(a) In addition to funds that may be appropriated by the Legislature to the state board to carry out the additional responsibilities and to undertake necessary technical studies required by this chapter, the state board may impose additional permit fees on nonvehicular sources within a district’s jurisdiction.
(b) (1) The state board may do any of the following with respect to the collection of fees on nonvehicular sources imposed pursuant to subdivision (a):
(A) Upon obtaining the concurrence of the district, require a district to collect the fees.
(B) Establish a system in which the state board collects the fees directly.
(C) Contract with any other state agency to collect the fees.
(2) If the state board establishes a system to collect fees pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) or contracts with another state agency to collect the fees pursuant to subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), each district shall provide any information necessary to ensure the accurate and efficient collection of the fees from nonvehicular sources.
(c) The permit fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be expended only for the purposes of recovering costs of additional state programs related to nonvehicular sources. Priority for expenditure of permit fees collected pursuant to this section shall be given to the following activities:
(1) Identifying air quality-related indicators that may be used to measure or estimate progress in the attainment of state ambient air standards pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 39607.
(2) Establishing a uniform methodology for assessing population exposure to air pollutants pursuant to subdivision (g) of Section 39607.
(3) Updating the emission inventory pursuant to Section 39607.3, including emissions that cause or contribute to the nonattainment of federal ambient air standards.
(4) Identifying, assessing, and establishing the mitigation requirements for the effects of interbasin transport of air pollutants pursuant to Section 39610.
(5) Updating the state board’s guidance to districts on ranking control measures for stationary sources based upon the cost-effectiveness of those measures in reducing air pollution.
(d) The permit fees imposed pursuant to this section shall be collected from nonvehicular sources that are authorized by district permits to emit 250 tons or more per year of any nonattainment pollutant or its precursors.
(e) The permit fees collected pursuant to this section and Section 39613, after deducting the administrative costs of collecting the fees, shall be transmitted to the Controller for deposit in the Air Pollution Control Fund.
(f) (1) The total amount of funds collected by fees imposed pursuant to this section, exclusive of district administrative costs, may not exceed thirteen million dollars ($13,000,000) in any fiscal year, unless that limitation is increased pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) The state board may increase the limitation on the total amount of funds collected as described in paragraph (1) by an amount not to exceed the annual percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index as compiled and reported by the Department of Industrial Relations.
(g) On or before January 1 of each year, the state board shall report to the Governor and the Legislature on the expenditure of permit fees collected pursuant to this section and Section 39613. The report shall include a report on the status of implementation of the programs prioritized for funding pursuant to subdivision (c).
(Amended by Stats. 2003, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 1, Sec. 1. Effective October 28, 2003.)