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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 3 - Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge › Section 78671.

78671. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge Subaccount. The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, 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.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 3 - Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge › Section 78672.

78672. Any loan contract entered into pursuant to this article may include provisions determined to be necessary by the department.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 3 - Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge › Section 78672.5.

78672.5. (a) Any loan contract concerning an eligible, voluntary, cost-effective capital outlay water conservation program shall be supported by, or shall include, all of the following:
(1) An estimate of the reasonable cost and benefit of the program.
(2) An agreement by the local agency to proceed expeditiously with, and complete, the program.
(3) A provision that there shall be no moratorium or deferment on payments of principal or interest.
(4) A loan period of not more than 20 years with an interest rate set at a rate equal to 50 percent of the interest rate paid by the state on the most recent sale of state general obligation bonds, to be computed according to the true interest cost method. If the interest rate so determined is not a multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent, the interest rate shall be set at the next higher multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent. The interest rate set for each contract shall be applied throughout the repayment period of the contract. There shall be a level annual repayment of principal and interest on the loans.
(5) A provision that the project shall not receive any more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loan proceeds from the department.
(b) The department shall give preference for loans under this section on the basis of the cost-effectiveness of the proposed project, with the most cost-effective projects receiving the highest preference.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 3 - Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge › Section 78673.

78673. (a) Any loan contract concerning an eligible project for groundwater recharge shall be supported by, or shall include, all of the following:
(1) A finding by the department that the agency has the ability to repay the requested loan, that the project is economically justified, and that the project is feasible from an engineering and hydrogeologic viewpoint.
(2) An estimate of the reasonable cost and benefit of the project, including a feasibility report which shall set forth the economic justification and the engineering, hydrogeologic, and financial feasibility of the project, and shall include explanations of the proposed facilities and their relation to other water-related facilities in the basin or region.
(3) An agreement by the agency to proceed expeditiously to complete the project in conformance with the approved plans and specifications and the feasibility report and to operate and maintain the project properly upon completion throughout the repayment period.
(4) A provision that there shall be no moratorium or deferment on payment of principal or interest.
(5) A loan period of not more than 20 years with an interest rate set at a rate equal to 50 percent of the interest rate paid by the state on the most recent sale of state general obligation bonds, to be computed according to the true interest cost method. If the interest rate so determined is not a multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent, the interest rate shall be set at the next higher multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent. The interest rate set for each contract shall be applied throughout the repayment period of the contract. There shall be a level annual repayment of principal and interest on the loans.
(6) A provision that the project shall not receive more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loan proceeds from the department.
(b) The department shall give preference under this section to projects for groundwater recharge that are located in overdrafted groundwater basins and those projects of critical need, to projects whose feasibility studies show the greatest economic justification and the greatest engineering and hydrogeologic feasibility as determined by the department, and to projects located in areas which have existing water management programs.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 3 - Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge › Section 78674.

78674. The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized under this article 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 under this article. No single 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 purposes of this article may be expended for the purposes of financing feasibility studies. A loan for a feasibility study shall not decrease the maximum amount of any other loan which may be made under 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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 3 - Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge › Section 78675.

78675. Unallocated funds remaining in the subaccount on March 8, 2000, shall be transferred to, and all money repaid to the state pursuant to any loan contract executed under this article shall be deposited in, the Water Conservation Account in the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Fund for the purposes of entering into additional loans under Article 3 (commencing with Section 79157) and Article 4 (commencing with Section 79161) of Chapter 8 of Division 26.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 10. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 3 - Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge › Section 78675.5.

78675.5. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department for a grant to a local agency for the development of supplemental water sources, distribution systems, and recharge facilities in a watershed that is in a state of overdraft and whose ability to locally finance the facilities has been adversely affected by the Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-510).
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 3 - Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge › Section 78676.

78676. 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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.

78680. (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the Local Projects Subaccount.
(2) For the purposes of this article “subaccount” means the Local Projects Subaccount created by paragraph (1).
(3) The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, for grants and loans in accordance with this article, 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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.2.

78680.2. It is the intent of this article to finance a program to further the development, control, and conservation of the water resources of the state by assisting public agencies in the construction of eligible projects undertaken to meet local requirements in which there is a statewide interest.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.4.

