CHAPTER 9. Water Supply, Reliability, and Infrastructure Program [79165. - 79205.16.]
Chapter 9 added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.
§§ 79165–79205.16 · 40 sections
ARTICLE 1. Water Supply, Reliability, and Infrastructure Account §§ 79165–79166 · 2 sections
- § 79165 For the purposes of this chapter, “account” means the Water Supply, Reliability, and Infrastructure Account created by Section 79166.
- § 79166 The Water Supply, Reliability, and Infrastructure Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of six hundred thirty million dollars ($630,000,000) is hereby…
ARTICLE 2. Groundwater Storage Program §§ 79170–79183 · 14 sections
- § 79170 The Legislature finds and declares that the conjunctive management of surface water and groundwater is an effective way to improve the reliability of water…
- § 79171 Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Conjunctive use” means the temporary storage of…
- § 79172 There is hereby created in the account the Conjunctive Use Subaccount.
- § 79173 The sum of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
- § 79174 The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for grants for feasibility studies, project…
- § 79175 Not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be expended for purposes of financing feasibility studies.
- § 79176 For the purpose of approving projects pursuant to this article, the department shall give priority to those projects for which there is available third-party…
- § 79177 To be eligible for funding for the construction of a conjunctive use project under this article, an applicant that is other than a local agency shall be…
- § 79178 No construction project may receive more than fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) from the subaccount.
- § 79179 Not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this…
- § 79180 Not less than 40 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount shall be expended for studies, projects, and facilities within watersheds of the…
- § 79181 (a) A project undertaken pursuant to this article shall fully protect and preserve the groundwater rights of the overlying landowners and shall fully protect…
- § 79182 In carrying out this article and awarding grants, the department shall convene and consult with an advisory committee comprised of technically qualified…
- § 79183 The department may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
ARTICLE 3. Bay-Delta Multipurpose Water Management Program §§ 79190–79203 · 16 sections
- § 79190 Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “CALFED Bay-Delta Program” or “program” means the…
- § 79191 This article does not affect the authority of any agency pursuant to any other provision of law to expend funds for the purposes described in this article.
- § 79192 The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) CALFED is in the process of preparing a programmatic EIS/EIR for a long-term comprehensive…
- § 79193 (a) This article does not authorize the implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program or any element of that program. The implementation of the CALFED…
- § 79194 There is hereby created in the account the Bay-Delta Multipurpose Water Management Subaccount.
- § 79195 The sum of two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount.
- § 79196 (a) The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department to carry out eligible projects and for…
- § 79196.5 The funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79196 shall be allocated as follows: (a) Seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000) for the purposes of the project…
- § 79197 No funds in the subaccount may be expended until all of the following conditions have been met: (a) The CALFED EIS/EIR has been certified by the state lead…
- § 79198 The state, to the greatest extent possible, shall secure federal and nonfederal funds to implement this article.
- § 79199 Due to the importance of issuing permits and otherwise expediting all elements of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program in a timely and balanced manner, the following…
- § 79200 On or before December 15 of each year, the Secretary of the Resources Agency shall submit an annual report to the Legislature that describes the status of the…
- § 79201 The report prepared pursuant to Section 79200 shall include both of the following: (a) A summary of the results achieved by the projects funded under this…
- § 79201.5 Nothing in this article shall be construed to address the allocation of benefits from projects or programs funded by this article. It is anticipated that this…
- § 79202 Not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this…
- § 79203 The department may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
ARTICLE 4. Interim Water Reliable Supply and Water Quality Infrastructure and Management Program §§ 79205.2–79205.16 · 8 sections
- § 79205.2 (a) “Delta export service area,” as used in this article, means both of the following: (1) The counties included within the Association of Bay Area…
- § 79205.4 (a) There is hereby created the Interim Water Supply and Water Quality Infrastructure and Management Subaccount. (b) For the purposes of this article,…
- § 79205.6 The sum of one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of this article.
- § 79205.8 (a) The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department to provide grants or loans, or any…
- § 79205.10 For purposes of prioritizing eligible programs or projects for funding under this article, the department shall give priority to programs or projects that meet…
- § 79205.12 The state, to the greatest extent possible, shall seek matching federal funds to implement this article.
- § 79205.14 Funds available from the subaccount shall be available for all phases of project development including, but not limited to, project administration, permitting…
- § 79205.16 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.