Title GOV — California Gov. Code

The Controller may, from time to time, provide that compensation due officers and employees, and amounts withheld therefrom pursuant to law, where properly chargeable to appropriations made from funds in the State Treasury, shall be paid by Controller’s warrant drawn against the …

The Controller may transfer to the State Pay Roll Revolving Fund the contributions required by Sections 20751, 20752, 20782, 20783, 22881, and 22883, and upon certification by the Board of Administration of the Public Employees’ Retirement System in accordance with Sections 20754…

Refunds of amounts disbursed from the State Pay Roll Revolving Fund shall, on order of the Controller, be deposited in the State Pay Roll Revolving Fund and, on order of the Controller, shall be transferred forthwith from such fund to the fund and appropriation from which such am…

Any amount erroneously paid into the State Pay Roll Revolving Fund shall be refunded by the Controller.

All amounts increasing the cash balance in the State Pay Roll Revolving Fund pursuant to the cancellation of warrants issued therefrom shall, on order of the Controller, be transferred to and in augmentation of the cash balance of the fund from which the amount covered by such ca…

For the purpose of determining the fund or funds from which the state’s contributions to the Public Employees’ Retirement Fund under Chapter 6 of Part 3 of Division 5 of Title 2 of this code and the contributions required of an employer under Chapter 3 of Part 3.5 of Division 5 o…

(a) Any state agency for which an appropriation is made, may, without at the time furnishing vouchers and itemized statements, draw from that appropriation for use as a revolving fund any of the following: (1) A sum not to exceed 3 percent of the total amount of the appropriation…

Any revolving fund drawn under the provisions of Section 16400 may only be used in accordance with law for payment of compensation earned, traveling expenses, traveling expense advances, or where immediate payment is otherwise necessary.

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 16400 and 16401, the California State Lottery may draw funds from its continuous appropriation for the purpose of making immediate payment through its revolving fund to California State Lottery prizewinners of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) o…

In lieu of actually withdrawing such revolving fund from the State Treasury, the Controller may in his discretion, upon request of the state agency for which the appropriation was made, apply and credit the amount of such revolving fund, or any portion thereof, as repayment and r…

Any state agency that withdraws a revolving fund shall remain fully accountable therefor. All disbursements must be substantiated by vouchers filed with and audited by the Controller. Disbursements may be reported, substantiated by vouchers, from time to time to the Controller in…

Where the duties of any state agency for which an appropriation is available make necessary the use of moneys for purposes of a confidential nature, such state agency may, without at the time furnishing vouchers and itemized statements, draw from such appropriation an advance for…

Notwithstanding Section 16404, the Department of Corrections may withdraw funds for confidential use in an amount not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per fiscal year. The sums so withdrawn may be used as a revolving fund where cash advances are necessary. At the close of…

No state agency or person shall use or disburse any money withdrawn under the provisions of this article for any purpose whatever, unless authorized by law.

The Capital Outlay and Savings Fund in the State Treasury is abolished. All money credited to the Capital Outlay and Savings Fund is transferred to the General Fund. All appropriations heretofore made from the Capital Outlay and Savings Fund shall be payable, for the same purpose…

The Revenue Deficiency Reserve Fund in the Treasury is continued in existence to meet the needs of the State for General Fund revenues when revenues from taxes, fees, and other sources do not equal the estimate for revenues as set forth in the fiscal year budget. There shall be t…

Whenever the Governor, Controller, and Director of Finance determine that the General Fund revenues for any fiscal year commencing on or after July 1, 1947, are below the amount estimated in the budget submitted by the Governor to the Legislature for the fiscal year, they may joi…

The money in the Revenue Deficiency Reserve Fund may be loaned temporarily to the General Fund upon the joint authorization of the Governor, Controller, and Director of Finance during any fiscal year in anticipation of the receipt of revenue from taxes, fees, and other sources re…

All money received by the State from the United States in pursuance of any act of Congress providing for the distribution and payment to states and territories of a fixed percentage of the money received by the United States from the land acquired in the State for flood control p…

The Controller shall keep a record of the money received from the United States on account of the federal flood control land in each county in this State. On or before June 30th of each year, he shall draw his warrant in favor of the treasurer of each county entitled to payment p…

The auditor of any county receiving a payment of money pursuant to this article shall immediately apportion the money by placing 50 percent to the credit of the road fund. The remaining 50 percent shall be divided between school and community college districts where the lands are…

(a) The Special Fund for Economic Uncertainties is hereby created in the State Treasury and is continuously appropriated for the purposes of this section. The contingency reserve for economic uncertainties established within the General Fund by Section 12.3 of the Budget Act of 1…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each special fund shall include a contingency reserve for economic uncertainties. These reserves shall constitute reserve funds within the meaning of Section 5 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. (b) On the first day o…

(a) The Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account is hereby established in the State Treasury as a General Fund reserve to hold a portion of General Fund surplus moneys temporarily for use in future fiscal years, as an added responsible budgeting technique to counter tax revenu…

(a) The Budget Deficit Savings Account is hereby established in the State Treasury to serve as a supplementary savings account to mitigate the effects of actual or future projected budget deficits in the General Fund or other state funds. (b) (1) Deposits to the Budget Stabilizat…

The Disaster Relief Fund is hereby established. Notwithstanding Section 13340, the fund is continuously appropriated without regard to fiscal years for purposes of funding disbursements made for response to and recovery from the earthquake, aftershocks, and any other related casu…

There is in the State Treasury the Service Revolving Fund, hereafter referred to as “the fund.”

