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Alameda County is authorized to establish a Courthouse Construction Fund pursuant to Section 76100 so long as the county maintains a courtroom building in the City of Berkeley. In the event that the courtroom building in the City of Berkeley is closed, Alameda County may not collect those funds.

To assist Imperial County in the improvement of criminal justice automated information systems and the funding and maintenance of a criminal justice forensic laboratory, the board of supervisors may by resolution establish in the county treasury a Criminal Justice Investigation Fund pursuant to Section 76105. The fund moneys together with any interest earned thereon shall be held by the treasurer separate from any funds subject to transfer or division pursuant to Section 1463 of the Penal Code. The moneys in the Criminal Justice Investigation Fund together with any interest earned thereon shall be payable only for the improvement of criminal justice automated information systems and the construction, reconstruction, expansion, improvement, operation, or maintenance of the forensic laboratory facilities. The money in the fund may be used through any public agency funding mechanism including, but not limited to, retirement of bonded indebtedness, loan repayments, and monthly payments involving lease-purchase programs, which reduce an obligation incurred in reliance upon the authority granted by this section.

(a) Deposits collected in the Monterey County Courthouse Construction Fund shall continue through the 30th year after the initial year for which the surcharge or additional penalty, as defined in Section 76000, is collected, or through the 30th year after any borrowings are made for any construction funded pursuant to Section 76100.
  (b) The Monterey County Treasurer shall deposit those amounts specified by the board of supervisors by resolution into the Monterey County Courthouse Construction Fund pursuant to Section 76000. However, deposits to the fund shall continue through whatever period of time is necessary to repay any borrowings made by Monterey County on or before January 1, 1998, to pay for construction provided in this chapter.

To assist Kern County in the improvement of county juvenile justice facilities or county juvenile justice rehabilitation facilities, the board of supervisors may by resolution establish in the county treasury a Juvenile Justice Facilities Construction Fund pursuant to Section 76105. The moneys in the Juvenile Justice Facilities Construction Fund shall be payable only for construction, reconstruction, expansion, improvement, operation, or maintenance of county juvenile justice or county juvenile justice rehabilitation facilities. The money in the fund may be used to finance any public agency funding mechanism which reduces an obligation incurred in reliance upon the authority granted by this section, including, but not limited to, retirement of bonded indebtedness, loan repayments, and monthly payments involving lease-purchase programs.

