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CA Water Code § 12878.28 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.28.

12878.28.  Following the first day of April of each year, the board or department shall hold a hearing at Sacramento on the matter of fixing the estimates and assessments for all units to be operated or maintained by the department pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.29 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.29.

12878.29.  Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each maintenance area affected for at least once a week for two successive weeks.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.30 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.30.

12878.30.  The notice shall set the time and place of the hearing which shall be held not less than 10 days following the completion of publication as to all maintenance areas, and shall state that the purpose of the hearing is to confirm or modify or revise the program of work to be performed on the units for which estimates have been made pursuant to Section 12878.27, and to determine the necessity for such work and the amount of the estimates therefor.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.31 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.31.

12878.31.  At the hearing any owner of land in any maintenance area affected, or other interested person may offer, and the board or department shall receive, any relevant evidence or testimony concerning the proposed program of work relating to any such unit, the necessity for such work, or the estimate of the cost thereof.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.32 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.32.

12878.32.  Upon the final conclusion of such hearing the board or department shall fix the amount of the estimate for each such unit for all purposes of the assessments provided for in this article, and in all cases where the board fixes the said amount it shall immediately notify the department of the amounts thereof.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.33 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.33.

12878.33.  If any area or zone lies within more than one county, the department shall divide the amount of the estimate in the proportion of the acreage in each county, as modified to reflect any zones of benefit, as described in Section 12878.9.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 35. Effective August 16, 2004.)
CA Water Code § 12878.34 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.34.

12878.34.  The department shall certify to the auditor and board of supervisors of each county in which each maintenance area, or part thereof, lies, the amount required, in order to pay the estimate for the ensuing fiscal year or the current fiscal year where no assessment has been levied or collected for the current fiscal year, to be levied in each area, and if the area is divided into zones, the amount required to be levied for such purposes in each zone.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.35 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.35.

12878.35.  The board of supervisors of each county in which there lies a maintenance area or any portion thereof shall annually, and at the time of levying county taxes, levy on the land within the county and within the area, or if zones are established, within each zone, an ad valorem assessment sufficient to raise the amount or amounts certified by the department.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.36 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.36.

12878.36.  Each assessment shall be identified by the name and number, if any, of the area, and by the number of the zone, if a zone is involved.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.37 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.37.

12878.37.  The board of supervisors shall determine a rate of assessment sufficient to cover the amount of the estimate for each area or zone, making reasonable allowance for anticipated delinquencies. If a fraction of a cent occurs in a valuation of one hundred dollars ($100), it shall be taken as a full cent. The assessment shall be computed and entered upon the assessment roll by the auditor.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.38 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.38.

12878.38.  Assessments levied pursuant to this article shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes. So far as applicable, all provisions of law relating to the equalization, levy, payment, and collection of county taxes shall apply to such assessments and all provisions of law relating to the duties of county officers in relation to county taxes shall apply to such assessments, except as otherwise expressly provided by this chapter, so far as the same are or may be made applicable.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.39 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 4 - Assessments for Maintenance and Operation|Section 12878.39.

12878.39.  All money raised by such assessments shall be accounted for separately as to each area and zone. All such money shall be transmitted by January 1st and July 1st of each year to the department for deposit in the Water Resources Revolving Fund after deduction of the amounts to be retained by the county for the reasonable costs of its services as determined pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 12878.40.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 759, Sec. 3. Effective September 8, 1982.)
CA Water Code § 12878.41 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Administration of Maintenance Area Funds|Section 12878.41.

12878.41.  All money deposited in the Water Resources Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 12878.39, and all money transferred to the Water Resources Revolving Fund from the Flood Control Project Maintenance Revolving Fund, or appropriated for flood project maintenance under this chapter, is appropriated for the purposes of this chapter without regard to fiscal years and shall not be subject to the provisions of Section 16304 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.42 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Administration of Maintenance Area Funds|Section 12878.42.

