Bill Text: CA SB75 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Amended
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Status: (Passed) 2015-06-24 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 18, Statutes of 2015. [SB75 Detail]
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Bill Title: Health.
Spectrum: Unknown
Status: (Passed) 2015-06-24 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 18, Statutes of 2015. [SB75 Detail]
Download: California-2015-SB75-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 75 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 24, 2015
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY MARCH 23, 2015
INTRODUCED BY Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
JANUARY 9, 2015
An act to amend the Budget Act of 2014 (Chapters 25 and 663 of the
Statutes of 2014) by amending Items 0540-001-0140, 0540-001-6052,
0690-001-0001, 3540-001-0001, 3600-001-0001, 3600-001-0200,
3600-101-0001, 3640-493, 3790-001-0392, 3790-001-0516, 3790-001-6052,
3860-001-0001, 3860-101-6052, 5180-101-0001, 8570-001-0001,
8570-001-3228, and 9800-001-0001 of, adding Items 0540-492, 3640-494,
3760-311-6052, 3760-490, 3790-492, 3860-001-3228, 3860-101-0001,
3860-101-3228, 3860-301-3228, 3860-301-6052, 3860-490, 3940-001-6083,
3940-002-0001, 3940-002-0679, 3940-101-0679, 3940-101-6083, and
3940-102-0679 to, and repealing Item 3760-493 of, Section 2.00 of,
and by amending Section 39.00 of, that act, relating to the state
budget, and making an appropriation therefor, to take effect
immediately, budget bill.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 75, as amended, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review. Budget
Act of 2015.
The Budget Act of 2014 made appropriations for the support of
state government for the 2014-15 fiscal year.
This bill would amend the Budget Act of 2014 by amending, adding,
and repealing items of appropriation.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as a
Budget Bill.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: yes. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Item 0540-001-0140 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
0540-001-0140--For support of Secretary of
the Natural Resources Agency, payable from
the California Environmental License Plate
Fund.......................................... 9,403,000
Schedule:
(1) 10-Administration
of Natural Resources
Agency................. 26,442,000
(2) Reimbursements......... -598,000
(3) Amount payable from
the Safe Neighborhood
Parks, Clean Water,
Clean Air, and Coastal
Protection
(Villaraigosa-Keeley
Act) Bond Fund (Item
0540-001-0005)......... -135,000
(4) Amount payable from
the Environmental
Enhancement and
Mitigation Program
Fund (Item 0540-001-
0183).................. -297,000
(5) Amount payable from
the Federal Trust Fund
(Item 0540-001-0890)... -9,205,000
(6) Amount payable from
the Timber Regulation
and Forest Restoration
Fund (Item 0540-001-
3212).................. -480,000
(6.5) Amount payable from
the Cost of
Implementation
Account, Air Pollution
Control Fund (0540-001-
3237).................. -529,000
(7) Amount payable from
the California Clean
Water, Clean Air, Safe
Neighborhood Parks,
and Coastal Protection
Fund (Item 0540-001-
6029).................. -728,000
(8) Amount payable from
the Water Security,
Clean Drinking Water,
Coastal and Beach
Protection Fund of
2002 (Item 0540-001-
6031).................. -1,207,000
(9) Amount payable from
the Safe Drinking
Water, Water Quality
and Supply, Flood
Control, River and
Coastal Protection
Fund of 2006 (Item
0540-001-6051)......... -3,064,000
(10) Amount payable from
the Disaster
Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Fund
of 2006 (Item 0540-001-
6052).................. -196,000
(11) Amount payable from
the California Ocean
Protection Trust Fund
(Item 0540-001-6076)... -600,000
Provisions:
1. Of the funds appropriated in this
item, $5,000,000 is available for
a fourth climate change assessment
and shall be available for
encumbrance until June 30, 2016.
Of this amount, $2,500,000 is
available for expenditure in the
2014-15 fiscal year.
SEC. 2. Item 0540-001-6052 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
0540-001-6052--For support of Secretary of the
Natural Resources Agency, for payment to Item
0540-001-0140, payable from the Disaster
Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Fund of
2006........................................... 196,000
Provisions:
1. The amount appropriated in this item
shall be available for encumbrance
until June 30, 2020, and available for
liquidation until June 30, 2023.
SEC. 3. Item 0540-492 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act
of 2014, to read:
0540-492--Reappropriation, Secretary of the
Natural Resources Agency. Notwithstanding any
other law, the balance as of June 30, 2015, of
any prior year appropriations, except any
reversion item, from the Disaster Preparedness
and Flood Prevention Bond Fund of 2006 (Fund
6052) shall be available for encumbrance until
June 30, 2020, and available for liquidation
until June 30, 2023.
Provisions:
1. The Secretary of the Natural Resources
Agency may transfer amounts
reappropriated in this item to Item
0540-001-6052.
2. The Department of Finance shall
provide to the Controller an itemized
list of appropriations subject to this
item immediately upon enactment of the
act adding this item.
SEC. 4. Item 0690-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
0690-001-0001--For support of the Office
of Emergency Services..................... 44,118,000
Schedule:
(1) 20-Emergency
Management Services. 50,379,000
(2) 40-Special Programs
and Grant
Management.......... 75,697,000
(3) 65.01-
Administration and
Executive Program... 15,505,000
(4) 65.02-Distributed
Administration and
Executive........... -15,505,000
(4.5) 70-Public Safety
Communications...... 74,309,000
(5) Reimbursements...... -4,323,000
(6) Amount payable from
the State Emergency
Telephone Number
Account (Item 0690-
001-0022)........... -2,394,000
(7) Amount payable from
the Unified Program
Account (Item 0690-
001-0028)........... -812,000
(8) Amount payable from
the Nuclear
Planning Assessment
Special Account
(Item 0690-001-
0029)............... -1,224,000
(9) Amount payable from
the Restitution
Fund (Item 0690-001-
0214)............... -8,000
(10) Amount payable from
the Federal Trust
Fund (Item 0690-001-
0890)............... -70,754,000
(11) Amount payable from
the Local Public
Prosecutors and
Public Defenders
Training Fund (Item
0690-002-0241)...... -83,000
(12) Amount payable from
the Victim-Witness
Assistance Fund
(Item 0690-002-
0425)............... -1,366,000
(13) Amount payable from
the Equality in
Prevention and
Services for
Domestic Abuse Fund
(Item 0690-001-
3112)............... -5,000
(14) Amount payable from
the Transit System
Safety, Security,
and Disaster
Response Account,
Highway Safety,
Traffic Reduction,
Air Quality, and
Port Security Fund
of 2006 (Item 0690-
001-6061)........... -2,660,000
(15) Amount payable from
the Antiterrorism
Fund (Item 0690-010-
3034)............... -723,000
(16) Amount payable from
the Technology
Services Revolving
Fund (Item 0690-001-
9730)............... -71,915,000
Provisions:
1. Funds appropriated in this item
may be reduced by the Director
of Finance, after giving notice
to the Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee,
by the amount of federal funds
made available for the purposes
of this item in excess of the
federal funds scheduled in Item
0690-001-0890.
2. Upon approval by the Department
of Finance, the Controller
shall transfer such funds as
are necessary between this item
and Item 0690-101-0890.
3. Of the funds appropriated in
this item, $4,372,000 shall be
available for encumbrance until
June 30, 2016, for the state
operations center for providing
assistance to local
jurisdictions and local
assistance centers that provide
local communities with
technical guidance and disaster
recovery support.
