(a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, moneys transferred to the Rape Kit Backlog Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be continuously appropriated to the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the Department of Justice for reimbursement of all costs incurred by the Franchise Tax Board, the Controller, and the Department of Justice in connection with their duties under this article.
(b) (1) After the transfer described in subdivision (a), any remaining moneys in the Rape Kit Backlog Voluntary Tax Contribution Fund shall be transferred to the Department of Justice for the purposes of distributing grants to process eligible untested rape kits collected in California or associated with California cases, as specified in Section 18905.5.
(2) The Department of Justice shall comply with subdivision (b) of Section 18873.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 698, Sec. 1. (AB 280) Effective January 1, 2018. Inoperative on date prescribed in Section 18906. Repealed, pursuant to Section 18906, on December 1 following inoperative date.)