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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 2 - EARLY ACTIONS › Section 85087.

85087. The board, by December 31, 2010, shall submit to the Legislature a prioritized schedule and estimate of costs to complete instream flow studies for the Delta and for high priority rivers and streams in the Delta watershed, not otherwise covered by Section 85086, by 2012, and for all major rivers and streams outside the Sacramento River watershed by 2018. In developing this schedule, the board shall consult with the Department of Fish and Game as to the timing of its submission of recommendations for instream flow needs.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 2 - EARLY ACTIONS › Section 85088.

85088. Until the board issues an order approving a change in the point of diversion of the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project from the southern Delta to a point on the Sacramento River as specified in subdivision (c) of Section 85086, the department shall not commence construction of any diversion, conveyance, or other facility necessary to divert and convey water pursuant to the change in point of diversion.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 2 - EARLY ACTIONS › Section 85089.

85089. Construction of a new Delta conveyance facility shall not be initiated until the persons or entities that contract to receive water from the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project or a joint powers authority representing those entities have made arrangements or entered into contracts to pay for both of the following:
(a) The costs of the environmental review, planning, design, construction, and mitigation, including mitigation required pursuant to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000 of the Public Resources Code), required for the construction, operation, and maintenance of any new Delta water conveyance facility.
(b) Full mitigation of property tax or assessments levied by local governments or special districts for land used in the construction, location, mitigation, or operation of new Delta conveyance facilities.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 1 - Delta Stewardship Council › Section 85200.

85200. (a) The Delta Stewardship Council is hereby established as an independent agency of the state.
(b) The council shall consist of seven voting members, of which four members shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, one member shall be appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules, one member shall be appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, and one member shall be the Chairperson of the Delta Protection Commission. Initial appointments to the council shall be made by July 1, 2010.
(c) (1) (A) The initial terms of two of the four members appointed by the Governor shall be four years.
(B) The initial terms of two of the four members appointed by the Governor shall be six years.
(C) The initial terms of the members appointed by the Senate Committee on Rules and the Speaker of the Assembly shall be four years.
(D) Upon the expiration of each term described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C), the term of each succeeding member shall be four years.
(2) The Chairperson of the Delta Protection Commission shall serve as a member of the council for the period during which he or she holds the position as commission chairperson.
(d) Any vacancy shall be filled by the appointing authority within 60 days. If the term of a council member expires, and no successor is appointed within the allotted timeframe, the existing member may serve up to 180 days beyond the expiration of his or her term.
(e) The council members shall select a chairperson from among the members, who shall serve for not more than four years in that capacity.
(f) The council shall meet once a month in a public forum. At least two meetings each year shall take place at a location within the Delta.
(g) This section becomes operative on January 1, 2019.
(Repealed (in Sec. 97) and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 26, Sec. 98. (SB 92) Effective June 27, 2017. Section operative January 1, 2019, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 1 - Delta Stewardship Council › Section 85201.

85201. (a) The chairperson shall serve full time. Other members shall serve one-third time. The council may select a vice chairperson and other officers determined to be necessary.
(b) Each member of the council shall receive the salary provided for in Section 11564 of the Government Code.
(c) The members of the council shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of official duties.
(d) The council shall appoint an executive officer who shall serve full time at the pleasure of the council.
(e) The executive officer shall hire employees necessary to carry out council functions.
(f) The number of employees and qualifications of those employees shall be determined by the council, subject to the availability of funds.
(g) The salary of each employee of the council shall be determined by the State Personnel Board, and shall reflect the duties and responsibilities of the position.
(h) All persons employed by the council are state employees, subject to the duties, responsibilities, limitations, and benefits of the state.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 1 - Delta Stewardship Council › Section 85202.

85202. Council members shall possess diverse expertise and reflect a statewide perspective.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 1 - Delta Stewardship Council › Section 85203.

85203. The headquarters of the council shall be located in Sacramento.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 1 - Delta Stewardship Council › Section 85204.

