recommendations shall be presented to the county commission. The county commission may adopt a resolution specifying one or more of the items listed in subdivision (a), plus an allocation of the proposed assessment. The county commission shall consider the recommendations of any committee.
(c) The initial industry category and industry segment allocations shall be as set in the Selection Committee Report required by subdivision (b) of Section 13995.30. Changes to the industry segment allocation formulae may be recommended to the county commission by a segment committee. At the same meeting, the county commission may amend the percentage allocations among industry categories. Any item discussed in this section that is approved by resolution of the county commission, except amendments to the percentage allocations among industry categories, shall be placed on the next referendum, and adopted if approved by the weighted majority of votes cast. All industry segment members shall be subject to any duly approved assessments.
(d) Upon approval by referendum, and recommendation to the county by the county commission, the county treasurer/tax collector shall calculate the assessments due for each assessed business and mail an assessment bill to each assessed business. The county treasurer/tax collector may stagger the assessment collection throughout the year, and charge businesses a prorated amount of assessment based on the staggered assessment period. The county treasurer/tax collector shall not divulge the amount of assessment or weighted votes of any assessed businesses, except as part of an assessment action.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 229, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1 - California Tourism Marketing Act › ARTICLE 10 - Los Angeles County Tourism Marketing › Section 13995.112.

13995.112. An assessed business may appeal an assessment to the county commission upon the basis that the business does not meet the definition established for an assessed business within its industry segment, or that the level of assessment is incorrect. If the error is based upon failure of the business to provide the required information in a timely manner, the county commission may recommend to the county a fine to be collected by the county treasurer/tax collector as a condition of correcting the assessment.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 229, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1 - California Tourism Marketing Act › ARTICLE 10 - Los Angeles County Tourism Marketing › Section 13995.113.

13995.113. (a) The county treasurer/tax collector shall collect the assessment from all assessed businesses, and, in collecting an assessment, may bring enforcement actions.
(b) Funds collected shall be deposited into an account or accounts for the benefit of the county commission, subject to the county treasurer/tax collector’s authority under Section 13995.109 to reimburse his or her office for direct and actual expenses associated with the collection of assessments. These accounts shall not be accounts of the state or county government.
(c) The county treasurer/tax collector shall mail to each business identified pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13995.111 a form requesting information necessary to determine the assessment for that business. Any business failing to provide this information in a timely manner shall be assessed an amount determined by the county treasurer/tax collector to represent the upper assessment level for that segment.
(d) The assessed funds shall be audited annually.
(e) The assessed funds shall be under the control of the county commission, which shall spend the funds consistent with commission policies and the Los Angeles County Tourism Marketing Plan. Neither the state nor the county shall have any interest in the fund except the general interest that the state has in nonprofit corporations.
(f) Direct and actual expenses incurred by the county in implementing this article shall be reimbursed from the assessed funds.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 229, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1 - California Tourism Marketing Act › ARTICLE 10 - Los Angeles County Tourism Marketing › Section 13995.115.

13995.115. The county commission shall separately contract with the Los Angeles Convention and Visitors Bureau to serve as its administrative contractor in the promotion, implementation, and administration of the Los Angeles County Marketing Plan adopted by the county commission. If the county commission believes that the administration of the county marketing plan will be promoted thereby, the commission may borrow money, with or without interest, to carry out the provisions of the county marketing plan, and may hypothecate anticipated assessment collections.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 229, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1 - California Tourism Marketing Act › ARTICLE 10 - Los Angeles County Tourism Marketing › Section 13995.116.

13995.116. This article is subject to Article 8 (commencing with Section 13995.80) and Article 9 (commencing with Section 13995.90) except that, as to Article 8, either the county or the county treasurer/tax collector, as designated in this article, shall act in the place of the Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development in all respects.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 284. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1 - California Tourism Marketing Act › ARTICLE 10 - Los Angeles County Tourism Marketing › Section 13995.117.

13995.117. A business is exempt from the assessments provided for in this chapter if the business is a travel agency or tour operator that derives less than 20 percent of its gross revenue from travel and tourism occurring within the state. A travel agency or tour operator that qualifies for this exemption may pay the assessment by filing a written request with the commission indicating its desire to be categorized as an assessed business.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 229, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1 - California Tourism Marketing Act › ARTICLE 10 - Los Angeles County Tourism Marketing › Section 13995.118.