SEC. 5. Item 3540-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
3540-001-0001--For support of Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection............ 609,751,000
Schedule:
(1) 10-Office of the
State Fire Marshal... 25,412,000
(2) 11-Fire Protection... 1,294,541,00
0
(3) 12-Resource
Management........... 73,627,000
(4) 13-State Board of
Forestry and Fire
Protection........... 1,685,000
(5) 14-Department of
Justice Legal
Services............. 6,164,000
(6) 20.01-Administration. 77,112,000
(7) 20.02-Distributed
Administration....... -74,578,000
(8) Reimbursements....... -405,593,000
(9) Less funding
provided by capital
outlay............... -18,403,000
(10) Amount payable from
the General Fund
(Item 3540-006-0001). -209,000,000
(11) Amount payable from
the State Emergency
Telephone Number
Account (Item 3540-
001-0022)............ -4,322,000
(12) Amount payable from
the Unified Program
Account (Item 3540-
001-0028)............ -674,000
(13) Amount payable from
the State Fire
Marshal
Licensing and
Certification Fund
(Item 3540-001-0102). -2,888,000
(14) Amount payable from
the California
Environmental
License Plate Fund
(Item 3540-001-0140). -548,000
(15) Amount payable from
the California Fire
and Arson Training
Fund (Item 3540-001-
0198)................ -3,246,000
(16) Amount payable from
the Hazardous Liquid
Pipeline Safety Fund
(Item 3540-001-0209). -3,431,000
(17) Amount payable from
the Professional
Forester
Registration Fund
(Item 3540-001-0300). -226,000
(18) Amount payable from
the Toxic Substances
Control Account
(Item 3540-001-0557). -1,500,000
(19) Amount payable from
the Federal Trust
Fund (Item 3540-001-
0890)................ -19,723,000
(20) Amount payable from
the Forest Resources
Improvement Fund
(Item 3540-001-0928). -9,118,000
(21) Amount payable from
the State
Responsibility Area
Fire Prevention Fund
(Item 3540-001-3063). -81,220,000
(22) Amount payable from
the State Fire
Marshal Fireworks
Enforcement and
Disposal Fund (Item
3540-001-3120)....... -617,000
(23) Amount payable from
the Building
Standards
Administration
Special Revolving
Fund (Item 3540-001-
3144)................ -404,000
(24) Amount payable from
the Timber
Regulation and
Forest Restoration
Fund (Item 3540-001-
3212)................ -14,893,000
(25) Amount payable from
the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund (Item
3540-001-3228)....... -17,847,000
(26) Amount payable from
the Cost of
Implementation
Account, Air
Pollution Control
Fund (Item 3540-001-
3237)................ -559,000
Provisions:
1. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of
Finance may authorize the
temporary or permanent
redirection of funds from this
item for purposes of emergency
fire suppression and detection
costs and related emergency
refutation costs.
2. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of
Finance may authorize a loan from
the General Fund, in an amount
not to exceed 45 percent of
reimbursements appropriated in
this item, to the Department of
Forestry and Fire Protection,
provided that:
(a) The loan is to meet cash
needs resulting from the
delay in receipt of
reimbursements for
services provided.
(b) The loan is for a short
term and shall be repaid
by September 30 of the
fiscal year following
that in which the loan
was authorized.
(c) Interest charges may be
waived pursuant to
subdivision (e) of
Section 16314 of the
Government Code.
(d) Within 10 days after
approval, the Director of
Finance shall notify the
Joint Legislative Budget
Committee of the loan
approved pursuant to this
provision.
3. The Director of Finance may
adjust amounts in Schedule (2) to
provide equivalent fire
protection base funding changes
to contract counties in
accordance with Section 4130 of
the Public Resources Code.
4. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of
Finance may authorize a loan from
the General Fund to the
Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection to meet cash needs
resulting from the delay in
receipt of revenues into the
State Responsibility Area Fire
Prevention Fund, provided that:
(a) The loan is for a short
term and shall be repaid
by December 31 of the
fiscal year following
that in which the loan
was authorized.
(b) Interest charges may be
waived pursuant to
subdivision (e) of
Section 16314 of the
Government Code.
(c) The Director of Finance
may not approve the loan
unless the approval is
made in writing and filed
with the Chairperson of
the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee and the
chairpersons of the
committees in each
house of the Legislature
that consider
appropriations not later
than 30 days prior to the
effective date of the
approval, or not later
than whatever lesser time
prior to that date the
chairperson of the joint
committee, or his or her
designee, may determine.
5. The Department of General
Services, with the consent of the
Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection, may enter into a
lease, lease-purchase agreement,
or lease with a purchase option,
with Riverside County for build-
to-suit facilities to replace the
Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base,
subject to Department of Finance
approval. The agreement may
contain one or more purchase
options during the term of the
agreement. Thirty days prior to
approving any agreement
pursuant to this provision, the
Department of Finance shall
notify the chairpersons of the
committees in each house of the
Legislature that consider
appropriations and the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee of
the terms and conditions of the
agreement.
6. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the funds
appropriated in this item for
purposes of Division 10.5
(commencing with Section 12200)
of the Public Resources Code
shall be available for purposes
of support or capital outlay.
7. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of
Finance may adjust this item for
the direct and indirect cost
reimbursements received pursuant
to Sections 4142 and 4144 of the
Public Resources Code. Any
increase shall occur no sooner
than 30 days after notification
in writing of the necessity of
the increase to the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee, or
not sooner than whatever lesser
time after notification the
Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee, or
his or her designee, may in each
instance determine.
8. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Department
of Forestry and Fire Protection
may provide contractual services
pursuant to Sections 4142 and
4144 of the Public Resources Code
without an executed agreement
from July to September of
each fiscal year to better align
contract start times with the
budget process and to finalize
staff benefit rates that are
dependent upon actions by the
Public Employees' Retirement
System and passage of the annual
Budget Act.
9. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director of
Finance may authorize a loan from
the General Fund to the State
Fire Marshal Fireworks
Enforcement and Disposal Fund to
meet cash needs resulting from
the delay in receipt of revenues
into State Fire Marshal Fireworks
Enforcement and Disposal Fund,
provided that:
(a) The loan is for a short
term and shall be repaid
by June 30 of the fiscal
year following that in
which the loan was
authorized.
(b) Interest charges may be
waived pursuant to
subdivision (e) of
Section 16314 of the
Government Code.
(c) The Director of Finance
may not approve the loan
unless the approval is
made in writing and filed
with the Chairperson of
the Joint Legislative
Budget Committee and the
chairpersons of the
committees in each house
of the Legislature that
consider
appropriations not later
than 30 days prior to the
effective date of the
approval, or not later
than whatever lesser time
prior to that date the
chairperson of the joint
committee, or his or her
designee, may determine.
10. The Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection may contract with
the Department of General
Services for environmental
consultation or planning.
11. The Department of Finance may
authorize the transfer of an
amount from this item to Item
3540-101-3228 in order to
implement fire risk reductions,
forest health activities, and
urban forestry projects. Within
10 days after approval, the
Director of Finance shall notify
the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee of the transfer
approved pursuant to this
provision and shall include a
detail of the change in program
delivery and the conditions
necessitating the change.
12. Of the amount appropriated in
this item, $3,000,000 is
available for water shortages at
fire stations and shall be
available for encumbrance until
June 30, 2016.
SEC. 6. Item 3600-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
3600-001-0001--For support of Department of
Fish and Wildlife, for payment to Item 3600- 103,644,00
001-0200, payable from the General Fund..... 0
Provisions:
1. The Department of Fish and
Wildlife shall identify and
utilize any available existing
appropriations, including
those supported by fees paid
by state and federal water
project users, bond
funds, and federal funds, to
mitigate drought impacts on
fish species consistent with
the drought activities funded
by this item. The department
shall report to the
Legislature any General Fund
cost savings due to these
efforts on or before January
10, 2015.
2. Of the funds appropriated in
this item, $15,560,000 is
available for maximizing water
delivery and efficiency to key
endangered species habitats;
monitoring of endangered
species, native fish, and the
delta species; water delivery
system projects; and enhancing
in-stream flows. These funds
shall be available for
encumbrance until June 30,
2016.