78680.4. The following definitions govern the construction of this article:
(a) “Feasibility study” means a report on the feasibility of a project, dam, or reservoir. A feasibility study may include an environmental impact report prepared pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.
(b) “Project” means any of the following:
(1) The construction of a conveyance facility, pumping facility, groundwater extraction facility, clear or ranney well, or facility for diversion from existing storage or conveyance facilities undertaken by a public agency for the diversion, storage, or distribution of water primarily for domestic, municipal, agricultural, industrial, recreation, or fish and wildlife mitigation and enhancement purposes.
(2) Fish and wildlife mitigation and enhancement measures undertaken by a public agency, including the acquisition of lands which may be necessary for the mitigation of significant impact on fish and wildlife resources resulting from the implementation of a project undertaken pursuant to paragraph (1).
(c) “Public agency” means any city, county, city and county, special district or other political subdivision of the state, including a joint powers entity created pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, in a county of the 22nd class or any county having a smaller population than a county of the 22nd class on the date on which this division becomes effective.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.6.

78680.6. The department shall carry out this article and shall give preference to projects undertaken to develop new water supplies and to mitigate significant environmental impacts resulting from those projects.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.8.

78680.8. Applications for grants or loans for financial assistance under this article shall be made to the department in the form and with those supporting materials that are prescribed by the department.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.10.

78680.10. (a) The department may make grants to public agencies for feasibility studies.
(b) The amount of the grants may not exceed five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.12.

78680.12. (a) The department may make loans to public agencies for projects. Loans for a single project may not exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000).
(b) All loan applications shall include information relating to the public necessity of the project, the urgency of need, the engineering feasibility, the economic justification, and the financial feasibility of the project, as well as other information that the department may require.
(c) All loans made pursuant to this section are subject to all of the following requirements:
(1) Public agencies requesting a loan shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the department, that an adequate opportunity for public participation regarding the loan has been provided.
(2) Any election held with respect to the loan shall include the voters of the entire agency except where the agency proposes to accept the loan on behalf of a specified portion, or portions, of the agency, in which case the election shall be held only in that portion or portions of the agency.
(3) Loan contracts may not provide for a moratorium on payment of principal or interest.
(4) Loans shall be for a period of up to 20 years. The interest rate for the loans shall be set at a rate of equal to 50 percent of the interest rate paid by the state on the most recent sale of state general obligation bonds, to be computed according to the true interest cost method. If the interest rate so determined is not a multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent, the interest rate shall be set at the next higher multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent. The interest rate set for each contract shall be applied throughout the contract’s repayment period. There shall be a level annual repayment of principal and the interest on the loans.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.14.

78680.14. (a) The department may also make loans to public agencies for the acquisition of interest in lands that are necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of a project.
(b) Loans granted pursuant to this section shall be subject to all of the following conditions:
(1) The loan may be made for all or any part of the costs of acquiring interests in lands for a project that has been identified as the preferred alternative in an environmental impact report or an environmental impact statement, and the lands may become unavailable to the public agency for the purposes of developing that project.
(2) The loans shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for each acquisition under this section.
(3) Each loan granted pursuant to this section is subject to subdivision (c) of Section 78680.12.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.16.

78680.16. Each contract which the department enters into for a loan pursuant to Section 78680.14 shall require the sale of the interests in lands that are acquired with the loan funds if, in the department’s determination, the construction of the project has not commenced within a period of two years from the date of the first disbursement of loan funds under the contract or within any extension of such period that is granted by the department. In that event, the contract shall require that the interests in lands be offered for sale within six months from the expiration of the two-year period, or any extension thereof, and shall require that the proceeds of the sale be applied toward the repayment of the principal amount of the loan and toward the payment of the accrued interest thereon. Any remaining proceeds, after deducting the administrative costs of the public agency identified in connection with the purchase and sale of the interests in lands, shall be repaid to the department.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.18.

78680.18. Notwithstanding any provision of law, any land acquired with the use of loan funds made available pursuant to Section 78680.14, that is located outside the boundaries of the public agency acquiring the land and which was subject to taxation at the time of acquisition thereof, shall remain subject to taxation.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 4 - Local Projects › Section 78680.20.

