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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Procedure in Petitioning District › Section 75953.

75953. The manner of holding and conducting the election, the selection of officers to conduct it, the designation of precincts and polling places, the preparation, receipt, counting, and returning of ballots, and the canvassing and determining results of the election shall be as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 74790) of Part 6 of this division, and, in particulars not so provided, shall be in accordance with the general laws of the state relative to elections at which propositions are submitted and voted upon.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 2 - Procedure in Petitioning District › Section 75954.

75954. Upon the canvassing of the votes cast in the election, if it appears that a majority of all votes cast are in favor of the annexation petition, the board of the petitioning district shall, within 10 days after the canvass of the vote, forward to the board of the annexing district a certified copy of the annexation petition, together with a certificate that the petition has been submitted to the electors of the petitioning district and adopted by a majority of those voting at the election.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Procedure in Annexing District › Section 75970.

75970. Within 30 days after the receipt of an annexation petition from a petitioning district, the board of the annexing district shall, if it favors the annexation, adopt a resolution setting forth its intention to annex the petitioning district, and shall cause the resolution of intention to annex to be published once a week for at least three weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the office of the annexing district is situated. The board shall state in such publication the date when the board proposes to finally act upon the petition for annexation, which date shall be at least 40 days after the first publication of the resolution of intention to annex.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Procedure in Annexing District › Section 75971.

75971. If, on the date set by the board for the final action on the annexation petition, there is presented to the board of the annexing district written protests signed by 3 percent, or 1,000, or more, of the electors of the annexing district, the board shall call and provide for an election at which there shall be submitted to the electors of the annexing district the question as to whether or not the petitioning district shall be annexed upon the terms set forth in the annexation petition.
If sufficient protests are not presented the board may adopt an order annexing the petitioning district, or may, in its discretion, submit the question to the electors of the district as though sufficient protests had been presented.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Procedure in Annexing District › Section 75972.

75972. If the question of annexation is submitted to the electors of the annexing district, the election shall be held in the same manner as provided in this chapter for the election in the petitioning district.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Procedure in Annexing District › Section 75973.

75973. If a majority of all votes cast at the election are against the proposed annexation, the annexation petition shall be denied. If a majority of all votes cast are in favor of the proposed annexation, the board of the annexing district shall thereupon adopt an order annexing the petitioning district.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Procedure in Annexing District › Section 75974.

75974. The order annexing the petitioning district shall describe the boundaries of the land to be annexed to the annexing district, and if such land adjoins any portion of the annexing district, the order shall also describe that portion of the boundary of the annexing district which coincides with the boundaries of the land annexed. For the purposes of the order the board may cause a survey to be made of such portions of the boundaries as it deems necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 3 - Procedure in Annexing District › Section 75975.

75975. Upon the annexation of a district as provided in this chapter, the annexation order and the annexation petition shall be recorded.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Conditions to Annexation › Section 75990.

75990. As a condition to annexation, the petitioning district and the annexing district may agree to any financial adjustments and may provide for the payment by the petitioning district of such sums as may be mutually determined to be just and equitable as compensation for any benefits that it may receive by virtue of the annexation.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 4 - Conditions to Annexation › Section 75991.

75991. Bonds of the petitioning district may be voted upon and issued in the manner provided for the incurring of bonded indebtedness of the district and may thereafter be delivered at not less than par value to constitute payment under Section 75990.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 5 - Effect of Annexation Upon Petitioning District › Section 76000.

76000. Upon the adoption of an order of annexation, the petitioning district shall be deemed dissolved, except that if there is any outstanding indebtedness of the petitioning district at the time of the dissolution thereof, the board of the annexing district shall furnish annually to the board of supervisors of the county in which the petitioning district is situated, or, if such district is situated in more than one county, then to the board of supervisors of each county in which any portion of the district is situated, an estimate in writing of the amount needed (computed as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 75350) of Part 8 of this division) for the payment of such outstanding indebtedness of the petitioning district in like manner as though the district had not been dissolved.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 5 - Effect of Annexation Upon Petitioning District › Section 76001.