SEC. 7. Item 3600-001-0200 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
3600-001-0200--For support of Department
of Fish and Wildlife...................... 118,692,300
Schedule:
(1) 20-Biodiversity
Conservation
Program............. 139,161,000
(2) 25-Hunting,
Fishing, and Public
Use................. 78,227,000
(3) 30-Management of
Department Lands
and Facilities...... 62,212,000
(4) 40-Enforcement...... 76,330,000
(5) 45-Communication,
Education, and
Outreach............ 3,679,000
(6) 50-Spill Prevention
and Response.. 42,786,000
(7) 61-Fish and Game
Commission.......... 1,597,300
(8) 70.01-
Administration...... 45,618,000
(9) 70.02-Distributed
Administration...... -45,623,000
(10) Reimbursements...... -27,004,000
(11) Amount payable from
the Harbors and
Watercraft
Revolving Fund
(Item 3600-001-
0516)............... -2,783,000
(12) Amount payable from
the General Fund
(Item 3600-001-
0001)............... -103,644,000
(13) Amount payable from
the Safe
Neighborhood Parks,
Clean Water, Clean
Air, and Coastal
Protection
(Villaraigosa-
Keeley Act) Bond
Fund (Item 3600-001-
0005)............... -500,000
(14) Amount payable from
the California
Environmental
License Plate Fund
(Item 3600-001-
0140)............... -15,411,000
(15) Amount payable from
the Waste Discharge
Permit Fund (Item
3600-001-0193)...... -500,000
(16) Amount payable from
the Fish and
Wildlife Pollution
Account (Item 3600-
001-0207)........... -884,000
(17) Amount payable from
the California
Waterfowl Habitat
Preservation
Account, Fish and
Game Preservation
Fund (Item 3600-001-
0211)............... -245,000
(18) Amount payable from
the Marine Invasive
Species Control
Fund (Item 3600-001-
0212)............... -1,381,000
(19) Amount payable from
the Public
Resources Account,
Cigarette and
Tobacco Products
Surtax Fund (Item
3600-001-0235)...... -1,957,000
(20) Amount payable from
the Oil Spill
Prevention and
Administration Fund
(Item 3600-001-
0320)............... -35,378,000
(21) Amount payable from
the Environmental
Enhancement Fund
(Item 3600-001-
0322)............... -759,000
(22) Amount payable from
the Wildlife
Restoration Fund
(Item 3600-001-
0447)............... -2,535,000
(23) Amount payable from
the Federal Trust
Fund (Item 3600-001-
0890)............... -42,228,000
(24) Amount payable from
the Special Deposit
Fund (Item 3600-001-
0942)............... -1,660,000
(25) Amount payable from
the Hatchery and
Inland Fisheries
Fund (Item 3600-001-
3103)............... -19,793,000
(26) Amount payable from
the Timber
Regulation and
Forest Restoration
Fund (Item 3600-001-
3212)............... -5,545,000
(27) Amount payable from
the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund
(Item 3600-001-3228) -3,382,000
(28) Amount payable from
the Interim Water
Supply and Water
Quality
Infrastructure and
Management
Subaccount (Item
3600-001-6027)...... -545,000
(29) Amount payable from
the Water Security,
Clean Drinking
Water, Coastal and
Beach Protection
Fund of 2002 (Item
3600-001-6031)...... -2,841,000
(30) Amount payable from
the Safe Drinking
Water, Water
Quality and Supply,
Flood Control,
River and Coastal
Protection Fund of
2006 (Item 3600-001-
6051)............... -15,561,000
(31) Amount payable from
the California Sea
Otter Fund (Item
3600-001-8047)...... -186,000
(32) Amount payable from
the Salton Sea
Restoration Fund
(Item 3600-001-
8018)............... -573,000
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in this
item may be increased with the
approval of, and under the
conditions set by, the Director
of Finance to meet current
obligations proposed to be
funded in Schedules (10) and
(23). The funds appropriated in
this item shall not be increased
until the Department of
Fish and Wildlife has a valid
contract, signed by the client
agency, that provides sufficient
funds to finance the increased
authorization. This increased
authorization may not be used to
expand services or create new
obligations. Reimbursements
received under Schedules (10)
and (23) shall be used in
repayment of any funds used to
meet current obligations
pursuant to this provision.
2. The funds appropriated in this
item for purposes of subdivision
(n) of Section 75050 of the
Public Resources Code shall
continue only so long as the
Bureau of Reclamation within the
United States Department of the
Interior continues to provide
federal funds and continues to
carry out federal actions to
implement the settlement
agreement in Natural Resources
Defense Council v. Rodgers
(2005) 381 F.Supp.2d 1212.
3. Of the funds appropriated in
this item, $3,250,000, available
for emergency drought response,
shall be available for
encumbrance until June 30, 2016.
SEC. 8. Item 3600-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
3600-101-0001--For local assistance,
Department of Fish and Wildlife.............. 5,777,000
Schedule:
(1) 20-Biodiversity
Conservation Program....... 5,777,000
Provisions:
1. Of the funds appropriated in this
item, $1,500,000 is for the
Fisheries Restoration Grant Program
and shall be available for
encumbrance until June 30, 2016.
SEC. 9. Item 3640-493 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2014 is
amended to read:
3640-493--Reappropriation, Wildlife
Conservation Board. The balances of the
appropriations provided in the following
citations are reappropriated for the purposes
provided for in those appropriations and shall
be available for encumbrance or expenditure
until June 30, 2020:
6031--Water Security, Clean Drinking
Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Fund
of 2002
(1) Item 3640-311-6031, Budget Act of 2004
(Ch. 208, Stats. 2004), as
reappropriated by Item 3640-492 Budget
Act of 2009 (Ch. 1, 2009-10 3rd Ex.
Sess., as revised by Ch. 1, 2009-10
4th Ex. Sess.) and Item 3640-492,
Budget Act of 2011 (Ch. 33, Stats.
2011)
(2) Item 3640-311-6031, Budget Act of 2006
(Chs. 47 and 48, Stats. 2006), as
reappropriated by Item 3640-491 Budget
Act of 2009 (Ch. 1, 2009-10 3rd Ex.
Sess., as revised by Ch. 1, 2009-10
4th Ex. Sess.) and Item 3640-490,
Budget Act of 2013 (Chs. 20 and 354,
Stats. 2013)
SEC. 10. Item 3640-494 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act
of 2014, to read:
3640-494--Reappropriation, Wildlife
Conservation Board. The balances of the
appropriations provided in the following
citations are reappropriated for the purposes
provided for in those appropriations and shall
be available for transfer upon the order of
the Director of Finance until June 30, 2020:
6052--Disaster Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Fund of 2006
(1) Item 3640-311-6052, Budget Act of 2008
(Chs. 268 and 269, Stats. 2008) as
reappropriated by Item 3640-490,
Budget Act of 2012 (Ch. 21 and 29,
Stats. 2012)
(2) Item 3640-311-6052, Budget Act of 2009
(Ch. 1, 2009-10 3rd Ex. Sess., as
revised by Ch. 1, 2009-10 4th Ex.
Sess.) as reappropriated by Item 3640-
490, Budget Act of 2013 (Ch. 20,
Stats. 2013)
(3) Item 3640-311-6052, Budget Act of 2010
(Ch. 712, Stats. 2010)
(4) Item 3640-311-6052, Budget Act
of 2011 (Ch. 33, Stats. 2011)
(5) Item 3640-311-6052, Budget Act of 2012
(Chs. 21 and 29, Stats. 2012)
Provisions:
1. Upon order of the Director of Finance,
the Controller shall transfer the
amounts appropriated in this item to
the Habitat Conservation Fund.
2. The funds appropriated and transferred
pursuant to this item shall be
used for purposes consistent with the
requirements of the Habitat
Conservation Fund.
SEC. 11. Item 3760-311-6052 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3760-311-6052--For transfer by the Controller
from the Disaster Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Fund of 2006 to the Habitat
Conservation Fund ............................. 1,127,000
Provisions:
1. This appropriation represents the
unliquidated balance of Item 3760-311-
6052, Budget Act of 2008 (Chs. 268 and
269, Stats. 2008), that has reverted
because funds from the original
appropriation were never transferred
into the Habitat Conservation Fund
2. Upon order of the Director of Finance,
the Controller shall transfer the
amounts appropriated in this item to
the Habitat Conservation Fund.
3. The funds appropriated and transferred
pursuant to this item shall be used
for purposes consistent with the
requirements of the Habitat
Conservation Fund.
SEC. 12. Item 3760-490 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act
of 2014, to read:
3760-490--Reappropriation, State Coastal
Conservancy. The balances of the
appropriations provided in the following
citations are reappropriated for the purposes
provided for in those appropriations and shall
be available for transfer upon the order of
the Director of Finance until June 30, 2020:
6052-Disaster Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Fund of 2006
(1) Item 3760-311-6052, Budget Act of 2009
(Ch. 1, 2009-10 3rd Ex. Sess., as
revised by Ch. 1, 2009-10 4th Ex.
Sess.)