78680.20. (a) The department may adopt regulations to carry out this article. Notwithstanding any provisions of law, regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Chapter 2.3 (commencing with Section 450.1) of Division 2 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations that are in effect on November 6, 1996, may be used to carry out this article.
(b) 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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 5 - Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Measures › Section 78681.

78681. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection 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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 5 - Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Measures › Section 78681.2.

78681.2. 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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 5 - Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Measures › Section 78681.4.

78681.4. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, for programs or projects in the Sacramento Valley to assist in the implementation of the Water Quality Control Plan for the Bay-Delta adopted by the board in Resolution No. 95-24 on May 22, 1995, and as it may be amended.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 5 - Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Measures › Section 78681.8.

78681.8. The board shall provide adequate public review for proposed programs or projects and shall determine that those programs or projects are consistent with the requirements of Section 78681.4.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 5 - Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Measures › Section 78681.9.

78681.9. Only the programs or projects that are not the obligation of the federal Central Valley Project or the State Water Project may be funded under 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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 5 - Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Measures › Section 78681.10.

78681.10. 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.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 6 - River Parkway Program › Section 78682.

78682. (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the River Parkway Subaccount.
(2) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the River Parkway Subaccount created by paragraph (1).
(b) The sum of twenty-seven million dollars ($27,000,000) 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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 6 - River Parkway Program › Section 78682.2.

78682.2. The money in the subaccount shall be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the acquisition and restoration of riparian habitat, riverine aquatic habitat, and other lands in close proximity to rivers and streams and for river and stream trail projects undertaken in accordance with any of the following provisions:
(a) Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 1300) and Chapter 4.1 (commencing with Section 1385) of Division 2 of the Fish and Game Code.
(b) Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 31200), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 31251), and Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 31400), of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code.
(c) Division 22.5 (commencing with Section 32500) of the Public Resources Code.
(d) Urban river park acquisition and restoration projects undertaken pursuant to Division 23 (commencing with Section 33000) of the Public Resources Code.
(e) River parkway projects undertaken by a state agency, city, county, city and county, or pursuant to a joint powers agreement between two or more of these entities.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 6 - River Parkway Program › Section 78682.4.

78682.4. At least 50 percent of the funds in the subaccount shall be used for projects that are located in, or in close proximity to, major metropolitan areas.
(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 6 - Water Supply Reliability › ARTICLE 6 - River Parkway Program › Section 78682.6.

78682.6. 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 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program › Section 78684.

78684. Unless the context otherwise requires, all of the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter.
(a) “Account” means the Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Account created by Section 78684.6.
(b) “Bay-delta ecosystem” means the bay-delta and its tributary watersheds.
(c) “CALFED Bay-Delta Program” or “program” means the undertaking by CALFED to develop, by means of the programmatic EIS/EIR, a preferred alternative of programs, actions, projects, and related activities which will provide solutions to identified problem areas related to the bay-delta ecosystem.
(d) (1) “Eligible project” means a project or program, or an element of a project or program, identified in the final programmatic EIS/EIR, that is intended to improve and increase aquatic and terrestrial habitats and improve ecological functions in the bay-delta ecosystem.
(2) Eligible projects may include, but are not limited to, projects or programs with any of the following purposes:
(A) The protection and enhancement of existing habitat.
(B) The restoration of tidal, shallow water, riparian, riverine, wetlands, and other habitats.
(C) The expansion of wetlands protection programs.
(D) The acquisition of water for instream flow improvements.
(E) Improved habitat management.
(F) Improved management of introduced species.
(G) Improved fish protection and management.
(3) Eligible projects shall not include any of the following:
(A) Any water conveyance facilities.
(B) Any component of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program that is not identified in the final programmatic EIS/EIR as a component of the ecosystem restoration element.
(C) Any programs or projects undertaken to offset or avoid adverse environmental conditions which the final programmatic EIS/EIR determines would be caused by the construction, operation, or implementation of any element of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program other than the ecosystem restoration element.
(e) “Programmatic EIS/EIR” means the programmatic environmental impact statement/environmental impact report that is prepared by CALFED for 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 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program › Section 78684.2.

