Except as provided in subdivision (b) of Section 78420 and subdivision (c) of Section 80020, the administrator of the fund may expend the money in the fund for all of the following purposes:
(a) To pay claims for reimbursement of all, or any part of, the orphan share at a site paid by the responsible party filed pursuant to Sections 80040, 80045, and 80050.
(b) For the costs of implementing this chapter.
(c) To pay the reasonable costs of the department and the regional board for performance of its duties under this chapter, including, but not limited to, its participation in the orphan share determination process set forth in Section 80070, unless those costs are paid by a potentially responsible party under an agreement specified in subdivision (c) of Section 80040. The expenditures from the fund for purposes of this subdivision shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount appropriated from the fund in the annual Budget Act for purposes of this section for that fiscal year.
(d) To pay the portion of costs attributable to the orphan share incurred by the department and the regional boards to oversee actions of potentially responsible parties, unless those costs are paid by a potentially responsible party under an agreement specified in subdivision (c) of Section 80040.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 257, Sec. 2. (AB 2293) Effective January 1, 2023. Operative January 1, 2024, pursuant to Sec. 4 of Stats. 2022, Ch. 257. Conditionally operative pursuant to Sec. 80100.)