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I for partial recovery of investigative costs and attorneys' fees in this matter, which shall be 2 delivered to the California Attorney General within thirty (30) calendar days of the Effective Date 3 of the final Judgment entered in this action. This payment of costs and fees shall be used by the 4 California Attorney General's Office until all funds are exhausted, for any of the following 5 purposes: (1) implementation of the Attorney General's authority to protect the environment and 6 natural resources of the State pursuant to Government Code section 12600 et seq, and as Chief 7 Law Officer of the State of California pursuant to Article V, section 13 of the California 8 Constitution; (2) enforcement of laws related to the preservation and protection of public health 9 and the environment from releases of stored hazardous substances including, but not limited to, 10 Chapter 6.7 of Division 20 of the California Health and Safety Code; (3) enforcement of the 11 Unfair Competition Law, Business and professions Code section 17200 et seq., as it relates to 12 protection of the environment and natural resources of the State; and (4) other environmental 13 enforcement actions which benefit the State of California and its citizens as determined by the 14 Attorney General. Such funding may be used for costs of the Attorney General's investigation, 15 filing fees and other court costs,payment to expert witnesses and technical consultants, purchase 16 of equipment, laboratory analyses,personnel costs,travel costs, and other costs to pursue the 17 investigation,prosecution, or enforcement of environmental actions investigated or initiated by 18 the Attorney General for the benefit of the State of California and its citizens. 19 (b) THREE MILLION DOLLARS($3,000,000.00), by check, made payable to 20 Office of the District Attorney of Sacramento County, as reimbursement for partial recovery of its 1 costs of investigation,which shall be delivered to the Office of the District Attorney of 22 Sacramento County within thirty (30) calendar days of the Effective Date of the Final Judgment 23 entered in this action. 24 (c) TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($200,000.00),by three separate 25 checks, made payable to: (i) Office of the District Attorney, Merced County, in the amount of 26 $80,000.00, as reimbursement for partial recovery of its costs of investigation, of which 27 $50,000.00 in costs were incurred by the CDAA state wide circuit prosecutor project as attorneys' 28 fees, costs and other litigation expenses; (ii) Office of the District Attorney, Humboldt County, in 9 Stipulation for Entry of Final Judgment and Permanent injunction