California

Water Code

10,139 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 13824 — An application for a grant pursuant to this chapter shall not be approved by the department, unless the department determines that the public agency is otherwise unable to meet minimum safe drinking w
• § 13825 — First priority for grants shall be granted to public agencies having immediate health related problems, as certified by the State Department of Health Services.
• § 13826 — First priority for loans shall be given to suppliers with the most critical public health problems.
• § 13827 — Preliminary design work, including a cost estimate for the project, shall be completed before a loan or grant is awarded.
• § 13828 — No application for a grant may be made pursuant to this chapter unless the public agency has also applied for a loan pursuant to this chapter.
• § 13829 — Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency within three years of the making of the grant.
• § 13830 — For the purpose of administering of this chapter, the total expenditures of the department and the State Department of Health Services may not exceed 4 percent of the total amount of the bonds authori
• § 13831 — As much of the moneys in the fund as may be necessary shall be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.
• § 13832 — Repayment of all or part of the principal, which is the loan plus the administrative fee, may be deferred during a development period not exceeding 10 years within the maximum 50-year repayment period
• § 13833 — The department shall require the payment of interest on each loan that is made pursuant to this chapter at a rate equal to the average, as determined by the Treasurer, of the net interest cost to the
• § 13834 — The department, after public notice and hearing and with the concurrence of the State Department of Health Services, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapt
• § 13835 — The State Department of Health Services shall notify suppliers that may be eligible for loans pursuant to this chapter of (a) the purposes of this chapter and (b) the rules and regulations adopted by
• § 13836 — The State Department of Health Services, after public notice and hearing and with the advice of the department, shall, from time to time, establish a priority list of suppliers to be considered for fi
• § 13837 — Upon approval by the State Department of Health Services of project plans submitted by a supplier on the priority list and upon issuance to the supplier of a permit or amended permit as specified in C
• § 13838 — Not more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of state loans for projects shall be authorized by the department in a single calendar quarter.
• § 13839 — All bonds authorized, which have been duly sold and delivered pursuant to this chapter, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith an
• § 13840 — All money repaid to the state pursuant to any contract executed under Section 13819 shall be deposited in the General Fund and, when so deposited, shall be applied as a reimbursement to the General Fu
• § 13841 — There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purpose of this chapter, an amount equal to the sum of the following: (a) The amount annually necessary to pay the pri
• § 13842 — For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the un
• § 13842.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code),
• § 13843 — Upon request of the department, supported by a statement of the proposed arrangements to be made pursuant to Section 13819 for the purposes stated therein, the committee shall determine whether or not
• § 13844 — The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds authorized at the time or times as fixed by the Treasurer.
• § 13845 — All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those derived from premiums and accrued interest, are available for the purpose provided in Section 13819, but are not available for transfer to the General
• § 13850 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1976.
• § 13851 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is necessary for the preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of California that water supplied for domestic purposes be pure, wh
• § 13854 — The Legislature further finds and declares that a number of domestic water supply systems are inadequate and do not meet minimum bacteriological, chemical, or other basic health standards for domestic
• § 13855 — The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the upgrading of domestic water supply systems to assure that all domestic water supplies at least me
• § 13856 — The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter, an
• § 13857 — As used in this chapter, and for purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Safe Drinki
• § 13858 — The Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee is hereby created.
• § 13859 — There is in the State Treasury the California Safe Drinking Water Fund which fund is hereby created.
• § 13860 — The committee is hereby empowered to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in an aggregate amount of one hundred seventy-two million five hundred thousand dolla
• § 13861 — (a) The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated and shall be used for the purposes set forth in this section.
• § 13862 — For the purpose of administering this chapter, the total expenditures of the department and the State Department of Health Services may not exceed 3 percent of the total amount of the bonds authorized
• § 13863 — As much of the moneys in the fund as may be necessary shall be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.
• § 13864 — Loans may be made only for projects for domestic water systems.
• § 13865 — First priority for loans shall be given to suppliers with the most critical public health problems.
• § 13866 — Repayment of all or part of the principal, which is the loan plus the administrative fee, may be deferred during a development period not exceeding 10 years within the maximum 50-year repayment period
• § 13867 — The department shall require the payment of interest on each loan that is made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter at a rate equal to the average, as determined by the State Treasurer, of the n
• § 13868 — The department, after public notice and hearing and with the advice of the State Department of Health Services, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
• § 13868.1 — The State Department of Health Services shall notify suppliers that may be eligible for loans pursuant to this chapter of (a) the purposes of this chapter, and (b) the rules and regulations adopted by
• § 13868.3 — The State Department of Health Services, after public notice and hearing and with the advice of the department, shall from time to time establish a priority list of suppliers to be considered for fina
• § 13868.5 — Upon approval by the State Department of Health Services of project plans submitted by a supplier on the priority list and upon issuance to the supplier of a permit or amended permit as specified in C
• § 13868.7 — No more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of state loans for projects shall be authorized by the department in a single calendar quarter.