The fund consists of the following: (a) All money appropriated by the Legislature for such fund or payable into such fund in accordance with law. (b) All money received into the Treasury from any source whatever in payment of printing, ruling, and binding done in the Office of St…

The fund is under the control of the Department of General Services and is available for expenditure for the payment of rent; the cost of maintaining, operating, and insuring building space; the purchase and sale of materials, supplies, and equipment; the rendering of services to…

The State Printing Fund and the Purchasing Revolving Fund in the State Treasury are abolished. The Controller, on the operative date of this section, shall transfer any balances in those funds to the Service Revolving Fund. Any reference in state law to either the State Printing …

The Surplus Personal Property Revolving Fund in the State Treasury, created by Section 10383.5 of the Public Contract Code, is abolished. On January 1, 1989, the Controller shall transfer the assets, liabilities, and surplus in that fund to the Service Revolving Fund. Any referen…

There is in the State Treasury the Litigation Deposits Fund, hereafter referred to as “the fund,” which is hereby appropriated for the purposes of this article.

The fund consists of all money received as litigation deposits where the State of California is a party to the litigation and no other state statutes specifically provide for both of the following: (1) Handling and investing such money. (2) Crediting any interest accrued thereto …

(a) For purposes of this article, “department” means the Department of Justice. (b) The fund is under the control of the department. The department shall maintain accounting records pertaining to the fund, including subsidiary records of individual litigation deposits and the dis…

Money in the fund may be invested and reinvested in any securities described in Section 16430 or deposited in banks as provided in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16500) of this part or deposited in savings and loan associations as provided in Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Sect…

The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Ratepayers and the state’s economy have been harmed by improper and unfair energy market manipulation that has resulted in overcharging for electricity and natural gas. (b) The purpose of the act adding this section is …

(a) The Ratepayer Relief Fund is hereby established in the State Treasury. The purpose of the fund is to benefit electricity and natural gas ratepayers and to fund investigation and litigation costs of the state in pursuing allegations of overcharges and unfair business practices…

As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Fund” means the Ratepayer Relief Fund established in Section 16428.1. (b) “Energy settlement agreement” means any agreement arising from the energy crisis of 2000–02, where the State of California or a…

(a) Any energy settlement agreement entered into by the Attorney General, after reimbursing the Attorney General’s litigation and investigation expenses, to the maximum extent possible, shall direct settlement funds to the following purposes in priority order: (1) To reduce ratep…

All funds recovered on behalf of the Department of Water Resources, after deduction of litigation and investigation expenses, shall be deposited in the Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund and applied pursuant to Division 27 (commencing with Section 80000) of the Wat…

Moneys in the fund shall be expended upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the benefit of ratepayers. Moneys in the fund may be appropriated for the following purposes: (a) To finance energy litigation and investigation expenses of state entities. (b) To reduce rates for cus…

The Attorney General shall promptly notify the Director of Finance, Senate President pro Tempore, and the Speaker of the Assembly upon agreeing on behalf of the state to an energy settlement agreement. Notification shall include a description of how the terms of the settlement ag…

Nothing in this article affects the allocation of funds from settlements entered into before the effective date of this article.

(a) The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, hereafter referred to in this article as the fund, is hereby created as a special fund in the State Treasury. (b) Except for fines and penalties, all moneys collected by the State Air Resources Board from the auction or sale of allowances, p…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the Department of Finance shall submit to the Legislature, in bill format, on or before January 10, 2013, a proposal that provides a detailed spending plan for the expenditure of moneys in the fund that includes the components specified …

(a) Prior to awarding grant funds from moneys made available from the fund, the Department of Food and Agriculture shall review the applicant’s analysis identifying potential adverse impacts of the proposed project, including a net increase in criteria pollutants, toxic air conta…

No later than January 1, 2021, an agency that receives an appropriation from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund shall post on the internet website of the agency’s program from which moneys from the fund are being allocated the agency’s guidelines for how moneys from the fund are a…

(a) Before expending any moneys appropriated to it by the Legislature from the fund, a state agency shall prepare a record consisting of all of the following: (1) A description of each expenditure proposed to be made by the state agency pursuant to the appropriation. (2) A descri…

(a) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3) does not apply to guidelines or other standards adopted or used by a state agency in administering a program that has received funding in the 2021–22, 2022–23, and 2023–24 f…

Notwithstanding Section 38597 of the Health and Safety Code, the Cost of Implementation Account is hereby established in the Air Pollution Control Fund, and revenues collected pursuant to that section shall be available upon appropriation by the Legislature for purposes of carryi…