85204. The council shall establish and oversee a committee of agencies responsible for implementing the Delta Plan. Each agency shall coordinate its actions pursuant to the Delta Plan with the council and the other relevant agencies.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council › Section 85210.

85210. The council has all of the following powers:
(a) To sue or be sued.
(b) To enter into contracts.
(c) To employ the services of public, nonprofit, and private entities.
(d) To delegate administrative functions to council staff.
(e) To employ its own legal staff or contract with other state or federal agencies for legal services, or both. The council may employ special legal counsel with the approval of the Attorney General.
(f) To receive funds, including funds from private and local governmental sources, contributions from public and private sources, as well as state and federal appropriations.
(g) To disburse funds through grants, public assistance, loans, and contracts.
(h) To request reports from state, federal, and local governmental agencies on issues related to the implementation of the Delta Plan.
(i) To adopt regulations or guidelines as needed to carry out the powers and duties identified in this division.
(j) To comment on state agency environmental impact reports for projects outside the Delta that the council determines will have a significant impact on the Delta.
(k) To hold hearings in all parts of the state necessary to carry out the powers vested in it, and for those purposes has the powers conferred upon the heads of state departments pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 11180) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code. Any hearing by the council may be conducted by any member of the council, or other designee, upon authorization of the council, and he or she shall have the powers granted to the council by this section, provided that any final action of the council shall be taken by a majority of the membership of the council at a meeting duly called and held.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council › Section 85210.5.

85210.5. A majority of the voting members of the council shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of the council. A majority vote of the voting membership shall be required to take action with respect to any matter unless otherwise specified in this division. The vote of each member shall be individually recorded.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council › Section 85211.

85211. The Delta Plan shall include performance measurements that will enable the council to track progress in meeting the objectives of the Delta Plan. The performance measurements shall include, but need not be limited to, quantitative or otherwise measurable assessments of the status and trends in all of the following:
(a) The health of the Delta’s estuary and wetland ecosystem for supporting viable populations of aquatic and terrestrial species, habitats, and processes, including viable populations of Delta fisheries and other aquatic organisms.
(b) The reliability of California water supply imported from the Sacramento River or the San Joaquin River watershed.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council › Section 85212.

85212. The council shall review and provide timely advice to local and regional planning agencies regarding the consistency of local and regional planning documents, including sustainable communities strategies and alternative planning strategies prepared pursuant to Section 65080 of the Government Code, with the Delta Plan. The council’s input shall include, but not be limited to, reviewing the consistency of local and regional planning documents with the ecosystem restoration needs of the Delta and reviewing whether the lands set aside for natural resource protection are sufficient to meet the Delta’s ecosystem needs. A metropolitan planning organization preparing a regional transportation plan under Section 65080 of the Government Code that includes land within the primary or secondary zones of the Delta shall consult with the council early in the planning process regarding the issues and policy choices relating to the council’s advice. No later than 60 days prior to the adoption of a final regional transportation plan, the metropolitan planning organization shall provide the council with a draft sustainable communities strategy and an alternative planning strategy, if any. Concurrently, the metropolitan planning organization shall provide notice of its submission to the council in the same manner in which agencies file a certificate of consistency pursuant to Section 85225. If the council concludes that the draft sustainable communities strategy or alternative planning strategy is inconsistent with the Delta Plan, the council shall provide written notice of the claimed inconsistency to the metropolitan planning organization no later than 30 days prior to the adoption of the final regional transportation plan. If the council provides timely notice of a claimed inconsistency, the metropolitan planning organization’s adoption of the final regional transportation plan shall include a detailed response to the council’s notice.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council › Section 85213.

