(a) Subject to Sections 8352 and 8352.1, and except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), all moneys deposited to the credit of the Motor Vehicle Fuel Account attributable to the distribution of motor vehicle fuel for use or used in propelling an aircraft in the state shall be transferred to the Aeronautics Account in the State Transportation Fund, for allocation as follows:
(1) To pay the pro rata cost of the Controller and the board under subdivisions (b), (c), and (d) of Section 8352.1.
(2) To pay for the support of the Department of Transportation, for the administration of the State Aeronautics Act (Division 9 (commencing with Section 21001) of the Public Utilities Code).
(3) Remaining balance to be available for expenditures in accordance with Section 21602 and Article 4 (commencing with Section 21680) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 9 of the Public Utilities Code.
(b) Commencing July 1, 2012, the revenues attributable to the taxes imposed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 7360 and Section 7361.1 and otherwise to be deposited in the Aeronautics Account pursuant to subdivision (a) shall instead be transferred to the General Fund. The revenues attributable to the taxes imposed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 7360 and Section 7361.1 that were deposited in the Aeronautics Account in the 2010–11 and 2011–12 fiscal years shall be transferred to the General Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 32, Sec. 30. (SB 1006) Effective June 27, 2012.)
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