• § 13869 — All bonds herein authorized, which shall have been duly sold and delivered as herein provided, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full f
• § 13870 — All money repaid to the state pursuant to any contract executed under the provisions of Section 13861 shall be deposited in the General Fund and when so deposited shall be applied as a reimbursement t
• § 13871 — There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of this chapter such an amount as will equal the following: (a) Such sum annually as will be necessary to pay t
• § 13872 — For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Director of Finance may by executive order authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the
• § 13872.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code),
• § 13873 — Upon request of the department, supported by a statement of the proposed arrangements to be made pursuant to Section 13861 for the purposes therein stated, the committee shall determine whether or not
• § 13874 — The committee may authorize the State Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds herein authorized at such time or times as may be fixed by the State Treasurer.
• § 13875 — All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those derived from premiums and accrued interest, shall be available for the purpose provided in Section 13861, but shall not be available for transfer to t
• § 13880 — The purpose of this chapter is to authorize the use of moneys in the California Safe Drinking Water Fund for a grant program for public agencies owning or operating domestic water systems, as authoriz
• § 13881 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.
• § 13882 — (a) The department, subject to the requirements of this chapter, is authorized to make state grants to public agencies from moneys in the fund available for that purpose pursuant to subdivision (d) of
• § 13883 — Applications for grants under this chapter shall be made to the department in such form and with such supporting material as may be prescribed by the department.
• § 13884 — The department shall prepare a report on each application pursuant to this chapter for a grant in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000).
• § 13885 — Grants may be made only for projects for domestic water systems.
• § 13886 — An application for a grant pursuant to this chapter shall not be approved by the department unless the department determines that the public agency is otherwise unable to meet minimum safe drinking wa
• § 13887 — First priority for grants shall be afforded to public agencies having immediate health related problems, as certified by the State Department of Health Services.
• § 13888 — Preliminary design work, including a cost estimate for the project, shall be completed before the grant is awarded.
• § 13889 — No application for a grant may be made pursuant to this chapter unless the public agency has also applied for a loan pursuant to the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1976.
• § 13890 — Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency within three years of the making of the grant.
• § 13891 — For the purpose of administering the provisions of this chapter, the total expenditures of bond proceeds by the department and the State Department of Health Services in any fiscal year may not exceed
• § 13892 — The department, after public notice and hearing and with the advice of the State Department of Health Services, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
• § 13895 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1986.
• § 13895.1 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The State Department of Health Services has discovered toxic chemicals in 126 of California’s large public drinking water systems.
• § 13895.2 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of California requires that water supplied for domestic purposes be at all times pure, w
• § 13895.3 — The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the upgrading of domestic water supply systems to assure that all domestic water supplies at least me
• § 13895.4 — The State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code) is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repaym
• § 13895.5 — As used in this chapter, and for purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Governme
• § 13895.6 — The Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee is hereby created.
• § 13895.7 — There is in the State Treasury the California Safe Drinking Water Fund, which fund is hereby created.
• § 13895.8 — The committee may create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in an aggregate amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) in the manner provided in this chap
• § 13895.9 — (a) An aggregate amount of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) of the moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated and shall be used for the purposes set forth in this section and Se
• § 13896 — (a) The department may make state grants to suppliers that are political subdivisions of the state, from moneys in the fund available for that purpose pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 13895.
• § 13896.1 — Applications for grants under this chapter shall be made to the department in the form and with the supporting material as prescribed by the department.
• § 13896.2 — The department shall prepare a report on each grant application pursuant to this chapter.
• § 13896.3 — (a) Loans and grants may be made only for projects for domestic water systems.
• § 13896.4 — An application for a grant pursuant to this chapter shall not be approved by the department, unless the department determines that the public agency is otherwise unable to meet minimum safe drinking w
• § 13896.5 — First priority for grants shall be granted to public agencies having immediate health related problems, as certified by the State Department of Health Services.
• § 13896.6 — First priority for loans shall be given to suppliers with the most critical public health problems.
• § 13896.7 — Preliminary design work, including a cost estimate for the project, shall be completed before a loan or grant is awarded.
• § 13896.8 — No application for a grant may be made pursuant to this chapter unless the public agency has also applied for a loan pursuant to this chapter.
• § 13896.9 — Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency within three years of the making of the grant.
