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CA Water Code § 85210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council|Section 85210.

85210.  The council has all of the following powers:(a) To sue or be sued.(b) To enter into contracts.(c) To employ the services of public, nonprofit, and private entities.(d) To delegate administrative functions to council staff.(e) To employ its own legal staff or contract with other state or federal agencies for legal services, or both. The council may employ special legal counsel with the approval of the Attorney General.(f) To receive funds, including funds from private and local governmental sources, contributions from public and private sources, as well as state and federal appropriations.(g) To disburse funds through grants, public assistance, loans, and contracts.(h) To request reports from state, federal, and local governmental agencies on issues related to the implementation of the Delta Plan.(i) To adopt regulations or guidelines as needed to carry out the powers and duties identified in this division.(j) To comment on state agency environmental impact reports for projects outside the Delta that the council determines will have a significant impact on the Delta.(k) To hold hearings in all parts of the state necessary to carry out the powers vested in it, and for those purposes has the powers conferred upon the heads of state departments pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Any hearing by the council may be conducted by any member of the council, or other designee, upon authorization of the council, and he or she shall have the powers granted to the council by this section, provided that any final action of the council shall be taken by a majority of the membership of the council at a meeting duly called and held.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85210.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council|Section 85210.5.

85210.5.  A majority of the voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the council. A majority vote of the voting membership shall be required to take action with respect to any matter unless otherwise specified in this division. The vote of each member shall be individually recorded.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council|Section 85211.

85211.  The Delta Plan shall include performance measurements that will enable the council to track progress in meeting the objectives of the Delta Plan. The performance measurements shall include, but need not be limited to, quantitative or otherwise measurable assessments of the status and trends in all of the following:(a) The health of the Delta’s estuary and wetland ecosystem for supporting viable populations of aquatic and terrestrial species, habitats, and processes, including viable populations of Delta fisheries and other aquatic organisms.(b) The reliability of California water supply imported from the Sacramento River or the San Joaquin River watershed.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council|Section 85212.

85212.  The council shall review and provide timely advice to local and regional planning agencies regarding the consistency of local and regional planning documents, including sustainable communities strategies and alternative planning strategies prepared pursuant to Section 65080 of the Government Code, with the Delta Plan. The council’s input shall include, but not be limited to, reviewing the consistency of local and regional planning documents with the ecosystem restoration needs of the Delta and reviewing whether the lands set aside for natural resource protection are sufficient to meet the Delta’s ecosystem needs. A metropolitan planning organization preparing a regional transportation plan under Section 65080 of the Government Code that includes land within the primary or secondary zones of the Delta shall consult with the council early in the planning process regarding the issues and policy choices relating to the council’s advice. No later than 60 days prior to the adoption of a final regional transportation plan, the metropolitan planning organization shall provide the council with a draft sustainable communities strategy and an alternative planning strategy, if any. Concurrently, the metropolitan planning organization shall provide notice of its submission to the council in the same manner in which agencies file a certificate of consistency pursuant to Section 85225. If the council concludes that the draft sustainable communities strategy or alternative planning strategy is inconsistent with the Delta Plan, the council shall provide written notice of the claimed inconsistency to the metropolitan planning organization no later than 30 days prior to the adoption of the final regional transportation plan. If the council provides timely notice of a claimed inconsistency, the metropolitan planning organization’s adoption of the final regional transportation plan shall include a detailed response to the council’s notice.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85213 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council|Section 85213.

85213.  (a) The council may contract for consultant services and architectural and engineering services to assist the council with all of the following functions:(1) Preparation of the Delta Plan and associated environmental review.(2) Performance of the council’s responsibilities, or the responsibilities of the Delta Independent Science Board, with respect to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.(3) Determination of the consistency of state and local public agency actions with the Delta Plan.(4) Performance of scientific review to inform water and environmental decisionmaking in the Delta.(b) The council shall contract for the services of the members of the Delta Independent Science Board established pursuant to Section 85280, at an hourly rate of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The council shall increase the hourly rate annually based on inflation and cost of living adjustments.(c) (1) Contracts entered into pursuant to this section for consultant services shall be exempt from Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to those laws. Contracts entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) for architectural and engineering services shall be entered into pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code, but are exempt from the requirement in Section 4526 of the Government Code to adopt regulations prior to contracting.(2) The council shall not enter into a contract pursuant to subdivision (a) for consultant services unless at least three bids or proposals to do the work have been evaluated by a competitive process.(3) The council shall establish procedures for contracting for services pursuant to this section, consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2). The procedures shall be exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 650, Sec. 1. (SB 821) Effective October 7, 2021.)
CA Water Code § 85214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council|Section 85214.

