(1) The California State Agency for Donated Food Distribution in providing for the disposition of food commodities shall require the payment of such charges by the parties to whom food commodities are transferred as the agency estimates will reimburse the agency for the average costs of procuring, storing, handling, and disposing of those food commodities. All moneys received by the agency for charges under this section or its predecessor shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Donated Property Revolving Fund. The agency may reduce or eliminate charges on donated food commodities found not to be usable for the purpose for which procured. Any moneys found by the agency to be in excess of the costs incurred in procuring, storing, handling, and disposing of donated food commodities may, upon approval of the Department of Finance, be refunded to the parties from whom the moneys were received. Moneys refunded to the state agencies specified in subdivision (2) of this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury as provided in that subdivision.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, (a) the State Department of Education, acting for state agencies supported principally from the General Fund, and (b) state agencies supported principally from a special fund of the State Treasury, shall deposit refunds received under subdivision (1) of this section to the credit of the state fund from which the state agency receives its principal support. The Department of Finance shall determine the fund from which the state agency receives its principal support.

(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 196, Sec. 4. Effective June 13, 1984. Operative July 1, 1984, by Sec. 8.5 of Ch. 196.)