85213. (a) The council may contract for consultant services and architectural and engineering services to assist the council with all of the following functions:
(1) Preparation of the Delta Plan and associated environmental review.
(2) Performance of the council’s responsibilities, or the responsibilities of the Delta Independent Science Board, with respect to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.
(3) Determination of the consistency of state and local public agency actions with the Delta Plan.
(4) Performance of scientific review to inform water and environmental decisionmaking in the Delta.
(b) The council shall contract for the services of the members of the Delta Independent Science Board established pursuant to Section 85280, at an hourly rate of one hundred fifty dollars ($150). The council shall increase the hourly rate annually based on inflation and cost of living adjustments.
(c) (1) Contracts entered into pursuant to this section for consultant services shall be exempt from Article 4 (commencing with Section 19130) of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, and any rules or regulations adopted pursuant to those laws. Contracts entered into pursuant to subdivision (a) for architectural and engineering services shall be entered into pursuant to Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code, but are exempt from the requirement in Section 4526 of the Government Code to adopt regulations prior to contracting.
(2) The council shall not enter into a contract pursuant to subdivision (a) for consultant services unless at least three bids or proposals to do the work have been evaluated by a competitive process.
(3) The council shall establish procedures for contracting for services pursuant to this section, consistent with paragraphs (1) and (2). The procedures shall be exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 650, Sec. 1. (SB 821) Effective October 7, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 2 - Mission, Duties, and Responsibilities of the Council › Section 85214.

85214. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to avoid any actual or apparent conflict of interest with respect to contracts entered into by the council for work relating to the Delta Plan and the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.
(b) Therefore, it is the intent of the Legislature that any contract entered into by the council for purposes of developing the Delta Plan should include provisions ensuring the independence of the contractor’s work on the Delta Plan with respect to any work that the contractor may do, or may have completed, related to the Bay Delta Conservation Plan.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 718, Sec. 25. (SB 855) Effective October 19, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions › Section 85225.

85225. A state or local public agency that proposes to undertake a covered action, prior to initiating the implementation of that covered action, shall prepare a written certification of consistency with detailed findings as to whether the covered action is consistent with the Delta Plan and shall submit that certification to the council.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions › Section 85225.5.

85225.5. To assist state and local public agencies in preparing the required certification, the council shall develop procedures for early consultation with the council on the proposed covered action.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions › Section 85225.10.

85225.10. (a) Any person who claims that a proposed covered action is inconsistent with the Delta Plan and, as a result of that inconsistency, the action will have a significant adverse impact on the achievement of one or both of the coequal goals or implementation of government-sponsored flood control programs to reduce risks to people and property in the Delta, may file an appeal with regard to a certification of consistency submitted to the council.
(b) The appeal shall clearly and specifically set forth the basis for the claim, including specific factual allegations, that the covered action is inconsistent with the Delta Plan. The council may request from the appellant additional information necessary to clarify, amplify, correct, or otherwise supplement the information submitted with the appeal, within a reasonable period.
(c) The council, or by delegation the executive officer, may dismiss the appeal for failure of the appellant to provide information requested by the council within the period provided, if the information requested is in the possession or under the control of the appellant.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions › Section 85225.15.

85225.15. The appeal shall be filed no later than 30 days after the submission of the certification of consistency. If no person appeals the certification of consistency, the state or local public agency may proceed to implement the covered action.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions › Section 85225.20.

85225.20. The appeal shall be heard by the council within 60 days of the date of the filing of the appeal, unless the council, or by delegation the executive officer, determines that the issue raised on appeal is not within the council’s jurisdiction or does not raise an appealable issue. The council shall make its decision on the appeal within 60 days of hearing the appeal.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions › Section 85225.25.

85225.25. After a hearing on an appealed action, the council shall make specific written findings either denying the appeal or remanding the matter to the state or local public agency for reconsideration of the covered action based on the finding that the certification of consistency is not supported by substantial evidence in the record before the state or local public agency that filed the certification. Upon remand, the state or local agency may determine whether to proceed with the covered action. If the agency decides to proceed with the action or with the action as modified to respond to the findings of the council, the agency shall, prior to proceeding with the action, file a revised certification of consistency that addresses each of the findings made by the council and file that revised certification with the council.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 3 - Consistency of State and Local Public Agency Actions › Section 85225.30.

85225.30. The council shall adopt administrative procedures governing appeals, which shall be exempt from Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 3 - DELTA GOVERNANCE › CHAPTER 4 - Delta Watermaster › Section 85230.

