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2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT › CHAPTER 4 - Penalties › Section 72430.

72430. (a) A person who violates Section 72420 or 72420.2 is subject to a civil penalty of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for each violation.
(b) The civil penalty imposed for each separate violation pursuant to this section is separate from, and in addition to, any other civil penalty imposed for a separate violation pursuant to this section or any other provision of law.
(c) In determining the amount of a civil penalty imposed pursuant to this section, the court shall take into consideration all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, the nature, circumstance, extent, and gravity of the violation. In making this determination, the court shall consider the degree of toxicity and volume of the release, the extent of harm caused by the violation, whether the effects of the violation may be reversed or mitigated, and with respect to the defendant, the ability to pay, the effect of a civil penalty on the ability to continue in business, all voluntary cleanup efforts undertaken, the prior history of violations, the gravity of the behavior, the economic benefit, if any, resulting from the violation, and all other matters the court determines justice may require.
(d) (1) A civil action brought under this section may only be brought in accordance with this subdivision. That civil action may be brought by the Attorney General upon complaint or request by the Department of Fish and Game or the appropriate California regional water quality control board, or by a district attorney or city attorney.
(2) Notwithstanding Section 13223 of the Water Code, a regional water quality control board may delegate to its executive officer authority to request the Attorney General for judicial enforcement under this section.
(3) If a district attorney or city attorney brings an action under this section, the action shall be in the name of the people of the State of California.
(4) An action relating to the same violation may be joined or consolidated.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 279, Sec. 7. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous › Section 72440.

72440. (a) (1) The board shall determine whether it is necessary to apply to the federal government for the state to prohibit the release of sewage or sewage sludge from large passenger vessels, sewage from oceangoing ships with sufficient holding tank capacity, and sewage sludge from oceangoing ships, into the marine waters of the state or to prohibit the release of sewage sludge from large passenger vessels and oceangoing ships into marine sanctuaries, as described in Section 72420. If the board determines that application is necessary for either sewage or sewage sludge, or both, it shall apply to the appropriate federal agencies, as determined by the board, to authorize the state to prohibit the release of sewage or sewage sludge, or both, as necessary, from large passenger vessels, sewage from oceangoing ships with sufficient holding tank capacity, and sewage sludge from oceangoing ships, into the marine waters of the state and, if necessary, to authorize the state to prohibit the release of sewage sludge from large passenger vessels and oceangoing ships into marine sanctuaries.
(2) It is not the Legislature’s intent to establish for the marine waters of the state a no discharge zone for sewage from all vessels, but only for a class of vessels.
(b) The board shall request the appropriate federal agencies, as determined by the board, to prohibit the release of sewage sludge and oily bilgewater, except under the circumstances specified in Section 72441, by large passenger vessels and oceangoing ships, in all of the waters that are in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary, that are not in the state waters.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 279, Sec. 8. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous › Section 72440.1.

72440.1. The board shall request the appropriate federal agencies, as determined by the board, to prohibit the release of waste by large passenger vessels or oceangoing ships in all of the waters in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary, Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary, Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary, and Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary; and, request, if necessary, approval of the state’s prohibition of the release of waste in the marine sanctuaries.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 588, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 38 - CALIFORNIA CLEAN COAST ACT › CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous › Section 72441.

72441. (a) This division does not apply to either of the following:
(1) A large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship that operates in the marine waters of the state solely in innocent passage.
(2) Discharges made for the purpose of securing the safety of the large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship or saving life at sea, if reasonable precautions are taken for the purpose of preventing or minimizing the discharge.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a large passenger vessel or oceangoing ship is engaged in innocent passage if its operation in the marine waters of the state would constitute innocent passage under either the Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, dated April 29, 1958, or the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, dated December 10, 1982.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 279, Sec. 9. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 75001.

75001. This Division shall be known and may be cited as the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 75002.

75002. The people of California find and declare that protecting the state’s drinking water and water resources is vital to the public health, the state’s economy, and the environment.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 75002.5.

75002.5. The people of California further find and declare that the state’s waters are vulnerable to contamination by dangerous bacteria, polluted runoff, toxic chemicals, damage from catastrophic floods and the demands of a growing population. Therefore, actions must be taken to ensure safe drinking water and a reliable supply of water for farms, cities and businesses, as well as to protect California’s rivers, lakes, streams, beaches, bays and coastal waters, for this and future generations.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 75003.