• § 13897 — For the purpose of administering this chapter, the total expenditures of the department and the State Department of Health Services may not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of the bonds authorized
• § 13897.1 — As much of the moneys in the fund as may be necessary shall be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.
• § 13897.2 — Repayment of all or part of the principal, which is the loan plus the administrative fee, may be deferred during a development period not exceeding 10 years within the maximum 50-year repayment period
• § 13897.3 — The department shall annually establish the interest rate for loans made pursuant to this chapter at 50 percent of the average interest rate, computed by the true interest cost method, paid by the sta
• § 13897.4 — (a) The department, after public notice and hearing and with the concurrence of the State Department of Health Services, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this c
• § 13897.5 — The State Department of Health Services shall notify suppliers that may be eligible for loans pursuant to this chapter of (a) the purposes of this chapter and (b) the rules and regulations adopted by
• § 13897.6 — (a) The State Department of Health Services, after public notice and hearing and with the advice of the department, shall, from time to time, establish a priority list of suppliers to be considered fo
• § 13897.8 — Not more than twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) of state loans for projects shall be authorized by the department in a single calendar quarter.
• § 13897.9 — All bonds authorized, which have been duly sold and delivered pursuant to this chapter, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith an
• § 13898 — (a) All money repaid to the state pursuant to any contract executed under Section 13895.
• § 13898.1 — There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purpose of this chapter, an amount equal to the sum of the following: (a) The amount annually necessary to pay the pri
• § 13898.2 — For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the un
• § 13898.25 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code),
• § 13898.3 — Upon request of the department, supported by a statement of the proposed arrangements to be made pursuant to Section 13895.
• § 13898.4 — The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds authorized at the time or times as fixed by the Treasurer.
• § 13898.5 — All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those derived from premiums and accrued interest, are available for the purpose provided in Section 13898.
• § 139.2 — The department shall evaluate the potential impacts on water supplies derived from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta based on 50-, 100-, and 200-year projections for each of the following possible impa
• § 139.4 — (a) The department and the Department of Fish and Game shall determine the principal options for the delta.
• § 1390 — A permit shall be effective for such time as the water actually appropriated under it is used for a useful and beneficial purpose in conformity with this division, but no longer.
• § 13900 — The Legislature finds and hereby declares that discharges from houseboats in or on the waters of the state constitute a significant source of waste as defined in Section 13050; that discharges of wast
• § 13901 — As used in this article, “houseboat” means a watercraft or industrial or commercial structure on or in the waters of the state, floating or nonfloating, which is designed or fitted out as a place of h
• § 13902 — Each regional board shall investigate its region to determine areas in which discharges of waste from houseboats are inadequately regulated by local ordinance.
• § 13903 — Each regional board shall notify each affected city or county, the State Department of Public Health and the Department of Boating and Waterways of areas of inadequate regulation by ordinance of disch
• § 13904 — Each affected city or county shall within 120 days of receipt of the notice from the regional board, adopt an ordinance for control of discharges of waste from houseboats within the area for which not
• § 13905 — Such city or county ordinance shall take effect 60 days from the date of adoption by the city or county, unless the regional board holds a public hearing on the matter and determines that the city or
• § 13906 — If a city or county fails to adopt an ordinance controlling discharges of waste from houseboats within 120 days of receipt of the regional board’s notice pursuant to Section 13903, or fails to adopt o
• § 13907 — Any action, report, determination, or regulation taken or adopted by a regional board, or any failure of a regional board to act may be reviewed by the state board, and shall be reviewed by the state
• § 13908 — No provision in this chapter and no action thereunder by a regional board or the state board is a limitation on the power of a city or county to adopt and enforce additional ordinances or regulations
• § 1391 — Every permit shall include the enumeration of conditions therein which in substance shall include all of the provisons of this article and the statement that any appropriator of water to whom a permit
• § 13910 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Fostering regional cooperative efforts to improve water quality and local sustainable water supply is fundamental for developing California
• § 13911 — (a) A municipal wastewater agency may enter into agreements with entities responsible for stormwater management, including, but not limited to, municipal, industrial, and commercial stormwater dischar
• § 13912 — (a) A municipal wastewater agency may do any of the following: (1) To the extent permitted by federal law, authorize the discharge of stormwater or dry weather runoff captured at industrial and commer
• § 13913 — (a) An agreement, project, or use of authority authorized under this chapter shall be completely voluntary for all participating entities.
• § 13914 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter or interfere with any of the following: (a) Existing water rights to water from any source, including any adjudicated rights allocated by a court ju
• § 13915 — For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply: (a) “Dry weather runoff” has the same meaning as defined in Section 10561.