13995.118. This article shall become operative only upon adoption by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors of a resolution by majority vote making the provisions of this article applicable in that county.
(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 229, Sec. 1.5. Effective January 1, 2004. Note: Operational condition applies to Article 10, commencing with Section 13995.100.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1.5 - California Welcome Centers › Section 13995.150.

13995.150. The Legislature finds and declares that a statewide network of visitor information centers, to be known as California Welcome Centers, that are readily accessible to and recognizable by tourists, would encourage tourism in California and provide benefits to the state economy.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 296, Sec. 1. Effective August 25, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1.5 - California Welcome Centers › Section 13995.152.

13995.152. The Department of Transportation shall, to the maximum extent feasible, install and maintain California Welcome Center highway signs when requested by the Office of Tourism.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 296, Sec. 1. Effective August 25, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1.5 - California Welcome Centers › Section 13995.153.

13995.153. Costs associated with the ongoing maintenance and operation of centers shall be borne by the entity operating a California Welcome Center.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 296, Sec. 1. Effective August 25, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1.5 - California Welcome Centers › Section 13995.154.

13995.154. Every entity of state government shall cooperate with the Office of Tourism to further the provisions of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 296, Sec. 1. Effective August 25, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 1.5 - California Welcome Centers › Section 13995.155.

13995.155. If the Office of Tourism drafts regulations to implement this chapter, the office shall submit the regulations to the California Tourism Commission for the commission’s review prior to the adoption of the regulations.
(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 296, Sec. 1. Effective August 25, 2004.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 2.5 - International Trade and Investment › Section 13996.4.

13996.4. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The statutory authority for the Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency, including the agency’s international trade and investment promotion programs, was repealed by Chapter 229 of the Statutes of 2003, thereby reducing the capacity of state government to assist California firms in developing global business opportunities.
(b) The repeal of the statutory authority for the Technology, Trade, and Commerce Agency has increased the importance of strengthening collaborative linkages among remaining California-based international trade and investment promotion programs operated at federal, state, regional, and local levels. These programs include, but are not limited to, the Centers for International Trade Development operated by the California Community Colleges, 15 offices of the United States Commercial Service within the United States Department of Commerce, numerous local and regional World Trade Centers, and public and private economic development and trade associations.
(c) According to data for 2000, international trade and investment activity in the state supports one in every seven California jobs.
(d) According to the Public Policy Institute of California:
(1) Nearly 94 percent of all exporters located in California are small- or medium-sized firms. Over 90 percent of businesses in California are small businesses and over 50 percent of all workers are employed by a small business.
(2) Exporters are more productive and pay higher wages than nonexporters.
(3) Effective state programs supporting export opportunities should identify and respond to differing needs of both export-willing and export-ready firms.
(e) The adequacy of the state’s infrastructure, workforce, research facilities, manufacturing and service industries, and access to capital form the foundation of California’s global market-related economy.
(f) California’s multicultural and ethnic populations offer unique opportunities for international trade and investment.
(g) United States subsidiaries of foreign companies in California employed 561,000 California workers from 2000 to 2005. This is an increase of 15 percent. In comparison to other states, California is an attractive location for international employers, ranking first in the United States in the number of employees supported by United States subsidiaries.
(h) California’s trade and investment policy is a living document that should be regularly updated to reflect emerging business trends and the changing needs of California businesses and workers.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 663, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 2.5 - International Trade and Investment › Section 13996.41.

