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CA Water Code § 79706 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79706.

79706.  (a) Prior to disbursing grants or loans pursuant to this division, each state agency that receives an appropriation from the funding made available by this division to administer a competitive grant or loan program under this division shall develop and adopt project solicitation and evaluation guidelines. The guidelines shall include monitoring and reporting requirements and may include a limitation on the dollar amount of grants or loans to be awarded. If the state agency has previously developed and adopted project solicitation and evaluation guidelines that comply with the requirements of this subdivision, it may use those guidelines.(b) Prior to disbursing grants or loans, the state agency shall conduct three public meetings to consider public comments prior to finalizing the guidelines. The state agency shall publish the draft solicitation and evaluation guidelines on its Internet Web site at least 30 days before the public meetings. One meeting shall be conducted at a location in northern California, one meeting shall be conducted at a location in the central valley of California, and one meeting shall be conducted at a location in southern California. Upon adoption, the state agency shall transmit copies of the guidelines to the fiscal committees and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79707 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79707.

79707.  It is the intent of the people that:(a) The investment of public funds pursuant to this division will result in public benefits that address the most critical statewide needs and priorities for public funding.(b) In the appropriation and expenditure of funding authorized by this division, priority will be given to projects that leverage private, federal, or local funding or produce the greatest public benefit.(c) A funded project advances the purposes of the chapter from which the project received funding.(d) In making decisions regarding water resources, state and local water agencies will use the best available science to inform those decisions.(e) Special consideration will be given to projects that employ new or innovative technology or practices, including decision support tools that support the integration of multiple jurisdictions, including, but not limited to, water supply, flood control, land use, and sanitation.(f) Evaluation of projects considered for funding pursuant to this division will include review by professionals in the fields relevant to the proposed project.(g) To the extent practicable, a project supported by funds made available by this division will include signage informing the public that the project received funds from the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014.(h) Projects funded with proceeds from this division will be consistent with Division 7 (commencing with Section 13000) of this code and Section 13100 of the Government Code.(i) Projects funded with proceeds from this division will promote state planning priorities consistent with the provisions of Section 65041.1 of the Government Code and sustainable communities strategies consistent with the provisions of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 65080 of the Government Code, to the extent feasible. (j) California’s working agricultural and forested landscapes will be preserved wherever possible. To the extent feasible, watershed objectives included in this division should be achieved through use of conservation easements and voluntary landowner participation, including, but not limited to, the use of easements pursuant to Division 10.2 (commencing with Section 10200) and Division 10.4 (commencing with Section 10330) of the Public Resources Code and voluntary habitat credit exchange mechanisms. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79708 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79708.

79708.  (a) The Department of Finance shall provide for an independent audit of expenditures pursuant to this division. The secretary shall publish a list of all program and project expenditures pursuant to this division not less than annually, in written form, and shall post an electronic form of the list on the Natural Resources Agency’s Internet Web site.(b) If an audit, required by statute, of any entity that receives funding authorized by this division is conducted pursuant to state law and reveals any impropriety, the California State Auditor or the Controller may conduct a full audit of any or all of the activities of that entity.(c) The state agency issuing any grant or loan with funding authorized by this division shall require adequate reporting of the expenditures of the funding from the grant or loan.(d) Prior to soliciting projects pursuant to this division, state agencies shall submit guidelines to the secretary. The secretary shall verify that the guidelines are consistent with applicable statutes and for all the purposes enumerated in this division. The secretary shall post an electronic form of the guidelines submitted by state agencies and the subsequent verifications on the Natural Resources Agency’s Internet Web site.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79708.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79708.5.

79708.5.  In addition to the information required pursuant to Section 79708, in order to facilitate oversight of funding and projects, the secretary shall post on the Natural Resources Agency’s Internet Web site information on changes to project timelines and project spending.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 27, Sec. 19. (SB 88) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Water Code § 79709 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79709.

79709.  (a) Funds expended pursuant to this division for the acquisition of a permanent dedication of water shall be in accordance with Section 1707 where the state board specifies that the water is in addition to water that is required for regulatory requirements as provided in subdivision (c) of Section 1707. The expenditure of funds provided by this division may include the initiation of the dedication as a short term or temporary urgency change, that is approved in accordance with Section 1707 and either Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 1435) of, or Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 1725) of, Part 2 of Division 2, during the period required to prepare any environmental documentation and for approval of permanent dedication.(b) Funds expended pursuant to this division for the acquisition of long-term transfers of water shall be transfers in accordance with Sections 1735, 1736, and 1737 if the state board, after providing notice and opportunity for a hearing, approves such a petition. Funds expended pursuant to this division shall prioritize permanent transfers. Long-term transfers shall be for a period of not less than 20 years, except for any water transfers for the benefit of subsection (d) of Section 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Title 34 of Public Law 102-575).(c) Funds expended pursuant to this division for any acquisition of water shall only be done pursuant to this section and shall only be used for projects that will provide fisheries or ecosystem benefits or improvements that are greater than required applicable environmental mitigation measures or compliance obligations in effect at the time the funds from this division are made available for the project and funds shall not be credited to any measures or obligations, except for any water transfers for the benefit of subsection (d) of Section 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (Title 34 of Public Law 102-575).(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79710.

