(a) Proceeds from the sale of SNO-PARK parking permits shall be paid to the State Treasury to the credit of the Winter Recreation Fund, which is hereby created.
(b) The moneys in the Winter Recreation Fund shall be allocated, when appropriated, as follows:
(1) An amount equal to the actual and necessary costs incurred in the removal of snow from designated parking areas shall be paid to the Department of Transportation.
(2) The balance of the funds shall be expended for the acquisition, lease, development, and maintenance of additional designated parking areas, for sanitation facilities, trailhead markings, and other facilities designed to promote the safety and well-being of persons engaged in winter recreation, and for grants to counties for the actual and necessary costs incurred in the removal of snow from designated parking areas, and to inform and educate the public about the program.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 541, Sec. 18. Effective January 1, 2008.)