CHAPTER 6. Watershed Protection Program [79070. - 79104.206.]
Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.
§§ 79070–79104.206 · 48 sections
ARTICLE 1. Watershed Protection Account §§ 79070–79071 · 2 sections
ARTICLE 2. Watershed Protection Program §§ 79075–79088 · 16 sections
- § 79075 (a) There is hereby created in the account the Watershed Protection Subaccount. (b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Watershed…
- § 79076 The sum of ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
- § 79077 The purposes of this article are to provide funds to assist in implementing watershed plans to reduce flooding, control erosion, improve water quality, and…
- § 79078 Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and…
- § 79079 The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board for grants to municipalities, local agencies, or…
- § 79079.5 The funds used for the purposes described in Section 79079 shall be allocated as follows: (a) Sixty percent to projects in the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange,…
- § 79080 (a) A municipality, local agency, or nonprofit organization may only receive a grant under this article if the board determines that both of the following…
- § 79081 A grant recipient shall obtain written permission from the landowners of the parcel of land upon which the project is proposed to be carried out. The written…
- § 79082 Not more than 25 percent of a grant may be awarded in advance of actual expenditures.
- § 79083 A grant recipient shall submit to the board a report upon the completion of the project or activity funded under this article. The report shall summarize the…
- § 79084 (a) Of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79076, at least thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) shall be for grants to small communities. (b) For…
- § 79085 The board shall give added consideration to projects that utilize the services of the California Conservation Corps, community conservation corps, or other…
- § 79085.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the following amounts from the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be allocated as…
- § 79086 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall terminate any grant where it is determined that the project is not providing the proposed watershed…
- § 79087 Not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
- § 79088 Where recovery plans for coho salmon, steelhead trout, or other threatened or endangered aquatic species exist, projects funded under this article shall be…
ARTICLE 3. Water and Watershed Education Program §§ 79090–79094 · 5 sections
- § 79090 (a) There is hereby created in the account the Water and Watershed Education Subaccount. (b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Water and…
- § 79091 The sum of eight million dollars ($8,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
- § 79092 Three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for allocation to…
- § 79093 Two million dollars ($2,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, shall be used by the department for the…
- § 79094 Three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the University of California, may be used for the purpose of…
ARTICLE 4. River Protection Program §§ 79100–79104 · 7 sections
- § 79100 (a) There is hereby created in the account the River Protection Subaccount. (b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the River Protection…
- § 79101 The sum of ninety-five million dollars ($95,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
- § 79102 The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature, may be used to meet the requirements of Article 6 (commencing with Section 78682) of…
- § 79103 At least 60 percent of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79101 shall be used for projects that are located in, or in close proximity to, major…
- § 79103.2 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79101, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall, upon…
- § 79103.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79101, two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000)…
- § 79104 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…
ARTICLE 5. Southern California Integrated Watershed Program §§ 79104.20–79104.34 · 7 sections
- § 79104.20 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The Santa Ana Watershed is experiencing increased water demands due to significant…
- § 79104.22 (a) There is hereby created in the account the Santa Ana River Watershed Subaccount. (b) For purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Santa Ana River…
- § 79104.24 The sum of two hundred thirty-five million dollars ($235,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount.
- § 79104.26 The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board for allocation to the Santa Ana Watershed Project…
- § 79104.30 It is the intent of the Legislature to urge the federal government to allocate funds for projects to improve the Santa Ana River Watershed to match the state’s…
- § 79104.32 It is the intent of the Legislature that the expenditure of the funds under this article be made through a broad-based watershed stakeholder process.
- § 79104.34 Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred by the board in connection with the administration of…
ARTICLE 6. Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Program §§ 79104.100–79104.114 · 7 sections
- § 79104.100 (a) There is hereby created in the account the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Subaccount. (b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the…
- § 79104.102 The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount.
- § 79104.104 The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board to rehabilitate and improve the Lake Elsinore…
- § 79104.106 To the maximum extent feasible, the watershed management and flood control projects described in Section 79104.104 shall do one or more of the following: (a)…
- § 79104.108 It is the intent of the Legislature to urge the federal government to allocate funds for projects to improve the Lake Elsinore Watershed and San Jacinto…
- § 79104.110 The funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79104.104 shall be allocated to a joint powers agency consisting of the City of Lake Elsinore, the Santa Ana…
- § 79104.114 Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
ARTICLE 7. Coastal Watershed Salmon Habitat Program §§ 79104.200–79104.206 · 4 sections
- § 79104.200 (a) There is hereby created in the account the Coastal Watershed Salmon Habitat Subaccount. (b) For the purpose of this article, “subaccount” means the Coastal…
- § 79104.202 The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
- § 79104.204 The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Fish and Game, shall be used by the Department of Fish and Game for…
- § 79104.206 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…