85214.  (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to avoid any actual or apparent conflict of interest with respect to contracts entered into by the council for work relating to the Delta Plan and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.(b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that any contract entered into by the council for purposes of developing the Delta Plan should include provisions ensuring the independence of the contractor’s work on the Delta Plan with respect to any work that the contractor may do, or may have completed, related to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 718, Sec. 25. (SB 855) Effective October 19, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions|Section 85225.

85225.  A state or local public agency that proposes to undertake a covered action, prior to initiating the implementation of that covered action, shall prepare a written certification of consistency with detailed findings as to whether the covered action is consistent with the Delta Plan and shall submit that certification to the council.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85225.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions|Section 85225.5.

85225.5.  To assist state and local public agencies in preparing the required certification, the council shall develop procedures for early consultation with the council on the proposed covered action.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85225.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions|Section 85225.10.

85225.10.  (a) Any person who claims that a proposed covered action is inconsistent with the Delta Plan and, as a result of that inconsistency, the action will have a significant adverse impact on the achievement of one or both of the coequal goals or implementation of government-sponsored flood control programs to reduce risks to people and property in the Delta, may file an appeal with regard to a certification of consistency submitted to the council.(b) The appeal shall clearly and specifically set forth the basis for the claim, including specific factual allegations, that the covered action is inconsistent with the Delta Plan. The council may request from the appellant additional information necessary to clarify, amplify, correct, or otherwise supplement the information submitted with the appeal, within a reasonable period.(c) The council, or by delegation the executive officer, may dismiss the appeal for failure of the appellant to provide information requested by the council within the period provided, if the information requested is in the possession or under the control of the appellant.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85225.15 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions|Section 85225.15.

85225.15.  The appeal shall be filed no later than 30 days after the submission of the certification of consistency. If no person appeals the certification of consistency, the state or local public agency may proceed to implement the covered action.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85225.20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions|Section 85225.20.

85225.20.  The appeal shall be heard by the council within 60 days of the date of the filing of the appeal, unless the council, or by delegation the executive officer, determines that the issue raised on appeal is not within the council’s jurisdiction or does not raise an appealable issue. The council shall make its decision on the appeal within 60 days of hearing the appeal.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85225.25 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions|Section 85225.25.

85225.25.  After a hearing on an appealed action, the council shall make specific written findings either denying the appeal or remanding the matter to the state or local public agency for reconsideration of the covered action based on the finding that the certification of consistency is not supported by substantial evidence in the record before the state or local public agency that filed the certification. Upon remand, the state or local agency may determine whether to proceed with the covered action. If the agency decides to proceed with the action or with the action as modified to respond to the findings of the council, the agency shall, prior to proceeding with the action, file a revised certification of consistency that addresses each of the findings made by the council and file that revised certification with the council.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85225.30 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions|Section 85225.30.

85225.30.  The council shall adopt administrative procedures governing appeals, which shall be exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85230 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE|CHAPTER 4 - Delta Watermaster|Section 85230.