13996.41. (a) The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development shall develop and implement an International Trade and Investment Program that does all of the following:
(1) Attracts employment-producing direct foreign investment to the state.
(2) Provides support for California businesses in accessing international markets, including assistance to increase California exports.
(3) Engages in other international trade or foreign investment activities assigned by the Governor.
(b) The Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development may establish and terminate international trade and investment offices outside of the United States as he or she determines is appropriate if the requirements of Section 13996.65 are satisfied.
(c) This section shall not be construed to confer powers or impose duties upon the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development that conflict with any powers conferred or duties imposed upon the Department of Food and Agriculture with respect to the promotion of California agriculture, fish, or forest exports.
(d) The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development shall develop a conflict-of-interest and gift policy that applies to the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development and all international trade and investment offices established by it.
(e) Any international trade and investment office established by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development may be funded in whole or in part by nonstate funds.
(f) The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development may contract with a nonprofit entity to operate an international trade and investment office. The contract shall, among other provisions, require the nonprofit entity to provide the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development information sufficient to satisfy the reporting requirements in subdivision (c) of Section 13997 within 30 days of receipt by the nonprofit entity of each donation used to fund an international trade and investment office.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 294, Sec. 1. (AB 2012) Effective September 11, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 2.5 - International Trade and Investment › Section 13996.42.

13996.42. The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development may establish an international trade and investment office outside of the United States if both of the following conditions are met:
(a) The country where an international trade and investment office would be located is among those with the greatest potential for direct foreign investment in California, export growth, or both, as determined by the director.
(b) The Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has included the new international trade and investment office in the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development’s current annual program budget and strategy and business plan for the year for the International Trade and Investment Program as required by Section 13996.65.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 294, Sec. 2. (AB 2012) Effective September 11, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 2.5 - International Trade and Investment › Section 13996.55.

13996.55. (a) The Director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development shall provide to the Legislature, not later than July 1, 2019, a strategy for international trade and investment that, at a minimum, includes all of the following:
(1) Policy goals, objectives, and recommendations necessary to implement a comprehensive international trade and investment program for the state. This information shall be provided in a fashion that clearly indicates priority within the overall strategy.
(2) Measurable outcomes and timelines for the goals, objectives, and actions for the international trade and investment program.
(3) Identification of impediments for achieving goals and objectives.
(4) Identification of key stakeholder partnerships that will be used in implementing the strategy.
(5) Identification of options for funding recommended actions.
(6) A current organizational structure for the state administration of international trade and investment policies, programs, and services. The organizational chart may include other state entities that are related to achieving the goals, objectives, and actions identified in the strategy.
(b) (1) The strategy shall be based on current and emerging market conditions and the needs of investors, businesses, and workers to be competitive in global markets.
(2) The strategy shall identify the process the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development will use to evaluate on an ongoing basis, as appropriate, current workforce, infrastructure, research and development, and other needs of small and large firms, including, but not limited to, highways, logistic hubs, and rail that link businesses with the state’s ports of entry and foreign and domestic markets.
(3) The strategy may, to the extent relevant and feasible, be based on existing studies and reports, including, but not limited to, the Goods Movement Action Plan, the California Strategic Workforce Development Plan, the California Export of Recycled Materials Report, the California Five-Year Infrastructure Plan, and the Environmental Goals and Policy Report.
(c) The strategy shall be submitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly and the Secretary of the Senate and a notice of its submittal shall be provided to the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, and the chairs of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, or the successor committees with jurisdiction over international trade and economic development programs.
(d) The strategy shall be updated pursuant to the procedures of this section at least once every five years.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. (AB 1561) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 2.5 - International Trade and Investment › Section 13996.65.

13996.65. (a) The director shall prepare the following:
(1) A budget for the International Trade and Investment Program that includes a separately stated budget for each international trade and investment office. The budget shall provide all the following:
(A) A description of how the International Trade and Investment Program and each individual international trade and investment office will be funded.
(B) A description of staffing levels and the positions needed to operate each international trade and investment office.
(2) A strategy and business plan for the International Trade and Investment Program, developed with input from California businesses that shall include, but not be limited to, measurable goals, objectives, and outcomes and timelines necessary to attract employment-producing direct foreign investment to the state and increase California exports. The strategy and business plan shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:
(A) A description of the staffing levels and staff expertise needed to operate each international trade and investment office.
(B) A description of monitoring and oversight procedures implemented for the International Trade and Investment Program.
(C) A description of how a newly proposed international trade and investment office will facilitate an increase of direct foreign investment in California or an increase in California exports, or both.
(3) A written review of the implementation of the prior year’s strategy and business plan for the International Trade and Investment Program that addresses the performance of the program and each international trade and investment office.
(b) The annual budget, the strategy and business plan for the International Trade and Investment Program, and the prior year’s review drafted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be transmitted to the Chief Clerk of the Assembly, the Secretary of the Senate, the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, the chair of the Assembly Committee on Jobs, Economic Development, and the Economy and the chair of the Senate Committee on Business, Professions and Economic Development, or respective successor committees, with jurisdiction over the international trade and economic development programs.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 294, Sec. 7. (AB 2012) Effective September 11, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 2.5 - International Trade and Investment › Section 13996.75.