76001. Upon receipt of the estimates furnished pursuant to Section 76000, the board or boards of supervisors shall levy an assessment on the lands comprising the petitioning district, in the manner provided in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 75370) of Part 8 of this division, and the board of the annexing district shall cause the obligations evidencing such indebtedness to be paid according to their tenor out of the money raised from such assessments.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - Annexation of Districts › ARTICLE 6 - Filing of Certificate › Section 76010.

76010. Upon the annexation of the petitioning district to the annexing district, the board of the annexing district shall file with the Secretary of State a certificate listing:
(a) The names of the annexing district and the petitioning district.
(b) The effective date of the annexation and of the dissolution of the petitioning district.
(c) The county or counties in which the two districts are located, and a description of the annexed land, or reference to a map showing the boundaries of such annexed land, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.
If the order annexing the petitioning district contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the board may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Consolidation › Section 76020.

76020. A district may be consolidated in the same manner as is provided for the consolidation of county water districts in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 32650) of Part 8 of Division 12 of this code.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 1 - Petition and Hearing › Section 76030.

76030. A district may be dissolved by the board of supervisors of the principal county in the manner provided in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 1 - Petition and Hearing › Section 76031.

76031. Upon receiving a petition signed by 10 percent of the electors of the district, or by the owners of one-half of the lands comprising the district, requesting the dissolution of the district, the board of supervisors shall publish a notice once a week for two weeks in some newspaper in the principal county, and also in each affected county, giving notice that such petition has been filed with the board of supervisors, and that the board will hear such petition, and all objections thereto, at the next regular meeting of said board after the expiration of the time of publishing the notice (specifying the date), and directing all persons interested therein to show cause at such time, if any they have, why the district should not be dissolved.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 1 - Petition and Hearing › Section 76032.

76032. At the time appointed for the hearing, or at any time to which the hearing may be adjourned, the board of supervisors shall hear and pass upon the petition, and may grant or deny the same. If its decision is against the dissolution of the district, such decision shall be final and conclusive.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 76040.

76040. If the petition for dissolution is granted, the board of supervisors shall, by resolution, provide for and order the holding of a special election in the district, and shall submit to the qualified electors of the district the proposition of whether or not the district shall be dissolved.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 76041.

76041. The resolution calling the election shall recite the filing of the petition for dissolution and the approval thereof by the board of supervisors, and shall fix a time for the holding of the election.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 76042.

76042. The election shall be noticed, conducted, and the returns thereof made and canvassed, in the same manner as is provided for the formation election except that the ballots to be used at the election shall contain the words, “Dissolution of district—Yes,” or “Dissolution of district—No,” or words equivalent thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 3 - Order of Dissolution and Filing of Certificate › Section 76050.

76050. If votes representing 60 percent of the total number of votes cast are cast in favor of the dissolution of the district, the board of supervisors shall enter an order to that effect upon its minutes, declaring the district dissolved, and upon the entry of such order the district shall be dissolved.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 3 - Order of Dissolution and Filing of Certificate › Section 76051.

76051. If there is any outstanding indebtedness of the district, at the time of the dissolution thereof, the board of supervisors shall levy assessments for the payment of such indebtedness in like manner as though such district had not been dissolved, until all such indebtedness is fully paid, and shall cause such obligations to be paid according to their tenor out of the moneys raised from such assessments.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 3 - Order of Dissolution and Filing of Certificate › Section 76052.

76052. Upon dissolution of a district, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State listing:
(a) The name of the district.
(b) The effective date of dissolution.
(c) The county or counties in which the district was located.
If the order declaring the district dissolved contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the clerk of the board may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 4 - Vesting of Property Upon Dissolution › Section 76060.

76060. Upon the dissolution of a district, any and all real property belonging to the district shall become and be the property of the county in which the real property is situated.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 10 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 5 - Dissolution › ARTICLE 4 - Vesting of Property Upon Dissolution › Section 76061.

76061. The personal property belonging to a district upon its dissolution shall be sold by the board of supervisors of the principal county, and the proceeds from such sale, together with all moneys of the district, remaining after the payment of all of the obligations of the district, shall be paid into the general funds of the affected counties in the same proportions that the assessed values of the lands (according to the last assessment rolls) within the district in each of such counties bear one to the other.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS › PART 11 - REPEALS › Section 76501.

76501. The repeals effected by this part shall not be construed to deprive any person or entity of any substantial right which would have existed or hereafter exist had such repeal not been effected.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Findings and Declarations › Section 78500.

