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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 24 - SAFE, CLEAN, RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY ACT › CHAPTER 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78701.

78701. Notwithstanding any provision of this division or the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this division that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that the interest on the bonds is excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes, subject to designated conditions, the Treasurer may maintain separate accounts for the investment of bond proceeds and the investment earnings on those proceeds. The Treasurer may use or direct the use of those proceeds or earnings to pay any rebate, penalty, or other payment required under federal law or to take any other action with respect to the investment and use of bond proceeds required or desirable under federal law to maintain the tax-exempt status of those bonds and to obtain any other advantage under federal law on behalf of the funds of this 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 10 - Fiscal Provisions › Section 78702.

78702. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this division are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the disbursement of these proceeds is not subject to the limitations imposed by that 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 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 1 - Short Title › Section 79000.

79000. This division shall be known and may be cited as the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 79005.

79005. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 79006.

79006. “Bay-delta” means the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 79007.

79007. “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 79008.

79008. “CALFED” refers to the consortium of state and federal agencies with management and regulatory responsibilities in the bay-delta that are developing a long-term solution to water management, environmental, and other problems in the bay-delta watershed.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 79009.

79009. “Clean Water Act” means the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.), and includes any amendments thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 79010.

79010. “Committee” means the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Finance Committee created by Section 79212.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 79011.

79011. “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 79012.

79012. “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 79013.

79013. “Fund” means the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Fund created by Section 79019.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 3 - Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Fund › Section 79019.

79019. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Fund, which is hereby created.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Safe Drinking Water Program › ARTICLE 1 - Definitions › Section 79020.

79020. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter.
(a) “Federal act” means the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 300f et seq.), and includes any amendments thereto.
(b) “State department” means the State Department of Health Services.
(c) “Supplier” means any person, partnership, corporation, association, public agency, or other entity, including any Indian tribe having a federally recognized governing body carrying out substantial governmental duties in and powers over any area, that owns or operates a public water system.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Safe Drinking Water Program › ARTICLE 2 - Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund › Section 79021.

79021. The sum of seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund created by Section 116760.30 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Safe Drinking Water Program › ARTICLE 3 - Safe Drinking Water Program › Section 79022.5.

79022.5. Any repayment of loans made pursuant to this article, including interest payments, and all interest earnings on or accruing to, any money resulting from the implementation of this chapter in the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund shall be deposited in that fund and shall be available for the purposes of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Safe Drinking Water Program › ARTICLE 3 - Safe Drinking Water Program › Section 79022.7.

79022.7. Notwithstanding Item 4260-115-0001 of Section 2.00 of the Budget Act of 1999 (Chapter 50, Statutes of 1999), no money transferred to the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund pursuant to this article may be transferred to the General Fund.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1078, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2001. Note: This section was added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, and approved in Prop. 13 on March 7, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Safe Drinking Water Program › ARTICLE 3 - Safe Drinking Water Program › Section 79023.

79023. There is hereby created in the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund the Technical Assistance Account.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Safe Drinking Water Program › ARTICLE 3 - Safe Drinking Water Program › Section 79024.

79024. Of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79021, the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby transferred from the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the Technical Assistance Account.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Safe Drinking Water Program › ARTICLE 3 - Safe Drinking Water Program › Section 79025.

79025. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the Technical Assistance Account is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the state department, to provide technical assistance to public water systems in the state in accordance with Section 300j-12(g)(2) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1452(g)(2)). For the purposes of this section, “technical assistance” includes assistance to disadvantaged communities, including Indian tribes.
(b) In carrying out its responsibilities under subdivision (a), the state department may do any of the following:
(1) Assess the technical, managerial, and financial capability of a disadvantaged community.
(2) Assist an applicant in the preparation of an application for funding under Chapter 4.5 (commencing with Section 116760) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code or Section 300j-12(i) of the federal act (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1452(i)).
(3) Conduct workshops in locations in or near disadvantaged communities to provide information regarding grants or loans for the design and construction of projects for public water systems.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Safe Drinking Water Program › ARTICLE 3 - Safe Drinking Water Program › Section 79026.

79026. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the account may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with the administration of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 1 - Flood Protection Account › Section 79030.

79030. For the purposes of this chapter, “account” means the Flood Protection Account created by Section 79031.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 1 - Flood Protection Account › Section 79031.