85230. (a) The board, in consultation with the council, shall appoint, for a term of four years, a special master for the Delta, whose title shall be “the Delta Watermaster.”
(b) The board shall adopt internal procedures delegating authority to the Delta Watermaster. The Delta Watermaster shall exercise the board’s authority to provide timely monitoring and enforcement of board orders and license and permit terms and conditions. The Delta Watermaster’s delegated authority shall include authority to require monitoring and reporting, authority for approvals delegated to an officer or employee of the board by the terms of a water right permit or license, authority to approve temporary urgency changes pursuant to Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 1435) of Part 2 of Division 2, and authority to issue a notice of a proposed cease and desist order or administrative civil liability complaint. The Delta Watermaster’s authority shall be limited to diversions in the Delta, and for the monitoring and enforcement of the board’s orders and license and permit terms and conditions that apply to conditions in the Delta.
(c) The internal procedures adopted by the board shall provide for due process in adjudicative proceedings, and may establish procedures for the issuance of a stay of any order or decision of the Delta Watermaster for which a petition for reconsideration is filed or reconsideration is ordered under Section 1122. The board may provide any additional duties or needs of the Delta Watermaster that the board deems necessary for effective day-to-day enforcement of its decisions.
(d) The Delta Watermaster shall submit regular reports to the board and the council including, but not limited to, reports on water rights administration, water quality issues, and conveyance operations.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 296, Sec. 317. (AB 1023) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85300.

85300. (a) On or before January 1, 2012, the council shall develop, adopt, and commence implementation of the Delta Plan pursuant to this part that furthers the coequal goals. The Delta Plan shall include subgoals and strategies to assist in guiding state and local agency actions related to the Delta. In developing the Delta Plan, the council shall consider each of the strategies and actions set forth in the Strategic Plan and may include any of those strategies or actions in the Delta Plan. The Delta Plan may also identify specific actions that state or local agencies may take to implement the subgoals and strategies.
(b) In developing the Delta Plan, the council shall consult with federal, state, and local agencies with responsibilities in the Delta. All state agencies with responsibilities in the Delta shall cooperate with the council in developing the Delta Plan, upon request of the council.
(c) The council shall review the Delta Plan at least once every five years and may revise it as the council deems appropriate. The council may request any state agency with responsibilities in the Delta to make recommendations with respect to revision of the Delta Plan.
(d) (1) The council shall develop the Delta Plan consistent with all of the following:
(A) The federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1451 et seq.), or an equivalent compliance mechanism.
(B) Section 8 of the federal Reclamation Act of 1902.
(C) The federal Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1251 et seq.).
(2) If the council adopts a Delta Plan pursuant to the federal Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. Sec. 1451 et seq.), the council shall submit the Delta Plan for approval to the United States Secretary of Commerce pursuant to that act, or to any other federal official assigned responsibility for the Delta pursuant to a federal statute enacted after January 1, 2010.
(e) The council shall report to the Legislature no later than March 31, 2012, as to its adoption of the Delta Plan.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85301.

85301. (a) The commission shall develop, for consideration and incorporation into the Delta Plan by the council, a proposal to protect, enhance, and sustain the unique cultural, historical, recreational, agricultural, and economic values of the Delta as an evolving place, in a manner consistent with the coequal goals. For the purpose of carrying out this subdivision, the commission may include in the proposal the relevant strategies described in the Strategic Plan.
(b) (1) The commission shall include in the proposal a plan to establish state and federal designation of the Delta as a place of special significance, which may include application for a federal designation of the Delta as a National Heritage Area.
(2) The commission shall include in the proposal a regional economic plan to support increased investment in agriculture, recreation, tourism, and other resilient land uses in the Delta. The regional economic plan shall include detailed recommendations for the administration of the Delta Investment Fund created by Section 29778.5 of the Public Resources Code.
(c) For the purposes of assisting the commission in its preparation of the proposal, both of the following actions shall be undertaken:
(1) The Department of Parks and Recreation shall prepare a proposal, for submission to the commission, to expand within the Delta the network of state recreation areas, combining existing and newly designated areas. The proposal may incorporate appropriate aspects of any existing plans, including the Central Valley Vision Implementation Plan adopted by the Department of Parks and Recreation.
(2) The Department of Food and Agriculture shall prepare a proposal, for submission to the commission, to establish market incentives and infrastructure to protect and enhance the economic and public values of Delta agriculture.
(d) The commission shall submit the proposal developed pursuant to subdivision (a) to the council. The council shall consider the proposal and may include any portion of the proposal in the Delta Plan if the council, in its discretion, determines that the portion of the proposal is feasible and consistent with the objectives of the Delta Plan and the purposes of this division.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85302.

