(a) Upon the effective date of an act transferring any of the powers or duties of any state officer or agency to another state officer or agency, the Department of Finance shall determine the portion remaining of any appropriation which was intended to be used for the performance of such powers or duties, and shall certify this amount to the Controller. The Controller shall thereupon transfer such amount to the state officer or agency to which such powers or duties were transferred.

(b) The Department of Finance shall make the final determination of the budgetary and accounting transactions and treatments to ensure proper implementation of reorganization, mergers, or the elimination of state entities, offices, or agencies.

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Terms Used In California Government Code 16304.9

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18

(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 300. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)