Notwithstanding any other provision of law, premiums collected by the authority shall be exempt from collection of the state’s insurance premium tax, and the amount of tax foregone by the state shall be considered for all purposes a contribution by the state and its citizens to the capital and operating revenues of the authority.
No funds contributed to, or collected or held by, the authority shall be available to meet the general obligations of the state unless the authority has been terminated and wound up, and all funds due or owing to any person pursuant to this act have been paid, held in reserve, or returned.
(Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 944, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)