85302. (a) The implementation of the Delta Plan shall further the restoration of the Delta ecosystem and a reliable water supply.
(b) The geographic scope of the ecosystem restoration projects and programs identified in the Delta Plan shall be the Delta, except that the Delta Plan may include recommended ecosystem projects outside the Delta that will contribute to achievement of the coequal goals.
(c) The Delta Plan shall include measures that promote all of the following characteristics of a healthy Delta ecosystem:
(1) Viable populations of native resident and migratory species.
(2) Functional corridors for migratory species.
(3) Diverse and biologically appropriate habitats and ecosystem processes.
(4) Reduced threats and stresses on the Delta ecosystem.
(5) Conditions conducive to meeting or exceeding the goals in existing species recovery plans and state and federal goals with respect to doubling salmon populations.
(d) The Delta Plan shall include measures to promote a more reliable water supply that address all of the following:
(1) Meeting the needs for reasonable and beneficial uses of water.
(2) Sustaining the economic vitality of the state.
(3) Improving water quality to protect human health and the environment.
(e) The following subgoals and strategies for restoring a healthy ecosystem shall be included in the Delta Plan:
(1) Restore large areas of interconnected habitats within the Delta and its watershed by 2100.
(2) Establish migratory corridors for fish, birds, and other animals along selected Delta river channels.
(3) Promote self-sustaining, diverse populations of native and valued species by reducing the risk of take and harm from invasive species.
(4) Restore Delta flows and channels to support a healthy estuary and other ecosystems.
(5) Improve water quality to meet drinking water, agriculture, and ecosystem long-term goals.
(6) Restore habitat necessary to avoid a net loss of migratory bird habitat and, where feasible, increase migratory bird habitat to promote viable populations of migratory birds.
(f) The council shall consider, for incorporation into the Delta Plan, actions designed to implement the subgoals and strategies described in subdivision (e).
(g) In carrying out this section, the council shall make use of the best available science.
(h) The Delta Plan shall include recommendations regarding state agency management of lands in the Delta.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85303.

85303. The Delta Plan shall promote statewide water conservation, water use efficiency, and sustainable use of water.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85304.

85304. The Delta Plan shall promote options for new and improved infrastructure relating to the water conveyance in the Delta, storage systems, and for the operation of both to achieve the coequal goals.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85305.

85305. (a) The Delta Plan shall attempt to reduce risks to people, property, and state interests in the Delta by promoting effective emergency preparedness, appropriate land uses, and strategic levee investments.
(b) The council may incorporate into the Delta Plan the emergency preparedness and response strategies for the Delta developed by the California Emergency Management Agency pursuant to Section 12994.5.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85306.

85306. The council, in consultation with the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, shall recommend in the Delta Plan priorities for state investments in levee operation, maintenance, and improvements in the Delta, including both levees that are a part of the State Plan of Flood Control and nonproject levees.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85307.

85307. (a) The Delta Plan may identify actions to be taken outside of the Delta, if those actions are determined to significantly reduce flood risks in the Delta.
(b) The Delta Plan may include local plans of flood protection.
(c) The council, in consultation with the Department of Transportation, may address in the Delta Plan the effects of climate change and sea level rise on the three state highways that cross the Delta.
(d) The council, in consultation with the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission and the Public Utilities Commission, may incorporate into the Delta Plan additional actions to address the needs of Delta energy development, energy storage, and energy distribution.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85308.