79710.  (a)  Funds provided by this division shall not be expended to pay the costs of the design, construction, operation, mitigation, or maintenance of Delta conveyance facilities. Those costs shall be the responsibility of the water agencies that benefit from the design, construction, operation, mitigation, or maintenance of those facilities.(b) To the extent feasible, in implementing subdivision (k) of Section 79731, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy shall seek to achieve wildlife conservation objectives through projects on public lands or voluntary projects on private lands. Funds available to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 79731 may be used, in consultation with the Department of Fish and Wildlife, for payments to landowners for the creation of measurable habitat improvements or other improvements to the condition of endangered or threatened species. The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy may develop and implement a competitive program for habitat enhancements that maximizes voluntary landowner participation in projects that provide measurable and long-lasting habitat or species improvements in the Delta. These funds shall not be used to subsidize or decrease the mitigation obligations of any party. (c) In implementing subdivision (k) of Section 79731, the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy shall coordinate and consult with the city or county in which a grant is proposed to be expended or an interest in real property is proposed to be acquired and with the Delta Protection Commission. Acquisitions by the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy pursuant to subdivision (k) of Section 79731 shall be from willing sellers only. (Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79712.

79712.  (a) Eligible applicants under this division are public agencies, nonprofit organizations, public utilities, federally recognized Indian tribes, state Indian tribes listed on the Native American Heritage Commission’s California Tribal Consultation List, and mutual water companies.(b) (1) To be eligible for funding under this division, a project proposed by a public utility that is regulated by the Public Utilities Commission or a mutual water company shall have a clear and definite public purpose and shall benefit the customers of the water system and not the investors.(2) To be eligible for funding under this division, an urban water supplier shall adopt and submit an urban water management plan in accordance with the Urban Water Management Planning Act (Part 2.6 (commencing with Section 10610) of Division 6).(3) To be eligible for funding under this division, an agricultural water supplier shall adopt and submit an agricultural water management plan in accordance with the Agricultural Water Management Planning Act (Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 10800) of Division 6).(4) In accordance with Section 10608.56, an agricultural water supplier or an urban water supplier is ineligible for funding under this division unless it complies with the requirements of Part 2.55 (commencing with Section 10608) of Division 6.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79713.

79713.  The Legislature may enact legislation necessary to implement programs funded by this division, except as otherwise provided in Section 79760.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79714 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79714.

79714.  (a) Unless otherwise specified, any state agency that has the statutory authority to implement one or more of the purposes specified in this bond may be eligible for appropriations from the funding made available by this division.(b) Funding made available by this division shall not be appropriated by the Legislature to a specific project.(c) Projects funded pursuant to this division may use the services of the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, as defined in Section 14507.5 of the Public Resources Code.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79715 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79715.

79715.  The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Fund of 2014, which is hereby created in the State Treasury.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79716 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79716.

79716.  Each state agency that receives an appropriation of funding made available by this division shall be responsible for establishing metrics of success and reporting the status of projects and all uses of the funding on the state’s bond accountability Internet Web site, as provided by statute.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79716.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 79716.5.

79716.5.  Each state agency that receives an appropriation of funding made available by this division shall do the following:(a) Evaluate the outcomes of projects funded by this division.(b) Include in the agency’s reporting pursuant to Section 79716 the evaluation described in subdivision (a).(c) Hold a grantee of funds accountable for completing projects funded by this division on time and within scope.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 27, Sec. 20. (SB 88) Effective June 24, 2015.)
CA Water Code § 79720 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 5 - Clean, Safe and Reliable Drinking Water|Section 79720.

79720.  The sum of five hundred twenty million dollars ($520,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature from the fund, for expenditures, grants, and loans for projects that improve water quality or help provide clean, safe, and reliable drinking water to all Californians.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 5 - Clean, Safe and Reliable Drinking Water|Section 79721.

