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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 79068.6.

79068.6. Seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department or Reclamation Board, shall be used by the department or Reclamation Board to fund one or more of the following flood protection projects to be implemented by a local public entity that has legal authority and jurisdiction to implement a flood control program along the Yuba and Feather Rivers and their tributaries:
(a) The construction or improvements of weirs, bypasses, and channels.
(b) The construction of levees or improving publicly maintained levees, including, but not limited to, setback levees, training walls, floodwalls, and streambank protection projects, which provide flood protection or flood damage reduction.
(c) The modification or reoperation of existing dams and waterworks, including spillways or other capital outlay facilities, for the purpose of increased efficiency in managing flood waters.
(d) The installation of tailwater suppression systems, detention basins, relief wells, test wells, flood warning systems, and telemetry devices.
(e) The relocation or floodproofing of structures within floodplains, which meet or exceed a community’s floodplain regulations, pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Program.
(f) Implementation of watershed projects, which provide flood protection or flood damage reduction.
(g) The construction of, or improvement to, a state or interstate highway, county road, or a levee road, that is designated a flood emergency evacuation route, or that provides access to a levee for emergency vehicles, flood fights, or levee repair and maintenance, or a project that protects such a road or highway.
(h) The purchase of lands, easements, and rights-of-way.
(i) Capital costs of environmental mitigation.
(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 79068.8.

79068.8. No expenditures of state funds may be made under this article until the department or the Reclamation Board determines that all of the following requirements have been met:
(a) There is a final environmental document prepared pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (commencing with Section 21000 of the Public Resources Code).
(b) The project is in compliance with the California Endangered Species Act (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 2050) of Division 3 of the Fish and Game Code), as demonstrated by documentation such as comments received from the Department of Fish and Game, a permit obtained from the Department of Fish and Game or other appropriate evidence.
(c) The local project proponent agrees to pay at least that portion of the nonfederal capital costs of the project required by Section 12585.5.
(d) The local project proponent agrees to operate and maintain the completed project.
(e) The local project proponent enters into an agreement indemnifying and holding the state, its agencies, officers and employees free and harmless from any and all liability arising out of the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the project.
(f) The project is recommended for implementation by the department or the Reclamation 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 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 8 - Yuba Feather Flood Protection Program › Section 79068.10.

79068.10. All of the following factors shall be considered by the department and the Reclamation Board for prioritizing projects:
(a) Potential loss of life from flooding.
(b) Increased flood protection or flood damage reduction for areas that have the greatest flood risk or have experienced repetitive flood loss.
(c) The local community is a small community with financial hardship.
(d) Projects that provide multiple benefits.
(e) Projects that are implemented in accordance with the Sacramento/San Joaquin River Basins Comprehensive Study.
(f) Projects that are implemented pursuant to the completion of feasibility studies conducted by the United States Army Corps of Engineers or local agencies.
(g) Projects along the Yuba and Feather Rivers and their tributaries.
(h) Projects that address regional flood problems.
(i) Projects along the Colusa Drain and its tributaries.
(j) Minimizing impacts to the environment.
(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 79068.12.

79068.12. Of the fund appropriated pursuant to Section 79068.6, two million six hundred thousand dollars ($2,600,000) in the subaccount shall be used for the local share of levee repairs and enhancements in Sutter County.
(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 79068.14.

79068.14. (a) Twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation to the Department of Fish and Game, may be used by that department, if it determines that any flood control project undertaken pursuant to this article would result in a reduction of, or damage to, fish, wildlife, or riparian habitat, to protect, improve, restore, create, or enhance fish, wildlife, and riparian habitat of a comparable type to that which was reduced or damaged.
(b) Any land acquired pursuant to this section shall be acquired from willing sellers.
(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 79068.16.

79068.16. If all of the funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79068.6 are encumbered, and any funds described in Section 79068.14 are not needed for the purposes of that section, as stated in writing by that department to the Legislature, the Legislature may appropriate the funds not needed for the purposes of Section 79068.14 for the purposes of Article 4 (commencing with Section 79055).
(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 79068.18.

79068.18. Not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the 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 8 - Yuba Feather Flood Protection Program › Section 79068.20.

79068.20. The department and the Reclamation Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1078, Sec. 4. 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 9 - Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Program › Section 79069.

79069. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The Arroyo Pasajero Watershed incurred unprecedented flooding in 1995 that resulted in a loss of lives due to a bridge failure on Interstate Highway Route 5 (I-5).
(b) Flooding in the watershed caused damage to important federal, state, and local public facilities, including the Lemoore Naval Air Station, Interstate Highway Route 5 (I-5), the California Aqueduct, and critical local roads and highways, as well as private property.
(c) It is of statewide importance to undertake projects to eliminate future flooding in the watershed in order to protect life and property and to protect the drinking water supply of southern California.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1078, Sec. 5. 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 9 - Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Program › Section 79069.2.