85308. The Delta Plan shall meet all of the following requirements:
(a) Be based on the best available scientific information and the independent science advice provided by the Delta Independent Science Board.
(b) Include quantified or otherwise measurable targets associated with achieving the objectives of the Delta Plan.
(c) Where appropriate, utilize monitoring, data collection, and analysis of actions sufficient to determine progress toward meeting the quantified targets.
(d) Describe the methods by which the council shall measure progress toward achieving the coequal goals.
(e) Where appropriate, recommend integration of scientific and monitoring results into ongoing Delta water management.
(f) Include a science-based, transparent, and formal adaptive management strategy for ongoing ecosystem restoration and water management decisions.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 1 - The Delta Plan › Section 85309.

85309. The department, in consultation with the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, shall prepare a proposal to coordinate flood and water supply operations of the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley Project, and submit the proposal to the council for consideration for incorporation into the Delta Plan. In drafting the proposal, the department shall consider all related actions set forth in the Strategic Plan.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 2 - Bay Delta Conservation Plan › Section 85321.

85321. The BDCP shall include a transparent, real-time operational decisionmaking process in which fishery agencies ensure that applicable biological performance measures are achieved in a timely manner with respect to water system operations.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 2 - Bay Delta Conservation Plan › Section 85322.

85322. This chapter does not amend, or create any additional legal obligation or cause of action under, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 2800) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code or Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 35 - SACRAMENTO-SAN JOAQUIN DELTA REFORM ACT OF 2009 › PART 4 - COMPREHENSIVE DELTA PLANNING › CHAPTER 3 - Other Plans for the Delta › Section 85350.

85350. The council may incorporate other completed plans related to the Delta into the Delta Plan to the extent that the other plans promote the coequal goals.
(Added by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 5, Sec. 39. (SB 1 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 7.

7. Whenever, by the provisions of this code, a power is granted to a public officer or a duty imposed upon such an officer, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by a deputy of the officer or by a person authorized pursuant to law by the officer, unless it is expressly otherwise provided.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 369.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17.

17. “Signature” or “subscription” includes mark when the signer or subscriber can not write, such signer’s or subscriber’s name being written near the mark by a witness who writes his own name near the signer’s or subscriber’s name; but a signature or subscription by mark can be acknowledged or can serve as a signature or subscription to a sworn statement only when two witnesses so sign their own names thereto.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 369.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 17.1.

17.1. Unless otherwise provided under the provisions of this code, to the extent not in conflict with federal law, the residence of a minor person, or a nonminor dependent, as described in subdivision (v) of Section 11400, shall be determined by the following rules:
(a) The residence of the parent with whom a child maintains his or her place of abode or the residence of any individual who has been appointed legal guardian or the individual who has been given the care or custody by a court of competent jurisdiction, determines the residence of the child.
(b) Wherever in this section it is provided that the residence of a child is determined by the residence of the person who has custody, “custody” means the legal right to custody of the child unless that right is held jointly by two or more persons, in which case “custody” means the physical custody of the child by one of the persons sharing the right to custody.
(c) The residence of a foundling shall be deemed to be that of the county in which the child is found.
(d) If the residence of the child is not determined under subdivision (a), (b), (c), or (e), the county in which the child is living shall be deemed the county of residence, if and when the child has had a physical presence in the county for one year.
(e) If the child has been declared permanently free from the custody and control of his or her parents, his or her residence is the county in which the court issuing the order is situated.
(f) If a nonminor dependent under the dependency jurisdiction or transition jurisdiction of the juvenile court is placed in a planned permanent living arrangement, as described in subdivision (i) of Section 366.3, the county in which the nonminor dependent is living may be deemed the county of residence, if and when the nonminor dependent has had a continuous physical presence in the county for one year as a nonminor dependent and the nonminor dependent expressed his or her intent to remain in that county.
(g) If a nonminor dependent’s dependency jurisdiction has been resumed, or transition jurisdiction assumed or resumed by the juvenile court that retained general jurisdiction pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 303, as a result of the filing of a petition pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 388, following the granting of the petition, the county in which the nonminor dependent is living at the time the petition was filed may be deemed the county of residence, if and when the nonminor dependent establishes that he or she has had a continuous physical presence in the county for one year and has expressed his or her intent to remain in that county. The period of continuous physical presence in the county shall include any period of continuous residence in the county immediately prior to the filing of the petition.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 846, Sec. 7. (AB 1712) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.