13996.75. The Controller shall not allocate any state funds to the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development for international trade and investment activities if the strategy for international trade and investment has not been submitted to the Legislature pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13996.55 and subdivision (b) of Section 13996.65 by May 1, 2014.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 294, Sec. 9. (AB 2012) Effective September 11, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 3 - Economic Development › Section 13997.6.

13997.6. (a) The California Economic Development Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury for the purpose of receiving federal, state, local, and private economic development funds, and receiving repayment of loans or grant proceeds and interest on those loans or grants.
(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, moneys in the fund may be expended by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development to provide matching funds for loans or grants to public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and private entities, and for other economic development purposes, consistent with the purposes for which the moneys were received.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 294, Sec. 11. (AB 2012) Effective September 11, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 4 - Technology Programs › Section 13998.

13998. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section govern the construction of this chapter.
(a) “Agency” means the Business, Transportation and Housing Agency.
(b) “California-based foundation” means an organization defined in the Internal Revenue Code as a private foundation, which is incorporated in, and primarily conducts its activities within, the state and receives funding in whole or in substantial part from California-based companies.
(c) “Collaborative research” means technological or scientific research that accelerates existing research toward the commercialization of products, processes, and services, and is conducted jointly or funded jointly by some or all of the following:
(1) The private sector, including intraindustry groups, California-based private foundations, industry associations, and nonprofit cooperative associations.
(2) The federal government.
(3) The state.
(4) Public or private universities, colleges, and laboratories.
(d) “Consortia” means jointly funded or jointly operated nonprofit independent research and development organizations. “Consortia development” means the establishment of consortia to manage and fund a variety of technology transfer projects within a specific technology or industry priority.
(e) “Industry association” is a nonprofit organization with a substantial presence in California whose membership consists in whole or in part of California-based companies, and whose funding is derived in whole or in part from California-based companies.
(f) “Information technology” includes, but is not limited to, all electronic technology systems and services, automated information handling, system design and analysis, conversion of data, computer programming, information storage and retrieval, telecommunications that include voice, video, and data communications, requisite system controls, simulation, electronic commerce, and all related interactions between people and machines.
(g) “Nonprofit cooperative association” means an association, organized and operating pursuant to either Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 54001) of Division 20 of the Food and Agricultural Code or Part 2 (commencing with Section 12200) of Division 3 of Title 1 of the Corporations Code.
(h) “Technology” includes, but is not limited to, the application of science and engineering to research and development, especially for industrial or commercial objectives, in sectors that include telecommunications, information technologies, electronics, biochemistry, medicine, agriculture, transportation, space, and aerospace.
(i) “Technology transfer” means the movement of the results of basic or applied technological or scientific research to the design, development, and production of new or improved products, services, or processes.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 196. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 4 - Technology Programs › Section 13998.2.

13998.2. (a) There is within the agency the Challenge Grant Program, consisting of technology transfer grants and defense industry conversion and diversification grants. Challenge grant projects funded shall include, but not be limited to, the following: defense industry conversion and diversification, access to ongoing research and research findings, exchange or transfer of personnel and research support services, including capital outlay, consortia development, and collaborative research.
(b) All funds appropriated or received by the Challenge Grant Program shall administratively be divided into either the Technology Transfer Grant Program or the Defense Industry Conversion and Diversification Program. Funding awards for the Technology Transfer Grant Program shall be made pursuant to the requirements set forth in Sections 13998.3 and 13998.6.
(c) The agency shall award grants based upon a competitive application process addressing the project’s eligibility and ability to fulfill the goals of the program.
(d) The agency shall report on this program to the Governor and the Legislature.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.2 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 198. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 4 - Technology Programs › Section 13998.3.

