Section 16351 Of Article 1. General From California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
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. (a) When any special fund in the treasury is exhausted, and
there is money in the General Fund not required to meet any demand
which has accrued or may accrue against it, the Controller shall so
report to the Governor and the Treasurer. If the Governor and
Treasurer find that the money is not needed in the General Fund, the
Governor may order the Controller to transfer that money, or any part
thereof, to the special fund in need.
(b) Money transferred pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be
returned to the General Fund as soon as there is sufficient money in
the special fund to return it.
(c) If sufficient money does not accumulate in the special fund
within one year, the amount of money transferred or whatever portion
of that amount is in the fund at that time shall be then returned,
and the balance, if any, shall be returned thereafter in monthly
installments as it accumulates. Any fund which fails to return the
full amount of any transfer within one year from and after the
transfer is ineligible to receive further transfers until it has
returned the full amount.