(a) Notwithstanding Sections 2282, 12784, and 12841, the director shall pay from the revenue collected from the mill assessment in the Department of Pesticide Regulation Fund an amount not to exceed the revenue derived from 0.5 mill ($0.0005) per dollar of sales for all pesticide sales for use in this state to counties in nonattainment areas to assist those counties in the administration and enforcement of restrictions on the use of field fumigants pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14001) and the regulations issued pursuant to it. These funds shall be in addition to the funds distributed pursuant to Section 12841 and shall be distributed to the counties in accordance with the criteria set forth in subdivisions (c) and (d).
(b) As used in this section, “nonattainment area” means an area designated in Section 81.305 of Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations for the purpose of air quality planning within the chart titled “California - Ozone (1-Hour Standard).”
(c) The funds available for payment pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be apportioned based on the following criteria:
(1) A minimum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) shall be apportioned to each county in a nonattainment area.
(2) The remaining amount shall be apportioned to the counties based on fumigant related workload, which may include, but is not limited to, both of the following:
(3) The number of restricted use material permits issued for fumigants.
(4) The number of field fumigant applications in each county to the total for all counties within all nonattainment areas during the previous fiscal year.
(d) Only counties within a nonattainment area for which the Department of Pesticide Regulation has established a fumigant emission limit pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 14001), and the regulations issued pursuant to it, in the current or the previous fiscal year shall receive payment of the amount apportioned pursuant to the criteria set forth in subdivision (c).
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 760, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 2008.)
Last modified: October 25, 2018