8860 Department of Finance
Program Descriptions

35 - AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT OVERSIGHT

Pursuant to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), passed by Congress and signed by President Obama, California stands to receive billions of dollars in new federal funds and tax benefits. The Governor created the California Recovery Task Force (Task Force) to take the lead responsibility for helping to ensure our state receives the optimal benefit from ARRA and that funds are deployed strategically and in a manner consistent with federal requirements. In addition, the Governor appointed an Inspector General independent from the Task Force to protect the integrity and accountability of the expenditure of ARRA funds in California by preventing and detecting fraud, waste, and misconduct in the use of those funds. This program supports both the Task Force and the Inspector General in fiscal year 2009-10 and the Task Force alone in fiscal year 2010-11.