The director may authorize the refund of moneys received or collected by himself or by the department illegally, or by mistake, inadvertence, or error. Claims authorized by the director shall be filed with the State Controller and the Controller shall draw his warrant against the General Fund in payment of such refund from any appropriation made for that purpose.

(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 54.)

Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 5010.5

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • department: means the Department of Parks and Recreation and "director" means the Director of Parks and Recreation. See California Public Resources Code 5001.1