(

a) Whenever the Attorney General prevails in a civil action to enforce

Section 17537.3, 22445, 22446.5, 22958, 22962, or of the Business and Professions Code,

Section 52, 52.1, 55.1, or of the Civil Code, the Corporate Securities Law of 1968 (Division 1 (commencing with

Section 25000) of Title of the Corporations Code) or the California Commodity Law of 1990 (Division 4.5 (commencing with

Section 29500) of Title of the Corporations Code),

Section 1615, 2014, or 5650.1 of the Fish and Game Code,

Section 4458, 12598, 12606, 12607, 12989.3, 16147, 66640, 66641, or 66641.7 of the Government Code,

Section 13009, 13009.1, 19958.5, 25299, 39674, 41513, 42402, 42402.1, 42402.2, 42402.3, 42402.4, 43016, 43017, 43154, 104557, or of the Health and Safety Code,

Section 308.1 or 308.3 of the Penal Code,

Section 2774.1, 4601.1, 4603, 4605, 30820, 30821.6, 30822, 42847, or of the Public Resources Code,

Section 30101.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, or

Section 275, 1052, 1845, 13261, 13262, 13264, 13265, 13268, 13304, 13331, 13350, or 13385, or

Part 1 (commencing with

Section 6000) of Division 3, of the Water Code, the court shall award to the Attorney General all costs of investigating and prosecuting the action, including expert fees, reasonable attorney’s fees, and costs. Awards under this

section shall be paid to the Public Rights Law Enforcement Special Fund established by

Section of the Government Code. (

b) This

section applies to any action pending on the effective date of this

section and to any action filed thereafter. (

c) The amendments made to this

section by

Chapter of the Statutes of shall apply to any action pending on the effective date of these amendments and to any action filed thereafter.