78684.2. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) CALFED is in the process of preparing a programmatic EIS/EIR for a long-term comprehensive plan that will resolve problems related to ecosystem restoration, water quality, water supplies, and water management for beneficial uses of the bay-delta ecosystem, and system integrity.
(b) The CALFED Bay-Delta Program, to the extent that it relates to restoration in the bay-delta ecosystem, is of statewide and national importance. The state should participate in the funding of eligible projects as a part of its ongoing program to improve environmental conditions in the bay-delta ecosystem.
(c) The programmatic EIS/EIR will include a schedule for funding and implementing all elements of the long-term comprehensive plan.
(d) The CALFED Bay-Delta Program elements will achieve balanced solutions in all identified problem areas, including the ecosystem, water supply, water quality, and system integrity.
(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 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program › Section 78684.4.

78684.4. This chapter does not authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program or any element of the program. The implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program, or any element of the program, shall only be undertaken pursuant to authority provided by law other than this division.
(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 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program › Section 78684.6.

78684.6. (a) The Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Account is hereby created in the fund for the purpose of funding eligible projects. The sum of three hundred ninety million dollars ($390,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the account is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the Resources Agency for the purposes set forth in this chapter, and for the administration of this chapter.
(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 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program › Section 78684.8.

78684.8. The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall carry out this chapter in accordance with procedures established by CALFED for the purposes of ecosystem restoration until the Legislature, by statute, authorizes another entity, that is recommended by CALFED, to carry out this chapter.
(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 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program › Section 78684.10.

78684.10. No funds in the account may be expended until all of the following conditions have been met:
(a) The final programmatic EIS/EIR has been certified by the state lead agency and a notice of determination has been issued as required by Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.
(b) The identical final programmatic EIS/EIR has been filed by the federal lead agencies with the Environmental Protection Agency, the required notice has been published in the Federal Register, and there has been federal approval of the identical program approved by the state.
(c) A cost-sharing agreement has been entered into by the State of California and the United States, pursuant to which the United States agrees to share in the costs of eligible projects.
(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 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program › Section 78684.12.

78684.12. Due to the importance of issuing permits and otherwise expediting all elements of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program in a timely and balanced manner, the following procedures apply to the use of funds authorized by this chapter:
(a) After the requirements set forth in Section 78684.10 are met, funds in the account shall become available for use in accordance with the schedule for eligible projects set forth in the final programmatic EIS/EIR, unless and until the Secretary of the Resources Agency determines that the schedule established in the final programmatic EIS/EIR has not been substantially adhered to.
(b) Prior to November 15 of each year, the Secretary of the Resources Agency, in consultation with state and federal CALFED representatives and other interested persons and agencies, shall review adherence to the schedule.
(c) The absence of funding from nonfederal or nonstate sources shall not be a basis for a determination that the schedule has not been adhered to.
(d) If, at the conclusion of each annual review, the Secretary of the Resources Agency determines that the schedule established in the final programmatic EIS/EIR, or a revised schedule prepared pursuant to this subdivision, has not been substantially adhered to, the secretary, after notice to, and consultation with, state and federal CALFED representatives and other interested persons and agencies, shall prepare a revised schedule that ensures that balanced solutions in all identified problem areas, including ecosystem restoration, water supply, water quality, and system integrity are achieved, consistent with the intent of the final programmatic EIS/EIR. Funds shall be available for expenditure unless a revised schedule has not been developed within six months from the date on which the secretary determines that the prior schedule has not been substantially adhered to. Upon the preparation of any revised schedule under this subdivision, funds shall be expended in accordance with that revised schedule.
(e) Specific project and program decisions involving the expenditure of funds in the account shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by CALFED for the ecosystem restoration 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 7 - CALFED Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Program › Section 78684.14.

78684.14. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the account may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this chapter.
(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 8 - Flood Control and Prevention Program › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 78686.

78686. Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter, “account” means the Flood Control and Prevention Account created by Section 78686.10.
(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 8 - Flood Control and Prevention Program › ARTICLE 2 - Flood Control and Prevention Program › Section 78686.10.