13998.3. (a) An eligible technology transfer or defense industry conversion and diversification project shall, at least, do all of the following:
(1) Identify the sources of funding for the entire project.
(2) Not supplant other funding.
(3) Demonstrate that a significant portion of the project will be undertaken in California.
(b) In addition to the requirements contained in subdivision (a), a defense industry conversion and diversification project shall not receive more than 25 percent of the total project costs requested in the proposal.
(c) In addition to the requirements contained in subdivision (a), a technology transfer project shall:
(1) Represent a technology or industry, or both, targeted in the application.
(2) Include a significant amount of matching contributions from either of the following:
(A) A private sector company or companies.
(B) A California-based foundation or foundations, an industry association or associations, or a nonprofit cooperative association or associations.
(3) Include either of the following:
(A) A private sector company or companies that have significant operations in the state.
(B) A California-based foundation or foundations, an industry association or associations, or a nonprofit cooperative association or associations.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.3 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 199. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 4 - Technology Programs › Section 13998.4.

13998.4. The technology transfer grantee shall not incur expenses to be paid with grant funds without evidence of a workable agreement between the parties participating in the project that includes at least both of the following:
(a) A resolution of the intellectual property rights relative to the project.
(b) A direct and ongoing involvement of the public and private sectors, when applicable in the project.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.4 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 200. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 4 - Technology Programs › Section 13998.5.

13998.5. (a) In awarding technology transfer grants, the agency shall consider the following:
(1) The likelihood of commercialization of a product, service, or process.
(2) The potential impact on the state’s economy.
(3) The cost-effectiveness of the project.
(4) The importance of state funding for the viability of the project.
(5) Cost sharing by other participants.
(6) The involvement of small businesses and minority-, disabled veteran-, and women-owned businesses.
(7) Projects that will result in a prototype by the end of the grant period.
(8) Other criteria that the agency determines are consistent with the purposes of the program.
(b) The agency shall target industries and technologies with a potential for enhancing the California economy, and shall fund projects within those industries and utilizing those technologies.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.5 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 201. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 2 - GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA › DIVISION 3 - EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT › PART 4.7 - BUSINESS AND TOURISM › CHAPTER 4 - Technology Programs › Section 13998.6.

