California Code, Government Code - GOV § 15363.63

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the office may pay and reimburse the film costs incurred by a public agency, subject to an audit. The director of the commission shall develop alternate procedures for the reimbursement of public agency costs incurred by the production company. The office shall only reimburse actual costs incurred and may not reimburse for duplicative costs.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the office shall not reimburse costs at rates exceeding those in effect as of January 1, 2002.

(c)(1) Not more than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) shall be expended to pay or reimburse costs incurred on any one film.

(2) In developing the procedures and guidelines for the program, the commission may, in consultation with interested public agencies, establish limits on per day film costs that the state will reimburse. A consultation and comment period shall begin on January 1, 2001, and shall end 30 days thereafter.

(d)(1) Upon receipt of all necessary film costs documentation from a public agency, the office shall transmit the appropriate information to the Controller for payment of the film costs within 30 days.

(2) Public agencies shall be entitled to reimbursement for certain administrative costs, to be determined by the director of the commission, incurred while participating in the program. The reimbursement for administrative costs shall not exceed 1 percent of the total amount of the invoices submitted. Reimbursement shall have an annual cap imposed of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per public agency participating in the program. Contracted agents working on behalf of two or more public agencies shall have a cap of not more than twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) annually.