(2) Item 3760-311-6052, Budget Act of 2010
(Ch. 712, Stats. 2010)
(3) Item 3760-311-6052, Budget Act of 2011
(Ch. 33, Stats. 2011)
(4) Item 3760-311-6052, Budget Act of 2012
(Chs. 21 and 29, Stats. 2012)
Provisions:
1. Upon order of the Director of Finance,
the Controller shall transfer the
amounts appropriated in this item to
the Habitat Conservation Fund.
2. The funds appropriated and transferred
pursuant to this item shall be used
for the purposes consistent with the
requirements of the Habitat
Conservation Fund.
SEC. 13. Item 3760-493 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2014
is repealed.
SEC. 14. Item 3790-001-0392 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
3790-001-0392--For support of Department
of Parks and Recreation, payable from the
State Parks and Recreation Fund............ 161,201,000
Schedule:
(1) For support of
Department of Parks
and Recreation....... 427,992,000
(2) Boating and
Waterways............ 29,472,000
(3) Legal Services....... 341,000
(4) Reimbursements....... -27,015,000
(5) Less funding
provided by capital
outlay............... -4,000,000
(6) Amount payable from
the General Fund -115,938,00
(Item 3790-001-0001). 0
(7) Amount payable from
the Safe
Neighborhood Parks,
Clean Water, Clean
Air, and Coastal
Protection
(Villaraigosa-Keeley
Act) Bond Fund (Item
3790-001-0005)....... -569,000
(8) Amount payable from
the Safe
Neighborhood Parks,
Clean Water, Clean
Air, and Coastal
Protection
(Villaraigosa-Keeley
Act) Bond Fund (Item
3790-003-0005)....... -12,261,000
(9) Amount payable from
the California
Environmental
License Plate Fund
(Item 3790-001-0140). -3,258,000
(10) Amount payable from
the Public Resources
Account, Cigarette
and Tobacco Products
Surtax Fund (Item
3790-001-0235)....... -7,744,000
(11) Amount payable from
the Off-Highway
Vehicle Trust Fund
(Item 3790-001-0263). -67,357,000
(11.5) Amount payable
from the Lake Tahoe
Conservancy Account
(Item 3125-001-
0286)................ -120,000
(12) Amount payable from
the Winter
Recreation Fund
(Item 3790-001-0449). -347,000
(13) Amount payable from
the Harbors and
Watercraft Revolving
Fund (Item 3790-001-
0516)................ -28,355,000
(14) Amount payable from
the Federal Trust
Fund (Item 3790-001-
0890)................ -18,093,000
(15) Amount payable from
the California Clean
Water, Clean Air,
Safe Neighborhood
Parks, and Coastal
Protection Fund
(Item 3790-001-6029). -1,736,000
(16) Amount payable from
the Water Security,
Clean Drinking
Water, Coastal and
Beach Protection
Fund of 2002 (Item
3790-001-6031)....... -292,000
(17) Amount payable from
the Safe Drinking
Water, Water Quality
and Supply, Flood
Control, River and
Coastal Protection
Fund of 2006 (Item
3790-001-6051)....... -4,572,000
(18) Amount payable from
the Safe Drinking
Water, Water Quality
and Supply, Flood
Control, River and
Coastal Protection
Fund of 2006 (Item
3790-003-6051)....... -3,520,000
(19) Amount payable from
the Disaster
Preparedness and
Flood Prevention
Bond Fund of 2006
(Item 3790-001-6052). -1,427,000
Provisions:
1. Of the funds appropriated in
this act from special funds,
other than the Off-Highway
Vehicle Trust Fund and bond
funds, to the Department of
Parks and Recreation for local
assistance grants to local
agencies, the department may
allocate an amount not to exceed
3.7 percent of each project's
allocation, except to the extent
otherwise restricted by law, to
allow the department to
administer its grants. Those
funds shall be available for
encumbrance or expenditure until
June 30, 2020.
2. It is the intent of the
Legislature that salaries,
wages, operating expenses, and
positions associated with
implementing specific Department
of Parks and Recreation capital
outlay projects continue to be
funded through capital outlay
appropriations, and that these
funds should also be reflected
in the department's state
operations budget in the
Governor's Budget as a special
item of expense reflecting the
funding provided from the
capital outlay appropriations.
3. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Director
of Finance may authorize a loan
from the General Fund, in an
amount not to exceed 35 percent
of reimbursements appropriated
in this item to the Department
of Parks and Recreation,
provided that:
(a) The loan is to meet cash
needs resulting from the
delay in receipt
of reimbursements for
services provided.
(b) The loan is for a short
term and shall be repaid
by September 30, 2015.
(c) Interest charges may be
waived pursuant to
subdivision (e) of
Section 16314 of the
Government Code.
(d) The Director of Finance
may not approve the loan
unless the approval is
made in writing and
filed with the
Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget
Committee and the
chairpersons of the
committees in each house
of the Legislature that
consider appropriations
not later than 30 days
prior to the effective
date of the approval, or
not later than whatever
lesser time prior to
that effective date that
the chairperson of the
joint committee, or his
or her designee, may
determine.
4. The Department of Parks and
Recreation is authorized to
enter into a contract for fee
collection and other services
required by the department with
a cooperative association that
has and will continue to fund
state employees on an ongoing
basis.
5. Of the amount appropriated in
this item, $6,000,000 shall be
available for support or capital
outlay, and available for
expenditure and encumbrance
until June 30, 2016, for water,
wastewater, and sewer system
projects.
SEC. 15. Item 3790-001-0516 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
3790-001-0516--For support of Department
of Parks and Recreation, for payment to
Item 3790-001-0392, payable from the
Harbors and Watercraft Revolving Fund...... 28,355,000
Provisions:
1. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, $300,000 of
the funds appropriated
in this item may be used for
emergency repairs.
2. Of the amount appropriated in
this item, $3,993,000 is
available for aquatic invasive
species mitigation and shall
be available for encumbrance
until June 30, 2016.
SEC. 16. Item 3790-001-6052 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
3790-001-6052--For support of Department of
Parks and Recreation, payable to Item 3790-001-
0392, from the Disaster Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Fund of 2006................... 1,427,000
Provisions:
1. The amount appropriated in this item
shall be available for encumbrance
until June 30, 2020, and available for
liquidation until June 30, 2023.
SEC. 17. Item 3790-492 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act
of 2014, to read:
3790-492--Reappropriation, Department of Parks
and Recreation. Notwithstanding any other law,
the balance as of June 30, 2015, of any prior
year appropriations, except any reversion
item, from the Disaster Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Fund of 2006 (Fund 6052) shall
be available for encumbrance until June 30,
2020, and available for liquidation until June
30, 2023.
Provisions:
1. The Department of Parks and Recreation
may transfer amounts reappropriated in
this item to Item 3790-001-6052.
2. The Department of Finance shall
provide to the Controller an itemized
list of appropriations subject to this
item immediately upon enactment of the
act adding this item.
