(a) The Pilot Boat Surcharge Account is hereby established in the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund. Notwithstanding § 13340 of the Government Code, moneys in the account are hereby continuously appropriated to the board without regard to fiscal years for allocation by the board for both of the following:

(1) To fund the pilot boat costs of obtaining new pilot boats and of funding design and engineering modifications for the purpose of extending the service life of existing pilot boats, excluding costs for repair or maintenance, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1194.

Terms Used In California Harbors and Navigation Code 1159.1

  • 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.

(2) (A) To cover the administrative costs of the board with respect to administration of the account, including any audits of the usage of the account.

(B) No more than 5 percent of all moneys collected may be used by the board to offset administrative costs and expenses related to managing the pilot boat program, including auditing expenses.

(b) (1) The amount expended from the account in the 2022-23 fiscal year in accordance with claims submitted pursuant to Section 1194.1 shall not exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000).

(2) The amount expended from the account in the 2023-24 fiscal year to the 2025-26 fiscal year, inclusive, in accordance with claims submitted pursuant to Section 1194.1 shall not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) each fiscal year, unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act.

(3) The amount expended from the account in the 2026-27 fiscal year to the 2035-36 fiscal year, inclusive, in accordance with claims submitted pursuant to Section 1194.1 shall not exceed six million dollars ($6,000,000) each fiscal year, unless otherwise specified in the annual Budget Act.

(c) Of the maximum expenditure amounts specified in subdivision (b), any funds that are unexpended due to the maximum specified amount exceeding the amounts required for the payment of claims against the account pursuant to Section 1194.1 in any fiscal year shall carry over to the subsequent fiscal year.

(d) Interest earned on the moneys in the Pilot Boat Surcharge Account shall be allocated to the Pilot Boat Surcharge Account and shall be expended to recover the pilots’ claims submitted pursuant to Section 1194.1.

(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 769, Sec. 3. (AB 2056) Effective September 29, 2022.)

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