79069.2. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern construction of this article.
(a) “Subaccount” means the Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Subaccount created pursuant to Section 79069.4.
(b) “Watershed” means the Arroyo Pasajero 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 5 - Flood Protection Program › ARTICLE 9 - Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Program › Section 79069.4.

79069.4. There is hereby created in the account the Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Subaccount. The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) 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 9 - Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Program › Section 79069.6.

79069.6. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, shall be used by the department for projects that improve flood protection for State Highway Route 269 in the area north of the City of Huron or improve flood control for the California Aqueduct in the area of the Arroyo Pasajero Crossing.
(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 9 - Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Program › Section 79069.8.

79069.8. For the purposes of carrying out projects pursuant to this article, the department is encouraged to utilize the services of the California Conservation Corps or community conservation corps or both.
(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 9 - Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Program › Section 79069.10.

79069.10. 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 9 - Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Program › Section 79069.12.

79069.12. 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 1 - Watershed Protection Account › Section 79070.

79070. For the purposes of this chapter, “account” means the Watershed Protection Account created by Section 79071.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 1 - Watershed Protection Account › Section 79071.

79071. The Watershed Protection Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of four hundred sixty-eight million dollars ($468,000,000) 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79075.

79075. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Watershed Protection Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Watershed 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79076.

79076. 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.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 26 - SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT › CHAPTER 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79077.

79077. The purposes of this article are to provide funds to assist in implementing watershed plans to reduce flooding, control erosion, improve water quality, and improve aquatic and terrestrial species habitats, to restore natural systems of groundwater recharge, native vegetation, water flows, and riparian zones, to restore the beneficial uses of waters of the state in watersheds, and to provide matching funds for federal grant programs.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79078.

79078. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article:
(a) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of the state.
(b) “Local watershed group” means a group consisting of owners and managers of land within the watershed of interest, local, state, and federal government representatives, and interested persons, other than landowners, who reside or work within the watershed of interest, and may include other persons, organizations, nonprofit corporations, and businesses.
(c) “Local watershed management plan” means a document prepared by a local watershed group that sets forth a strategy to achieve an ecologically stable watershed, and that does all of the following:
(1) Defines the geographical boundaries of the watershed.
(2) Describes the natural resource conditions within the watershed.
(3) Describes measurable characteristics for water quality improvements.
(4) Describes methods for achieving and sustaining water quality improvements.
(5) Identifies any person, organization, or public agency that is responsible for implementing the methods described in paragraph (4).
(6) Provides milestones for implementing the methods described in paragraph (4).
(7) Describes a monitoring program designed to measure the effectiveness of the methods described in paragraph (4).
(d) “Municipality” has the same meaning as defined in the Clean Water Act and also includes the state or any agency, department, or political subdivision thereof, and applicants eligible for technical assistance under Section 319 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1329) or grants under Section 320 of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1330).
(e) “Nonprofit organization” means any California corporation organized under Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code.
(f) “Regional board” means a regional water quality 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79079.

79079. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board for grants to municipalities, local agencies, or nonprofit organizations in accordance with this article. The grants shall be used to develop local watershed management plans or to implement projects that are consistent with local watershed management and regional water quality control plans. The board shall ensure that activities funded by these grants will be coordinated with activities undertaken by state and federal agencies, and with other appropriate watershed efforts.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79079.5.

79079.5. The funds used for the purposes described in Section 79079 shall be allocated as follows:
(a) Sixty percent to projects in the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Bernardino, and Ventura.
(b) Forty percent to projects in counties not described in 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79081.

79081. A grant recipient shall obtain written permission from the landowners of the parcel of land upon which the project is proposed to be carried out. The written permission shall expressly consent to the actions described in the grant application.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79082.

79082. Not more than 25 percent of a grant may be awarded in advance of actual expenditures.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79083.

79083. A grant recipient shall submit to the board a report upon the completion of the project or activity funded under this article. The report shall summarize the completed project and identify additional steps necessary to achieve the purposes of the local watershed management plan. The board shall make the report available to interested federal, state, and local agencies and other interested parties.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 728, Sec. 185. (SB 71) Effective January 1, 2013. 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79084.