SEC. 18. Item 3860-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
3860-001-0001--For support of Department
of Water Resources......................... 89,560,000
Schedule:
(1) 10-Continuing
Formulation of the
California Water
Plan................ 97,913,000
(2) 20-Implementation
of the State Water
Resources
Development System.. 4,106,000
(3) 30-Public Safety
and Prevention of
Damage.............. 109,897,000
(4) 35-Central Valley
Flood Protection
Board............... 13,795,000
(5) 40-Services......... 7,510,000
(6) 45-California
Energy Resources
Scheduling (CERS)... 23,235,000
(7) 50.01-Management
and Administration.. 88,704,000
(8) 50.02-Distributed
Management and
Administration...... -88,704,000
(9) Reimbursements...... -37,525,000
(10) Amount payable from
the California
Environmental
License Plate Fund
(Item 3860-001-
0140)............... -921,000
(11) Amount payable from
the Energy
Resources Programs
Account (Item 3860-
001-0465)........... -2,641,000
(12) Amount payable from
the Sacramento
Valley Water
Management and
Habitat Protection
Subaccount (Item
3860-001-0544)...... -26,000
(13) Amount payable from
the California Safe
Drinking Water Fund
of 1988 (Item 3860-
001-0793)........... -109,000
(14) Amount payable from
the Federal Trust
Fund (Item 3860-001-
0890)............... -12,840,000
(15) Amount payable from
the Dam Safety Fund
(Item 3860-001-
3057)............... -12,005,000
(16) Amount payable from
the Department of
Water Resources
Electric Power Fund
(Item 3860-001-
3100)............... -23,235,000
(17) Amount
payable from the
Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund
(Item 3860-001-3228)
.................... -1,000,000
(18) Amount payable from
the Cost of
Implementation
Account, Air
Pollution Control
Fund (Item 3860-001-
3237)............... -330,000
(19) Amount payable from
the Safe Drinking
Water, Clean
Water, Watershed
Protection, and
Flood Protection
Bond Fund (Item
3860-001-6001)...... -358,000
(20) Amount payable from
the Flood
Protection Corridor
Subaccount (Item
3860-001-6005)...... -100,000
(21) Amount payable from
the Urban Stream
Restoration
Subaccount (Item
3860-001-6007)...... -45,000
(22) Amount payable from
the Yuba Feather
Flood Protection
Subaccount (Item
3860-001-6010)...... -400,000
(23) Amount payable from
the Water
Conservation
Account (Item 3860-
001-6023)........... -498,000
(24) Amount payable from
the Conjunctive Use
Subaccount (Item
3860-001-6025)...... -50,000
(25) Amount payable from
the Bay-Delta
Multipurpose Water
Management
Subaccount (Item
3860-001-6026)...... -4,346,000
(26) Amount payable from
the Water Security,
Clean Drinking
Water, Coastal and
Beach Protection
Fund of 2002 (Item
3860-001-6031)...... -5,269,000
(27) Amount payable from
the Safe Drinking
Water, Water
Quality and Supply,
Flood Control,
River and Coastal
Protection Fund of
2006 (Item 3860-001-
6051)............... -14,419,000
(28) Amount payable from
the Disaster
Preparedness and
Flood Prevention
Bond Fund of 2006
(Item 3860-001-
6052)............... -50,779,000
Provisions:
1. The amounts appropriated in
Items 3860-001-0001 to 3860-001-
6052, inclusive, shall be
transferred to the Water
Resources Revolving Fund (0691)
for direct expenditure in such
amounts as the Department of
Finance may authorize, including
cooperative work with other
agencies.
2. The funds appropriated in this
item for purposes of subdivision
(n) of Section 75050 of the
Public Resources Code may be
expended only so long as the
United States Bureau of
Reclamation continues to provide
federal funds and continues to
carry out federal actions to
implement the settlement
agreement in Natural Resources
Defense Council v. Rodgers (E.D.
Cal. 2005) 381 F.Supp.2d 1212.
3. Until June 30, 2016, upon the
order of the Director of
Finance, the amount available
for expenditure in this item may
be augmented to support
maintenance, operations, and
removal of emergency drought
barriers and actions to minimize
impacts of the barriers on
affected aquatic species in the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
The Department of Finance shall
provide notification in writing
to the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee of any augmentation
approved under this provision
not less than 30 days prior to
the effective date of the
augmentation. This 30-day
notification shall include a
detailed workload and cost
analysis. Any funds provided to
remove emergency drought
barriers in the Delta shall be
available for encumbrance or
expenditure until June 30, 2016.
Any funds that are not expressly
used for that purpose shall
revert to the General Fund.
4. Of the amount provided to the
Department of Water Resources,
$2,000,000 shall be allocated to
assist local agencies with
emergency water supply drought
projects.
5. The Department of Water
Resources is required to report
to the Legislature on or before
January 10, 2015, with specific
reductions in funding for the
72.0 positions that were
backfilled pursuant to the
Governor's emergency drought
response proposal.
6. Of the amount appropriated
in this item, $14,025,000 is
available for drought emergency
response activities and shall be
available for encumbrance until
June 30, 2016.
SEC. 19. Item 3860-001-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3860-001-3228--For support of Department of
Water Resources, for payment to Item 3860-001-
0001, payable from the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund ................................ 1,000,000
Provisions:
1. The amount appropriated in this item
shall be available for encumbrance or
expenditure until June 30, 2017.
2. The funds appropriated in this item
shall be expended to administer a
grant program for local agencies,
joint powers authorities, or nonprofit
organizations to implement
residential, commercial, or
institutional water efficiency
programs or projects that reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and water and
energy use.
SEC. 20. Item 3860-101-0001 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3860-101-0001--For local assistance,
Department of Water Resources.................. 5,000,000
Provisions:
1. The amount appropriated in this item
shall be available for encumbrance or
expenditure until June 30, 2016.
2. The funds appropriated in this item
shall be available for local
assistance for emergency drinking
water support for small communities,
including addressing private well
shortages.
SEC. 21. Item 3860-101-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3860-101-3228--For local assistance,
Department of Water Resources, payable from
the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund ............. 9,000,000
Provisions:
1. The amount appropriated in this item
shall be available for encumbrance or
expenditure until June 30, 2017.
2. The funds appropriated in this item
shall be available for local
assistance for local agencies, joint
powers authorities, or nonprofit
organizations to implement
residential, commercial, or
institutional water efficiency
programs or projects that reduce
greenhouse gas emissions and water and
energy use.
SEC. 22. Item 3860-101-6052 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
3860-101-6052--For local assistance,
Department of Water Resources, payable from
the Disaster Preparedness and Flood 294,184,00
Prevention Bond Fund of 2006................ 0
Provisions:
1. The amount appropriated in
this item shall be available
for encumbrance until June 30,
2020, and available for
liquidation until June 30,
2023.
2. The Department of Water
Resources may transfer amounts
appropriated in this item to
Item 3860-301-6052 of this act.
SEC. 23. Item 3860-301-3228 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3860-301-3228--For capital outlay,
Department of Water Resources, payable from
the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund ........... 10,000,000
Schedule:
(1) 20.20.212-Water-
Energy Efficiency
Projects.............. 10,000,000
Provisions:
1. The amount appropriated in this
item shall be available for
encumbrance or expenditure until
June 30, 2018.
SEC. 24. Item 3860-301-6052 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3860-301-6052--For capital outlay,
Department of Water Resources, payable
from the Disaster Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Fund of 2006 ............. 386,000,000
Schedule:
(1) 30.95.350-Urban
Flood Risk Reduction
Program.............. 320,000,000
(2) 30.95.360-Non-Urban
Flood Risk
Management........... 118,000,000
(3) Reimbursements....... -52,000,000
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in this
item may be expended for
relocations and acquisition of
land, easements, and rights-of-
way, including, but not limited
to, borrow pits, spoil areas,
and easements for levees,
clearing, flood control works,
and flowage, and for appraisals,
surveys, and engineering studies
necessary for the completion or
operation of the projects in the
Sacramento and San Joaquin
watersheds as authorized by
Section 8617.1 and Chapters 1
(commencing with Section 12570),
2 (commencing with Section
12639), 3 (commencing with
Section 12800), 3.5 (commencing
with Section 12840), and 4
(commencing with Section 12850)
of Part 6 of Division 6 of the
Water Code. Notwithstanding
paragraph (1) of subdivision (a)
of Section 12582.7 and Section
12585.5 of the Water Code, prior
to state and federal
authorization of the project and
appropriation of federal
construction funds by Congress
and subsequent to submittal of a
report to the Legislature
pursuant to Section 12582.7 of
the Water Code, the amounts
appropriated in this item may be
expended for state costs
associated with preconstruction
design and engineering work
conducted by the federal
government and others.
2. Funds appropriated in this item
may also be expended for the
evaluation, repair,
rehabilitation, reconstruction,
or replacement of flood
protection facilities consistent
with subdivision (a) of Section
5096.821 of the Public Resources
Code; for study, evaluation,
improvement, and addition of
facilities to provide enhanced
levels of flood protection
consistent with subdivision (b)
of Section 5096.821 of the
Public Resources Code; or
for the protection, creation,
and enhancement of flood
protection corridors and
bypasses consistent with Section
5096.825 of the Public Resources
Code.
3. Funds appropriated in this item
may also be used for any
of the following:
(a) Advances to the federal
government, or payments
to the federal
government or others for
incidental construction
or reconstruction items
that are an obligation
of the state in
connection with the
completion or operation
of the projects and for
materials.