78500. This division shall be known and may be cited as the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Act.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Findings and Declarations › Section 78500.2.

78500.2. In placing this measure before the voters, the Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The state faces a water crisis that threatens our economy and environment.
(b) The state’s growing population has increasing needs for safe water supplies which are essential to the public health, safety, and welfare.
(c) It is of paramount importance that the limited water resources of the state be protected from pollution, and conserved and recycled whenever economically, environmentally, and technically feasible.
(d) The state should plan to meet the water supply needs of all beneficial uses of water, including urban, agricultural, and environmental, utilizing a wide range of strategies including water conservation and recycling, conjunctive use of surface and groundwater supplies, water transfers, and improvements in the state’s water storage and delivery systems to meet the growing water needs of the state.
(e) This measure is a necessary first step toward providing for the state’s long-term water supply requirements through a number of water management strategies.
(f) The San Francisco Bay/Sacramento San Joaquin Delta Estuary (the Bay-Delta) is of statewide and national importance. The Bay-Delta provides habitat for more than 120 species of fish and wildlife and serves as a major link in our water delivery system for businesses and farms statewide and more than 22 million residents.
(g) The state has signed an historic accord with federal officials and statewide water interests that calls for the development of a comprehensive and long-term solution for the water supply reliability, water quality, and environmental problems of the Bay-Delta.
(h) Federal and state representatives have initiated a program known as CALFED, to develop a comprehensive and long-term solution to the problems associated with the Bay-Delta, including an equitable allocation of program costs among beneficiary groups. The success of the CALFED program is vital to the environmental and economic well-being of the state.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Short Title and Findings and Declarations › Section 78500.4.

78500.4. In enacting this measure, the people of California declare all of the following to be the objectives of this act:
(a) To provide a safe, clean, affordable, and sufficient water supply to meet the needs of California residents, farms, and businesses.
(b) To develop lasting water solutions that balance the needs of the state’s economy and its environment.
(c) To restore ecological health for native fish and wildlife, and their natural habitats, including wetlands.
(d) To protect the integrity of the state’s water supply system from catastrophic failure due to earthquakes and flooding.
(e) To protect drinking water quality.
(f) To protect the quality of life in our communities by ensuring recreational opportunities and maintaining parks, trees, and plants.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 78501.

78501. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this division:
(a) “Bay-delta” means the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary.
(b) “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
(c) “CALFED” refers to a consortium of five state agencies, including the Resources Agency, the department, the Department of Fish and Game, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the board, and five federal agencies, including the United States Department of Interior, the United States Bureau of Reclamation, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Marine Fisheries Service, with management and regulatory responsibilities in the bay-delta.
(d) “Clean Water Act” means the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C.A. Sec. 1251 et seq.) and includes any amendments thereto.
(e) “Committee” means the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Finance Committee created pursuant to Section 78693.
(f) “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
(g) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.
(h) “Fund” means the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund created pursuant to Section 78505.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund › Section 78505.

78505. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund, which is hereby created.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 1 - The Delta Improvement Account › Section 78525.

78525. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter, “account” means the Delta Improvement Account created by Section 78526.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 1 - The Delta Improvement Account › Section 78526.

78526. The Delta Improvement Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of one hundred ninety-three million dollars ($193,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 2 - Central Valley Project Improvement Program › Section 78530.

78530. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Central Valley Project Improvement Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Central Valley Project Improvement Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 2 - Central Valley Project Improvement Program › Section 78530.5.

78530.5. The sum of ninety-three million dollars ($93,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purpose of implementing this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 2 - Central Valley Project Improvement Program › Section 78531.

