Section 70362 - Inflation index figures(a) The Department of Finance shall provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with the base inflation index figures specified in Section 70355 for January 1996, January 1997, January 1998, January 1999, and January 2000, to be included in the approved instructions.(b) During the period from July 2003, to June 2007, inclusive, on a monthly basis, the department shall provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with a forecast of the monthly inflation index figures specified in Section 70355, using a methodology mutually agreed upon by the department, Administrative Office of the Courts, and California State Association of Counties. This forecast may be used to make a preliminary determination of the county facility payment based on the proposed and final month of transfer.(c) The department shall provide the Administrative Office of the Courts with the final revised inflation index figures specified in Section 70355 when the final data is available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Producer Price Index. If the final inflation index figures for the month when a facility transferred from the county to the state is different than the figure used to calculate the county facility payment at the time of the transfer, the Administrative Office of the Courts shall recalculate the county facilities payment based on the final inflation index figures.(d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 70353, any change in the final county facilities payment made pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be reflected as an adjustment to the schedule of county facilities payments at the beginning of the next fiscal year. In addition, any over or underpayment resulting from the difference between the final calculation made pursuant to subdivision (c) and the county facility payment calculation made at the time of transfer shall be reflected as a one-time adjustment to the amount of the first county facility payment owed at the beginning of the next fiscal year.Amended by Stats 2003 ch 592 (SB 256),s 12, eff. 1/1/2004.Added by Stats 2002 ch 1082 (SB 1732),s 4, eff. 1/1/2003.