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CA Water Code § 12560 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 5 - THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA|CHAPTER 7 - Colorado River Management Program|Section 12560.

12560.  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this chapter:(a) “Account” means the Colorado River Management Account created pursuant to Section 12561.(b) “California Plan” means the plan being developed by the Colorado River Board of California, the public agencies represented on that board, and the director to ensure that California can live within the state’s apportionment of Colorado River water.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 813, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Water Code § 12561 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 5 - THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA|CHAPTER 7 - Colorado River Management Program|Section 12561.

12561.  There is hereby created the Colorado River Management Account in the General Fund. Moneys in the account are available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for use in accordance with this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 760, Sec. 22. Effective September 30, 2008.)
CA Water Code § 12562 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 5 - THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA|CHAPTER 7 - Colorado River Management Program|Section 12562.

12562.  (a) (1) In furtherance of implementing and achieving the goals of the “California Plan,” the sum of two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) in the account shall be used by the director to finance and arrange for lining portions of the All American Canal and the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal.(2) The canal lining projects shall be completed not later than December 31, 2008, or such later date as may be required by extraordinary circumstances.(3) The allocation of the water conserved from the canal lining projects and to be made available to the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California shall be consistent with federal law and shall be determined by an agreement among the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the Imperial Irrigation District, the Palo Verde Irrigation District, the Coachella Valley Water District, and the San Luis Rey settlement parties, reached after consultation with the director and the United States Secretary of the Interior.(b) (1) The sum of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) from the account shall be used by the director to finance the installation of recharge, extraction, and distribution facilities for groundwater conjunctive use programs necessary to implement the “California Plan.”(2) Water stored in connection with the groundwater conjunctive use programs described in paragraph (1) shall be for the benefit of the member public agencies of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.(3) Nothing in this subdivision limits the ability of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to enter into agreements regarding the sharing of any water made available under this subdivision.(c) The Legislature finds that the extension of the date from December 31, 2006, to December 31, 2008, for completing the canal project linings under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) during the 2003 portion of the 2003–04 Regular Session is required due to extraordinary circumstances. The Legislature finds that there have been unforeseen construction delays, contract award delays, and changed conditions requiring design modifications for lining the All American Canal and the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal, and that these circumstances are extraordinary.(Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 613, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)
CA Water Code § 12563 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 5 - THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA|CHAPTER 7 - Colorado River Management Program|Section 12563.

12563.  If the contingencies for a transfer to the San Diego County Water Authority of the conserved water under the water transfer agreement entered into by the Imperial Irrigation District and the San Diego County Water Authority on April 29, 1998, have not been satisfied in full prior to December 31, 2006, any recipient of the water made available under the agreement described in subdivision (a) of Section 12562, other than the San Luis Rey settlement parties, shall pay to the state, if required by statute, a portion of the funding made available under subdivision (a) of Section 12562, in an amount to be determined by the statute.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 813, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Water Code § 12564 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 5 - THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA|CHAPTER 7 - Colorado River Management Program|Section 12564.

12564.  Nothing in the contract anticipated by the memorandum of understanding entered into on August 12, 1998, by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and the San Diego County Water Authority shall affect the authority of the Legislature to allocate, by statute, or reallocate water if the contingencies for a transfer of the conserved water to the San Diego County Water Authority under the water transfer agreement entered into by the Imperial Irrigation District and the San Diego County Water Authority on April 29, 1998, have not been satisfied in full prior to December 31, 2006.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 813, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Water Code § 12565 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 5 - THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA|CHAPTER 7 - Colorado River Management Program|Section 12565.

12565.  The two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) made available to the director pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 12562 may be expended solely for the lining of the All American Canal and the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal and only if all of the following requirements have been met:(a) The Salton Sea Authority commissions a study of seepage and subsurface inflows to the Salton Sea from the All American Canal and the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal, and that study is completed. The study shall determine the nature of subsurface and drainage canal water movements from the unlined canals to the Salton Sea and to existing adjacent wetlands, and shall quantify the amount of water that may be lost to the Salton Sea and to those wetlands due to the canal lining projects. The Salton Sea Science Subcommittee shall review the requests for proposals for the study and shall be consulted in selecting the contractor responsible for conducting the study.(b) Environmental documentation and permits required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.A. Sec. 4321 et seq.), and any other applicable state and federal environmental laws are approved and certified for the All American Canal Lining Project or the Coachella Branch Lining Project.(c) Pursuant to its responsibilities as a trustee agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code), the Director of Fish and Game makes a finding that a canal lining project that is the subject of a request for funding pursuant to this chapter will avoid or mitigate all significant effects of the project on fisheries and other wildlife. The finding shall be accompanied by a statement from the United States Secretary of the Interior certifying that measures for the replacement of incidental fish and wildlife values adjacent to the All American Canal and the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal foregone as a result of the lining of the canal, or the mitigation of resulting impacts on fish and wildlife resources from the construction of a new canal, or a portion thereof, meet the statutory requirements of Section 203(a)(2) of Public Law 100-675. These mitigation measures shall be on an acre-for-acre basis, based on ecological equivalency, and shall be implemented concurrent with the construction of the canal lining project.(Added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 813, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Water Code § 12894 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Local Agency Bond Payments|Section 12894.