78531. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Controller, to be allocated to pay the state’s share of the costs for fish and wildlife restoration measures required by Section 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (P.L. 102-575), in accordance with subdivisions (b) and (c).
(b) Funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be allocated to the Department of Fish and Game or the department for expenditure pursuant to the terms of the cost-sharing agreement between the United States and the State of California as required by subsection (h) of Section 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, or any agreements supplemental thereto, for the payment of costs allocated to the state for the protection and restoration of fish and wildlife resources and habitat pursuant to Section 3406 of that federal act.
(c) The money in the subaccount may be used for both of the following purposes:
(1) To pay for the state’s cost-sharing allocations or for actions directly undertaken by the department or the Department of Fish and Game relating to fish and wildlife restoration actions required by Section 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (P.L. 102-575). For purposes of this paragraph, and consistent with Attachment C of the “Principles for Agreement on Bay-Delta standards between the State of California and the Federal Government,” dated December 15, 1994, preference for the screening of diversions shall be given to projects, and projects within programs, identified in the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (P.L. 102-575) for which deadlines have been established by state or federal agencies, or by a state or federal court. Any preference established under this paragraph shall be revised if the deadlines are extended or eliminated.
(2) To pay for administrative costs incurred in connection with the implementation of this section by the department and the Department of Fish and Game related to fish and wildlife restoration measures undertaken pursuant to Section 3406 of the Central Valley Project Improvement Act (P.L. 102-575), as follows:
(A) Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount for the use of the department may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article by the department.
(B) Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount for the use of the Department of Fish and Game may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article by the Department of Fish and Game.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 3 - Bay-Delta Agreement Program › Section 78535.

78535. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Bay-Delta Agreement Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Bay-Delta Agreement Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 3 - Bay-Delta Agreement Program › Section 78535.5.

78535.5. The sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purpose of implementing this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 3 - Bay-Delta Agreement Program › Section 78536.

78536. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Resources Agency, to pay for the administration of this article and for non-flow-related projects called for in the Water Quality Control Plan for the Bay-Delta, adopted by the board in Resolution No. 95-24, and as it may be amended. Those projects are known as “Category III” activities called for in the “Principles for Agreement on Bay-Delta Standards Between the State of California and the Federal Government,” dated December 15, 1994.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 3 - Bay-Delta Agreement Program › Section 78536.5.

78536.5. The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall carry out this article in accordance with procedures established by CALFED for the purposes of undertaking Category III activities and other ecosystem restoration programs until the Legislature, by statute, authorizes another entity that is recommended by CALFED, to carry out this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 3 - Bay-Delta Agreement Program › Section 78537.

78537. The state shall, to the greatest extent possible, secure federal and nonfederal matching funds to implement this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 3 - Bay-Delta Agreement Program › Section 78538.

78538. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 4 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 78540.

78540. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Delta Levee Rehabilitation Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Delta Levee Rehabilitation Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 4 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 78540.5.

78540.5. The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purpose of implementing this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 4 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 78541.

78541. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, as follows:
(a) Twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) for local assistance under the delta levee maintenance subventions program under Part 9 (commencing with Section 12980) of Division 6, and for the administration of that assistance.
(b) Twelve million five hundred thousand dollars ($12,500,000) for special flood protection projects under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12310) of Part 4.8 of Division 6, subsidence studies and monitoring, and for the administration of this subdivision. Allocation of these funds shall be for flood protection projects on Bethel, Bradford, Holland, Hotchkiss, Jersey, Sherman, Twitchell, and Webb Islands, and at other locations in the delta.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78542. The expenditure of funds under this article is subject to Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 12306) of Part 4.8 of Division 6.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78543. (a) No expenditure of funds may be made under this article unless the Department of Fish and Game makes a written determination as part of its review and approval of a plan or project pursuant to Section 12314 or 12987 that the proposed expenditures are consistent with a net long-term habitat improvement program, and have a net benefit for aquatic species in the delta. The Department of Fish and Game shall make its determination in a reasonable and timely manner following the submission of the project or plan to that department. For the purposes of this article, an expenditure may include more than one levee project or plan.
(b) The memorandum of understanding entered into pursuant to Section 12307 shall be amended to require, in accordance with this section, that projects or plans be consistent with a net long-term habitat improvement program in the delta. The memorandum of understanding shall define the term “net long-term habitat improvement program in the delta” for purposes of this section. The memorandum of understanding in effect prior to the amendment required by this section shall continue to apply to levee projects and plans until the memorandum of understanding is amended.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78544. For the purposes of this article, a levee project includes levee improvements and related habitat improvements which may be undertaken in the delta at a location other than the location of that levee improvement.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78545. The expenditure of funds under this article shall result in levee rehabilitation improvement projects that, to the greatest extent possible, are consistent with the CALFED program.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 5 - South Delta Barriers Program › Section 78550.