12878.42.  The department shall keep a separate account for each maintenance area as to money deposited under Section 12878.39 and expenditures under this chapter in such area. The money in such accounts shall be available to the department for expenditure for the operation and maintenance of the unit for which the maintenance area was formed and from which the money in the account was derived.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.43 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Administration of Maintenance Area Funds|Section 12878.43.

12878.43.  The department shall keep a separate account for money appropriated for the purposes of this chapter from the General Fund. The money in this account shall be available to the department for expenditure for the maintenance and operation of any unit for which a maintenance area is formed to the extent there is no money, or insufficient money, available under Section 12878.42. All money so expended shall be repaid from any money subsequently deposited by the benefited maintenance area.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12878.44 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Administration of Maintenance Area Funds|Section 12878.44.

12878.44.  Money expended upon any unit during any fiscal year shall not exceed by more than 20 percent the amount of the estimate for that unit for that fiscal year, unless the department determines that expenditures that exceed that amount are necessary for emergency repairs or flood fighting. If in any fiscal year more money will be expended upon a unit than is, or will be, available from assessments or collections thereon derived from the maintenance area, the estimated amount of the deficit shall be added to the estimate for that unit for the following fiscal years, and if less money will be expended than collected, the estimated amount of that excess shall be deducted from the estimate.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 230, Sec. 36. Effective August 16, 2004.)
CA Water Code § 12878.45 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.5 - Maintenance Areas|ARTICLE 5 - Administration of Maintenance Area Funds|Section 12878.45.

12878.45.  The State Controller shall have no responsibility for verifying the correctness of the claim as to the account upon which it is drawn, and the State Controller shall keep no separate accounts for the maintenance areas under this chapter within the Water Resources Revolving Fund.(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1800.)
CA Water Code § 12879 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.7 - Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12879.

12879.  This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 46, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 82 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
CA Water Code § 12879.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.7 - Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 12879.1.

12879.1.  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:(a) There is a lack of local water projects in certain areas of the state where the demands of a growing population could exceed water supplies which could threaten the public health and impede economic and social growth.(b) It is in the interest of the state to provide financial assistance to local agencies for the development of local water resources necessary to meet requirements for domestic, agricultural, and other uses.(c) The participation of the state and the State Water Resources Development System in the construction and operation of local water projects in those areas is desirable to further the development, control, and conservation of the water resources of the state.(d) Voluntary, cost-effective capital outlay water conservation programs can help meet growing demand for clean and abundant water supplies.(e) Recharging groundwater basins is an effective way to maximize the availability of scarce water supplies throughout the state through the efficient management of recharge and extraction activities in groundwater basins, and by reversing the effects of historical overdraft.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 46, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 82 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
CA Water Code § 12879.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.7 - Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988|ARTICLE 2 - Water Conservation Program|Section 12879.3.

12879.3.  (a) The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the 1988 Water Conservation Fund, which is hereby created. A Local Water Projects Assistance Account shall be established in the fund for the purpose of implementing Section 12879.5, and a Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge Account shall be established in the fund for the purposes of implementing Section 12879.6.(b) From time to time, the department may modify existing accounts in the fund, or may establish other accounts in the fund, and in all other bond funds administered by the department, which the department determines are appropriate or necessary for proper administration.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 46, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 82 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
CA Water Code § 12879.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.7 - Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988|ARTICLE 2 - Water Conservation Program|Section 12879.5.

