In carrying out this chapter, the board may solicit and use any and all expertise available in other state agencies, including, but not limited to, the State Board of Equalization, and, where an existing state agency performs functions of a similar nature to the board’s functions, the board may contract with, or cooperate with that agency in carrying out this chapter. If the board contracts with the State Board of Equalization to collect the fee imposed in Section 42885, the State Board of Equalization may collect that fee pursuant to the Fee Collection Procedures Law (Part 30 (commencing with Section 55001) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code).
(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 555, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1996.)