85230.  (a) The board, in consultation with the council, shall appoint, for a term of four years, a special master for the Delta, whose title shall be “the Delta Watermaster.”(b) The board shall adopt internal procedures delegating authority to the Delta Watermaster. The Delta Watermaster shall exercise the board’s authority to provide timely monitoring and enforcement of board orders and license and permit terms and conditions. The Delta Watermaster’s delegated authority shall include authority to require monitoring and reporting, authority for approvals delegated to an officer or employee of the board by the terms of a water right permit or license, authority to approve temporary urgency changes pursuant to Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 1435) of Part 2 of Division 2, and authority to issue a notice of a proposed cease and desist order or administrative civil liability complaint. The Delta Watermaster’s authority shall be limited to diversions in the Delta, and for the monitoring and enforcement of the board’s orders and license and permit terms and conditions that apply to conditions in the Delta.(c) The internal procedures adopted by the board shall provide for due process in adjudicative proceedings, and may establish procedures for the issuance of a stay of any order or decision of the Delta Watermaster for which a petition for reconsideration is filed or reconsideration is ordered under Section 1122. The board may provide any additional duties or needs of the Delta Watermaster that the board deems necessary for effective day-to-day enforcement of its decisions.(d) The Delta Watermaster shall submit regular reports to the board and the council including, but not limited to, reports on water rights administration, water quality issues, and conveyance operations.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 317. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Water Code § 85300 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING|CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan|Section 85300.

85300.  (a) On or before January 1, 2012, the council shall develop, adopt, and commence implementation of the Delta Plan pursuant to this part that furthers the coequal goals. The Delta Plan shall include subgoals and strategies to assist in guiding state and local agency actions related to the Delta. In developing the Delta Plan, the council shall consider each of the strategies and actions set forth in the Strategic Plan and may include any of those strategies or actions in the Delta Plan. The Delta Plan may also identify specific actions that state or local agencies may take to implement the subgoals and strategies.(b) In developing the Delta Plan, the council shall consult with federal, state, and local agencies with responsibilities in the Delta. All state agencies with responsibilities in the Delta shall cooperate with the council in developing the Delta Plan, upon request of the council.(c) The council shall review the Delta Plan at least once every five years and may revise it as the council deems appropriate. The council may request any state agency with responsibilities in the Delta to make recommendations with respect to revision of the Delta Plan.(d) (1) The council shall develop the Delta Plan consistent with all of the following:(A) The federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1451 et seq.), or an equivalent compliance mechanism.(B) Section 8 of the federal Reclamation Act of 1902.(C) The federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.).(2) If the council adopts a Delta Plan pursuant to the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1451 et seq.), the council shall submit the Delta Plan for approval to the United States Secretary of Commerce pursuant to that act, or to any other federal official assigned responsibility for the Delta pursuant to a federal statute enacted after January 1, 2010.(e) The council shall report to the Legislature no later than March 31, 2012, as to its adoption of the Delta Plan.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 85301 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009|PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING|CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan|Section 85301.

85301.  (a) The commission shall develop, for consideration and incorporation into the Delta Plan by the council, a proposal to protect, enhance, and sustain the unique cultural, historical, recreational, agricultural, and economic values of the Delta as an evolving place, in a manner consistent with the coequal goals. For the purpose of carrying out this subdivision, the commission may include in the proposal the relevant strategies described in the Strategic Plan.(b) (1) The commission shall include in the proposal a plan to establish state and federal designation of the Delta as a place of special significance, which may include application for a federal designation of the Delta as a National Heritage Area.(2) The commission shall include in the proposal a regional economic plan to support increased investment in agriculture, recreation, tourism, and other resilient land uses in the Delta. The regional economic plan shall include detailed recommendations for the administration of the Delta Investment Fund created by Section 29778.5 of the Public Resources Code.(c) For the purposes of assisting the commission in its preparation of the proposal, both of the following actions shall be undertaken:(1) The Department of Parks and Recreation shall prepare a proposal, for submission to the commission, to expand within the Delta the network of state recreation areas, combining existing and newly designated areas. The proposal may incorporate appropriate aspects of any existing plans, including the Central Valley Vision Implementation Plan adopted by the Department of Parks and Recreation.(2) The Department of Food and Agriculture shall prepare a proposal, for submission to the commission, to establish market incentives and infrastructure to protect and enhance the economic and public values of Delta agriculture.(d) The commission shall submit the proposal developed pursuant to subdivision (a) to the council. The council shall consider the proposal and may include any portion of the proposal in the Delta Plan if the council, in its discretion, determines that the portion of the proposal is feasible and consistent with the objectives of the Delta Plan and the purposes of this division.(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)