13998.6. Technology transfer projects may include reasonable overhead costs incurred by a research institute and related to the project that shall not exceed the allowable federal overhead costs for research. All other projects may include any costs authorized by the principal funding agency, and not precluded by state requirements.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.6 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 202. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13998.7. Except for defense industry conversion and diversification projects, only a public agency or a not-for-profit or nonprofit organization shall receive funds under this chapter. Any person or entity is authorized to receive a defense industry conversion and diversification grant.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.7 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 203. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13998.8. (a) The agency may obtain scientific and technological expertise as needed to provide advice and input on the program, the establishment of targeted technologies and industries, the review of grant applications, and the review of project performance.
(b) The agency may award funds over a multiyear period to a grantee without requiring the grantee to reapply, so long as the funds in multiple years are utilized for the same project originally funded.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.8 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 204. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13998.9. (a) Notwithstanding Sections 13998.2, 13998.3, 13998.4, and 13998.5 and the regulations implementing this chapter, the secretary may award discretionary technology transfer grants totaling not more than 5 percent or one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), whichever is greater, of the funds appropriated each year for this program.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections 13998.2, 13998.3, 13998.4, 13998.5, and subdivision (a) of this section, the secretary may award up to 15 percent of the funds appropriated for a given fiscal year for consortia development projects that do not have private sector match but will have private sector match within six months from the date of the award of funding. For purposes of this subdivision, “private sector match” means a cash or in-kind contribution available for expenditure or use to a consortium development project. If, after six months, a private sector match is not available, funding under the program shall cease and all moneys previously received shall be returned to the state.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.9 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 205. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13998.10. (a) In order to carry out this chapter, there is hereby created in the State Treasury the California Competitive Technology Fund.
(b) The fund shall receive state funds appropriated to it, contributions from nonstate sources, reimbursements, federal funds, and interest that accrues to the moneys in the fund pursuant to subdivision (c).
(c) The Treasurer shall invest moneys contained in the fund not needed to meet current obligations in the same manner as other public funds are invested.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 13340, all moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years to the agency for the purposes of this chapter, and for the purposes for which moneys were provided. Except for state funds appropriated to, or transferred into, the fund for local assistance, moneys in the fund, including all interest, may be spent for support.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.10 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 206. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13998.11. The agency shall report on this program to the Governor and the Legislature.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.11 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 207. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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13998.12. There is hereby established within the agency the Technology Planning Program. The program shall provide grants and technical assistance to California nonprofit organizations and public entities working within specific industries to identify conversion or expansion projects. Grants may be awarded in the areas of strategic planning and strategic alliances. The program shall award grants based upon a competitive application process addressing the project’s eligibility, a review of the proposal’s scientific and technological aspects, and ability to fulfill goals of the program. Priority shall be given to those projects with the identified support of industry representatives, matching funding, projects likely to receive federal funds requiring matching funds, and any other criteria determined by the agency. A project example is a joint effort to develop and commercialize defense-related technologies by federal laboratories, universities, and companies in close geographical proximity.
(Added by renumbering Section 13994.12 by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 208. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.)
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14000.5. The Legislature further finds and declares that the role of the state in transportation shall be to:
(a) Encourage and stimulate the development of urban mass transportation and interregional high-speed transportation where found appropriate as a means of carrying out the policy of providing balanced transportation in the state.
(b) Implement and maintain a state highway system which supports the goals and priorities determined through the transportation planning process, which is in conformity with comprehensive statewide and regional transportation plans, and which is compatible with statewide and regional socioeconomic and environmental goals, priorities and available resources.
(c) Assist in the development of an air transportation system that is consistent with the needs and desires of the public, and in which airports are compatible in location with, and provide services meeting, statewide and regional goals and objectives.
(d) Develop a rail passenger network consistent with the needs and desires of the public, and in which the location of rail corridors and their service characteristics are compatible with statewide and regional goals and objectives, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to discourage the development of passenger rail service by privately owned carriers.
(e) Encourage research and development of technological innovation in all modes of transportation in cooperation with public agencies and the private sector.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1183, Sec. 1.)
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14000.6. The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following:
(a) California has established a statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit to be achieved by 2020 pursuant to the California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code), which is equivalent to 1990 greenhouse gas emissions in the state. Senate Bill 32 (Chapter 249 of the Statutes of 2016) extended the statewide greenhouse gas emissions limit to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.
(b) Emissions from the transportation sector account for a significant portion of California’s greenhouse gas emissions.
(c) In June 2016, the state released its transportation plan called California Transportation Plan 2040, which represented an important step toward integrating statewide long-range modal plans, key programs, and analysis tools that build on regional transportation plans, sustainable communities strategies, and rural land use visions. Yet more must be done to meet objectives of mobility and congestion management consistent with the state’s greenhouse gas emission limit and air pollution standards.
(d) The Legislature intends that subsequent transportation plans improve transparency, interagency coordination, and the impact of California’s transportation investments and planning to meet the objectives set forth in this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 605, Sec. 1. (AB 285) Effective January 1, 2020.)
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14001. There is in the Transportation Agency a Department of Transportation.
Any reference in any law or regulation to the Department of Public Works shall be deemed to refer to the Department of Transportation.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 285. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
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14002. The department is under the control of an executive officer known as the Director of Transportation.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)
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14002.5. As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “Department” means the Department of Transportation.
(b) “Director” means the Director of Transportation.
(c) “Secretary” means the Secretary of Transportation.
(d) “Board” or “commission” means the California Transportation Commission.
(e) “Displaced worker” means individuals eligible for assistance pursuant to Section 15076 of the Unemployment Insurance Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 286. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
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14003. The director is appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate, and holds office at the pleasure of the Governor. The annual salary of the director is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 11550), Part 1 of this division.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)
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14005. The director shall perform all duties, exercise all powers and jurisdiction, assume and discharge all responsibilities, and carry out and effect all purposes vested by law in the department, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)
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14006. There shall be within the department the position of Deputy Director of Transportation. The deputy director is appointed by the Governor, upon recommendation of the director, and shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The annual salary shall be fixed by the director in accordance with law. The deputy director shall have such duties as may be assigned to him by the director and he shall be responsible to the director for the performance of those duties.
(Added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1253.)