DIVISION 50. SAFE DRINKING WATER, WILDFIRE PREVENTION, DROUGHT PREPAREDNESS, AND CLEAN AIR BOND ACT of 2024 [90000. - 95015.]
Division 50 added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 83, Sec. 2.
§§ 90000–95015 · 111 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 90000–90620 · 17 sections
- § 90000 This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024.
- § 90050 (a) In expending funds pursuant to this division, an administering state agency shall give priority to projects that leverage private, federal, and local…
- § 90100 For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “Committee” means the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and…
- § 90105 Funds provided by this division shall not be expended to fulfill any environmental mitigation requirements or compliance obligations imposed by law.
- § 90107 Funds provided by this division shall not be expended to pay the costs of the design, construction, operation, mitigation, or maintenance of isolated Delta…
- § 90110 An eligible applicant under this division is a public agency, local agency, nonprofit organization, special district, joint powers authority, tribe, public…
- § 90115 The Legislature may enact legislation necessary to implement programs funded by this division.
- § 90120 It is the intent of the Legislature that bond moneys shall not be used for shareholder incentives or profits for shareholders of private corporations.
- § 90130 For grants awarded for projects under this division, the administering agency may provide advanced payments in the amount of 25 percent of the grant award to…
- § 90133 For grants awarded for projects under this division, the administering agency may, when awarding a grant, reimburse the grantee’s indirect costs. When…
- § 90135 (a) The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall publish a list of all program and project expenditures pursuant to this division not less than…
- § 90140 At least 40 percent of the total funds available pursuant to this division shall be allocated for projects that provide meaningful and direct benefits to…
- § 90150 To the extent feasible, a project whose application includes the use of services of the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation…
- § 90500 (a) The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division, exclusive of refunding bonds issued and sold pursuant to Section 95012, shall be deposited…
- § 90600 (a) An amount that equals not more than the lesser of 7 percent of the funds or twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) allocated for a grant program pursuant to…
- § 90610 To the extent practicable, a project that receives moneys pursuant to this division may provide workforce education and training, contractor, and job…
- § 90620 Funds allocated pursuant to this division may be used by the Natural Resources Agency and its departments, boards, and conservancies to collaboratively fund…
CHAPTER 2. Safe Drinking Water, Drought, Flood, and Water Resilience §§ 91000–91050 · 22 sections
- § 91000 The sum of three billion eight hundred million dollars ($3,800,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for safe drinking water,…
- § 91010 Of the funds made available by Section 91000, one billion eight hundred eighty-five million dollars ($1,885,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by…
- § 91011 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91010, six hundred ten million dollars ($610,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to…
- § 91012 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91010, three hundred eighty-six million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($386,250,000) shall be available, upon…
- § 91013 Of the funds made available by Section 91010, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 91014 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91010, three hundred eighty-six million two hundred fifty thousand dollars ($386,250,000) shall be available, upon…
- § 91015 Of the funds made available by Section 91010, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 91016 Of the funds made available by Section 91010, sixty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($62,500,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 91017 Of the funds made available by Section 91010, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 91018 Of the funds made available by Section 91010, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 91019 Of the funds made available by Section 91010, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 91020 Of the funds made available by Section 91000, one billion one hundred forty million dollars ($1,140,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 91021 Of the funds made available by Section 91020, five hundred fifty million dollars ($550,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to…
- § 91022 Of the funds made available by Section 91020, four hundred eighty million dollars ($480,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to…
- § 91023 Of the funds made available by Section 91020, one hundred ten million dollars ($110,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 91030 Of the funds made available by Section 91000, six hundred five million dollars ($605,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to…
- § 91031 Of the funds made available by Section 91030, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 91032 Of the funds made available by Section 91030, three hundred thirty-five million dollars ($335,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 91033 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91030, one hundred seventy million dollars ($170,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature,…
- § 91040 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91000, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature,…
- § 91045 Of the funds made available by Section 91000, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural…
- § 91050 Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Water Resilience Portfolio, California’s Water…
CHAPTER 3. Wildfire and Forest Resilience §§ 91500–91550 · 8 sections
- § 91500 The sum of one billion five hundred million dollars ($1,500,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for wildfire prevention,…
- § 91510 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91500, one hundred thirty-five million dollars ($135,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 91520 Of the funds made available by Section 91500, one billion two hundred five million dollars ($1,205,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 91530 Of the funds made available by Section 91500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department…
- § 91535 Of the funds made available by Section 91500, twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 91540 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91500, thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for uses…
- § 91545 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 91500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 91550 Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the California Wildfire and Forest Resilience…
CHAPTER 4. Coastal Resilience §§ 92000–92080 · 10 sections
- § 92000 The sum of one billion two hundred million dollars ($1,200,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to increase coastal and ocean…
- § 92010 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 92000, four hundred fifteen million dollars ($415,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 92015 Of the funds made available by Section 92000, three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to…
- § 92020 Of the funds made available by Section 92000, one hundred thirty-five million dollars ($135,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature,…
- § 92030 Of the funds made available by Section 92000, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to…
- § 92040 Of the funds made available by Section 92000, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department…
