Section 13013 Of Chapter 1. State From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 10. >> Chapter 1.
13013
. (a) Appropriations from either the Oil Pollution
Administration Subaccount or the Hazardous Materials Administration
Subaccount shall not exceed one third of the maximum fund level
established under Section 13012 in order to maintain a prudent
reserve for future appropriations.
(b) If the director or his or her designee expends funds from the
prudent reserve established pursuant to subdivision (a) for
activities authorized under subdivision (b) of Section 13230, the
director or the director's designee shall ensure that there are
adequate funds remaining in those subaccounts to carry out their
purposes. Expenditures from the prudent reserve shall be repaid in
part, or in full, from any funds received pursuant to Section 13011
until those reserves are fully reimbursed.
(c) The director or his or her designee, shall recover from the
spiller, responsible party, or, in the absence of those responsible
parties, from a particular pollution abatement or remediation
account, all expenditures paid from the accounts established pursuant
to subdivisions (b) and (d) of Section 13230, and all costs incurred
by the department arising from the administration and enforcement of
applicable pollution laws. The director or his or her designee may
request, and a district attorney, city attorney, or other prosecuting
agency, as part of a prosecution or negotiation, may allege a claim
for, these costs and expenditures and shall deposit any recoveries
into the fund from which they were expended.
(d) The director or his or her designee shall ensure that there
are adequate funds in the accounts and subaccounts specified in this
section to carry out their purposes.