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TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 8000-22980›DIVISION 4. FISCAL AFFAIRS 16100-17700›PART 2. STATE FUNDS 16300-16649.95›CHAPTER 2. Special Funds 16346-16429.10›ARTICLE 7.6.3. Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account 16418.7

§ 16418.7

California Government Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

(a) The Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account is hereby established in the State Treasury as a General Fund reserve to hold a portion of General Fund surplus moneys temporarily for use in future fiscal years, as an added responsible budgeting technique to counter tax revenue volatility.

(b) In a year that a transfer is made to the Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account, the transfer shall be provided for in the annual Budget Act.

(c) Funds transferred to the Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account pursuant to subdivision (b), including any interest or investment earnings derived therefrom, shall remain in that account for no more than one year from the date of deposit, after which time these funds shall be transferred to the General Fund unless the next annual Budget Act appropriates all or part of those moneys for other state purposes.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the Controller may use the funds in the Projected Surplus Temporary Holding Account for cashflow loans to the General Fund as provided in Sections 16310 and 16381.

(Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 84, Sec. 16. (SB 172) Effective July 13, 2026.)

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