Section 31781.13 - Allowance on account of death of member before operative date of section in Los Angeles County(a) Notwithstanding Section 31781.1, each allowance paid on or after the operative date of this section pursuant to Section 31781.1 on account of a member who dies before the operative date of this section shall be equal to 65 percent of the monthly retirement allowance to which the deceased member would have been entitled, without modification in accordance with one of the optional settlements specified in this article, if he or she had retired, or been retired, by reason of a nonservice connected disability as of the date of death, adjusted for the net cost-of-living percentage increase, if any, awarded to that survivor prior to the operative date of this section.(b) This section shall only be applicable to Los Angeles County and shall not become operative until the board of supervisors of that county elects, by resolution adopted by a majority vote, to make this section operative in the county.Added by Stats 2001 ch 778 (AB 399), s 14, eff. 10/12/2001.