78550. (a) There is hereby created in the account the South Delta Barriers Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the South Delta Barriers Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 5 - South Delta Barriers Program › Section 78550.5.

78550.5. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purpose of implementing this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 5 - South Delta Barriers Program › Section 78551.

78551. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, to pay the costs incurred by the department that are not attributable to the State Water Project’s or the Central Valley Project’s share of costs for the South Delta Barriers Program, and for the administration of this article.
(b) The costs identified in subdivision (a) include costs incurred for the purpose of mitigating non-State Water Project or non-Central Valley Project impacts and for the purpose of environmental enhancement in the delta.
(c) No funds shall be expended under this article unless the Department of Fish and Game determines, in writing, that a net habitat benefit will result.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78552. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 6 - Delta Recreation Program › Section 78560.

78560. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Delta Recreation Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Delta Recreation Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 6 - Delta Recreation Program › Section 78560.5.

78560.5. The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 6 - Delta Recreation Program › Section 78562.

78562. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Department of Parks and Recreation to provide for, and improve, public access to, and to maximize public recreational opportunities on, the lands and waters of the delta in a way that is consistent with existing uses of the islands, sound resource conservation principles, and appropriate protection for the rights of private property owners, and for the administration of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 6 - Delta Recreation Program › Section 78564.

78564. The Department of Parks and Recreation may use funds in the subaccount for grants to local public agencies and nonprofit organizations for the purposes of acquiring fee title, development rights, easements, or other interests in land located in the delta to provide for, or improve, public access in the delta. The amount of any grant and the degree of local participation shall be determined by the fiscal resources of the grant applicant, the degree of public benefit provided by the proposed project, and other factors prescribed by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78565. Any acquisition pursuant to this article shall be from willing sellers.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78566. The Department of Parks and Recreation may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 6 - Delta Recreation Program › Section 78568.

78568. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Program › Section 78570.

78570. (a) There is hereby created in the account the CALFED Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the CALFED Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78571. The sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of Section 78572.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Improvement Program › ARTICLE 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Program › Section 78572.

78572. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, for the purpose of paying for the state’s share of costs incurred in connection with the CALFED Bay-Delta Program.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Clean Water and Water Recycling Program › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 78601.

78601. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter, “account” means the Clean Water and Water Recycling Account created by Section 78602.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78602. The Clean Water and Water Recycling Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of two hundred thirty-five million dollars ($235,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78603. The board may adopt regulations to carry out Article 2 (commencing with Section 78610), Article 3 (commencing with Section 78620), Sections 78640 to 78644, inclusive, Article 5 (commencing with Section 78647), and Article 6 (commencing with Section 78648).
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78603.5. The Department of Food and Agriculture may adopt regulations to carry out Section 78645.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Clean Water and Water Recycling Program › ARTICLE 2 - Clean Water Loans and Grants › Section 78610.

78610. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article:
(a) “Eligible project” means a project or activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 13480 that is all of the following:
(1) Necessary to prevent water pollution or to reclaim water.
(2) Eligible for funds from the State Revolving Fund Loan Account or federal assistance.
(3) Certified by the board as entitled to priority over other eligible projects.
(4) Complies with applicable water quality standards, policies, and plans.
(b) “Federal assistance” means money provided to a municipality, either directly or through allocation by the state, from the federal government to construct eligible projects pursuant to the Clean Water Act.
(c) “Municipality” has the same meaning as defined in the Clean Water Act and also includes the state or any agency, department, or political subdivision thereof, and applicants eligible for assistance under Sections 1329 and 1330 of Title 33 of the United States Code.
(d) “Small community” means a municipality with a population of 5,000 persons or less, or a reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality encompassing 5,000 persons or less, with a financial hardship as determined by the board.
(e) “Treatment works” has the same meaning as defined in the Clean Water Act.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78611. There is hereby created in the account both of the following subaccounts:
(a) The State Revolving Fund Loan Subaccount.
(b) The Small Communities Grant Subaccount.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)
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78612. The board may, by contract or otherwise, undertake plans, surveys, research, development, and studies necessary or desirable to carry out this article, and may prepare recommendations with regard thereto, including the preparation of comprehensive statewide or areawide studies and reports on the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste under a comprehensive cooperative plan.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)