CHAPTER 6. Water Supply Reliability [78651. - 78682.6.]

Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1.

§§ 78651–78682.6 · 35 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 78651–78652 · 2 sections

   • § 78651 Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter, “account” means the Water Supply Reliability Account created by Section 78652.
   • § 78652 The Water Supply Reliability Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of one hundred seventeen million dollars ($117,000,000) is hereby transferred from…
2. ARTICLE 2. Feasibility Projects §§ 78655–78657 · 3 sections

   • § 78655 (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the Feasibility Projects Subaccount. (2) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Feasibility…
   • § 78656 Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the…
   • § 78657 Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this…
3. ARTICLE 3. Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge §§ 78670–78676 · 9 sections

   • § 78670 Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) (1) “Groundwater recharge facilities” means land…
   • § 78671 (a) There is hereby created in the account the Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge Subaccount. The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) is…
   • § 78672 Any loan contract entered into pursuant to this article may include provisions determined to be necessary by the department.
   • § 78672.5 (a) Any loan contract concerning an eligible, voluntary, cost-effective capital outlay water conservation program shall be supported by, or shall include, all…
   • § 78673 (a) Any loan contract concerning an eligible project for groundwater recharge shall be supported by, or shall include, all of the following: (1) A finding by…
   • § 78674 The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized under this article and under any terms and conditions as may be determined…
   • § 78675 Unallocated funds remaining in the subaccount on March 8, 2000, shall be transferred to, and all money repaid to the state pursuant to any loan contract…
   • § 78675.5 Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated,…
   • § 78676 Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this…
4. ARTICLE 4. Local Projects §§ 78680–78680.20 · 11 sections

   • § 78680 (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the Local Projects Subaccount. (2) For the purposes of this article “subaccount” means the Local Projects…
   • § 78680.2 It is the intent of this article to finance a program to further the development, control, and conservation of the water resources of the state by assisting…
   • § 78680.4 The following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Feasibility study” means a report on the feasibility of a project, dam, or reservoir. A…
   • § 78680.6 The department shall carry out this article and shall give preference to projects undertaken to develop new water supplies and to mitigate significant…
   • § 78680.8 Applications for grants or loans for financial assistance under this article shall be made to the department in the form and with those supporting materials…
   • § 78680.10 (a) The department may make grants to public agencies for feasibility studies. (b) The amount of the grants may not exceed five hundred thousand dollars…
   • § 78680.12 (a) The department may make loans to public agencies for projects. Loans for a single project may not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000). (b) All loan…
   • § 78680.14 (a) The department may also make loans to public agencies for the acquisition of interest in lands that are necessary for the construction, operation, or…
   • § 78680.16 Each contract which the department enters into for a loan pursuant to Section 78680.14 shall require the sale of the interests in lands that are acquired with…
   • § 78680.18 Notwithstanding any provision of law, any land acquired with the use of loan funds made available pursuant to Section 78680.14, that is located outside the…
   • § 78680.20 (a) The department may adopt regulations to carry out this article. Notwithstanding any provisions of law, regulations adopted by the department pursuant to…
5. ARTICLE 5. Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Measures §§ 78681–78681.10 · 6 sections

   • § 78681 (a) There is hereby created in the account the Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Subaccount. (b) For the purposes of this article,…
   • § 78681.2 The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purpose of implementing this article.
   • § 78681.4 Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the…
   • § 78681.8 The board shall provide adequate public review for proposed programs or projects and shall determine that those programs or projects are consistent with the…
   • § 78681.9 Only the programs or projects that are not the obligation of the federal Central Valley Project or the State Water Project may be funded under this article.
   • § 78681.10 Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount for the use of the department may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with…
6. ARTICLE 6. River Parkway Program §§ 78682–78682.6 · 4 sections

   • § 78682 (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the River Parkway Subaccount. (2) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the River Parkway…
   • § 78682.2 The money in the subaccount shall be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the acquisition and restoration of riparian habitat, riverine…
   • § 78682.4 At least 50 percent of the funds in the subaccount shall be used for projects that are located in, or in close proximity to, major metropolitan areas.
   • § 78682.6 Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this…