75003. The people of California further find and declare that it is necessary and in the public interest to do all of the following:
(a) Ensure that safe drinking water is available to all Californians by:
(1) Providing for emergency assistance to communities with contaminated sources of drinking water.
(2) Assisting small communities in making the improvements needed in their water systems to clean up and protect their drinking water from contamination.
(3) Providing grants and loans for safe drinking water and water pollution prevention projects.
(4) Protecting the water quality of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, a key source of drinking water for 23 million Californians.
(5) Assisting each region of the state in improving local water supply reliability and water quality.
(6) Resolving water-related conflicts, improving local and regional water self-sufficiency and reducing reliance on imported water.
(b) Protect the public from catastrophic floods by identifying and mapping the areas most at risk, inspecting and repairing levees and flood control facilities, and reducing the long-term costs of flood management, reducing future flood risk and maximizing public benefits by planning, designing and implementing multi-objective flood corridor projects.
(c) Protect the rivers, lakes and streams of the state from pollution, loss of water quality, and destruction of fish and wildlife habitat.
(d) Protect the beaches, bays and coastal waters of the state for future generations.
(e) Revitalizing our communities and making them more sustainable and livable by investing in sound land use planning, local parks and urban greening.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 75003.5.

75003.5. The people of California further find and declare that the growth in population of the state and the impacts of climate change pose significant challenges. These challenges must be addressed through careful planning and through improvements in land use and water management that both reduce contributions to global warming and improve the adaptability of our water and flood control systems. Improvements include better integration of water supply, water quality, flood control and ecosystem protection, as well greater water use efficiency and conservation to reduce energy consumption.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 75004.

75004. It is the intent of the people that investment of public funds pursuant to this division should result in public benefits.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 75009.

75009. The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Fund of 2006, which is hereby created. Except as specifically provided in this division the money shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature, in the manner and for the purposes set forth in this division in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) The sum of one billion five hundred twenty five million dollars ($1,525,000,000) for safe drinking water, water quality and other water projects in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2.
(b) The sum of eight hundred million dollars ($800,000,000) for flood control projects in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3.
(c) The sum of sixty five million dollars ($65,000,000) for statewide water management in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 4.
(d) The sum of nine hundred twenty eight million dollars ($928,000,000) for the protection of rivers, lakes and streams in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5.
(e) The sum of four hundred fifty million dollars ($450,000,000) for forest and wildlife conservation in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 6.
(f) The sum of five hundred forty million dollars ($540,000,000) for the protection of beaches, bays, and coastal waters and watersheds in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 7.
(g) The sum of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) for state parks and nature education facilities in accordance with Chapter 8.
(h) The sum of five hundred eighty million dollars ($580,000,000) for sustainable communities and climate change reduction projects in accordance with Chapter 9.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75020.

75020. This chapter is intended to provide the funds necessary to address the most critical water needs of the state including the provision of safe drinking water to all Californians, the protection of water quality and the environment, and the improvement of water supply reliability.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75021.

75021. (a) The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Health Services for grants and direct expenditures to fund emergency and urgent actions to ensure that safe drinking water supplies are available to all Californians. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Providing alternate water supplies including bottled water where necessary to protect public health.
(2) Improvements in existing water systems necessary to prevent contamination or provide other sources of safe drinking water including replacement wells.
(3) Establishing connections to an adjacent water system.
(4) Design, purchase, installation and initial operation costs for water treatment equipment and systems.
(b) Grants and expenditures shall not exceed $250,000 per project.
(c) Direct expenditures for the purposes of this section shall be exempt from contracting and procurement requirements to the extent necessary to take immediate action to protect public health and safety.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75022.

75022. The sum of one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Health Services for grants for small community drinking water system infrastructure improvements and related actions to meet safe drinking water standards. Priority shall be given to projects that address chemical and nitrate contaminants, other health hazards and by whether the community is disadvantaged or severely disadvantaged. Special consideration shall be given to small communities with limited financial resources. Eligible recipients include public agencies and incorporated mutual water companies that serve disadvantaged communities. The Department of Health Services may make grants for the purpose of financing feasibility studies and to meet the eligibility requirements for a construction grant. Construction grants shall be limited to $5,000,000 per project and not more than twenty five percent of a grant may be awarded in advance of actual expenditures. The Department of Health Services may expend up to $5,000,000 of the funds allocated in this section for technical assistance to eligible communities.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75023.