(b) Flood protection-related
activities of the state
associated with
construction,
reconstruction,
relocation, or
alterations to levees,
other flood control
works, highways,
railroads, bridges,
power lines,
communication lines,
pipelines, irrigation
works, and other
structures and
facilities, and for
appraisals, surveys,
mitigation and
engineering studies
incidental thereto.
(c) Flood protection-related
planning studies,
surveys, preliminary
plans, drawings,
acquisitions,
relocations, rights-of-
way, construction,
construction
supervision, contract
administration, and
other work activities to
be performed by
Department of Water
Resources personnel and
contractors for
completion of the
projects.
4. Funds appropriated in this item
may be used to implement the
projects identified in this item
without arrangements with the
federal government while making
reasonable efforts to obtain
funding from the federal
government in advance or by
arranging to perform work that
is a federal responsibility
prior to the availability of
federal appropriations with the
intention that the costs will be
reimbursed or eligible for
credit by the federal government
as provided in Public Law 99-
662, Section 104, November 17,
1986; Public Law 90-483, Section
215, August 13, 1968; or other
applicable law.
5. Notwithstanding Section 26.00,
funds may be transferred, with
the approval of the Department
of Finance, among projects
specified in this item and other
Department of Water Resources
flood protection-related major
capital outlay projects
with an active appropriation.
The Director of Finance shall
notify, in writing, the
chairpersons of the committees
in each house of the Legislature
that consider appropriations and
the Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee,
within 30 days or such lesser
time as the chairperson of the
joint committee, or his or her
designee, may determine, prior
to any transfer.
6. Payments from a local sponsor
may be received by the
Department of Water Resources
and may be advanced to the
federal government.
7. The amounts appropriated in this
item shall be available for
encumbrance until June 30,
2020, and available for
liquidation until June 30, 2023.
8. The Department of Water
Resources may transfer amounts
appropriated in this item to
Item 3860-101-6052 of this act.
9. The Department of Finance shall
submit a report to the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee on
state operations, local
assistance, and capital outlay
expenditures from the Disaster
Preparedness and Flood
Prevention Bond Fund upon the
annual release of the Governor's
Budget, until such funds are
exhausted. The annual report
shall identify actual prior-year
expenditures, current-year
budgeted amounts, and estimated
budget-year expenditures by
major program area. If the
funding for a major program area
was, or is planned to be,
expended for a specific capital
project, the department shall
identify that project in the
report.
SEC. 25. Item 3860-490 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget Act
of 2014, to read:
3860-490--Reappropriation, Department of Water
Resources. Notwithstanding any other law,
including this act, the balance as of June 30,
2015, of any prior year appropriations, except
any reversion item, from the Disaster
Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Fund of
2006 (Fund 6052) shall be available for
encumbrance until June 30, 2020, and available
for liquidation until June 30, 2023.
Provisions:
1. The Department of Water Resources may
transfer amounts reappropriated
in this item to Item 3860-101-6052 and
Item 3860-301-6052.
2. The Department of Finance shall
provide to the Controller an itemized
list of appropriations subject to this
item immediately upon enactment of the
act adding this item.
SEC. 26. Item 3940-001-6083 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3940-001-6083--For support of the State Water
Resources Control Board, payable from the
Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure
Improvement Fund of 2014, to be available for
expenditure until June 30, 2016 .............. 6,833,000
Schedule:
(1) 10-Water Quality............ 6,970,000
(2) Reimbursements.............. -137,000
SEC. 27. Item 3940-002-0001 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3940-002-0001--For support of the State
Water Resources Control Board, to be
available for encumbrance or expenditure
until June 30, 2016 ......................... 9,121,000
Schedule:
(1) 20-Water Rights............ 9,121,000
Provisions:
1. Of the amount appropriated in this
item, $6,727,000 shall be available
to the State Water Resources Control
Board for drought-related water
right and water conservation
actions, including establishing and
enforcing requirements to prevent
the waste or unreasonable use of
water and to promote water
recycling, establishing and
enforcing curtailments in diversion
based on unavailability of water
under the diverters priority of
right, and enforcing terms and
conditions of water right permits
and licenses.
2. Of the amount appropriated in this
item, $2,394,000 shall be available
to the State Water Resources Control
Board to complete instream flow
studies for tributaries identified
in the report titled ""Instream Flow
Studies for the Protection of Public
Trust Resources: A Prioritized
Schedule and Estimate of Costs,
December 2010'' and to provide
support for establishing and
implementing flow requirements based
on the flow studies.
SEC. 28. Item 3940-002-0679 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3940-002-0679--For support of State Water
Resources Control Board, payable from the
State Water Quality Control Fund, to be
available for encumbrance or expenditure
until June 30, 2016 .......................... 916,000
Schedule:
(1) 10-Water Quality............. 916,000
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in this item
are appropriated from the State Water
Pollution Cleanup and Abatement
Account, created pursuant to Section
13440 of the Water Code, to the State
Water Resources Control Board to
administer grants and direct
expenditures to fund actions to
address drought-related drinking
water emergencies or threatened
emergencies, without regard to
whether the need for the emergency
drinking water is as a result of the
discharge of waste.
2. The amount appropriated in this item
includes revenues derived from the
assessment of fines and penalties
imposed as specified in Section
13332.18 of the Government Code.
SEC. 29. Item 3940-101-0679 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3940-101-0679--For local assistance, State
Water Resources Control Board, for Program
10-Drinking Water, payable from the State
Water Quality Control Fund .................. 15,000,000
Schedule:
(1) 10-Water Quality...... 15,000,000
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in this
item are appropriated from the
State Water Pollution Cleanup and
Abatement Account, created
pursuant to Section 13440 of the
Water Code, to the State Water
Resources Control Board for
encumbrance until June 30, 2016,
for grants and direct
expenditures to fund actions to
address drought-related drinking
water emergencies or threatened
emergencies, without regard to
whether the need for emergency
drinking water is as a result of
the discharge of waste.
Guidelines adopted by the State
Water Resources Control Board for
allocation and administration of
these moneys shall not be subject
to Chapter 3.5 (commencing
with Section 11340) of Part 1 of
Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code. Expenditures
pursuant to this appropriation
shall be exempt from contracting
and procurement requirements to
the extent necessary to take
immediate action to protect
public health and safety.
2. The amount appropriated in this
item includes revenues derived
from the assessment of fines and
penalties imposed as specified in
Section 13332.18 of the
Government Code.
3. Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, upon approval
and order of the Director of
Finance, the State Water
Resources Control Board may
borrow sufficient funds for cash
purposes from special funds that
otherwise provide support for the
board. Any such loans are to be
repaid with interest at the rate
earned in the Pooled Money
Investment Account.
SEC. 30. Item 3940-101-6083 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3940-101-6083--For local assistance,
State Water Resources Control Board, for
Program 10-Water Quality, payable from
the Water Quality, Supply, and
Infrastructure Improvement Fund of 2014,
to be available for expenditure until
June 30, 2018 ............................ 261,500,000
SEC. 31. Item 3940-102-0679 is added to Section 2.00 of the Budget
Act of 2014, to read:
3940-102-0679--For support of State Water
Resources Control Board, payable from the
State Water Quality Control Fund .............. 4,000,000
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in this item
are appropriated from the State Water
Pollution Cleanup and Abatement
Account, created pursuant to Section
13440 of the Water Code, to the State
Water Resources Control Board to
provide interim emergency drinking
water to disadvantaged communities
with contaminated drinking water
supplies, without regard to the source
of contamination, including those
contaminated drinking water supplies
exacerbated by drought conditions.
These funds shall be available for
expenditure until June 30, 2016.
2. The amount appropriated in this item
includes revenues derived from the
assessment of fines and penalties
imposed as specified in Section
13332.18 of the Government Code.
