Section 40005 Of Chapter 1. General Provisions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 26. >> Part 3. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) A district may negotiate what share, if any, of the
intellectual property, or benefits resulting from intellectual
property, developed from the use of district funds, including funds
discharged as grants, will accrue to that district.
(b) A district may negotiate revenue sharing agreements with
recipients of district funds, including the collection of royalties.
Proceeds obtained by the district from these revenue sharing
agreements shall accrue to the district and be deposited into a
special account that may only be used, subject to the district's
ability to recover its expenses and its administrative costs, for any
of the following purposes:
(1) To fund projects pursuant to Section 40004 that will lead to
the prevention, mitigation, or cure of the adverse effects of air
pollution, including the adverse health effects of air pollution.
(2) To fund projects to reduce or mitigate air pollution through
the development or implementation of pollution controls, low or zero
polluting fuels or technologies, or pollution prevention measures.
(c) A district shall not receive a benefit pursuant to this
section in excess of the amount of the district's investment in the
development of a process, machine, or article of manufacture, if the
district adopts a rule or regulation that mandates the use of that
process, machine, or article of manufacture and that regulation or
rule was adopted after the development of the process, machine, or
article of manufacture.
(d) If the state or a subdivision of the state purchases or
licenses a process, machine, or article of manufacture for which a
district accrues a benefit resulting from an intellectual property
interest negotiated pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), upon the
request of the Department of General Services, the district shall
prepare reimbursement to the General Fund for the amount of the
benefit accrued.
(e) (1) A district that attempts to negotiate for benefits
pursuant to this section shall report annually to the Legislature.
The report shall include all of the following:
(A) The number of district-funded projects and the number of
district-funded projects for which a benefit was negotiated,
regardless of the outcome of the negotiation.
(B) The outcome of all negotiations regarding intellectual
property pursuant to this section, including agreed terms for revenue
sharing.
(C) A list of all district-funded projects from previous years
that have resulted in a benefit pursuant to this section, if any, and
the total amount of that benefit to date.
(2) A district may include a report required by this section as
part of another report submitted to the Legislature by the district.
(f) This section does not apply to a contract governed by Chapter
14.27 (commencing with Section 67325) of Part 40 of Division 5 of
Title 3 of the Education Code.
(g) Subdivisions (a) to (f), inclusive, of this section shall
become inoperative on January 1, 2017. An agreement made pursuant to
this section prior to January 1, 2017, shall remain in effect for the
duration of the agreement.