§ 4.30.030. Administration of vehicle registration fee.

A.

The additional vehicle registration fees disbursed by the SCAQMD and remitted to the county, pursuant to this chapter, shall be accepted by the fee administrator.

B.

The fee administrator shall establish a separate interest-bearing trust fund account in a financial institution authorized to receive deposits of county funds.

C.

Upon receipt of vehicle registration fees, the fee administrator shall deposit such funds into the separate account established pursuant to subsection B above.

D.

All revenues received pursuant to Section 44243 of the Health and Safety Code and deposited in the trust fund account shall be exclusively expended to reduce air pollution from mobile sources pursuant to the California Clear Act of 1988 or the plan prepared pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 40460) of Chapter 5.5 of Part 3 of the Health and Safety Code. Such revenues shall be expended within one year of the program or project completion date.

E.

The county consents to an audit of each program or project funded by vehicle registration fee revenues pursuant to Section 44243 of the Health and Safety Code. The audit shall be conducted by an independent auditor selected by the SCAQMD as provided in Sections 44244 and 44244.1(a) of the Health and Safety Code.

(Ord. 91-0146 § 1 (part), 1991.)