75023. For the purpose of providing the state share needed to leverage federal funds to assist communities in providing safe drinking water, the sum of fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be available for deposit into the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (Section 116760.30 of the Health and Safety Code).
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75024.

75024. For the purpose of providing the state share needed to leverage federal funds to assist communities in making those infrastructure investments necessary to prevent pollution of drinking water sources, the sum of eighty million dollars ($80,000,000) shall be available for deposit into the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund (Section 13477 of the Water Code).
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75025.

75025. The sum of sixty million dollars ($60,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Health Services for the purpose of loans and grants for projects to prevent or reduce contamination of groundwater that serves as a source of drinking water. The Department of Health Services shall require repayment for costs that are subsequently recovered from parties responsible for the contamination. The Legislature may enact legislation necessary to implement this section.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75027.

75027. (a) The funding provided in Section 75026 shall be allocated to each hydrologic region as identified in the California Water Plan and listed below. For the South Coast Region, the department shall establish three sub-regions that reflect the San Diego county watersheds, the Santa Ana River watershed, and the Los Angeles–Ventura County watersheds respectively, and allocate funds to those sub-regions. The North and South Lahontan regions shall be treated as one region for the purpose of allocating funds, but the department may require separate regional plans. Funds provided in Section 75026 shall be allocated according to the following schedule:
(1) North Coast
$37,000,000
(2) San Francisco Bay
$138,000,000
(3) Central Coast
$52,000,000
(4) Los Angeles sub-region
$215,000,000
(5) Santa Ana sub-region
$114,000,000
(6) San Diego sub-region
$91,000,000
(7) Sacramento River
$73,000,000
(8) San Joaquin River
$57,000,000
(9) Tulare/Kern (Tulare Lake)
$60,000,000
(10) North/South Lahontan
$27,000,000
(11) Colorado River Basin
$36,000,000
(12) Inter-regional/Unallocated
$100,000,000
(b) The interregional and unallocated funds provided in subdivision (a) may be expended directly or granted by the department to address multi-regional needs or issues of statewide significance.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75028.

75028. (a) The department shall allocate grants on a competitive basis within each identified hydrologic region or sub-region pursuant to Section 75027. The department may establish standards and procedures for the development and approval of local project selection processes within hydrologic regions and sub-regions identified in Section 75027. The department shall defer to approved local project selection, and review projects only for consistency with the purposes of Section 75026.
(b) If a hydrologic region or sub-region identified in Section 75027 does not have any adopted plan that meets the requirements of Section 75026 at the time of the department’s grant selection process, the funds allocated to that hydrologic region or sub-region shall not be reallocated to another region but will remain unallocated until such time as an adopted plan from the hydrologic region or sub-region is submitted to the department.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75029.

75029. The sum of one hundred thirty million dollars ($130,000,000) shall be available to the department for grants to implement Delta water quality improvement projects that protect drinking water supplies. The department shall require a cost share from local agencies. Eligible projects are:
(a) Projects that reduce or eliminate discharges of salt, dissolved organic carbon, pesticides, pathogens and other pollutants to the San Joaquin River. Not less than forty million ($40,000,000) shall be available to implement projects to reduce or eliminate discharges of subsurface agricultural drain water from the west side of the San Joaquin Valley for the purpose of improving water quality in the San Joaquin River and the Delta.
(b) Projects that reduce or eliminate discharges of bromide, dissolved organic carbon, salt, pesticides and pathogens from discharges to the Sacramento River.
(c) Projects at Franks Tract and other locations in the Delta that will reduce salinity or other pollutants at agricultural and drinking water intakes.
(d) Projects identified in the June 2005 Delta Region Drinking Water Quality Management Plan, with a priority for design and construction of the relocation of drinking water intake facilities for in-delta water users.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 2 - Safe Drinking Water and Water Quality Projects › Section 75029.5.

75029.5. The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) shall be available to the state board for grants to public agencies and non-profit organizations for projects that reduce the discharge of pollutants from agricultural operations into surface waters of the state.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 3 - Flood Control › Section 75030.

75030. This chapter is intended to provide the funding needed to address short term flood control needs such as levee inspection and evaluation, floodplain mapping and improving the effectiveness of emergency response, and providing funding for critical immediate flood control needs throughout the state. It is also intended to provide a framework to support long term strategies that will require the establishment of more effective levee maintenance programs, better floodplain management and more balanced allocation of liability and responsibility between the federal, state and local governments.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 3 - Flood Control › Section 75031.