SEC. 32. Item 5180-101-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
5180-101-0001--For local assistance,
Department of Social Services.............. 930,075,000
Schedule:
(1) 16.30-CalWORKs....... 3,940,902,834
(2) 16.65-Other
Assistance Payments.. 901,147,166
(3) Reimbursements....... -474,000
(4) Amount payable from
the Emergency Food
Assistance Program
Fund (Item 5180-101-
0122)................ -588,000
(5) Amount payable from
the Federal Trust
Fund (Item 5180-101- -3,904,401,00
0890)................ 0
(6) Amount payable from
the Child Support
Collections Recovery
Fund (Item 5180-101-
8004)................ -6,512,000
Provisions:
1. (a) No funds appropriated in
this item shall be
encumbered unless every
rule or regulation adopted
and every all-county
letter issued by the State
Department of Social
Services that adds to the
costs of any program is
approved by the Department
of Finance as to the
availability of funds
before it becomes
effective. In making the
determination as to
availability of funds to
meet the expenditures of a
rule, regulation, or all-
county letter that would
increase the costs of a
program, the Department of
Finance shall consider the
amount of the proposed
increase on an annualized
basis, the effect the
change would have on the
expenditure limitations
for the program set forth
in this act, the extent to
which the rule,
regulation, or all-county
letter constitutes a
deviation from the
premises under which the
expenditure limitations
were prepared, and any
additional factors
relating to the fiscal
integrity of the program
or the state's fiscal
situation.
(b) Notwithstanding Sections
28.00 and 28.50, the
availability of funds
contained in this item for
rules, regulations, or all-
county letters that add to
program costs funded from
the General Fund in excess
of $500,000 on an annual
basis, including those
that are the result of a
federal regulation, but
excluding those that are
(a) specifically required
as a result of the
enactment of a federal or
state law or (b) included
in the appropriation made
by this act, shall not be
approved by the Department
of Finance sooner than 30
days after notification in
writing to the
chairpersons of the
committees in each house
of the Legislature that
consider appropriations
and the Chairperson of the
Joint Legislative Budget
Committee, or sooner than
such lesser time after
notification as the
chairperson of the joint
committee, or his or her
designee, may in each
instance determine.
2. Notwithstanding Chapter 1
(commencing with Section 18000) of
Part 6 of Division 9 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code, a
loan not to exceed $500,000,000
shall be made available from the
General Fund, from funds not
otherwise appropriated, to cover
the costs of a program or programs
when the federal funds have not
been received or funds in any
subaccount within the Local
Revenue Fund have not been
deposited prior to the usual time
for the state to transmit payment
to the counties. This loan from
the General Fund shall be repaid
when the federal funds or the
funds for any subaccounts within
the Local Revenue Fund for the
program or programs becomes
available.
3. The Department of Finance may
authorize the transfer of amounts
from this item to Item 5180-001-
0001 in order to fund the costs of
the administrative hearing process
associated with the CalWORKs
program.
4. (a) The Department of Finance
is authorized to approve
expenditures in those
amounts made necessary by
changes in either caseload
or payments, including,
but not limited to, the
timing of federal
payments, or any rule or
regulation adopted and any
all-county letter issued
as a result of the
enactment of a federal or
state law, the adoption of
a federal regulation, or a
court action, during the
2014-15 fiscal year that
are within or in excess of
amounts appropriated in
this act for that year.
(b) If the Department of
Finance determines that
the estimate of
expenditures will exceed
the expenditures
authorized for this item,
the department shall so
report to the Legislature.
At the time the report is
made, the amount of the
appropriation made in this
item shall be increased by
the amount of the excess
unless and until otherwise
provided by law.
5. Nonfederal funds appropriated in
this item which have been budgeted
to meet the state's Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families
maintenance-of-effort requirement
established pursuant to the
federal Personal Responsibility
and Work Opportunity
Reconciliation Act of 1996 (P.L.
104-193) may not be expended in
any way that would cause their
disqualification as a federally
allowable maintenance-of-effort
expenditure.
6. In the event of declared disaster
and upon county request, the State
Department of Social Services may
act in the place of any county and
assume direct responsibility
for the administration of
eligibility and grant
determination. Upon recommendation
of the Director of Social
Services, the Department of
Finance may authorize the transfer
of funds from this item and Item
5180-101-0890, to Items 5180-001-
0001 and 5180-001-0890, for this
purpose.
7. Pursuant to the Electronic Benefit
Transfer (EBT) Act (Chapter 3
(commencing with Section 10065) of
Part 1 of Division 9 of the
Welfare and Institutions Code) and
in accordance with the EBT System
regulations (Manual of Policies
and Procedures Section 16-401.15),
in the event a county fails to
reimburse the EBT contractor for
settlement of EBT transactions
made against the county's cash
assistance programs, the state is
required to pay the
contractor. The State Department
of Social Services may use funds
from this item to reimburse the
EBT contractor for settlement on
behalf of the county. The county
shall be required to reimburse the
department for the county's
settlement via direct payment or
administrative offset.
8. The Department of Finance is
authorized to approve expenditures
for the California Food Assistance
Program in those amounts made
necessary by changes in the
CalFresh Program Standard Utility
Allowance, including those that
result from midyear Standard
Utility Allowance adjustments
requested by the state. If the
Department of Finance determines
that the estimate of expenditures
will exceed the expenditure
authority of this item, the
department shall so report to the
Legislature. At the time the
report is made, the amount of the
appropriation made in this item
shall be increased by the amount
of the excess unless and until
otherwise provided by law.
9. (a) Upon request of the State
Department of Social
Services, the Department
of Finance may increase
expenditure authority in
this item by up to
$37,000,000 for food
assistance programs
associated with persons
affected by the drought.
Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, these
funds shall be available
for commodity purchases
and state and local agency
administrative costs
incurred on or before
December 31, 2016, to
provide food assistance
associated with the
drought through existing
partnerships. The
Department of Finance
shall notify the Joint
Legislative Budget
Committee of the
adjustment within 10
working days of the date
the Department of Finance
approved the adjustment.
(b) It is the intent of the
Legislature that, in
addition to the counties
identified by the
Governor's Drought Task
Force as being drought-
impacted, the food
assistance authorized in
subdivision (a) also shall
be made available to
Imperial County, San Luis
Obispo County, Santa
Barbara County, Ventura
County, and the Coachella
Valley in Riverside County.
(c) Upon request of the State
Department of Social
Services, the Department
of Finance may increase
expenditure authority
above the amount
authorized in subdivision
(a). The Department of
Finance shall authorize
any such increase not
sooner than 10 days after
notification of the
necessity thereof in
writing to the
chairpersons of the
committees in each house
of the Legislature that
consider appropriations
and the Chairperson of the
Joint Legislative Budget
Committee.
10. Of the amount appropriated in
Schedule (1), $20,000,000 shall be
available for housing supports for
those families in receipt of
CalWORKs for whom homelessness or
housing instability is a barrier
to self-sufficiency or child
well-being pursuant to Section
11330.5 of the Welfare and
Institutions Code.
SEC. 33. Item 8570-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
8570-001-0001--For support of Department
of Food and Agriculture.................... 60,441,000
Schedule:
(1) 11-Agricultural
Plant and Animal
Health, Pest
Prevention, Food
Safety Services..... 174,692,000
(2) 21-Marketing,
Commodities, and
Agricultural
Services............ 22,649,000
(3) 31-Assistance to
Fairs and County
Agricultural
Activities.......... 1,276,000
(4) 41.01-Executive,
Management, and
Administrative
Services............ 21,062,000
(5) 41.02-Distributed
Executive,
Management, and
Administrative
Services............ -20,883,000
(6) 51-General
Agricultural
Activities.......... 50,426,000
(7) Reimbursements...... -17,664,000
(8) Amount payable from
the Motor Vehicle
Account, State
Transportation Fund
(Item 8570-
001-0044)........... -6,799,000
(9) Amount payable from
the Department of
Agriculture
Account, Department
of Food and
Agriculture Fund
(Item 8570-001-
0111)............... -38,408,000
(10) Amount payable from
the Fair and
Exposition Fund
(Item 8570-001-
0191)............... -1,276,000
(11) Amount payable from
the Harbors and
Watercraft
Revolving Fund
(Item 8570-001-
0516)............... -4,378,000
(12) Amount payable from
the Department of
Agriculture
Building Fund (Item
8570-001-0601)...... -1,963,000
(13) Amount payable from
the Federal Trust
Fund (Item 8570-001-
0890)............... -91,585,000
(14) Amount payable from
the Antiterrorism
Fund (Item 8570-001-
3034)............... -548,000
(15) Amount payable from
the Analytical
Laboratory Account,
Department of Food
and Agriculture
Fund (Item 8570-001-
3101)............... -533,000
(16) Amount payable from
the Specialized
License Plate Fund
(Item 8570-001-
3139)............... -477,000
(17) Amount payable from
the Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Fund
(Item 8570-001-
3228)............... -25,000,000
(17.5) Amount payable from
the Cost of
Implementation
Account, Air
Pollution Control
Fund (Item 8570-001-
3237)............... -140,000
(18) Amount
payable from the
Municipal Shelter
Spay-Neuter Fund
(Item 8570-001-
8055)............... -10,000
Provisions:
1. The Secretary of Food and
Agriculture shall furnish to
the Director of Finance and the
Chairperson of the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee
annual reports on all
expenditures from all fund
sources for emergency detection
and eradication activities
relating to agricultural plant
or animal pests or diseases for
which no other program funds
are available to be used to
detect or eradicate such
pest or disease if the pest or
disease is not considered
established in California and
the pest or disease infests or
infects plants or animals of
commercial or noncommercial
agriculture, ornamental
horticulture, or habitat of
significance. The report shall
specify the amount expended by
funding source, the activities
performed, the pest or disease,
the location where the pest was
detected, the location where
the eradication efforts were
performed, and the animal or
plant affected for each
emergency detection or
eradication.
