Section 11277 Of Article 2. General Administrative Costs From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.

. If, upon receipt of the statement provided in Section 11276, the state agency does not have funds available by law for the payment of the advance, the state agency shall, prior to the expiration of the 30-day period referred to in that statement, file with the Controller, in duplicate, a written request to defer payment of the advance. Upon receipt of such a request, the Controller shall forthwith transmit one copy of that request to the Department of Finance and shall defer action to effect the transfer of funds covering the advance referred to in the request until the transfer has been approved by the Director of Finance. Any advance made under this article shall be applied against the state agency's fair share of administrative costs determined or redetermined as provided in Section 11274 and Section 11275. If the amount advanced exceeds the state agency's fair share of administrative costs, the Controller shall transfer from the Central Service Cost Recovery Fund or the General Fund, as applicable, to the special fund appropriation the excess amount advanced as directed by the Department of Finance.