19. It is the purpose of this code, in establishing programs and services which are designed to provide protection, support or care of children, to provide protective services to the fullest extent deemed necessary by the juvenile court, probation department or other public agencies designated by the board of supervisors to perform the duties prescribed by this code to insure that the rights or physical, mental or moral welfare of children are not violated or threatened by their present circumstances or environment. Such essential services may be provided irrespective of whether the child or the family of the child is otherwise known to the responsible local agency.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 90.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 19.1.

19.1. The purpose of the public social services for which state grants-in-aid are made to counties are:
(a) To provide on behalf of the general public, and within the limits of public resources, reasonable support and maintenance for needy and dependent families and persons.
(b) To provide timely and appropriate services to assist individuals develop or use whatever capacity they can maintain or achieve for self-care or self-support.
(c) To provide protective services to handicapped or deprived persons subject to social or legal disability, and to children and others subject to exploitation jeopardizing their present or future health, opportunity for normal development or capacity for independence.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 363.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 21.

21. (a) Whenever any reference is made in any provision of this code to the “State Department of Benefit Payments” or the “Department of Benefit Payments” with respect to aid, it means the State Department of Social Services.
Whenever any reference is made to the “State Department of Benefit Payments” or “Department of Benefit Payments” with respect to mental disorders, it means the State Department of Health Care Services. Whenever reference is made to the “State Department of Benefit Payments” or “Department of Benefit Payments” with respect to developmental disabilities, it means the State Department of Developmental Services.
(b) Whenever any reference is made in any provision of this code to the “State Department of Health” or the “Department of Health” with respect to health services, medical assistance, or benefits, it means the State Department of Health Care Services or the State Department of Public Health, as applicable.
Whenever any reference is made to the “State Department of Health” or the “Department of Health” with respect to mental disorders, it means the State Department of Health Care Services. Whenever any reference is made to the “State Department of Health” or “Department of Health” in respect to developmental disabilities, it means the State Department of Developmental Services.
(c) Whenever any reference is made in any provision of this code to the “Director of Benefit Payments” with respect to aid, it means the Director of Social Services.
Whenever any reference is made to the “Director of Benefit Payments” with respect to mental disorders, it means the Director of Health Care Services. Whenever any reference is made to the “Director of Benefit Payments” with respect to developmental disabilities, it means the Director of Developmental Services.
(d) Whenever any reference is made in any provision of this code to the “State Director of Health” or “Director of Health” with respect to health services, medical assistance, or benefits, it means the Director of Health Care Services.
Whenever any reference is made to the “State Director of Health” or “Director of Health” with respect to mental disorders, it means the Director of Health Care Services. Whenever any reference is made to the “State Director of Health” or “Director of Health” with reference to developmental disabilities, it means the Director of Developmental Services.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 39. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 22.

22. Whenever in any provision of law there is a reference to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1400) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code, if it applies to a health facility, it shall be deemed to mean Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 1250) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code or if it applies to a community care facility, it shall be deemed to mean Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 504.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 23.

23. Whenever in any provision of law there is a reference to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 7000) of Division 7 of the Welfare and Institutions Code relating to community care facilities as defined by Section 1502 of the Health and Safety Code or Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 16000) of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code or to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 16200) of Part 4 of Division 9 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, it shall be deemed to mean Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 1500) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 380.)
2023 California Code › Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC › GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 24.

24. The provisions of Chapter 1129 of the Statutes of 1975 amending Sections 17.1, 739, 883, 1050, 1711, 1760.4, 10000, 10617, 11250.5, 11307, 11310, 11325, 17102 and 18907 shall be operational to the extent they are not in conflict with federal law.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 504.)