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CA Water Code § 76501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 11 - REPEALS|Section 76501.

76501.  The repeals effected by this part shall not be construed to deprive any person or entity of any substantial right which would have existed or hereafter exist had such repeal not been effected.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 78500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Findings and Declarations|Section 78500.

78500.  This division shall be known and may be cited as the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78500.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Findings and Declarations|Section 78500.2.

78500.2.  In placing this measure before the voters, the Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:(a) The state faces a water crisis that threatens our economy and environment.(b) The state’s growing population has increasing needs for safe water supplies which are essential to the public health, safety, and welfare.(c) It is of paramount importance that the limited water resources of the state be protected from pollution, and conserved and recycled whenever economically, environmentally, and technically feasible.(d) The state should plan to meet the water supply needs of all beneficial uses of water, including urban, agricultural, and environmental, utilizing a wide range of strategies including water conservation and recycling, conjunctive use of surface and groundwater supplies, water transfers, and improvements in the state’s water storage and delivery systems to meet the growing water needs of the state.(e) This measure is a necessary first step toward providing for the state’s long-term water supply requirements through a number of water management strategies.(f) The San Francisco Bay/Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Estuary (the Bay-Delta) is of statewide and national importance. The Bay-Delta provides habitat for more than 120 species of fish and wildlife and serves as a major link in our water delivery system for businesses and farms statewide and more than 22 million residents.(g) The state has signed an historic accord with federal officials and statewide water interests that calls for the development of a comprehensive and long-term solution for the water supply reliability, water quality, and environmental problems of the Bay-Delta.(h) Federal and state representatives have initiated a program known as CALFED, to develop a comprehensive and long-term solution to the problems associated with the Bay-Delta, including an equitable allocation of program costs among beneficiary groups. The success of the CALFED program is vital to the environmental and economic well-being of the state.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78500.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Findings and Declarations|Section 78500.4.

78500.4.  In enacting this measure, the people of California declare all of the following to be the objectives of this act:(a) To provide a safe, clean, affordable, and sufficient water supply to meet the needs of California residents, farms, and businesses.(b) To develop lasting water solutions that balance the needs of the state’s economy and its environment.(c) To restore ecological health for native fish and wildlife, and their natural habitats, including wetlands.(d) To protect the integrity of the state’s water supply system from catastrophic failure due to earthquakes and flooding.(e) To protect drinking water quality.(f) To protect the quality of life in our communities by ensuring recreational opportunities and maintaining parks, trees, and plants.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Definitions|Section 78501.

78501.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this division:(a) “Bay-delta” means the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary.(b) “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.(c) “CALFED” refers to a consortium of five state agencies, including the Resources Agency, the department, the Department of Fish and Game, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the board, and five federal agencies, including the United States Department of Interior, the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Marine Fisheries Service, with management and regulatory responsibilities in the bay-delta.(d) “Clean Water Act” means the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1251 et seq.) and includes any amendments thereto.(e) “Committee” means the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 78693.(f) “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.(g) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.(h) “Fund” means the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund created pursuant to Section 78505.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund|Section 78505.

78505.  The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund, which is hereby created.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78684 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program|Section 78684.

78684.  Unless the context otherwise requires, all of the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter.(a) “Account” means the Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Account created by Section 78684.6.(b) “Bay-delta ecosystem” means the bay-delta and its tributary watersheds.(c) “CALFED Bay-Delta Program” or “program” means the undertaking by CALFED to develop, by means of the programmatic EIS/EIR, a preferred alternative of programs, actions, projects, and related activities which will provide solutions to identified problem areas related to the bay-delta ecosystem.(d) (1) “Eligible project” means a project or program, or an element of a project or program, identified in the final programmatic EIS/EIR, that is intended to improve and increase aquatic and terrestrial habitats and improve ecological functions in the bay-delta ecosystem.(2) Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to, projects or programs with any of the following purposes:(A) The protection and enhancement of existing habitat.(B) The restoration of tidal, shallow water, riparian, riverine, wetlands, and other habitats.(C) The expansion of wetlands protection programs.(D) The acquisition of water for instream flow improvements.(E) Improved habitat management.(F) Improved management of introduced species.(G) Improved fish protection and management.(3) Eligible projects shall not include any of the following:(A) Any water conveyance facilities.(B) Any component of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program that is not identified in the final programmatic EIS/EIR as a component of the ecosystem restoration element.(C) Any programs or projects undertaken to offset or avoid adverse environmental conditions which the final programmatic EIS/EIR determines would be caused by the construction, operation, or implementation of any element of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program other than the ecosystem restoration element.(e) “Programmatic EIS/EIR” means the programmatic environmental impact statement/environmental impact report that is prepared by CALFED for the CALFED Bay-Delta Program.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78684.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program|Section 78684.2.

78684.2.  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 plan that will resolve problems related to ecosystem restoration, water quality, water supplies, and water management for beneficial uses of the bay-delta ecosystem, and system integrity.(b) The CALFED Bay-Delta Program, to the extent that it relates to restoration in the bay-delta ecosystem, is of statewide and national importance. The state should participate in the funding of eligible projects as a part of its ongoing program to improve environmental conditions in the bay-delta ecosystem.(c) The programmatic EIS/EIR will include a schedule for funding and implementing all elements of the long-term comprehensive plan.(d) The CALFED Bay-Delta Program elements will achieve balanced solutions in all identified problem areas, including the ecosystem, water supply, water quality, and system integrity.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78684.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program|Section 78684.4.

