The total amount of fees collected by the south coast district in any fiscal year shall not exceed the amount of fees collected by the district in the 1993-94 fiscal year, except that the amount may be adjusted annually in the 1994-95 fiscal year and subsequent fiscal years to reflect any increase in the California Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar year, from January 1 of the prior year to January 1 of the current year, as determined by the Department of Industrial Relations. This limitation shall not affect or limit the fees which may be imposed and collected pursuant to a state or a federal mandate imposed on or after January 1, 1994.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 712, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 40523

  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • 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.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23