(a) The director may authorize advance payments to a nonprofit organization, a local agency, a special district, or a Native American tribe from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a), (b), (c), (d), (f), or (g) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. The director may also authorize advance payments to a private forest landowner from a grant awarded pursuant to subdivision (a) of Provision 2 of Item 3540-001-3228 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 2017, including subsequent amendments to that provision. No single advance payment shall exceed 25 percent of the total grant award.
(b) (1) The grantee shall expend the funds from the advance payment within six months of receipt, unless the department waives this requirement.
(2) The grantee shall file an accountability report with the department four months from the date of receiving the funds and every four months thereafter.
(c) (1) The department shall provide a report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2023, on the outcome of the department’s use of advance payments.
(2) A report submitted pursuant to this subdivision shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(d) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2024, and as of that date is repealed, unless a later enacted statute that is enacted before January 1, 2024, deletes or extends that date.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 622, Sec. 1. (SB 1079) Effective September 21, 2018. Repealed as of January 1, 2024, by its own provisions.)
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.