75031. The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available to the department for the purposes of floodplain mapping, assisting local land-use planning, and to avoid or reduce future flood risks and damages. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:
(a) Mapping floodplains.
(b) Mapping rural areas with potential for urbanization.
(c) Mapping and identification of flood risk in high density urban areas.
(d) Mapping flood hazard areas.
(e) Updating outdated floodplain maps.
(f) Mapping of riverine floodplains, alluvial fans, and coastal flood hazard areas.
(g) Collecting topographic and hydrographic survey data.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 3 - Flood Control › Section 75032.

75032. The sum of two hundred seventy five million dollars ($275,000,000) shall be available to the department for the following flood control projects:
(a) The inspection and evaluation of the integrity and capability of existing flood control project facilities and the development of an economically viable flood control rehabilitation plan.
(b) Improvement, construction, modification, and relocation of flood control levees, weirs, or bypasses including repair of critical bank and levee erosion.
(c) Projects to improve the department’s emergency response capability.
(d) Environmental mitigation and infrastructure relocation costs related to projects under this section.
(e) To the extent feasible, the department shall implement a multi-objective management approach for floodplains that would include, but not be limited to, increased flood protection, ecosystem restoration, and farmland protection.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 3 - Flood Control › Section 75032.4.

75032.4. Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the funds allocated in Sections 75031 and 75032 are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes of those sections.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 3 - Flood Control › Section 75032.5.

75032.5. The sum of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) shall be available to the department for Flood Protection Corridor projects that are consistent with Water Code Section 79037.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 3 - Flood Control › Section 75033.

75033. The sum of two hundred seventy five million dollars ($275,000,000) shall be available to the department for flood control projects in the Delta designed to increase the department’s ability to respond to levee breaches and to reduce the potential for levee failures. The funds provided by this section shall be available for the following purposes:
(a) Projects to improve emergency response preparedness.
(b) Local assistance under the delta levee maintenance subventions program under Part 9 (commencing with Section 12980) of Division 6 of the Water Code.
(c) Special flood protection projects under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12310) of Part 4.8 of Division 6 of the Water Code, including projects for the acquisition, preservation, protection and restoration of Delta lands for the purpose of flood control and to meet multiple objectives such as drinking water quality ecosystem restoration and water supply reliability.
(d) All projects shall be subject to the provisions of Water Code Section 79050.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 3 - Flood Control › Section 75034.

75034. The sum of one hundred eighty million dollars ($180,000,000) shall be available to the department for the purposes of funding the state’s share of the nonfederal costs of flood control and flood prevention projects for which assurances required by the federal government have been provided by a local agency and which have been authorized under the State Water Resources Law of 1945 (Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 12570) and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12639) of Part 6 of Division 6 of the Water Code), the Flood Control Law of 1946 (Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12800) of Part 6 of Division 6 of the Water Code), and the California Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 12850) of Part 6 of Division 6 of the Water Code), including the credits and loans to local agencies pursuant to Sections 12585.3 and 12585.4, subdivision (d) of Section 12585.5, and Sections 12866.3 and 12866.4 of the Water Code, and to implement Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 12840) of Part 6 of Division 6 of the Water Code. Projects eligible for funding pursuant to this section shall comply with the requirements of AB 1147 (Statutes of 2000, Chapter 1071).
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 4 - Statewide Water Planning and Design › Section 75041.

75041. The sum of sixty five million dollars ($65,000,000) shall be available to the department for planning and feasibility studies related to the existing and potential future needs for California’s water supply, conveyance and flood control systems. The studies shall be designed to promote integrated, multi-benefit approaches that maximize the public benefits of the overall system including protection of the public from floods, water supply reliability, water quality, and fish, wildlife and habitat protection and restoration. Projects to be funded include:
(a) Evaluation of climate change impacts on the state’s water supply and flood control systems and the development of system redesign alternatives to improve adaptability and public benefits.
(b) Surface water storage planning and feasibility studies pursuant to the CALFED Bay-Delta Program.
(c) Modeling and feasibility studies to evaluate the potential for improving flood protection and water supply through coordinating groundwater storage and reservoir operations.
(d) Other planning and feasibility studies necessary to improve the integration of flood control and water supply systems.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
2023 California Code › Public Resources Code - PRC › DIVISION 43 - THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006 › CHAPTER 5 - Protection of Rivers, Lakes and Streams › Section 75050.2.

