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11 1 of the Final Judgment after it is entered by the Court. In the event an agency identified in Exhibit 2 "C"does not submit the declaration required by this paragraph within ninety (90) calendar days 3 of the service of the Final Judgment on that agency by Plaintiff,that agency's share of the civil 4 penalties shall be distributed by the Payment Administrator to the State Water Pollution Cleanup 5 and Abatement Account in the State Water Quality Control Fund. 6 ATTORNEYS' FEES, COSTS,AND 7 CY PRES ENVIRONMENTAL RESTITUTION 8 9. Defendants,jointly and severally, shall pay ONE MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED 9 THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,700,000.00)to Plaintiff as costs, attorneys' fees,reimbursements, 10 and restitution as follows: 11 (a) FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($400,000.00), by check, made 12 payable to "The California Department of Justice—Attorney General's Office"as reimbursement 13 for partial recovery of investigative costs and attorneys' fees in this matter, which shall be 14 delivered within thirty(30) calendar days of issuance and entry of the Final Judgment to the 15 Payment Administrator designated in Paragraph 10 below. This payment of costs and fees shall �. 16 be used by the California Attorney General's Office until all funds are exhausted, for any of the 17 following purposes: (1) implementation of the Attorney General's authority to protect the 18 environment and natural resources of the State pursuant to Government Code section 12600 et 19 seq. and as Chief Law Officer of the State of California pursuant to Article V, section 13 of the 20 California Constitution; (2) enforcement of laws related to the preservation and protection of 21 public health and the environment from releases of stored hazardous substances including, but not 22 limited to, Chapter 6.7 of Division.20 of the California Health and Safety Code; (3) enforcement 23 of the Unfair Competition Law,Business and Professions Code section 17200, et seq., as it relates 24 to protection of the environment and natural resources of the State; and (4) other environmental 25 enforcement actions which benefit the State of California and its citizens as determined by the 26 Attorney General. Such funding may be used for the costs of the Attorney General's 27 investigation, filing fees and other court costs, payment to expert witnesses and technical 28 consultants,purchase of equipment, laboratory analyses,personnel costs, travel costs, and other s Final Judgment and Injunction