The director, after receiving a report from the health officer pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 115885 of the Health and Safety Code, shall withhold any funds that are received on or after the effective date of this section from any local agency or subdivision of the state in which a public beach is located and that is in violation of the standards established pursuant to Section 115880 of the Health and Safety Code. The director may disburse any of those funds to the local agency or subdivision only when he or she determines the standards established pursuant to Section 115880 of the Health and Safety Code are being complied with.
(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 1023, Sec. 401. Effective September 29, 1996.)