Chapter 5. Implementation And Funding Priorities of California Penal Code >> Title 13. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 5.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the
agency shall not implement this title until there is an amount of one
hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) in the account.
Funds in the account shall be divided as follows:
(a) Twenty-five percent or one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000)
to the commission, whichever is less. The commission may decline all
or part of the funds allocated to it pursuant to this subdivision.
Any funds so declined shall be reallocated by the secretary to any of
the entities listed in subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) for the
training of peace officers consistent with this title.
(b) Twenty-five percent to the secretary for allocation to the
Environmental Circuit Prosecutor Project pursuant to Chapter 4
(commencing with Section 14309).
(c) Twenty-five percent to the secretary for allocation to the
California District Attorneys Association for training and assistance
pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14306).
(d) (1) The balance to the secretary for grants awarded to
programs pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14306) or
Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 14309) based on need or in order
to sustain the current level of presence and enforcement for those
programs.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the commission may also seek
additional funding from the money allocated in this subdivision based
on need if the environmental law enforcement training is mandated or
if there are substantial changes in the law that require the
commission to revise its environmental law courses.
(e) The secretary shall develop an application process for
awarding funds to programs pursuant to subdivisions (b), (c), and
(d).
Not later than 36 months after the date when this title may
be implemented, as specified in Section 14314, the secretary shall
post on the agency's Web site, updated no later than July 1,
annually, a description of the operation and accomplishments of the
training programs and the environmental enforcement and prosecution
projects funded by this title. The commission shall prepare the
section of the report pertaining to the course of instruction
authorized in Section 14304 and submit it to the secretary for
inclusion in the report.