(a) For purposes of this section, all the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “California Small Business COVID-19 Relief Grant Program” or “program” means the grant program established under Article 8 (commencing with Section 12100.80) of Chapter 1.6 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(2) “CalOSBA” or “office” means the Office of Small Business Advocate within the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development.
(3) “Recaptured grant amount” means the amount identified in any recommendation for recapture of a grant approved, in whole or in part, by CalOSBA.
(b) CalOSBA shall provide to the Franchise Tax Board a list of grantees and their respective recaptured grant amounts as approved, in whole or in part, by CalOSBA pursuant to Section 12100.82.5 of the Government Code for collection.
(c) Any recaptured grant amount shall be treated as final and due and payable to the State of California, and shall be collected from the grantee by the Franchise Tax Board in any manner authorized under the law for collection of a delinquent personal income tax liability, including, but not limited to, issuance of an order and levy under Article 4 (commencing with Section 706.070) of Chapter 5 of Division 2 of Title 9 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure in the manner provided for earnings withholding orders for taxes, and any overpayment of any liability imposed under this part, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) shall be credited against any balance due pursuant to this section.
(d) The Controller may, in the Controller’s discretion, offset any amount due a grantee by a state agency against any recaptured grant amount pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 12410) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(e) This part, Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), Part 10.7 (commencing with Section 21001), and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001) shall apply to amounts provided to the Franchise Tax Board under this section in the same manner and with the same force and effect and to the full extent as if the language of those laws had been incorporated in full into this article, except to the extent that any provision is either inconsistent with this article or is not relevant to this article.
(f) For amounts that CalOSBA provided to the Franchise Tax Board for collection under subdivision (b), interest shall accrue at the greater of the rate applicable to the amount due being collected or the rate provided under Section 19521. When notice of the amount due includes interest and is mailed to the grantee and the amount is paid within 15 days after the date of notice, interest shall not be imposed for the period after the date of notice.
(g) Any information, information sources, or enforcement remedies and capabilities available to CalOSBA or the state with respect to the recaptured grant amount described in subdivision (b) shall be available to the Franchise Tax Board to be used in conjunction with, or independent of, the information, information sources, or remedies and capabilities available to the Franchise Tax Board.
(h) The activities required to implement and administer this article shall not interfere with the primary mission of the Franchise Tax Board to administer Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001), this part, and Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).
(i) A collection under this article is not a payment of income taxes imposed under Part 10 (commencing with Section 17001) or Part 11 (commencing with Section 23001).
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 7, Sec. 3. (SB 87) Effective February 23, 2021. Repealed as of December 1, 2030, pursuant to Section 19295.)