{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"138.12","citation":"Wat. Code, § 138.12","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100. - 550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. State Administration Generally [120. - 190.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Department of Water Resources [120. - 148.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 831, Sec. 1.   Effective January 1, 2007.","effective":"2007-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Except as otherwise provided in a general obligation bond act, the maximum amount that may be allocated for administrative expenses shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of funds that the department is required to administer and that are derived from a general obligation bond act that is approved on or after January 1, 2007.</p><p>(b) The maximum amount that may be allocated for administrative expenses shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of funds that result from the sale of revenue bonds by the department.</p>","text":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in a general obligation bond act, the maximum amount that may be allocated for administrative expenses shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of funds that the department is required to administer and that are derived from a general obligation bond act that is approved on or after January 1, 2007. (b) The maximum amount that may be allocated for administrative expenses shall not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of funds that result from the sale of revenue bonds by the department.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/department-of-water-resources-138-12","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}