- § 92050 Of the funds made available by Section 92000, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 92060 Of the funds made available by Section 92000, seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) shall be allocated, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 92070 Of the funds made available by Section 92000, twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 92080 Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the California Coastal Commission, the Department…
CHAPTER 5. Extreme Heat Mitigation §§ 92500–92570 · 8 sections
- § 92500 The sum of four hundred fifty million dollars ($450,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to respond to severe weather and…
- § 92510 Of the funds made available by Section 92500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Office of…
- § 92520 Of the funds made available by Section 92500, one hundred fifty million dollars ($150,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to…
- § 92530 Of the funds made available by Section 92500, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 92540 Of the funds made available by Section 92500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department…
- § 92550 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 92500, sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Office…
- § 92560 Of the funds made available by Section 92500, forty million dollars ($40,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department…
- § 92570 Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Protecting Californians From Extreme Heat: A…
CHAPTER 6. Protect Biodiversity and Accelerating Nature-Based Climate Solutions §§ 93000–93060 · 7 sections
- § 93000 The sum of one billion two hundred million dollars ($1,200,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the protection of…
- § 93010 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 93000, eight hundred seventy million dollars ($870,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 93020 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 93000, three hundred twenty million dollars ($320,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 93030 Of the funds made available by Section 93010, one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to…
- § 93040 Of the funds made available by Section 93000, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Natural…
- § 93050 Of the funds made available by Section 93010, twenty two million dollars ($22,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation of the Legislature, to the…
- § 93060 Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Wildlife Conservation Board, the Pathways to…
CHAPTER 7. Climate Smart, Sustainable, and Resilient Farms, Ranches, and Working Lands §§ 93500–93600 · 11 sections
- § 93500 The sum of three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for improving climate resilience and…
- § 93510 Of the funds made available by Section 93500, one hundred five million dollars ($105,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 93520 Of the funds made available by Section 93500, twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) shall, upon appropriation by the Legislature, be available to the Department…
- § 93530 Of the funds made available by Section 93500, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 93540 Of the funds made available by Section 93500, ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the Department…
- § 93550 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 93500, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 93560 Of the funds made available by Section 93500, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 93570 Of the funds made available by Section 93500, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State…
- § 93580 Of the funds made available by Section 93500, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, as part of the…
- § 93590 For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Beginning farmer or rancher” means a farmer or rancher who has not actively operated and…
- § 93600 Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Department of Food and Agriculture and the…
CHAPTER 8. Park Creation and Outdoor Access §§ 94000–94060 · 7 sections
- § 94000 The sum of seven hundred million dollars ($700,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the creation and protection of parks,…
- § 94010 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 94000, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 94020 Of the funds made available by Section 94000, two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 94030 Of the funds made available by Section 94000, one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 94040 Of the funds made available by Section 94000, one hundred seventy-five million dollars ($175,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 94050 Of the funds made available by Section 94000, twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the…
- § 94060 Projects funded pursuant to this chapter shall be consistent with the policies and guidelines established by the Natural Resources Agency, the Outdoors for All…
CHAPTER 9. Clean Air §§ 94500–94540 · 5 sections
- § 94500 The sum of eight hundred fifty million dollars ($850,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for clean energy projects.
- § 94510 (a) The proportion of any asset funded pursuant to this section or Section 94520 or 94530 shall be funded without return on equity for the lifetime of the…
- § 94520 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 94500, three hundred twenty-five million dollars ($325,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
- § 94530 Of the funds made available by Section 94500, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to the State…
- § 94540 (a) Of the funds made available by Section 94500, four hundred seventy-five million dollars ($475,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the…
CHAPTER 10. Fiscal Provisions §§ 95000–95015 · 16 sections
- § 95000 (a) Bonds in the total amount of ten billion dollars ($10,000,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section…
- § 95001 The bonds authorized by this division shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law, and…
- § 95002 (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this division,…
- § 95003 The committee shall by resolution determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue and sell bonds authorized by this division in order to carry…
- § 95004 For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, “board,” as defined in Section 16722 of the Government Code, means the Secretary of the Natural…
- § 95005 There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the…
- § 95006 Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby continuously appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes…
- § 95007 The board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account or any other form of interim financing in…
- § 95008 Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this chapter that…
- § 95009 For purposes of carrying out this division, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed…
- § 95010 All moneys deposited in the fund that are derived from premiums and accrued interest on bonds sold pursuant to this division shall be reserved in the fund and…
- § 95011 Pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, the cost of bond issuance shall be paid or reimbursed out of the bond proceeds, including premiums, if any.…
- § 95012 The bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of…
- § 95013 Notwithstanding Section 16727 of the Government Code, funds provided pursuant to this division may be used for grants and loans to nonprofit organizations to…
- § 95014 The proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this division are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California…
- § 95015 Bonds issued under this division may, whenever practical, be aligned with generally recognized principles and best practices guidelines for financing climate…