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GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 8879.53



8879.53.  (a) Funds for the program contained in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23 shall be deposited in the Port and
Maritime Security Account, which is hereby created in the fund. For
purposes of this section, "agency" means the California Emergency
Management Agency.
   (b) Funds in the account shall be available to the agency, upon
appropriation by the Legislature. Funds shall be made available as
grants to eligible applicants, as defined in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23, for capital projects that
include, but are not limited to, those projects described in
paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23.
   (c) Prior to allocating funds to projects from the account, the
agency shall adopt guidelines to establish the criteria and process
for the distribution of funds. At least 30 days prior to adopting the
guidelines, the agency shall hold a public hearing on the proposed
guidelines and shall provide opportunity for public review and
comment.
   (d) In allocating funds from the account, the agency shall do the
following:
   (1) Address the state's most urgent maritime security needs.
   (2) Balance the demands of the various large and small ports.
   (3) Provide reasonable geographic balance in the distribution of
funds.
   (e) The unencumbered balance of any funds appropriated to the
agency prior to June 30, 2009, for purposes of this section, shall
remain available to the agency for encumbrance pursuant to this
section until June 30, 2012.
   (f) The agency's activities to implement this section shall be
incorporated into the report to the Legislature required in paragraph
(3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23.


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Statutes > California > Gov > 8879.53

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 8879.53



8879.53.  (a) Funds for the program contained in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23 shall be deposited in the Port and
Maritime Security Account, which is hereby created in the fund. For
purposes of this section, "agency" means the California Emergency
Management Agency.
   (b) Funds in the account shall be available to the agency, upon
appropriation by the Legislature. Funds shall be made available as
grants to eligible applicants, as defined in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23, for capital projects that
include, but are not limited to, those projects described in
paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23.
   (c) Prior to allocating funds to projects from the account, the
agency shall adopt guidelines to establish the criteria and process
for the distribution of funds. At least 30 days prior to adopting the
guidelines, the agency shall hold a public hearing on the proposed
guidelines and shall provide opportunity for public review and
comment.
   (d) In allocating funds from the account, the agency shall do the
following:
   (1) Address the state's most urgent maritime security needs.
   (2) Balance the demands of the various large and small ports.
   (3) Provide reasonable geographic balance in the distribution of
funds.
   (e) The unencumbered balance of any funds appropriated to the
agency prior to June 30, 2009, for purposes of this section, shall
remain available to the agency for encumbrance pursuant to this
section until June 30, 2012.
   (f) The agency's activities to implement this section shall be
incorporated into the report to the Legislature required in paragraph
(3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23.



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Statutes > California > Gov > 8879.53

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 8879.53



8879.53.  (a) Funds for the program contained in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23 shall be deposited in the Port and
Maritime Security Account, which is hereby created in the fund. For
purposes of this section, "agency" means the California Emergency
Management Agency.
   (b) Funds in the account shall be available to the agency, upon
appropriation by the Legislature. Funds shall be made available as
grants to eligible applicants, as defined in paragraph (3) of
subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23, for capital projects that
include, but are not limited to, those projects described in
paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23.
   (c) Prior to allocating funds to projects from the account, the
agency shall adopt guidelines to establish the criteria and process
for the distribution of funds. At least 30 days prior to adopting the
guidelines, the agency shall hold a public hearing on the proposed
guidelines and shall provide opportunity for public review and
comment.
   (d) In allocating funds from the account, the agency shall do the
following:
   (1) Address the state's most urgent maritime security needs.
   (2) Balance the demands of the various large and small ports.
   (3) Provide reasonable geographic balance in the distribution of
funds.
   (e) The unencumbered balance of any funds appropriated to the
agency prior to June 30, 2009, for purposes of this section, shall
remain available to the agency for encumbrance pursuant to this
section until June 30, 2012.
   (f) The agency's activities to implement this section shall be
incorporated into the report to the Legislature required in paragraph
(3) of subdivision (c) of Section 8879.23.