(a) The Courthouse Construction Fund established in Los Angeles County pursuant to Section 76100 shall be known as the Courthouse Construction Fund.
  (b) All courtroom construction in the County of Los Angeles which utilizes moneys from the Courthouse Construction Fund or moneys borrowed and owed against the Courthouse Construction Fund shall be within the boundaries of the San Fernando Valley Statistical Area and the Los Cerritos Municipal Court District, until the time that the County of Los Angeles has spent a total of at least forty-three million dollars ($43,000,000) on courthouse construction within the San Fernando Valley Statistical Area and at least eight million dollars ($8,000,000) within the Los Cerritos Municipal Court District for the Bellflower Courthouse.
  (c) All courtroom construction in the County of Los Angeles which utilizes moneys from the Courthouse Construction Fund or moneys borrowed against the Courthouse Construction Fund shall be within the boundaries of the San Fernando Valley Statistical Area, within the boundaries of the Los Cerritos Municipal Court District, within the boundaries of the East Los Angeles Municipal Court District, within the Downey Municipal Court District, within the community of Hollywood, or within the West Los Angeles Branch of the Los Angeles Municipal Court District, until the time that the County of Los Angeles has fulfilled the requirements of subdivision (b) and has additionally spent at least sixteen million five hundred thousand dollars ($16,500,000) on courthouse construction within the East Los Angeles Municipal Court District, has spent at least ten million dollars ($10,000,000) on courthouse construction within the Downey Municipal Court District, has commenced construction on a courthouse with at least six courtrooms in the West San Fernando Valley, has commenced construction on a courthouse with at least two courtrooms in the community of Hollywood, and has commenced construction on a courthouse for the West Los Angeles Branch of the Los Angeles Municipal Court District.
  (d) All courtroom construction in the County of Los Angeles which utilizes moneys from the Courthouse Construction Fund or moneys borrowed against the Courthouse Construction Fund shall be within the boundaries of the San Fernando Valley Statistical Area, within the boundaries of the Los Cerritos Municipal Court District, within the boundaries of the East Los Angeles Municipal Court District, within the Downey Municipal Court District, within the community of Hollywood, within the West Los Angeles Branch of the Los Angeles Municipal Court District, within the Pasadena Judicial District, within the Southeast Municipal Court District, within the South Bay Judicial District, within the Santa Monica Judicial District, within the Antelope Valley Judicial District, or within the Long Beach Judicial District until the time that the County of Los Angeles has fulfilled the requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c), and has commenced construction of new facilities or the expansion of existing facilities for the municipal courts in the Pasadena Judicial District, the north and south branches of the Southeast Municipal Court District, and the South Bay Judicial District, has commenced construction on a courthouse for the superior court with at least 18 courtrooms in the North Hollywood Redevelopment Project Area of the City of Los Angeles or immediately adjacent thereto, and has commenced construction of new facilities for the superior and municipal courts in the Santa Monica Judicial District, the Antelope Valley Judicial District, and the Long Beach Judicial District.
  (e) For purposes of this section, the San Fernando Valley Statistical Area includes all land within the San Fernando Valley Statistical Area (as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 11093) as well as the City of San Fernando, the City of Hidden Hills, and the unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County located west of the City of Los Angeles, east and south of the Ventura County line, and north of a line extended westerly from the southern boundary of the San Fernando Valley Statistical Area (as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 11093).
  (f) The moneys of the Courthouse Construction Fund together with any interest earned thereon shall be payable only for courtroom construction and land acquisition as authorized in subdivision (b) and, after the requirement of subdivision (b) has been met, shall be payable only for courtroom construction and land acquisition as authorized in subdivision (c) and, after the requirements of subdivisions (b) and (c) have been met, shall be payable only for courtroom construction and land acquisition as authorized in subdivision (d).
  (g) Deposits into the fund shall continue through and including either (1) the 25th year after the initial calendar year in which the surcharge is selected or (2) whatever period of time is necessary to repay any borrowings made by the county to pay for construction provided for in this section, whichever time is longer.
  (h) The resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles on September 2, 1980, stating that the provisions of Chapter 578 of the Statutes of 1980 are necessary to the establishment of adequate courtroom facilities in the County of Los Angeles shall be deemed a resolution stating that the provisions of this section are necessary to the establishment of adequate courtroom facilities in the county, and shall satisfy the requirements of this section.

Deposits to the Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Fund established in Marin County pursuant to Section 76101 shall continue through and including the 20th year after the initial calendar year in which the surcharge is collected, or until such time as any debt incurred prior to the year 2000 for the purposes of this section has been retired, whichever is longer.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the following conditions pertain to the construction of court facilities in Merced County by the County of Merced for any construction pursuant to a written agreement entered into prior to January 1, 2004, between the board of supervisors and the presiding judge of the superior court:
  (a) Revenue received in Merced County from civil assessments for Failure to Appear, pursuant to Section 1214.1 of the Penal Code, shall be available, in an annual amount not to exceed the amount agreed upon by the board of supervisors and the presiding judge of the superior court, for the purpose of augmenting other funds made available for construction.
  (b) The presiding judge of the superior court may agree to make available court funds, up to a stated amount, other than funds received from the Trial Court Trust Fund or other state sources, in the courthouse construction fund.
  (c) The total amounts deposited under subdivision (a) may not exceed in any fiscal year the amount payable on the construction costs less (1) any amounts paid by the courthouse construction fund and (2) any other amounts paid from other sources except for any amounts paid pursuant to subdivision (b).
  (d) The total amounts deposited under subdivision (b) shall not exceed in any fiscal year the amount payable on the construction costs less (1) any amounts paid by the courthouse construction fund, (2) any amounts paid pursuant to subdivision (a) of this section, and (3) any other amounts paid from other sources except for any amounts paid pursuant to subdivision (b).
  (e) If legislation is passed and becomes effective transferring the responsibility for court facilities to the state, and the legislation permits the transfer of the bonded indebtedness or other encumbrance on court facilities together with revenue sources for payment of the bonded indebtedness or other encumbrance, the revenue sources provided for by this section may also be transferred to the state.
  (f) As used in this section, the costs of construction also includes the payment on the bonded indebtedness or other encumbrance used to finance the construction.

