SECTIONS 71120-71126 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 71120-71126

71120. 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.

71121. (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.

71122. 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.
(c) Procuring basic office supplies and equipment.
(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.

71123. (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.

71124. 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.

71125. 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.

71126. Upon the request of the secretary, the Department of Finance
shall assist the secretary in complying with this part.