Public Resources Code § 3724.6

The permit application fees established in Sections 3724 and 3724.1 shall be made payable by the operator to the Department of Conservation, and the annual well fee established in accordance with Section 3724.5 shall be made payable to the Treasurer. The proceeds from the permit applications and the annual well fees shall be deposited in the Oil, Gas, and Geothermal Administrative Fund, and shall be available for appropriation exclusively for the supervision of geothermal resource wells.