79031. The Flood Protection Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of two hundred ninety-two million dollars ($292,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Floodplain Mapping Program › Section 79033.

79033. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Floodplain Mapping Subaccount.
(b) The sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the Floodplain Mapping Subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Floodplain Mapping Program › Section 79033.2.

79033.2. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Agriculture and Open Space Mapping Subaccount.
(b) The sum of two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the Agriculture and Open Space Mapping Subaccount.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Floodplain Mapping Program › Section 79033.4.

79033.4. The money in the Floodplain Mapping Subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for the purpose of assisting local land-use planning, and to avoid or reduce future flood risks and damages. The use of the funds in that subaccount by the department shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(a) Mapping newly identified floodplains.
(b) Mapping rural areas with potential for urbanization.
(c) Mapping flood hazard areas with undefined 100-year flood elevations.
(d) Updating outdated floodplain maps.
(e) Accelerating mapping of riverine floodplains, alluvial fans, and coastal flood hazard areas.
(f) Collecting topographic and hydrographic survey data.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Floodplain Mapping Program › Section 79033.6.

79033.6. (a) The money in the Agriculture and Open Space Mapping Subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Conservation, may be used by the Department of Conservation for the purposes of assisting local land-use planning by making available Important Farmland Series maps and Interim Farmland maps, as those terms are defined in Section 65560 of the Government Code. The information provided by the Department of Conservation is intended for local government use in conjunction with floodplain and flood hazard maps developed by the department to protect agricultural land resources coincident with avoidance or reduction of future flood risk and damage to residential or commercial land uses. The use of the funds in that subaccount by the Department of Conservation shall include, but is not limited to, all of the following:
(1) Accelerating production of Important Farmland Series maps and Interim Farmland maps.
(2) Increasing the coverage and availability of soil surveys conducted by the United States Natural Resources Conservation Service.
(3) Increasing topographic, soil, and agricultural crop data collection and enhancing data gathering capability.
(4) Developing integrated mapping that incorporates Important Farmland Series mapping and Interim Farmland mapping data with other relevant information, including, but not limited to, floodplain or flood hazard information, planning designation, and other land and natural resource data.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “maps” and “mapping” may include digital map files.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 434, Sec. 12. (SB 732) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79035.

79035. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Flood Protection Corridor Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Flood Protection Corridor Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79036.

79036. The sum of seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79037.

79037. (a) The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for flood control projects through direct expenditure for the acquisition, restoration, enhancement, and protection of real property for the purposes of flood control protection, agricultural land preservation, and wildlife habitat protection, and for grants to local public agencies or nonprofit organizations for these purposes, and for related administrative costs.
(b) The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be used for the protection, creation, and enhancement of flood protection corridors through all of the following actions:
(1) Acquiring easements and other interests in real property from willing sellers to protect or enhance flood protection corridors and floodplains while preserving or enhancing the agricultural use of the real property.
(2) Setting back existing flood control levees and, in conjunction with undertaking those setbacks, strengthening or modifying existing levees.
(3) Acquiring interests in real property from willing sellers located in a floodplain that cannot reasonably be made safe from future flooding.
(4) Acquiring easements and other interests in real property from willing sellers to protect or enhance flood protection corridors while preserving or enhancing the wildlife value of the real property.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79038.

79038. (a) For the purposes of this article, the department shall give highest priority to projects that include either of the following:
(1) Projects that have been assigned high priority for completion by the department for flood protection purposes and by the Department of Conservation for purposes of preserving agricultural land in accordance with the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program Act of 1995 (Division 10.2 (commencing with Section 10200) of the Public Resources Code).
(2) Projects that have been assigned high priority for completion by the department for flood protection purposes and by the Department of Fish and Game for wildlife habitat protection or restoration purposes.
(b) For restoration, enhancement, and protection projects, the services of the California Conservation Corps or community conservation corps shall be used whenever feasible.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79039.

79039. (a) In order to ensure that property acquired under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 79037 remains on the county tax rolls and in agricultural use to the greatest extent practicable, the acquisition of easements shall be the preferred method of acquiring property interests under that paragraph unless the acquisition of a fee interest is required for management purposes or the landowner will only consider the sale of a fee interest in the land. No acquisition of a fee interest shall be undertaken under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 79037 until all practical alternatives have been considered by the department.
(b) Any proceeds received from the disposal of a fee interest acquired under this article shall be deposited into the subaccount.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79040.

