Section 13230 Of Division 10.5. Expenditures From California Fish And Game Code >> Division 10.5.
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. (a) Funds deposited in the Oil Pollution Administration
Subaccount created pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 13010
shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only be expended by the
director, his or her deputy, or designee, for the costs of
administering the pollution response, abatement, and habitat
restoration activities not otherwise authorized by the
Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and Response Act.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, funds
deposited in the Oil Pollution Response and Restoration Subaccount
created pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 13010 are continuously
appropriated to the department for expenditure by the director, his
or her deputy, or designee, without regard to fiscal years for
response and restoration activity related to oil spills not otherwise
authorized by the Lempert-Keene-Seastrand Oil Spill Prevention and
Response Act.
(c) Funds deposited in the Hazardous Materials Administration
Subaccount created pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 13010
shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, only be expended by the
director, his or her deputy, or designee, for the reasonable cost of
administering the hazardous materials response and restoration
activities of the department.
(1) These activities shall include the cross training and staffing
of existing department and interagency personnel necessary to
achieve efficiency in the use of existing funds and resources in
response to hazardous materials and restoration activities of the
department.
(2) The department may appoint and contract with technical experts
to assist in the response and remediation of toxic material
discharges.
(d) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, funds
deposited in the Hazardous Materials Response and Restoration
Subaccount are continuously appropriated to the director, his or her
deputy, or designee, for expenditure without regard to fiscal years
for the response and abatement of hazardous materials that are
spilled or discharged on the lands and in the waters of the state,
and for the protection, preservation, and restoration of fish and
wildlife impacted by discharges of hazardous materials into the
environment of the state. No funds appropriated from this subaccount
shall be expended to establish personnel positions nor shall any
personnel positions be created with contract funds from this
subaccount.