2007 California Public Resources Code Chapter 3. Forest Resources Improvement Fund

CA Codes (prc:4799.13)

4799.13.  (a) There is hereby created in the State Treasury, the
Forest Resources Improvement Fund. The money in the Forest Resources
Improvement Fund may only be expended, upon appropriation by the
Legislature, for the cost of operations associated with management of
lands held in trust by the state and operated as demonstration state
forests by the department pursuant to Section 4646, including
restoration activities.
   (b) The Forest Resources Improvement Fund shall be the depository
for all revenue derived from the repayment of loans made or interest
received pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4790), and
the receipts from the sale of forest products, as defined in Section
4638, from the state forests to support the operations described in
subdivision (a). Money in the fund in excess of the amount needed to
support those operations shall be deposited in the General Fund.
   (c) The director may accept grants and donations of equipment,
seedlings, labor, materials, or funds from any source for the purpose
of supporting or facilitating activities undertaken pursuant to this
part. Any funds received shall be deposited by the director in the
Forest Resources Improvement Fund.
   (d) Each proposed expenditure by the department of money from the
Forest Resources Improvement Fund shall be included as a separate
item and scheduled individually in the Budget Bill for each fiscal
year for consideration by the Legislature. These appropriations shall
be subject to all of the limitations contained in the Budget Bill
and to all other fiscal procedures prescribed by law with respect to
the expenditure of state funds.