Notwithstanding the availability of federal funds to carry out the purposes of this part, the division shall annually fix and collect reasonable fees for consultation, inspection, adoption of standards, and other duties conducted pursuant to this part. The fees shall be adopted by March 31, 2014. All revenue collected from these fees shall be deposited into the Occupational Safety and Health Fund. The fees shall be sufficient to support, at a minimum, the annual cost of 15 positions. The expenditure of these funds shall be subject to appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act or other measure.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 28, Sec. 44. (SB 71) Effective June 27, 2013.)