(a) The department may collect fees, rents, and other returns for the use of any state park system area, the amounts to be determined by the department. The department may accept a credit card as a method of payment for fees collected through the department’s reservation system. Any contract executed by the department with credit card issuers or draft purchasers shall be consistent with Section 6159 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding Title 1.3 (commencing with Section 1747) of Part 4 of Division 3 of the Civil Code, the department may impose a surcharge in an amount to cover the cost of providing the reservation service, including reimbursement for any fee or discount charged by the credit card issuer.

(b) All revenues received by the department during each fiscal year shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Parks and Recreation Fund, which is hereby created.

(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), all revenues received by the department from the state vehicular recreation areas shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Off-Highway Vehicle Trust Fund, as required by Section 38225 of the Vehicle Code.

(d) All revenues received by the department for the entry or launching of boats shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Parks and Recreation Fund and shall be used for boating safety, enforcement, operation, and maintenance programs of the department.

(e) On July 1, 1980, all existing balances, including unappropriated balances and encumbered and unencumbered balances, of the following funds and accounts shall be transferred to the State Parks and Recreation Fund:

(1) Park and Recreation Revolving Account (Section 5098, Public Resources Code, as added by Chapter 1222, Statutes of 1972).

(2) The Resources Protection Account (Section 8600, Public Resources Code, as added by Chapter 1052, Statutes of 1969).

(3) Collier Park Preservation Fund (Section 5010, Public Resources Code, as added by Chapter 1502, Statutes of 1974).

(4) San Francisco Maritime State Historic Park Account (Section 2, Chapter 1764, Statutes of 1971).

(5) State Park Highway Account, Bagley Conservation Fund (Section 2107.7, Streets and Highways Code, as added by Chapter 1032, Statutes of 1973).

(6) All funds received by the department pursuant to Division 21 (commencing with Section 31000).

(7) Hostel Facilities Use Fees Account (Section 2, Chapter 265, Statutes of 1974).

(8) All funds, other than expended funds, previously appropriated to the department from the Bagley Conservation Fund.

(f) On and after July 1, 1980, all funds, other than those specified in subdivisions (g) and (h), in the State Parks and Recreation Fund shall be available for expenditure for state park planning, acquisition, and development projects, operation of the state park system, and resource and property management and protection, when appropriated by the Legislature.

(g) All funds in the State Parks and Recreation Fund which had previously been appropriated and have become encumbered, may be used, without further appropriation, for liquidation of those encumbrances, upon the same terms and conditions as made by those previous appropriations.

(h) The balance of any unencumbered funds in the State Park Highway Account in the Bagley Conservation Fund shall be transferred to the State Parks and Recreation Fund and shall be available for expenditure as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 2107.7 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(i) All funds received by the Department of Parks and Recreation from the auction sales conducted pursuant to Section 2080.6 of the Civil Code shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the State Parks and Recreation Fund and shall be used for training department employees in the Ranger/Lifeguard classification, including, but not limited to, resource management and protection, law enforcement, interpretation, first aid, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and medical technical training.

(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 908, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)