Section 18752.

All money transferred to the California Sea Otter Fund, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be allocated as follows:

(a) To the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board and the Controller in connection with their duties under this article.

(b) Fifty percent of the revenues remaining after allocation pursuant to subdivision (a), to the Department of Fish and Game for the purposes of establishing a sea otter fund to be used within the department's index coding system for increased investigation, prevention, and enforcement actions.

(c) Fifty percent of the revenues remaining after allocation pursuant to subdivision (a), to the California Coastal Conservancy for research and programs related to improving the near-shore ocean ecosystem, including, but not limited to, program activities to reduce sea otter mortality. The programs may also address pathogens and water and wastewater treatment technologies.

(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 296, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2007. Repealed as of date prescribed in Section 18753.)