California Environmental Protection Agency Consolidation - Environmental Protection - CA Public Resources

Section § 71120

This law section defines key terms used in the context of environmental regulations under this part. In simple terms, 'Agency' refers to the California Environmental Protection Agency, and 'Secretary' refers to the Secretary for Environmental Protection. These definitions help clarify who is responsible for enforcing and overseeing environmental policies.

Unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions govern this part:

(a) “Agency” means the California Environmental Protection Agency.

(b) “Secretary” means the Secretary for Environmental Protection.

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(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)

Section § 71121

This law section outlines an initiative from the 2004-05 fiscal year where the secretary of the agency was required to consolidate funds and accounts within the Treasury to save money. This was specifically for programs managed by various boards, departments, and offices of the agency, as long as it was allowed under existing laws. Another requirement was for the secretary to propose these fund consolidations in the Governor's budget for the 2005-06 fiscal year. However, this consolidation should not change the purpose, management, or revenue related to any special fund programs.

(a) In the 2004–05 fiscal year, to the extent that it will achieve actual budget savings and to the extent authorized by existing law, the secretary shall consolidate the number of accounts and funds in the Treasury that are for the support of programs administered by the boards, departments, and offices within the agency.

(b) The secretary shall request the Governor to reflect the consolidation of funds in the proposed Governor’s budget for fiscal year 2005–06.

(c) Nothing in this section authorizes a change in purpose, revenue, management, allocation, or expenditure, related to a program supported by a special fund, or the manner or means of collecting revenue that is deposited in a special fund.

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(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)

Section § 71122

This section states that during the 2004-05 fiscal year, the tasks that don't involve setting policy but are shared across the agency's various boards, departments, and offices should be streamlined to save money. These tasks include managing IT, gathering fees, buying office supplies and equipment, and handling general human resources duties like employee training and safety programs.

In the 2004–05 fiscal year, to the extent that it will achieve actual budget savings, the secretary shall consolidate the following non-policy functions that are common among the boards, departments, and offices within the agency:

(a) Information technology.

(b) Collecting fees.

(d) The generic human resources functions that support state personnel, including health and safety programs, employee training, recruitment and exams for common civil service classifications, equal opportunity officers, transportation related services and programs, mail, reproduction, shipping, and receiving.

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(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)

Section § 71123

Sections 71121 and 71122 are being implemented without changing how different parts of an agency manage their own budgets, handle employee management, or affect people involved in program work and support tasks. These sections also ensure that money collected from fees stays within the same department and is not moved to another. Additionally, this law does not interfere with executive reorganizations under another specific government code.

(a) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall not affect the independence of a board, department, or office within the agency to administer its own budget or to manage its own employees, except for the specific activities consolidated by the secretary pursuant to those sections.

(b) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall not affect the personnel of a board, department, or office within the agency, who are engaged in program work and related support functions such as contract administration and facilities management.

(c) The implementation of Sections 71121 and 71122 shall not result in the transfer of fee revenue from a board, department, or office within the agency, to another board, department, or office within the agency.

(d) Nothing in this part shall affect an executive reorganization pursuant to Article 7.5 (commencing with Section 12080) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.

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(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)

Section § 71124

The secretary must inform the Legislature’s budget committees about any money saved under certain sections. This saved money can then be allocated to projects that help reduce air or water pollution, or protect public health and the environment, as long as it follows existing rules about how the savings can be used.

The secretary shall report any budget savings achieved pursuant to Sections 71121 and 71122 to the Legislature’s budget committees, for appropriation to programs that directly reduce air pollution or water pollution, or protect public health and the environment, if that appropriation complies with existing constraints on the use of the moneys saved.

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(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)

Section § 71125

This law permits the secretary to accept reimbursement from different boards, departments, or offices within the agency for shared services that the agency provides to them.

The secretary may use a reimbursement from a board, department, or office within the agency for a consolidated service that the agency provides to those entities.

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(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)

Section § 71126

This law states that if the secretary asks for it, the Department of Finance has to help them with their responsibilities related to this part of the law.

Upon the request of the secretary, the Department of Finance shall assist the secretary in complying with this part.

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(Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 17. Effective August 16, 2004.)