79040. Any acquisition pursuant to this article shall be from a willing seller.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79041.

79041. Prior to acquiring an easement or other interest in land pursuant to this article, the project shall include a plan to minimize the impact on adjacent landowners. The plan shall include, but not be limited to, an evaluation of the impact on floodwaters, the structural integrity of affected levees, diversion facilities, customary agricultural husbandry practices, and timber extraction operations, and an evaluation with regard to the maintenance required of any facilities that are proposed to be constructed or altered.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79042.

79042. Prior to acquiring an easement or other interest in land pursuant to this article, a public hearing in the local community shall be held. Notification shall be given to the county board of supervisors of the affected county, adjacent landowners, affected water districts, local municipalities, and other interested parties, as determined by the department.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79043.

79043. Money in the subaccount may be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to repair breaches in the flood control system developed pursuant to this article or caused by the development of an easement program financed through this section and to repair water diversion facilities or flood control facilities damaged by a project developed pursuant to this section or financed pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79044.

79044. (a) (1) In expending grant money pursuant to this article to acquire an interest in any particular parcel of land, a local public agency or nonprofit organization may use the money to establish a trust fund in the amount of not more than 20 percent of the amount of money paid for the acquisition. Interest from the trust fund shall be used only to maintain the lands that are acquired pursuant to this chapter.
(2) A local public agency or nonprofit organization that acquires land with money from the subaccount and transfers the land to another public agency or nonprofit organization shall also transfer the ownership of the trust fund that was established to maintain that land.
(b) If the local public agency or nonprofit organization does not establish a trust fund pursuant to subdivision (a), it shall certify to the department that it can maintain the land to be acquired from funds otherwise available to the agency or organization.
(c) This section does not apply to state agencies.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79044.5.

79044.5. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to address the problem of soaring federal flood insurance rates by assisting local governments to meet technical requirements for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program and the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79036, the sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, as follows:
(1) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to educate and provide technical assistance to cities and counties regarding the National Flood Insurance Program and the enrollment process.
(2) Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to educate and provide technical assistance to cities and counties currently enrolled in the National Flood Insurance Program with regard to the National Flood Insurance Program’s Community Rating System and the implementation of activities creditable under that system.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79044.6.

79044.6. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, shall be allocated by the department to the City of Santee for the purposes of flood protection for streets and highways.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1078, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2001. Note: This section was added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, and approved in Prop. 13 on March 7, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79044.7.

79044.7. Not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 2.5 - Flood Protection Corridor Program › Section 79044.9.

79044.9. The department may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 79045.

79045. (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. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 79046.

79046. The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article pursuant to Section 12986.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 79047.

79047. 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) Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) 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) Fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) 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.
(c) Any funds that are made available under subdivision (a) may be used to reimburse local agencies for the state’s share of costs for eligible projects completed on or after July 1, 1998.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 79048.

79048. 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. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 79049.

79049. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 79047, not more than 5 percent may be expended by the department to repair levee road pavement if the damage is attributable to flood control maintenance.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 79050.

79050. 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. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 79051.

79051. For the purposes of this article, a levee project includes levee improvements and related habitat improvements undertaken in the delta at a location other than the location of that levee improvement.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Delta Levee Rehabilitation Program › Section 79052.

79052. Following the date on which a program for the bay-delta is adopted by CALFED, the remaining funds in the subaccount shall be used for levee rehabilitation improvement projects that, to the greatest extent possible, are consistent with the program adopted by CALFED.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 4 - Flood Control Subventions Program › Section 79055.

79055. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Flood Control Subventions Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Flood Control Subventions Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 4 - Flood Control Subventions Program › Section 79056.

79056. The sum of forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the subaccount.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 4 - Flood Control Subventions Program › Section 79057.

