California § 2795 - Notwithstanding any other law, moneys from mining activities on federal lands dis

§ 2795. Notwithstanding any other law, moneys from mining activities on federal lands dis

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, moneys from mining activities on federal lands disbursed by the United States each fiscal year to this state pursuant to Section 35 of the Mineral Lands Leasing Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. Sec. 191) shall be deposited in the Surface Mining and Reclamation Account in the General Fund, which account is hereby created, in an amount equal to the appropriation for this chapter contained in the annual Budget Act for that fiscal year, plus any statewide general administrative costs assessed to the account for that fiscal year, and may be expended, upon that appropriation by the Legislature, for the purposes of this chapter. (b) Proposed expenditures from the account shall be included in a separate item in the Budget Act for each fiscal year for consideration by the Legislature. Each appropriation from the account shall be subject to all of the limitations contained in the Budget Act and to all other fiscal procedures prescribed by law with respect to the expenditure of state funds.