78686.10. The Flood Control and Prevention Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) 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 8 - Flood Control and Prevention Program › ARTICLE 2 - Flood Control and Prevention Program › Section 78686.12.

78686.12. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the account is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department for the purposes set forth in subdivision (b).
(b) (1) The money in the account shall be used to pay for the state’s share of the nonfederal costs of flood control and flood prevention projects that have been adopted and authorized in accordance with one or more of the following provisions of law:
(A) The State Water Resources Law of 1945 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12630) of Part 6 of Division 6).
(B) The Flood Control Law of 1946 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12800) of Part 6 of Division 6).
(C) The California Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12850) of Part 6 of Division 6).
(2) The money in the account may only be used to pay for costs for which valid written claims have been submitted to the department on or before June 30, 1996. Funds which are made available under this chapter shall be allocated on a pro rata basis to projects in the Counties of Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Santa Clara, based on the amount of available funds relative to the total eligible claims.
(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 9 - Miscellaneous › Section 78688.

78688. Nothing in this division diminishes, or otherwise affects, the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) or the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 4321 et seq.).
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 183, Sec. 368. Effective January 1, 2005. Note: This section was added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, and approved in Prop. 204 on Nov. 5, 1996.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78690.

78690. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund, created by 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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78691.

78691. Bonds in the total amount of nine hundred ninety-five million dollars ($995,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 78700, or as 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 division and to be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. The bonds, when sold, shall be and constitute a valid and binding obligation 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 of, and interest on, the bonds as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78691.5.

78691.5. Notwithstanding any other law, nine million nine hundred thousand dollars ($9,900,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of Sections 78550 to 78551, inclusive, three million two hundred thousand dollars ($3,200,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of Section 78671, three million five hundred thousand dollars ($3,500,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 78680, and eight million one hundred thousand dollars ($8,100,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of Section 78681.2, and eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of Section 78530.5 are reallocated to finance the purposes of, and shall be authorized, issued, and appropriated in accordance with, Division 26.7 (commencing with Section 79700).
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 4. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78692.

78692. (a) The bonds authorized by this division 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 division and are hereby incorporated in this division as though set forth in full in this division.
(b) For purposes of the State General Obligation Bond Law, the State Water Resources Control Board is designated the ‛board.‛
(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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78693.

78693. Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this division, the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Finance Committee is hereby created. For purposes of this division, the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Finance Committee is the “committee” as that term is used in the State General Obligation Bond Law. The committee consists of the Treasurer, the Controller, and the Director of Finance, or their designated representatives. A majority of the committee may act for the committee.
(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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78694.

78694. The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this division in order to carry out the actions specified in this division 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. 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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78695.

78695. There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pay the principal of, and interest on, the bonds each year. It is the duty of all officers charged by law with any duty in regard to the collection of the revenue to do and perform each and every act which is necessary to collect that additional sum.
(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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78696.

78696. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this division, an amount that will equal the total of the following:
(a) The sum annually necessary to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division, as the principal and interest become due and payable.
(b) The sum necessary to carry out Section 78697, appropriated without regard to fiscal years.
(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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78697.

78697. For the purposes of carrying out this division, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been authorized by the committee to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this division. Any amount withdrawn shall be deposited in the fund. Any money made available under this section shall be returned to the General Fund, plus an amount equal to the interest that the money would have earned in the Pooled Money Investment Account, from money received from the sale of bonds for the purpose of carrying out this division.
(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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78698.

78698. All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to expenditures for bond interest.
(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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78699.

78699. The State Water Resources Control Board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code for the purposes of carrying out this division. The amount of the request shall not exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which the committee, by resolution, has authorized to be sold for the purpose of carrying out this division. The State Water Resources Control Board shall execute any documents required by the Pooled Money Investment Board to obtain and repay the loan. Any amounts loaned shall be deposited in the fund to be allocated by the State Water Resources Control Board in accordance with this division.
(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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78700.

78700. The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obligation Bond Law. Approval by the voters of the state for the issuance of the bonds described in this division includes the approval of the issuance of any bonds issued to refund any bonds originally issued or any previously issued refunding bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.)