California § 997.5 - There is hereby created within the State Treasury the San Francisco-Oakland Bay B
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§ 997.5. There is hereby created within the State Treasury the San Francisco-Oakland Bay B
There is hereby created within the State Treasury the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and I-880 Cypress Structure Disaster Fund for the purpose of paying, pursuant to this part, personal property, personal injury, and death claims against the State of California or its agencies, officers, or employees, arising from the collapse of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge and the I-880 Cypress structure on October 17, 1989. Notwithstanding Section 13440, moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Department of Finance without regard to fiscal years for the purpose of paying awards made pursuant to this part.
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