12894.  The department may, when specifically authorized by law to do so, enter into a commitment, without regard to fiscal years, with any public agency, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 12881.2, to make a loan to such public agency for the purpose of paying the difference between the amount the public agency is able to raise to make any payment of the principal and interest on general obligation bonds issued by such public agency for the construction of a project utilizing water from the State Water Resources Development System or water obtained through an exchange of water from the system and the amount due on such principal and interest. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “general obligation bonds” shall be deemed to include bonds, but not direct assessment warrants, issued by a California water storage district pursuant to Part 8 (commencing with Section 45100) of Division 14 of this code.The balance of the appropriation made by Chapter 1435, Statutes of 1963, not required for the purposes of that chapter, as determined by the director, is hereby appropriated to the department for expenditure, without regard to fiscal years, as follows:(a) Not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) may be expended by the department in carrying out the provisions of Section 12894.2.(b) The remainder shall be available for the purpose of making loan commitments pursuant to this section, when specifically authorized by law.Said balance of the appropriation made by Chapter 1435, Statutes of 1963, shall constitute the sole and exclusive source of payment of such loans, and any commitment to make such a loan shall not constitute a debt, liability, or obligation of the state, except to the extent that money may be available from said balance to make a loan. The purpose of such commitments shall be to assist public agencies in the sale of such bonds at a reasonable charge. An application for such a commitment may be approved only if it is determined that the commitment is needed for that purpose, that there is reasonable assurance that the public agency can repay any sums paid out by the department under the commitment, and that the project for which the bonds are to be issued substantially conforms to the California Water Plan and is financially feasible. Approval of such bonds by the State Treasurer for certification shall constitute a finding that the project is financially feasible.(Amended by Stats. 1970, Ch. 911.)
CA Water Code § 12894.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Local Agency Bond Payments|Section 12894.1.

12894.1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, every public agency empowered by law to contract with the state for a water supply is hereby granted, in addition to and not in derogation or limitation of the powers conferred upon the public agency by any other law, the power to enter into a contract with the department for a commitment in accordance with this chapter and to comply with the provisions of any such contract and the same powers with regard to such a loan commitment as are granted to public agencies under Sections 12887.1, 12887.2, 12887.3, 12887.6, 12887.7, and 12887.8.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1610.)
CA Water Code § 12894.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Local Agency Bond Payments|Section 12894.2.

12894.2.  The Department of Water Resources shall notify all public agencies which have contracted for water from the State Water Resources Development System of its intention to conduct an investigation of the need for loan commitments to public agencies under Section 12894. The department shall investigate all public agencies which indicate a desire for such a loan commitment. Any agency indicating such a desire shall, upon request, furnish to the department such information as may be required by the department in the conduct of the investigation and the preparation of the report to be submitted to the Legislature pursuant to this section.The department shall submit to the Legislature by the fifth legislative day of the 1968 Regular Session, a report which shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, the following: (1) the total amount of assistance requested by all public agencies pursuant to this chapter; (2) the loan commitments which the department proposes to make; (3) the period for which each loan commitment is proposed to be made; (4) the interest rate on any such loan; (5) the terms which will govern the repayment of loans made pursuant to this chapter; and (6) the terms and conditions upon which the department would propose to make such commitments. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 1610.)
CA Water Code § 12894.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Local Agency Bond Payments|Section 12894.3.

12894.3.  If the department determines that a loan commitment pursuant to Section 12894 will not enable any eligible public agency specified in Section 1 of Chapter 842 of the Statutes of 1968 to obtain the funds necessary to construct projects utilizing water from the State Water Resources Development System or water obtained through an exchange of water from the system, the department may make loans from the funds appropriated by Section 12894 for the construction of such projects. Such loans shall be made upon the terms and conditions specified in Sections 12894.4, 12894.5 and 12894.6.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1078.)
CA Water Code § 12894.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Local Agency Bond Payments|Section 12894.4.