79084. (a) Of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79076, at least thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) shall be for grants to small communities.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “small community” means a municipality with a population of 10,000 persons or less, a rural county, or a reasonably isolated and divisible segment of a larger municipality where the population of the segment is 10,000 persons or less, with a financial hardship as determined by the board.
(c) If the board determines that any of the funds made available for grants under this section will not be encumbered for that purpose on or before January 1, 2007, the board may use these funds for other 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79085.

79085. The board shall give added consideration to projects that utilize the services of the California Conservation Corps, community conservation corps, or other local nonprofit entities employing underprivileged youths.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79085.5.

79085.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the following amounts from the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature, shall be allocated as follows:
(a) The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the board for allocation to the Pajaro River Watershed Flood Prevention Authority for a hydrologic study with regard to the Pajaro River Watershed.
(b) The sum of one million dollars ($1,000,000) to the board for allocation to the County of Sonoma to develop and implement community-based watershed management activities that will protect, restore, and enhance the environmental and economic value of the Russian River Watershed in the County of Sonoma.
(c) The sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the board for the Clover Creek Flood Protection and Environmental Enhancement Project to provide for the acquisition, restoration, and conservation of low-flow stream channel, open water, seasonal wetlands, riparian habitat, oak woodland regeneration, and grassland meadow preservation.
(d) The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) to the board to rehabilitate and improve the Clear Lake Watershed by funding one or more of the following projects or activities: Clear Lake Basin 2000 Project, aeration, wetlands restoration, fishery enhancement, and wastewater treatment, or for grants awarded by the board to local public agencies for any of these purposes. The first priority for funding under this subdivision is for a grant award to fund eligible expenses of the Basin 2000 Project.
(e) To the maximum extent feasible, the watershed restoration and flood control projects described in this subdivision shall do one or more of the following:
(1) Preserve agricultural land.
(2) Protect and enhance wildlife habitat.
(3) Protect and enhance recreational and environmental education resources.
(4) Protect lake water quality.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79086.

79086. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall terminate any grant where it is determined that the project is not providing the proposed watershed benefits.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79087.

79087. 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 2 - Watershed Protection Program › Section 79088.

79088. Where recovery plans for coho salmon, steelhead trout, or other threatened or endangered aquatic species exist, projects funded under this article shall be consistent with those plans, and to the extent feasible, shall seek to implement actions specified in those plans.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Water and Watershed Education Program › Section 79090.

79090. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Water and Watershed Education Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Water and Watershed Education 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Water and Watershed Education Program › Section 79091.

79091. The sum of eight million dollars ($8,000,000) 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Water and Watershed Education Program › Section 79092.

79092. Three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for allocation to California State University, Fresno for the purposes of establishing and furthering the purposes of the California Water Institute at that campus.
(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 606, Sec. 13. Effective October 9, 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Water and Watershed Education Program › Section 79093.

79093. Two million dollars ($2,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, shall be used by the department for the development of a Delta Science Center, including, but not limited to, all of the following components:
(a) Public educational opportunities.
(b) Wildlife and habitat enhancement.
(c) Preservation of agricultural lands.
(d) Enhanced levee protection and rehabilitation.
(e) Water quality improvements.
(f) Nonstructural flood protection.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 3 - Water and Watershed Education Program › Section 79094.

79094. Three million dollars ($3,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the University of California, may be used for the purpose of site acquisition, construction, and equipping of a Watershed Science Laboratory, for long-term monitoring and research with regard to the hydrology, geomorphology, water quality and aquatic and riparian ecology of the north delta and its tributary watersheds.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 4 - River Protection Program › Section 79100.

79100. (a) There is hereby created in the account the River Protection Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the River 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 4 - River Protection Program › Section 79101.

79101. The sum of ninety-five million dollars ($95,000,000) 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.)
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79102. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature, may be used to meet the requirements of Article 6 (commencing with Section 78682) of Chapter 6 of Division 24.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79103. At least 60 percent of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79101 shall be used for projects that are located in, or in close proximity to, major metropolitan areas.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 4 - River Protection Program › Section 79103.2.

79103.2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79101, ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall, upon appropriation to the department, be allocated to the San Joaquin River Parkway Conservancy for the purposes of the San Joaquin River Parkway.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79103.4. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79101, two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) in the subaccount shall be used by the department, upon appropriation, for the purpose of the Kern River Parkway Project between the mouth of Kern Canyon and Interstate Highway Route 5.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 4 - River Protection Program › Section 79104.

79104. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
(Added by Stats. 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 5 - Southern California Integrated Watershed Program › Section 79104.20.

