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HomeFish and Game CodeDiv. 3Ch. 9Art. 2§ 2791 Fund Expenditure Allocation Rules

§ 2791 Fund Expenditure Allocation Rules

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§ 2791 Fund Expenditure Allocation Rules

This law tells a board how to spend money from a special fund. It sets rules on how much can go to different things, like administration or specific projects, and where the money should be spent.

Key Takeaways

  • •Only 1.5% of the money can be used for running the board’s office.
  • •Most of the money must go to specific projects, with clear rules on how much goes where.
  • •The money must be split evenly between northern and southern California.
  • •Some projects get fixed amounts, like $6 million each for certain types of work.

Example

Imagine the board has $100 million to spend in 2 years.

They can only spend $1.5 million on running their office. The rest must go to projects, with about $33 million for one type of project and $66 million for another. They also need to spend $6 million on two other specific things and split the money evenly between northern and southern California.

How to Calculate

Total expenditures must be split as follows: 1/3 for purposes in (a) of Section 2786, 2/3 for purposes in (b) and (c) of Section 2786, $6 million for (d), $6 million for (e) and (f), and 50% in northern California and 50% in southern California.

  1. Calculate 1.5% of the total fund for administration. For example, if the fund is $100 million, administration gets $1.5 million.
  2. Split the remaining money into thirds. One-third goes to projects in (a) of Section 2786, and two-thirds go to projects in (b) and (c). For $100 million, that’s about $33 million and $66 million.
  3. Set aside $6 million for projects in (d) and another $6 million for projects in (e) and (f).
  4. Make sure half the total money is spent in northern California and half in southern California.

The board has $100 million to spend in 2 years.

Result: The board spends $1.5 million on administration, $33 million on projects (a), $66 million on projects (b) and (c), $6 million on projects (d), and $6 million on projects (e) and (f). They also split the total $100 million evenly between northern and southern California.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 2791 Fund Expenditure Allocation Rules

The board shall expend the money appropriated to it from the fund subject to the following conditions: (a) Not more than one and one-half (11/2) percent shall be expended for administration of this chapter. (b) The board shall, to the extent practicable, expend the money in a manner and for projects so that, within each 24-month period, approximately one-third of the total expenditures of the money in the fund, including, until July 1, 2030, the expenditures by the agencies receiving money from the fund pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 2787, are expended for the purposes specified in subdivision (a) of Section 2786 and approximately two-thirds of the total expenditures of the money in the fund, including, until July 1, 2030, the expenditures by the agencies receiving money from the fund pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 2787, are expended for the purposes specified in subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 2786. (c) Notwithstanding the requirement for acquisition in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 2786, the board shall, to the extent practicable, expend the money in the fund in a manner and for projects so that, within each 24-month period, approximately six million dollars ($6,000,000) of the money, including, until July 1, 2030, the expenditures by the agencies receiving money from the fund pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 2787, are expended for the purposes specified in subdivision (d) of Section 2786. (d) Notwithstanding the requirement for acquisition in subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 2786, the board shall, to the extent practicable, expend the money in the fund in a manner and for projects so that, within each 24-month period, approximately six million dollars ($6,000,000) of the money, including, until July 1, 2030, the expenditures by the agencies receiving money from the fund pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 2787, are expended for the purposes specified in subdivision (e) and (f) of Section 2786. (e) To the extent practicable, the board shall expend the money appropriated to it from the fund in a manner and for projects so that, within each 24-month period, approximately one-half of the total expenditures of the money in the fund, including, until July 1, 2030, the expenditures by the agencies receiving money from the fund pursuant to subdivisions (a) to (d), inclusive, of Section 2787, are expended in northern California and approximately one-half in southern California. (f) Subject to the other requirements of this section, the board may allocate not more than two million dollars ($2,000,000) annually for the purposes of this chapter to one or more state agencies created by the Legislature or the people that are authorized by other provisions of law to expend funds for the purposes of this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 31, Sec. 2. (SB 85) Effective June 27, 2019.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

acquisitionthe boardadministrationrequirement

Related Statutes

  • § 2787 Santa Lucia Park Funding
  • § 2785 Habitat Conservation Definitions
  • § 2786 Habitat Conservation Fund Uses
  • § 2788 Fund Continuous Appropriation
  • § 2789 Wildlife Habitat Corridor Funding

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Fish and Game Code. Section 2791.
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