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• Pu rsuant to Paragraph 4.1, \Val-Man shall pay th e Attomey Geneidl penalties in the total amount of One Mi ll io n Eight 1·lundred Twenty Five Thousand Dollars ($1,825,000.00), of which One Million Eight Hundred Twenty Five 'Ibo usand Dollars ($1.825.000.00) are for penalties pursuant to Health & Safety Code sec ti on 25515.2. Wal-Mart shall mak e the check payable to the "Califomia Depanment of Ju stice-L iti gation Deposit Fund." The check SI1311 bear on its face the case nante ("People v. \Val -Man") and the internal docket number for thi s matt er (LA200660 1034). Th e money paid to the Attorney General pursuant to Paragraph 4.1, shall be administered by th e California Depanment of Ju sti ce and sha ll be used by the Environment Section oCtile Public Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office, until all funds are exhausted, for any of the following purposes: (I) implementation of the Attorney General's authority to protect the env ironment and natural resources of the State pursuant to Government Code section 12600 et seq. and as C hief Law Officer of tile Slate of Cali fornia pursuant to Ankle V, section 13 o f th e California Const itutio n; (2) enforcement of laws related to environmental protection, including. bUI not limited to, Chaptcrs 6.5. 6.7 and 6.95. Division 20, oftlte California Health and Safety Code ; (3) enforcement of the Unfair Compe titi o n Law, Business and Profe ss ions Code section 17200. et seq., as it relates to protect ion of the environm ent and natural resources of the State of California; and (4) other environmental actions which benefit the State ofCali!omia and its cili1.cns as determin ed by the Attorney Geneid\. Such funding may be used for the costs of the Attorney General's investigation. Jiling fees and other court costs, payment to expert witnesses and technical consultants, purchase of equipment, laboratory analyses , personnel costs , travel costS, and other costs necessary to pursue environmental actions investigated or initiated by the Attorney General for th e benefit of the State of California and its citizens. TIlc payment , and any interest deri ved therefrom shall so lely and exclusively augment the budget o f the Attorney General's Office as it penai n s to tlte Environment Section of the Public Ri ght s Divi sio n and in no manner shall supplant or cause any reduction of any po rti on of th e Attorney General's budget. .. All of the Riversidc County Di strict Attorney's Office civi l penalties assessed pursuant to Bu siness and Professions Code section 17206 shall be depo sited in tbe Consumer Protection Prosecut ion Account in tbe geneml fund of Riv ers ide County . Exhibit B to Stip ulati on for Entry of Final Judgm e nt on Consent in People v. Wal-Mart Stores. Inc:. Page 3 33