79104.20. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) The Santa Ana Watershed is experiencing increased water demands due to significant population growth that has caused undue infrastructure dependence and strain on imported water supplies.
(b) Regional programs have been developed to address the problems facing the watershed. These programs have four main elements, as follows:
(1) Storage of more than one million acre-feet of water from wet years in groundwater storage basins.
(2) Conservation, including water use efficiency and reclamation, that results in the substantial development of new usable supplies.
(3) Desalting and treatment of brackish water to allow poor quality water to be reclaimed and used.
(4) Enhancement of native habitat along the river and its tributaries.
(c) The water supply programs proposed by the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority will develop significant new water supply and storage capabilities, thereby reducing the imported water needs of urban southern California, especially during dry years.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79104.22. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Santa Ana River Watershed Subaccount.
(b) For purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Santa Ana River Watershed 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 5 - Southern California Integrated Watershed Program › Section 79104.24.

79104.24. The sum of two hundred thirty-five million dollars ($235,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79104.26. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board for allocation to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority for all of the following projects for the purposes of rehabilitating and improving the Santa Ana River Watershed:
(a) Basin water banking in one or more of the following basins: Chino, Colton, Orange County, Riverside, San Bernardino, and San Jacinto.
(b) Contaminant and salt removal through reclamation and desalting in Orange County, San Jacinto, or other basins in the watershed.
(c) Removal of nonnative plants, and the creation of new open space and wetlands.
(d) Programs for water conservation and efficiency and storm water capture and management.
(e) Planning and implementation of a flood control program to protect agricultural operations and adjacent property , to assist in abating the effects of waste discharges into waters of the state, consistent with the requirements of Section 13442.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79104.30. It is the intent of the Legislature to urge the federal government to allocate funds for projects to improve the Santa Ana River Watershed to match the state’s financial commitment to the projects described in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79104.32. It is the intent of the Legislature that the expenditure of the funds under this article be made through a broad-based watershed stakeholder process.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79104.34. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred by the board 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 6 - Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Program › Section 79104.100.

79104.100. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, “subaccount” means the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 6 - Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Program › Section 79104.102.

79104.102. The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79104.104. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board to rehabilitate and improve the Lake Elsinore Watershed and San Jacinto Watershed and the water quality of Lake Elsinore by funding one or more of the following projects: watershed monitoring, storm channel modification, nutrient control, aeration, wetlands restoration and enhancement, wildlife habitat enhancement, fishery enhancement, calcium quicklime treatment, and sediment removal, or for grants awarded by the board to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, other joint powers authorities, or local public agencies for any of these purposes, and for related planning and administrative costs.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 6 - Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Program › Section 79104.106.

79104.106. To the maximum extent feasible, the watershed management and flood control projects described in Section 79104.104 shall do one or more of the following:
(a) Preserve agricultural land.
(b) Protect wildlife habitat.
(c) Protect and enhance recreational resources.
(d) Improve lake water quality.
(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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 6 - Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Program › Section 79104.108.

79104.108. It is the intent of the Legislature to urge the federal government to allocate funds for projects to improve the Lake Elsinore Watershed and San Jacinto Watershed, and lake water quality by matching the state’s financial commitment to those projects.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79104.110. The funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79104.104 shall be allocated to a joint powers agency consisting of the City of Lake Elsinore, the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District and other agencies for implementation of programs to improve the water quality and habitat of Lake Elsinore, and its back basin consistent with the Lake Elsinore Management Plan.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79104.114. Not more than 3 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 7 - Coastal Watershed Salmon Habitat Program › Section 79104.200.

79104.200. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Coastal Watershed Salmon Habitat Subaccount.
(b) For the purpose of this article, “subaccount” means the Coastal Watershed Salmon Habitat 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 6 - Watershed Protection Program › ARTICLE 7 - Coastal Watershed Salmon Habitat Program › Section 79104.202.

79104.202. 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.)
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79104.204. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Fish and Game, shall be used by the Department of Fish and Game for direct expenditure and for grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to protect, restore, acquire, and enhance habitat for salmon. These funds may be used to match federal funding available for those purposes.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79104.206. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
(Added by Stats. 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 7 - Clean Water and Water Recycling Program › ARTICLE 1 - Clean Water and Water Recycling Account › Section 79105.

79105. For the purposes of this chapter, “account” means the Clean Water and Water Recycling Account created by Section 79106.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)
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79106. The Clean Water and Water Recycling Account is hereby created in the fund. The sum of three hundred fifty-five million dollars ($355,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the account.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1078, Sec. 6. 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 7 - Clean Water and Water Recycling Program › ARTICLE 2 - Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program › Section 79110.

79110. The purpose of this article is to provide grant funding for projects that protect the beneficial uses of water throughout the state through the control of nonpoint source pollution.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.)