(a) Except as authorized by the Legislature, the department shall not allocate for the purposes of the grant program any general fund moneys appropriated by the Legislature to the department in the annual Budget Act.

(b) The director may accept private donations made for the support of the grant program. The director may solicit and accept private funding to help offset the costs of the grant program.

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(c) All moneys received pursuant to this section or appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of the grant program shall be deposited in the California Outdoor Equity Account, which is hereby created within the State Parks and Recreation Fund.

(d) Before commencing any program development activities for the grant program, adequate donations or funds shall be deposited into the California Outdoor Equity Account. This amount shall be sufficient to administer the grant program and provide grant awards.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 675, Sec. 1. (AB 209) Effective January 1, 2020.)