1194.1. (a) The moneys charged and collected each month from the pilot boat surcharge pursuant to Section 1194 shall be paid to the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund established pursuant to Section 1159 and credited to the Pilot Boat Surcharge Account established pursuant to Section 1159.1. The moneys shall be used only to fund the pilot boat costs of obtaining new pilot boats and of funding design and engineering modifications for the purposes of extending the service life of existing pilot boats, excluding costs for repair or maintenance, as specified in subdivision (a) of Section 1194, and to cover the administrative costs of the board with respect to administration of the Pilot Boat Surcharge Account, including any audits of the usage of the Pilot Boat Surcharge Account.
(b) Information regarding moneys remitted to the Board of Pilot Commissioners’ Special Fund collected from the surcharge authorized pursuant to Section 1194, or otherwise collected by the board for that purpose, shall be made available to the public upon request and to the board or its finance committee.
(c) Funds authorized to recover pilot boat maintenance costs pursuant to Section 1190.5 are not subject to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 769, Sec. 13. (AB 2056) Effective September 29, 2022.)