12879.5.  (a) The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of the money in the fund shall be deposited in the Local Water Projects Assistance Account and shall be available for loans to local agencies to aid in the construction of eligible projects.(b) No eligible project may receive more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loans from the department.(c) In the administration of this section, the department and the California Water Commission shall give preference to projects involving the development of new basic water supplies which may include the enlargement of existing dams and reservoirs, and for projects that will remedy existing water supply problems. The department and the California Water Commission shall set priority for loans pursuant to this section on the basis of the cost-effectiveness of the proposed project, with the most cost-effective projects receiving highest priority.(d) If the water supply function of a dam and reservoir facility is operationally limited or eliminated for dam safety purposes, pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 3, the department and the California Water Commission may give consideration to projects which would rehabilitate the dam and reservoir for water supply purposes. The rehabilitation of facilities may include comparable replacement facilities.(e) The department shall not make loans pursuant to this section for otherwise eligible projects whose benefits are more than 50 percent derived from hydroelectric generation, as determined by the department.(f) The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized pursuant to this chapter and pursuant to any terms and conditions as may be determined necessary by the department, for the purposes of financing feasibility studies of projects potentially eligible for funding pursuant to this section. No single potential project shall be eligible to receive more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), and not more than 10 percent of the total amount of bonds authorized to be expended for purposes of this section may be expended for those purposes.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 745, Sec. 230.9. Effective October 12, 2001. Note: This section, as proposed to be added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 46, was amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 297, and approved (in amended form) in Prop. 82 on Nov. 8, 1988.)
CA Water Code § 12879.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.7 - Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988|ARTICLE 2 - Water Conservation Program|Section 12879.6.

12879.6.  (a) The sum of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) of the money in the fund shall be deposited in the Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge Account and shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature for loans to local agencies to aid in the acquisition and construction of voluntary, cost-effective capital outlay water conservation programs and groundwater recharge facilities.(b) No eligible project may receive more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loans from the department.(c) The department shall set priority for loans under this section for voluntary, cost-effective capital outlay water conservation programs on the basis of the cost effectiveness of the proposed project, with the most cost-effective projects receiving the highest priority.(d) The department shall set priority for loans under this section for groundwater recharge facilities for projects in overdrafted groundwater basins and those projects in critical need, for projects whose feasibility studies show the greatest economic justification and the greatest engineering and hydrogeologic feasibility, as determined by the department, and for projects located in areas which have existing water management programs.(e) The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized pursuant to this chapter and under any terms and conditions as may be determined necessary by the department, for the purposes of financing feasibility studies of projects potentially eligible for funding pursuant to this section. No single potential project shall be eligible to receive more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and not more than 3 percent of the total amount of bonds authorized to be expended for the purposes of this section may be expended for these purposes.(Amended (as proposed to be added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 46) by Stats. 1988, Ch. 297, Sec. 4. Approved (in amended form) in Proposition 82 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
CA Water Code § 12879.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.7 - Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988|ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 12879.7.

12879.7.  Bonds in the total amount of fifty-four million seven hundred sixty-five thousand dollars ($54,765,000), exclusive of refunding bonds issued pursuant to Section 12879.15, or so 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 chapter and to be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. All bonds herein authorized, which have been duly sold and delivered as herein provided, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations 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 and interest thereof.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 18, Sec. 8. (AB 92) Effective June 29, 2020. Note: Approved in Proposition 82 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
CA Water Code § 12879.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.7 - Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988|ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 12879.8.

12879.8.  The bonds authorized by this chapter 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 chapter and are hereby incorporated in this chapter as though set forth in full in this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 46, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 82 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
CA Water Code § 12879.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.7 - Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988|ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 12879.9.

12879.9.  (a) Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this chapter, the Water Conservation Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this chapter, the Water Conservation Finance Committee is “the committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Governor, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, the Director of Water Resources, and the Chairperson of the California Water Commission, or their designated representatives. A majority of the committee may act for the committee.(b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the Department of Water Resources is designated the “board.”(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 46, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 82 at the November 8, 1988, election.)
CA Water Code § 12879.10 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES|PART 6 - WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS|CHAPTER 4.7 - Water Conservation Bond Law of 1988|ARTICLE 3 - Fiscal Provisions|Section 12879.10.

12879.10.  The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this chapter in order to carry out the actions specified in Sections 12879.5 and 12879.6, 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. 1988, Ch. 46, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 82 at the November 8, 1988, election.)