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Exhibit A People v. Flying JInc. Initial Penalty Payment to Prosecuting Agencies Paragraph 3 La. Flying J shall pay $500,000 by a company check made payable to "California Department of Justice — Litigation Deposit Fund." The check shall bear on its face the case name ("People v. Flying.P'), the Superior Court docket number, and the Attorney General's internal docket number for this matter ("OK2006900274"). The monies shall be administered by the California Department of Justice and used by the Environment Section of the Public Rights Division of the Attorney General's Office, until all funds are exhausted, for any of the following purposes: (1) implementation of the Attorney General's authority'to protect the environment and natural resources of the State pursuant to Government Code section 12600 et seq. and as Chief Law Officer of the State of California pursuant to Article V, section 13 of the California Constitution; (2) enforcement of laws related to hazardous waste, hazardous materials, and underground storage tanks, including, but not limited to, Chapters 6.5, 6.7 and 6.95 of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code; (3) enforcement of the Unfair Competition Law, Business and Professions Code section 17200, et seq., as it relates to protection of the environment and natural resources of the State; and (4) other environmental actions that benefit the State of California and its citizens as determined by the Attorney General. Such funding may be used for the costs of the Attorney General's investigation, filing 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 the benefit of the State of California and its citizens. The payment, and any interest derived therefrom shall solely and exclusively augment the budget of the Attorney General's Office as it pertains to the Environment Section of the Public Rights Division and in no manner shall supplant or cause any reduction of any portion of the Attorney General's budget. Flying J shall pay $410,000 by a company check made payable to "Office of the District Attorney, County of Kern." The monies shall be deposited in the District Attorney's Consumer Protection Prosecution Account and used for purposes consistent with that account. Flying J shall pay $360,000 by a company check made payable to "Office of the District Attorney, County of Los Angeles." The monies shall be used for the costs of the District Attorney's investigations, filing 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 District Attorney for the benefit of the State of California and its citizens. — continued — People v. FlyingJlnc., Consent Judgment, Exhibit A Page 1