79721.  The projects eligible for funding pursuant to this chapter shall help improve water quality for a beneficial use. The purposes of this chapter are to:(a) Reduce contaminants in drinking water supplies regardless of the source of the water or the contamination.(b) Assess and prioritize the risk of contamination to drinking water supplies.(c) Address the critical and immediate needs of disadvantaged, rural, or small communities that suffer from contaminated drinking water supplies, including, but not limited to, projects that address a public health emergency.(d) Leverage other private, federal, state, and local drinking water quality and wastewater treatment funds.(e) Reduce contaminants in discharges to, and improve the quality of, waters of the state.(f) Prevent further contamination of drinking water supplies.(g) Provide disadvantaged communities with public drinking water infrastructure that provides clean, safe, and reliable drinking water supplies that the community can sustain over the long term.(h) Ensure access to clean, safe, reliable, and affordable drinking water for California’s communities.(i) Meet primary and secondary safe drinking water standards or remove contaminants identified by the state or federal government for development of a primary or secondary drinking water standard.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 5 - Clean, Safe and Reliable Drinking Water|Section 79722.

79722.  The contaminants that may be addressed with funding pursuant to this chapter may include, but shall not be limited to, nitrates, perchlorate, MTBE (methyl tertiary butyl ether), arsenic, selenium, hexavalent chromium, mercury, PCE (perchloroethylene), TCE (trichloroethylene), DCE (dichloroethene), DCA (dichloroethane), 1,2,3-TCP (trichloropropane), carbon tetrachloride, 1,4-dioxane, 1,4-dioxacyclohexane, nitrosodimethylamine, bromide, iron, manganese, and uranium.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79723 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 5 - Clean, Safe and Reliable Drinking Water|Section 79723.

79723.  Of the funds authorized by Section 79720, two hundred sixty million dollars ($260,000,000) shall be available for deposit in the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund Small Community Grant Fund created pursuant to Section 13477.6 for grants for wastewater treatment projects. Priority shall be given to projects that serve disadvantaged communities and severely disadvantaged communities, and to projects that address public health hazards. Projects may include, but not be limited to, projects that identify, plan, design, and implement regional mechanisms to consolidate wastewater systems or provide affordable treatment technologies.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 5 - Clean, Safe and Reliable Drinking Water|Section 79725.

79725.  (a) For the purposes of awarding funding under this chapter, a local cost share of not less than 50 percent of the total costs of the project shall be required. The cost-sharing requirement may be waived or reduced for projects that directly benefit a disadvantaged community or an economically distressed area.(b) At least 10 percent of the funds available pursuant to this chapter shall be allocated for projects serving severely disadvantaged communities.(c) Up to 15 percent of the funds available pursuant to this chapter may be allocated for technical assistance to disadvantaged communities. The agency administering this funding shall operate a multidisciplinary technical assistance program for small and disadvantaged communities.(d) Funding for planning activities, including technical assistance, to benefit disadvantaged communities may exceed 15 percent of the funds allocated, subject to the determination of the need for additional planning funding by the state agency administering the funding.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 5 - Clean, Safe and Reliable Drinking Water|Section 79726.

79726.  For the purpose of providing the state share needed to leverage federal funds to assist communities in providing safe drinking water, any funds appropriated for the purposes of Section 79724 shall be available for deposit in the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, created by Section 116760.30 of the Health and Safety Code, prior to expenditure.(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 673, Sec. 39. (AB 1531) Effective January 1, 2016.)
CA Water Code § 79730 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 6 - Protecting Rivers, Lakes, Streams, Coastal Waters, and Watersheds|Section 79730.

79730.  The sum of one billion four hundred ninety-five million dollars ($1,495,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the Legislature from the fund, in accordance with this chapter, for competitive grants for multibenefit ecosystem and watershed protection and restoration projects in accordance with statewide priorities.(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
CA Water Code § 79731 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 26.7 - Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014|CHAPTER 6 - Protecting Rivers, Lakes, Streams, Coastal Waters, and Watersheds|Section 79731.

79731.  Of the funds authorized by Section 79730, the sum of three hundred twenty-seven million five hundred thousand dollars ($327,500,000) shall be allocated for multibenefit water quality, water supply, and watershed protection and restoration projects for the watersheds of the state in accordance with the following schedule:(a) Baldwin Hills Conservancy, ten million dollars ($10,000,000).(b) California Tahoe Conservancy, fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).(c) Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy, ten million dollars ($10,000,000).(d) Ocean Protection Council, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).(e) San Diego River Conservancy, seventeen million dollars ($17,000,000).(f) San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).(g) San Joaquin River Conservancy, ten million dollars ($10,000,000).(h) Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy, thirty million dollars ($30,000,000).(i) Sierra Nevada Conservancy, twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000).(j) State Coastal Conservancy, one hundred million five hundred thousand dollars ($100,500,000). Eligible watersheds for the funds allocated pursuant to this subdivision include, but are not limited to, those that are in the San Francisco Bay Conservancy region, the Santa Ana River watershed, the Tijuana River watershed, the Otay River watershed, Catalina Island, and the central coast region.(k) Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy, fifty million dollars ($50,000,000).(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)