CHAPTER 4. Watershed Protection Flood Prevention Projects

Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1886.

§§ 12850–12875 · 20 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Short Title § 12850 · 1 section

   • § 12850 Chapter 4 of this part shall be known and may be cited as “The California Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Law.”
2. ARTICLE 2. Definitions §§ 12851–12854 · 3 sections

   • § 12851 The definitions in this article govern the contruction of this chapter.
   • § 12853 “Lands, easements and rights of way” includes lands and rights or interests in lands whereon channel improvements and channel rectifications, debris dams and…
   • § 12854 “Local organizations” means any county, city, state agency or public district.
3. ARTICLE 3. Declaration of Policy §§ 12860–12861 · 2 sections

   • § 12860 It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a primary interest in the control and conservation of floodwaters and the prevention of erosion,…
   • § 12861 It is hereby declared that recurrent floods on rivers and streams of this State, causing loss of life and damage to property, disruption of commerce,…
4. ARTICLE 4. Declaration of Intent §§ 12865–12868 · 8 sections

   • § 12865 It is the intention of the Legislature that it will be the policy of the State to pay the costs of local cooperation required by acts of Congress for the…
   • § 12866 The costs of local cooperation which the State will assume pursuant to Section 12865 shall be limited to the costs of lands, easements and rights of way.
   • § 12866.1 It is also declared to be the policy of the state that the state shall not provide financial assistance for relocation, reconstruction, or replacement of…
   • § 12866.2 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the following policy shall apply to projects approved by the appropriate committees of the Congress and…
   • § 12866.3 The local agency may receive credit against its share of the costs of lands, easements, and rights-of-way as determined in subdivisions (b) and (d) of Section…
   • § 12866.4 Whenever specifically authorized by the Legislature, the department may lend the local agency the funds necessary to pay the local portion of the costs of…
   • § 12867 The State shall pay the costs of lands, easements and rights of way for projects described in subsection (a) of Section 12865 only if, or to the extent that:…
   • § 12868 The State shall pay the costs of lands, easements and rights of way for projects described in subsection (b) of Section 12865 only if, or to the extent that:…
5. ARTICLE 5. Procedure for Allocation §§ 12870–12875 · 6 sections

   • § 12870 When local organizations have agreed with the Secretary of Agriculture upon a plan for works of improvement pursuant to the authorization contained in said…
   • § 12871 The department shall make such a recommendation to the Legislature if it finds that the requirements of Section 12867 or Section 12868 have been met.
   • § 12872 The findings of the department required by subsection (d) of Section 12867 or of subsection (f) of Section 12868 shall be based upon current cost estimates or…
   • § 12873 The findings of the department required by subsection (c) of Section 12867 or by subsections (a) to (e) of Section 12868 need be made only once, at the time…
   • § 12874 Money appropriated to the department for reallocation to local organizations shall be reallocated to local organizations upon order of the department after…
   • § 12875 The department may refuse to make any order for the reallocation of any of the funds if the provisions of this chapter are violated.