(a) Notwithstanding § 13340 of the Government Code, all money transferred to the California ALS Research Network Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be continuously appropriated and allocated as follows:

(1) To the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the State Department of Public Health for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the State Department of Public Health in connection with their duties under this article.

(2) (A) To the State Department of Public Health, for disbursement to the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association Golden West Chapter, a California based nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to support the work of their California ALS Research Network in an effort to develop and advance the understanding, techniques, and modalities effective in the prevention, treatment, and cure of ALS.

(B) The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association Golden West Chapter shall not use moneys received pursuant to this article for administrative purposes.

(b) On or before January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter, the Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Association Golden West Chapter shall provide to the State Department of Public Health information on how moneys received pursuant to this article were spent, including an itemization of how program funds were awarded, such as to specific research grants, projects, and events, and the department shall report that information on its internet website.

(Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 265, Sec. 1. (AB 511) Effective January 1, 2024. Inoperative as prescribed in subd. (b) of Section 18885 if its repeal conditions are met. Repealed, pursuant to Section 18885, on December 1, 2031, by subd. (a), or on earlier date prescribed in subd. (b).)