75050.2. (a) The state board shall develop project selection and evaluation guidelines for the allocation of funds made available pursuant to subdivision (m) of Section 75050. Upon appropriation, the funds shall be available for matching grants to local public agencies, not to exceed five million dollars ($5,000,000) per project, for projects to achieve any of the following purposes in accordance with the requirements of that subdivision:
(1) Complying with total maximum daily load requirements established pursuant to Section 303(d) of the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1313(d)) and this division where pollutant loads have been allocated to stormwater, including, but not limited to, metals, pathogens, and trash pollutants.
(2) Assistance in implementing low-impact development and other onsite and regional practices, on public and private lands, that seek to maintain predevelopment hydrology for existing and new development and redevelopment projects. Projects funded pursuant to this paragraph shall be designed to infiltrate, filter, store, evaporate, or retain runoff in close proximity to the source of water.
(3) Implementing treatment and source control practices to meet design and performance standard requirements for new development.
(4) Treating and recycling stormwater discharge.
(5) Implementing improvements to combined municipal sewer and stormwater systems.
(6) Implementing best management practices, and other measures, required by municipal stormwater permits issued by a California regional water quality control board or the state board.
(7) Assessing project effectiveness, including, but not limited to, monitoring receiving water quality, determining pollutant load reductions, and assessing improvements in stormwater discharge water quality.
(b) (1) For the purpose of implementing subdivision (a), the state board shall give preference to a project that does one or more of the following:
(A) Supports sustained, long-term water quality improvements.
(B) Is coordinated or consistent with any applicable integrated regional water management plan.
(2) The allocation of funds pursuant to this section shall be consistent with water quality control plans and Section 75072.
(c) The state board shall require grant recipients for projects described in subdivision (a) to assess and report on project effectiveness, which may include monitoring receiving water quality, determining pollutant load reductions, and assessing improvements in stormwater discharge water quality resulting from project implementation.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 610, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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75050.4. The state board and the department shall consult with each other, as necessary, with regard to the development of project selection and evaluation guidelines for the following financial assistance programs that are directed, in whole or in part, for municipal stormwater management, to avoid duplication and maximize water quality benefits:
(a) Section 5096.827.
(b) Subdivision (a) of Section 75026.
(c) Subdivision (m) of Section 75050.
(d) Subdivision (a) of Section 75060.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 610, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2008.)
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75063. The sum of five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000) shall be available to provide public access to the resources of the State of California, including its rivers, lakes and streams, its beaches, bays and coastal waters, to protect those resources for future generations, and to increase public understanding and knowledge of those resources, in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) The sum of four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Parks and Recreation for development, acquisition, interpretation, restoration and rehabilitation of the state park system and its natural, historical, and visitor serving resources. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall include the following goals in setting spending priorities for the funds appropriated pursuant to this section:
(1) The restoration, rehabilitation and improvement of existing state park system lands and facilities.
(2) The expansion of the state park system to reflect the growing population and shifting population centers and needs of the state.
(3) The protection of representative natural resources based on the criteria and priorities identified in Section 75071.
(b) The sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Parks and Recreation for grants for nature education and research facilities and equipment to non-profit organizations and public institutions, including natural history museums, aquariums, research facilities and botanical gardens. Eligible institutions include those that combine the study of natural science with preservation, demonstration and education programs that serve diverse populations, institutions that provide collections and programs related to the relationship of Native American cultures to the environment, and institutions for marine wildlife conservation research. Grants may be used for buildings, structures and exhibit galleries that present the collections to inspire and educate the public and for marine wildlife conservation research equipment and facilities.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75065. The sum of five hundred eighty million dollars ($580,000,000) shall be available for improving the sustainability and livability of California’s communities through investment in natural resources. The purposes of this chapter include reducing urban communities’ contribution to global warming and increasing their adaptability to climate change while improving the quality of life in those communities. Funds shall be available in accordance with the following schedule:
(a) The sum of ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) shall be available for urban greening projects that reduce energy consumption, conserve water, improve air and water quality, and provide other community benefits. Priority shall be given to projects that provide multiple benefits, use existing public lands, serve communities with the greatest need, and facilitate joint use of public resources and investments including schools. Implementing legislation shall provide for planning grants for urban greening programs. Not less than $20,000,000 shall be available for urban forestry projects pursuant to the California Urban Forestry Act, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 4799.06) of Part 2.5 of Division 1.
