{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"12885.5","citation":"Wat. Code, § 12885.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES [10000. - 12999.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 6. WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS [12570. - 12949.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-6"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. State Financial Assistance for Local Projects [12880. - 12893.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-6/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6. Loans [12885. - 12885.9.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-6/chapter-5/article-6"}],"history":"Added by renumbering Section 12885.3 by Stats. 1967, Ch. 301.","effective":null,"html":"<p>In furtherance of the policy set forth in Section <a href=\"/wat/12881.4\">12881.4</a>, no funds shall be loaned for either irrigation distribution system projects or municipal distribution system projects, except in cases which, in the judgment of the department and the commission, involve extreme hardship which jeopardizes the public health, safety or welfare. Distribution facilities which are a necessary and integral part of an overall water development project may be covered by a state loan.</p>","text":"In furtherance of the policy set forth in Section 12881.4, no funds shall be loaned for either irrigation distribution system projects or municipal distribution system projects, except in cases which, in the judgment of the department and the commission, involve extreme hardship which jeopardizes the public health, safety or welfare. Distribution facilities which are a necessary and integral part of an overall water development project may be covered by a state loan.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/loans-12885-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}