Funds on deposit in the subaccounts shall not exceed the amounts prescribed below, adjusted in accordance with § 2212 of the Revenue and Taxation Code to equal 1995 dollars:

(a) The Oil Pollution Administration Subaccount shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000).

Terms Used In California Fish and Game Code 13012

  • Department: means the Department of Fish and Wildlife. See California Fish and Game Code 37
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fish: means a wild fish, mollusk, crustacean, invertebrate, amphibian, or part, spawn, or ovum of any of those animals. See California Fish and Game Code 45
  • Wildlife: means and includes all wild animals, birds, plants, fish, amphibians, reptiles, and related ecological communities, including the habitat upon which the wildlife depends for its continued viability. See California Fish and Game Code 89.5

(b) The Oil Pollution Response and Restoration Subaccount shall not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000).

(c) The Hazardous Materials Administration Subaccount shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000).

(d) The Hazardous Material Response and Restoration Subaccount shall not exceed ten million dollars ($10,000,000).

All funds in the Fish and Wildlife Pollution Account in excess of the amounts listed above, on June 30 of each fiscal year, shall be used by the department in succeeding fiscal years for projects that preserve California plants, wildlife, and fisheries.

(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 720, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1996.)

  Previous section
Next section  
 Chapter 1 Contents