Section 23344 Of Article 3. County Formation Review Commission From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 3.
23344
. (a) The commission may borrow those moneys as may be
necessary to meet its expenses until the costs of the commission have
been determined pursuant to Section 23343.
(b) As an alternative to the procedure authorized by subdivision
(a), the Controller, upon appropriation by the Legislature from the
General Fund, shall loan those moneys as the commission shall
determine necessary to meet its expenses until the costs have been
determined pursuant to Section 23343. The loan shall be at an
interest rate equal to that of the Pooled Money Investment Fund at
the time the loan is made.
(c) Loans made pursuant to this section may not exceed a total of
four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for each commission, and
shall be repaid within one year of the date on which the issue of
county formation was voted on by the people.
(d) Any repayments on loans made pursuant to this section,
including interest, received by the Controller shall be deposited in
the General Fund.
(e) If the loans made pursuant to this section are not repaid, the
Controller is authorized to reduce the moneys allocated to the
county to which the loan was made by an amount equal to the amount
that is owed to the state. This reduction shall be made from the
subventions made pursuant to Sections 16100 and 16120.