If the commercial salmon vessel operators and the handlers vote to terminate the council pursuant to Article 10 (commencing with Section 76971), the council shall remain in existence for the purpose of furnishing the secretary with a complete record of its outstanding financial obligations, accrued and to accrue. The secretary shall pay from the money deposited and disbursed any outstanding obligations and any obligations incurred by the secretary and the department under the terms and provisions of this section. Any money that remains shall be retained by the secretary to defray the expenses of formulation, issuance, administration, or enforcement of any subsequent program for salmon promotion. If no such program is undertaken within a period of three years from the date of termination of the council, that money shall be withdrawn from the approved depository and paid into the special account for enhancement and restoration programs established pursuant to Section 7861 of the Fish and Game Code.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 307, Sec. 58. (AB 958) Effective January 1, 2016.)