79057. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department to pay for the state’s share of the nonfederal costs of flood control and flood prevention projects adopted and authorized as of January 1, 1999, under The State Water Resources Law of 1945 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12639) of Part 6 of Division 6), The Flood Control Law of 1946 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12800) of Part 6 of Division 6), and The California Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12850) of Part 6 of Division 6), including the credits and loans to local agencies pursuant to Sections 12585.3 and 12585.4, subdivision (d) of Section 12585.5, and Sections 12866.3 and 12866.4, and to implement Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 12840) of Part 6 of Division 6.
(b) The money in the subaccount shall be allocated only to projects in the Counties of Contra Costa, Fresno, Kern, Los Angeles, Marin, Napa, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Clara, Sonoma, and Ventura.
(c) It is the intent of the Legislature that the state’s share of the nonfederal costs of projects for flood control and flood prevention adopted and authorized after January 1, 2001, shall not exceed that portion of the nonfederal costs authorized pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) of Part 6 or any amendments thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 5 - Urban Stream Restoration Program › Section 79060.

79060. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Urban Stream Restoration Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Urban Stream Restoration Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 5 - Urban Stream Restoration Program › Section 79061.

79061. 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.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 5 - Urban Stream Restoration Program › Section 79062.

79062. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for both of the following:
(a) Grants to local agencies and nonprofit organizations for effective, low-cost flood control projects pursuant to Section 7048.
(b) Grants to local community conservation corps and other nonprofit corporations for local stream clearance, flood mitigation, and cleanup activities.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 5 - Urban Stream Restoration Program › Section 79062.5.

79062.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulations set forth in Chapter 2.4 (commencing with Section 451.1) of Division 2 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulations that are in effect on March 8, 2000, may be used to carry out this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 6 - Capital Area Flood Protection Program › Section 79065.

79065. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) Since Sacramento, the state capital, was founded over 150 years ago, it has suffered from flood disasters because of inadequate flood protection. Each year, the State Capitol and more than 1,300 other government-owned buildings and infrastructure of the capital region are at risk because of their location in the worst protected urban area in the country.
(b) The State of California’s investment of money and other resources in the state’s seat of government is important to preserve and protect.
(c) It is in the best interest of this state to invest in a cost-shared program to protect life and property in the state capital from flooding, thus resulting in opportunities for sustainable economic development and continued protection of the state’s natural resources.
(d) The Congress and the President of the United States have recognized the national importance of increasing the level of the state capital’s flood protection by authorizing projects in the Water Resources Development Act of 1999.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 6 - Capital Area Flood Protection Program › Section 79065.2.

79065.2. (a) There is hereby created in the account the State Capital Protection Subaccount.
(b) For purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the State Capital Protection Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 6 - Capital Area Flood Protection Program › Section 79065.4.

79065.4. The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 6 - Capital Area Flood Protection Program › Section 79065.6.

79065.6. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, may be used by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to pay the state’s share of the costs of flood management projects authorized by the United States to improve the level of flood protection in the state capital region.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 6 - Capital Area Flood Protection Program › Section 79065.8.

79065.8. No money deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 7 - San Lorenzo River Flood Control Program › Section 79067.

79067. (a)There is hereby created in the account the San Lorenzo River Flood Control Subaccount.
(b) For purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the San Lorenzo River Flood Control Subaccount created by subdivision (a).
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 7 - San Lorenzo River Flood Control Program › Section 79067.2.

79067.2. The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 7 - San Lorenzo River Flood Control Program › Section 79067.4.

79067.4. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, shall be allocated by the department to the City of Santa Cruz to pay for the state’s share of the costs of flood management projects authorized by the United States to improve the level of flood protection in the Santa Cruz region.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 8 - Yuba Feather Flood Protection Program › Section 79068.

79068. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this article.
(a) “Nonstructural improvements” are projects that are intended to reduce or eliminate susceptibility to flooding by preserving or increasing the flood-carrying capacity of floodways, and include such measures as levees, setback levees, floodproofing structures, and zoning, designating, or acquiring flood prone areas.
(b) “Structural improvements” are projects that are intended to modify flood patterns and rely primarily on constructed components, and include such measures as levees, floodwalls, and improved channels.
(c) “Subaccount” means the Yuba Feather Flood Protection Subaccount created by Section 79068.2.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 8 - Yuba Feather Flood Protection Program › Section 79068.2.

79068.2. There is hereby created in the account the Yuba Feather Flood Protection Subaccount.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 8 - Yuba Feather Flood Protection Program › Section 79068.4.

79068.4. The sum of ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)