2. The Department of Food and
Agriculture shall require full
public participation, including
public meetings, from all major
regions of the state for each
notification of proposed
actions within the Light Brown
Apple Moth program.
3. Of the amount appropriated in
this item, $200,000 is
available for a study to
evaluate the impacts of drought
on the agriculture sector and
shall be available for
encumbrance until June 30, 2016.
SEC. 34. Item 8570-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
8570-001-3228--For support of Department of
Food and Agriculture, for payment to Item
8570-001-0001, payable from the Greenhouse 25,000,00
Gas Reduction Fund........................... 0
Provisions:
1. The funds appropriated in this
item shall be available for
encumbrance or expenditure
until June 30, 2016.
SEC. 35. Item 9800-001-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of
2014 is amended to read:
9800-001-0001--For Augmentation for
Employee Compensation...................... 271,039,000
Provisions:
1. The amount appropriated in
this item shall not be
construed to control or
influence collective
bargaining between the state
employer and employee
representatives.
2. The funds appropriated in this
item are for compensation
increases and increases in
benefits related thereto of
employees whose compensation,
or portion thereof, is
chargeable to the General
Fund, to be allocated by
budget executive order by the
Director of Finance to the
several state offices,
departments, boards, bureaus,
commissions, and other state
agencies, in augmentation of
their respective
appropriations or allocations,
in accordance with approved
memoranda of understanding or,
for employees excluded from
collective bargaining, in
accordance with salary and
benefit schedules established
by the Department of Human
Resources.
3. It is the intent of the
Legislature that all proposed
augmentations for increased
employee compensation costs,
including, but not limited to,
base salary increases, pay
increases to bring one group
of employees into a pay equity
position with another group of
public employees, and
recruitment and retention
differentials, be budgeted and
considered on a comprehensive,
statewide basis. Therefore,
the Legislature declares its
intent to reject any proposed
augmentations that are not
included in Items 9800-001-
0001, 9800-001-0494, and 9800-
001-0988, given that these are
the items where the funds to
implement comprehensive
statewide compensation
policies, including those
adopted pursuant to collective
bargaining, are considered.
This provision shall not apply
to augmentations for increased
employee compensation costs
resulting from mandatory
judicial orders to raise pay
for any group of employees or
augmentations for increased
compensation costs, or
approvals for departments to
provide increased employee
compensation levels, that are
included in bills separate
from the budget act.
4. This item contains funds
estimated to be necessary to
implement side letters,
appendices, or other addenda
to a memorandum of
understanding (collectively
referred to as ""pending
agreements'') that have been
determined by the Joint
Legislative Budget Committee
to require legislative
approval prior to their
implementation, but which may
not have been approved in
separate legislation as of the
date of the passage of this
act. In the event that the
Legislature does not
approve separate legislation
to authorize implementation of
any of the pending agreements,
the Director of Finance shall
not allocate any funds related
to those pending agreements
pursuant to Provision 2, and
the expenditure of funds for
those pending agreements shall
not be deemed to have been
approved by the Legislature.
5. As of July 31, 2015, the
unencumbered balances of the
above appropriation shall
revert to the General Fund.
6. The Director of Finance may
adjust this item of
appropriation to reflect the
health benefit premium rates
approved by the Board of
Administration of the
California Public Employees'
Retirement System for the 2015
calendar year. Within 30 days
of making any adjustment
pursuant to this provision,
the Director of Finance shall
report the adjustment in
writing to the Chairperson of
the Joint Legislative Budget
Committee and the chairpersons
of the committees in each
house of the Legislature that
consider appropriations.
7. By inclusion of this
provision, for purposes of
Sections 3517.5 and 3517.63 of
the Government Code, the
Legislature hereby ratifies
the following agreements that
require the expenditure of
funds: (1) addendum concerning
Aviation Consultants, dated
November 22, 2013, to the
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) with State
Bargaining Unit 1 (Service
Employees International
Union); (2) addendum
concerning Recreational
Therapists, dated March 4,
2014, to the MOU with State
Bargaining Unit 19 (American
Federation of State, County,
and Municipal Employees); (3)
the MOU dated May 5, 2014,
with State Bargaining Unit 13
(International Union of
Operating Engineers),
including continuous
appropriation of economic
terms in the event that a
budget act is not in place
prior to July 1, 2016, such
appropriation will be subsumed
by the expenditure authority
approved in the budget act for
each affected department upon
enactment of each applicable
Budget Act; (4) addendum
concerning Correctional
Officers, dated May 9, 2014,
to the MOU with State
Bargaining Unit 6 (California
Correctional Peace Officers
Association); and (5) the MOU
dated May 21, 2014, with State
Bargaining Unit 10 (California
Association of
Professional Scientists),
including continuous
appropriation of economic
terms in the event that a
budget act is not in place
prior to June 30, 2016, such
appropriation will be subsumed
by the expenditure authority
approved in the budget act for
each affected department upon
enactment of each applicable
budget act. The estimated
costs to implement these
agreements are included in
this item or in departmental
appropriations.
8. By inclusion of this
provision, for purposes of
Sections 3517.5 and 3517.63 of
the Government Code, the
Legislature hereby ratifies
the following agreement that
requires the expenditure of
funds: the addendum, dated
September 3, 2014, to the MOU
with State Bargaining Unit 19
(American Federation of
State, County and Municipal
Employees, Health and Social
Services/Professional).
SEC. 36. Section 39 of the Budget Act of 2014 (Chapter 25 of the
Statutes of 2014) is amended to read:
Sec. 39.00. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the
following bills are other bills providing for appropriations related
to the Budget Bill within the meaning of subdivision (e) of Section
12 of Article IV of the California Constitution: AB 1458, AB 1459, AB
1460, AB 1461, AB 1462, AB 1463, AB 1464, AB 1465, AB 1466, AB 1467,
AB 1468, AB 1469, AB 1471, AB 1472, AB 1473, AB 1474, AB 1475, AB
1477, AB 1478, AB 1479, AB 1480, AB 1481, AB 1482, AB 1483, AB 1484,
AB 1485, AB 1486, AB 1487, AB 1488, AB 1489, AB 1490, AB 1491, AB
1492, AB 1493, AB 1494, AB 1495, AB 1496, AB 1497, SB 853, SB 854, SB
855, SB 856, SB 857, SB 858, SB 859, SB 860, SB 861, SB 862, SB 863,
SB 864, SB 866, SB 867, SB 868, SB 869, SB 870, SB 873, SB 874, SB
875, SB 876, SB 877, SB 878, SB 879, SB 880, SB 881, SB 882, SB 883,
SB 884, SB 885, SB 886, SB 887, SB 888, SB 889, SB 890, and SB 891 of
the 2013-14 Regular Session and AB 92 and SB 76
SB 76 and AB 92 of the 2015-16 Regular Session.
SEC. 37. This act is a Budget Bill within the meaning of
subdivision (e) of Section 12 of Article IV of the California
Constitution and shall take effect immediately.