12894.4.  A loan pursuant to Section 12894.3 shall not exceed 25 percent of the total cost of the project, or two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000), whichever is the lesser. Such loan shall be repayable over a period not to exceed 40 years. A period of development, not exceeding five years, may be allowed during which no payments on the principal of or the interest on such loan shall be required, when in the department’s judgment such development period is justified under the circumstances. If the payment of interest is deferred pursuant to this section, no interest shall be charged on the interest amount for which payment is deferred. The accrued interest shall be paid in annual installments during the remainder of the loan repayment period.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1078.)
CA Water Code § 12894.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Local Agency Bond Payments|Section 12894.5.

12894.5.  Annual payments on the loan, including both principal repayment and interest, shall be in substantially equal amounts over the term of the loan, excluding the initial deferment, if any.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1078.)
CA Water Code § 12894.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Local Agency Bond Payments|Section 12894.6.

12894.6.  In making loans pursuant to Section 12894.3, the department shall impose such terms and conditions as are necessary to protect the state’s investment and carry out the purposes of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1078.)
CA Water Code § 12894.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Local Agency Bond Payments|Section 12894.7.

12894.7.  The department shall require the payment of interest on each loan that is made pursuant to Section 12894.3 at a rate equal to the weighted average of the interest rates paid by the state on bonds issued under the California Water Resources Development Bond Act (Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 12930) of this part), without regard to any premiums received on the sale of such bonds, as of the date of the loan.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1078.)
CA Water Code § 12894.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 5.5 - Local Agency Bond Payments|Section 12894.8.

12894.8.  Prior approval by the voters of an eligible district of a project described in Section 12894.3 and bonds therefor shall constitute approval of a loan pursuant to Section 12894.3 to the extent that the loan proceeds will be utilized to construct the project in lieu of the approved bonds.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1078.)
CA Water Code § 12895 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 6 - State Cooperation With the Federal Government on State Water Projects|Section 12895.

12895.  The Department of Water Resources is authorized to participate and cooperate with the United States in the planning of construction, operation, maintenance, and financing of projects that are in substantial conformity with The California Water Plan.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2417.)
CA Water Code § 12896 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 6 - State Cooperation With the Federal Government on State Water Projects|Section 12896.

12896.  Under the policy established in Section 12895, the department is authorized to participate and cooperate with the United States in the planning of construction, operation, maintenance, and financing of the new Melones Project on the Stanislaus River and the new Hogan Project on the Calaveras River.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 2417.)
CA Water Code § 12898 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 6 - State Cooperation With the Federal Government on State Water Projects|Section 12898.

12898.  The Sacramento Canals Unit of the Central Valley Project is approved for state participation to the extent that funds are hereafter appropriated therefor.The department may enter into a contract with the Federal Government on behalf of the State under which the State agrees to pay to the Federal Government, each year that the net revenue derived from the operation of the Sacramento Canals Unit is less than the amount necessary to pay the appropriate share of the reimbursable construction cost of the unit allocated for repayment in that year, an amount equal to the difference between the revenues received and the amount so allocated for repayment. The contract shall condition any payment upon an appropriation being made therefor.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1767.)
CA Water Code § 12899 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 6.5 - State Water Resources Development System Rights-Of-Way|Section 12899.

12899.  The following definitions govern the construction of this chapter:(a) “State Water Resources Development System” means the State Water Resources Development System as described in Section 12931, including, but not limited to, all portions of the project authorized pursuant to the Central Valley Project Act (Part 3 (commencing with Section 11100)) and additions thereto.(b) “Encroachment” means any installation of any tower, pole, pipe, fence, building, structure, object, or improvement of any kind or character that is placed in, on, under, or over any portion of the State Water Resources Development System or other use of the department’s right-of-way, including the alteration of the ground surface elevation by more than one foot, or the planting of trees, vines, or other vegetation on the department’s right-of-way that may pose a threat to the physical integrity of any facility of the State Water Resources Development System or that could interfere with the department’s rights with regard to access, inspection, repair, or the operation and maintenance of any State Water Resources Development System facility.(c) “Person” means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, other business entity, nonprofit organization, or governmental entity.(d) “Right-of-way” means any property interest acquired by the department for State Water Resources Development System purposes, including but not limited to, an easement, license, permit, joint use agreement, or fee ownership.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 263, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)