78684.4.  This chapter does not authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program or any element of the program. The implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, or any element of the program, shall only be undertaken pursuant to authority provided by law other than this division.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78684.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program|Section 78684.6.

78684.6.  (a) The Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Account is hereby created in the fund for the purpose of funding eligible projects. The sum of three hundred ninety million dollars ($390,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account.(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the account is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Resources Agency for the purposes set forth in this chapter, and for the administration of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78684.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program|Section 78684.8.

78684.8.  The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall carry out this chapter in accordance with procedures established by CALFED for the purposes of ecosystem restoration until the Legislature, by statute, authorizes another entity, that is recommended by CALFED, to carry out this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78684.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program|Section 78684.10.

78684.10.  No funds in the account may be expended until all of the following conditions have been met:(a) The final programmatic EIS/EIR has been certified by the state lead agency and a notice of determination has been issued as required by Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.(b) The identical final programmatic EIS/EIR has been filed by the federal lead agencies with the Environmental Protection Agency, the required notice has been published in the Federal Register, and there has been federal approval of the identical program approved by the state.(c) A cost-sharing agreement has been entered into by the State of California and the United States, pursuant to which the United States agrees to share in the costs of eligible projects.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78684.12 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program|Section 78684.12.

78684.12.  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 procedures apply to the use of funds authorized by this chapter:(a) After the requirements set forth in Section 78684.10 are met, funds in the account shall become available for use in accordance with the schedule for eligible projects set forth in the final programmatic EIS/EIR, unless and until the Secretary of the Resources Agency determines that the schedule established in the final programmatic EIS/EIR has not been substantially adhered to.(b) Prior to November 15 of each year, the Secretary of the Resources Agency, in consultation with state and federal CALFED representatives and other interested persons and agencies, shall review adherence to the schedule.(c) The absence of funding from nonfederal or nonstate sources shall not be a basis for a determination that the schedule has not been adhered to.(d) If, at the conclusion of each annual review, the Secretary of the Resources Agency determines that the schedule established in the final programmatic EIS/EIR, or a revised schedule prepared pursuant to this subdivision, has not been substantially adhered to, the secretary, after notice to, and consultation with, state and federal CALFED representatives and other interested persons and agencies, shall prepare a revised schedule that ensures that balanced solutions in all identified problem areas, including ecosystem restoration, water supply, water quality, and system integrity are achieved, consistent with the intent of the final programmatic EIS/EIR. Funds shall be available for expenditure unless a revised schedule has not been developed within six months from the date on which the secretary determines that the prior schedule has not been substantially adhered to. Upon the preparation of any revised schedule under this subdivision, funds shall be expended in accordance with that revised schedule.(e) Specific project and program decisions involving the expenditure of funds in the account shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by CALFED for the ecosystem restoration program.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78684.14 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program|Section 78684.14.

78684.14.  Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the account may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78688 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 9 - Miscellaneous|Section 78688.

78688.  Nothing in this division diminishes, or otherwise affects, the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) or the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.).(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 368. Effective January 1, 2005. Note: This section was added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, and approved in Prop. 204 on Nov. 5, 1996.)
CA Water Code § 78690 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78690.

78690.  The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund, created by Section 78505.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78691 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78691.

78691.  Bonds in the total amount of nine hundred ninety-five million dollars ($995,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 78700, or as much thereof as is necessary, may be issued and sold to provide a fund to be used for carrying out the purposes expressed in this division and to be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is hereby pledged for the punctual payment of both principal of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78691.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78691.5.

78691.5.  Notwithstanding any other law, nine million nine hundred thousand dollars ($9,900,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of Sections 78550 to 78551, inclusive, three million two hundred thousand dollars ($3,200,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of Section 78671, three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 78680, and eight million one hundred thousand dollars ($8,100,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of Section 78681.2, and eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of Section 78530.5 are reallocated to finance the purposes of, and shall be authorized, issued, and appropriated in accordance with, Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700).(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 4. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 78692 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78692.

78692.  (a) The bonds authorized by this division shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code), and all of the provisions of that law apply to the bonds and to this division and are hereby incorporated in this division as though set forth in full in this division.(b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the State Water Resources Control Board is designated the ‛board.‛(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78693 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78693.

78693.  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, the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this division, the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Finance Committee is the “committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Treasurer, the Controller, and the Director of Finance, or their designated representatives. A majority of the committee may act for the committee.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78694 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78694.

78694.  The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this division in order to carry out the actions specified in this division and, if so, the amount of bonds to be issued and sold. Successive issues of bonds may be authorized and sold to carry out those actions progressively, and it is not necessary that all of the bonds authorized to be issued be sold at any one time.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78695 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78695.

78695.  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 state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act which is necessary to collect that additional sum.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78696 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78696.

78696.  Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this division, an amount that will equal the total of the following:(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division, as the principal and interest become due and payable.(b) The sum necessary to carry out Section 78697, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78697 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78697.

78697.  For the purposes of carrying out this division, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this division. Any amount withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus an amount equal to the interest that the money would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from money received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this division.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
CA Water Code § 78698 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT|CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 78698.

78698.  All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)