(b) The sum of four hundred million dollars ($400,000,000) shall be available to the Department of Parks and Recreation for competitive grants for local and regional parks. Funds provided in this subdivision may be allocated to existing programs or pursuant to legislation enacted to implement this subdivision, subject to the following considerations:
(1) Acquisition and development of new parks and expansion of overused parks that provide park and recreational access to underserved communities shall be given preference.
(2) Creation of parks in neighborhoods where none currently exist shall be given preference.
(3) Outreach and technical assistance shall be provided to underserved communities to encourage full participation in the program or programs.
(4) Preference shall be given to applicants that actively involve community based groups in the selection and planning of projects.
(5) Projects will be designed to provide efficient use of water and other natural resources.
(c) The sum of ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) shall be available for planning grants and planning incentives, including revolving loan programs and other methods to encourage the development of regional and local land use plans that are designed to promote water conservation, reduce automobile use and fuel consumption, encourage greater infill and compact development, protect natural resources and agricultural lands, and revitalize urban and community centers.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75066. Appropriation of the funds provided in subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section 75065 may only be made upon enactment of legislation to implement that subdivision.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75070. Every proposed activity or project to be financed pursuant to this division shall be in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act, Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000).
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75070.4. Acquisitions of real property pursuant to Chapters 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 shall be from willing sellers.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75070.5. Not more than 5% of the funds allocated to any program in this division may be used to pay the costs incurred in the administration of that program.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75071. In evaluating potential projects that include acquisition or restoration for the purpose of natural resource protection, the Department of Parks and Recreation, the board, and the State Coastal Conservancy shall give priority to projects that demonstrate one or more of the following characteristics:
(a) Landscape/Habitat Linkages: properties that link to, or contribute to linking, existing protected areas with other large blocks of protected habitat. Linkages must serve to connect existing protected areas, facilitate wildlife movement or botanical transfer, and result in sustainable combined acreage.
(b) Watershed Protection: projects that contribute to long-term protection of and improvement to the water and biological quality of the streams, aquifers, and terrestrial resources of priority watersheds of the major biological regions of the state as identified by the Resources Agency.
(c) Properties that support relatively large areas of under-protected major habitat types.
(d) Properties that provide habitat linkages between two or more major biological regions of the state.
(e) Properties for which there is a non-state matching contribution toward the acquisition, restoration, stewardship or management costs. Matching contributions can be either monetary or in the form of services, including volunteer services.
(f) At least fourteen days before approving an acquisition project funded by this division, an agency subject to this section shall submit to the Resources Agency and post on its website an explanation as to whether and how the proposed acquisition meets criteria established in this section.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75071.5. The Department of Parks and Recreation, the board, and the State Coastal Conservancy shall work with the United States Department of Defense to coordinate the development of buffer areas around military facilities that facilitate the continued operation of those facilities and promote the conservation and recreation goals of the state. To the extent consistent with this division, agencies may provide funding to support projects that meet the purposes of this section.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75072. Up to 10 percent of funds allocated for each program funded by this division may be used to finance planning and monitoring necessary for the successful design, selection, and implementation of the projects authorized under that program. This provision shall not otherwise restrict funds ordinarily used by an agency for “preliminary plans,” “working drawings,” and “construction” as defined in the Annual Budget Act for a capital outlay project or grant project. Water quality monitoring shall be integrated into the Surface Water Ambient Monitoring Program administered by the state board.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75072.5. For the purposes of Section 75060 (e), “Monterey Bay and its watersheds” shall be considered to be watersheds of those rivers and streams in Santa Cruz and Monterey Counties flowing to the Monterey Bay southward to, and including, the Carmel River watershed.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75072.6. For purposes of Section 75060 (f), “San Diego Bay and adjacent watersheds” includes the coastal and bay watersheds within San Diego County.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75072.7. For purposes of Section 75060 (d), “Santa Monica Bay and watershed” includes the coastal and bay watersheds in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties from Calleguas Creek southward to the San Gabriel River.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75073. Funds scheduled in Chapter 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this division that are not designated for competitive grant programs may also be used for the purposes of reimbursing the General Fund, pursuant to the Natural Heritage Preservation Tax Credit Act of 2000 (Division 28 (commencing with Section 37000)).
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)
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75074. In enacting Chapters 5, 6, 7 and 8 of this division it is the intent of the people that when a project or program is funded herein, funds for such program or project may be used to the full extent authorized by the statute governing the program or conservancy receiving such funds.
(Added November 7, 2006, by initiative Proposition 84.)