Deposits to the Courthouse Construction Fund established in Merced or Sonoma County pursuant to Section 76100 and the Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Fund established in Merced or Sonoma County pursuant to Section 76101 shall continue through and including the 30th year after the initial year in which the surcharge is collected or the 30th year after any borrowings are made for any construction under those sections, whichever comes later.

If Merced County has not executed the transfer of its responsibilities and titles for the New Downtown Merced Courthouse, New Courts Building (Departments 1 to 3, inclusive), Jail Court (Department 4), Department 5 Modular, Departments 7 and 8 Trailer, Adobe Building, Criminal Trailer, and Jury Assembly, to the state as required under Chapter 1082 of the Statutes of 2002, on or before April 1, 2007, then Merced County shall pay back to the state the construction funds used for these projects.

To assist Orange County in the operation of the county jail, the board of supervisors may establish by resolution a County Jail Fund to be funded with a transfer of any funds remaining in the Orange County Transition Planning Fund collected prior to July 1, 1990. The fund moneys, together with any interest earned thereon, shall be held by the county treasurer, separate from any other funds and shall be expended through any public agency funding mechanism which reduces an obligation incurred in the operation of the county jail, including, but not limited to, retirement of bonded indebtedness, loan repayments, and monthly payments involving lease-purchase programs.

(a) The fund established in Shasta County pursuant to Section 76100 shall be known as the Statham Courthouse Construction Fund.
  (b) The fund established in Shasta County pursuant to Section 76101 shall be known as the Statham Criminal Justice Facilities Construction Fund.

To assist Solano County in county jail operations, the board of supervisors may establish by resolution a County Jail Fund pursuant to Section 76105.
  (a) The moneys in the fund, together with any interest earned thereon, shall be payable only for county jail operations. The money in the fund may be used through any public agency funding mechanism, including, but not limited to, retirement of bonded indebtedness, loan repayments, and monthly payments involving lease-purchase programs, which reduce an obligation incurred in reliance upon the authority granted by this section.
  (b) Deposits to the County Jail Fund shall continue until January 1, 2000.

(a) To assist the County of Ventura in the improvement of county juvenile justice facilities or county juvenile justice rehabilitation facilities, the board of supervisors may by resolution establish in the county treasury a Juvenile Justice Facilities Construction Fund pursuant to Section 76105. The moneys in the Juvenile Justice Facilities Construction Fund shall be payable for construction, reconstruction, expansion, improvement, operation, or maintenance of county juvenile justice or county juvenile justice rehabilitation facilities.
  (b) The money in the fund may be used to finance any public agency funding mechanism which reduces an obligation incurred in reliance upon the authority granted by this section, including, but not limited to, retirement of bonded indebtedness, loan repayments, and monthly payments involving lease-purchase programs.
  (c) Deposits into the fund shall continue to and including either (1) the 20th year after the enactment of this section or (2) whatever period of time is necessary to repay all borrowings or bonded indebtedness incurred by the county to pay for construction provided for in this section, whichever is longer.

Deposits to the Courthouse Construction Fund established in Ventura County pursuant to Section 76100 shall continue to and including the 25th year after the initial year in which the surcharge is collected or the 25th year after any borrowings are made for any construction funded pursuant to that section, whichever comes later.