• § 1392 — Every permittee, if he accepts a permit, does so under the conditions precedent that no value whatsoever in excess of the actual amount paid to the State therefor shall at any time be assigned to or c
• § 1393 — The board shall include as a condition in any permit under which a reservoir with an impounding capacity of 50 acre-feet or more is to be constructed, that the permittee shall clear the site of the pr
• § 1394 — (a) The board may reserve jurisdiction, in whole or in part, to amend, revise, supplement, or delete terms and conditions in a permit under either of the following circumstances: (1) If the board find
• § 1395 — Actual construction work upon any project shall begin within the time specified in the permit, which time shall not be less than 60 days from the date of the permit.
• § 13950 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, upon any district in the Lake Tahoe Basin providing in any area of the district a sewer system and treatment facilities sufficient to handle and treat any r
• § 13951 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or after January 1, 1972, waste from within the Lake Tahoe watershed shall be placed only into a sewer system and treatment facilities sufficient to hand
• § 13952 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 13950 and 13951, water containing waste which has been placed in a sanitary sewer system for treatment and transportation outside of the Lake Tahoe Basin may
• § 13952.1 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13951, the South Tahoe Public Utility District may provide recycled water only to prevent the destruction of its Luther Pass recycled water pump station from a catastrophic
• § 13952.5 — The declared statewide interest in the preservation of Lake Tahoe, and the state and federal actions mandating the transportation of treated sewage effluent out of the Lake Tahoe watershed, requires t
• § 13953 — There shall be no discharge from a San Joaquin Valley agricultural drain to the Delta, Suisun Bay, or Carquinez Straits until the requirements of this division and the Federal Clean Water Act (33 U.
• § 13953.1 — There shall be no discharge from a San Joaquin Valley drain into Monterey Bay or tributaries draining into Monterey Bay.
• § 13953.2 — If a San Joaquin Valley agricultural drain, including the drainage facility authorized as part of the San Luis Unit of the federal Central Valley Project, is constructed and discharges to the Delta, S
• § 13953.3 — Subsurface drainage effluent may be made available for any beneficial uses for which it is suitable, including, but not limited to, industrial uses, powerplant cooling, energy development, enhancement
• § 13953.4 — It is the intent of the Legislature that, to the extent feasible, features for the enhancement of fish and wildlife resources shall be incorporated into the drain.
• § 13955 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Clean Water and Water Conservation Bond Law of 1978.
• § 13956 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that clean water, which fosters the health of the people, the beauty of their environment, the expansion of industry and agriculture, the enhancement of fish
• § 13956.5 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the people of the state have a primary interest in the development and implementation of programs, devices, and systems to conserve water so as to make
• § 13957 — It is the intent of this chapter to provide necessary funds to insure the full participation by the state under the provisions of Title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.
• § 13958 — The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter, and
• § 13959 — As used in this chapter, and for the purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Clean W
• § 13959.5 — There is in the State Treasury the State Clean Water and Water Conservation Fund, which fund is hereby created.
• § 1396 — The construction of the work thereafter and the utilization of water for beneficial purposes shall be prosecuted with due diligence in accordance with this division, the terms of the permit, and the r
• § 13960 — The Clean Water and Water Conservation Finance Committee is hereby created.
• § 13961 — The committee is hereby authorized and empowered to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in the aggregate amount of three hundred seventy-five million dollars
• § 13962 — (a) The moneys in the fund shall be used for the purposes set forth in this section.
• § 13963 — All bonds herein authorized, which shall have been duly sold and delivered as herein provided, shall constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full f
• § 13964 — All money deposited in the fund pursuant to any provision of law requiring repayments to the state for assistance financed by the proceeds of the bonds authorized by this chapter shall be available fo
• § 13965 — There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of this chapter such an amount as will equal the following: (a) Such sum annually as will be necessary to pay t
• § 13966 — For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter, the Director of Finance may by executive order authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the
• § 13966.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this bond act, or of the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code),
• § 13967 — Upon request of the board, supported by a statement of the proposed arrangements to be made pursuant to Section 13962 for the purpose therein stated, the committee shall determine whether or not it is
• § 13968 — The committee may authorize the State Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds herein authorized at such time or times as may be fixed by the State Treasurer.
• § 13969 — All proceeds from the sale of bonds, except those derived from premiums and accrued interest, shall be available for the purpose provided in Section 13962 but shall not be available for transfer to th
• § 1397 — The work shall be completed and the water applied to beneficial use in accordance with this division, the rules and regulations of the board, and the terms of the permit and within the period specifie
• § 1398 — (a) The period specified in the permit for beginning construction work, for completion of construction work, for application of the water to beneficial use, or any or all of these periods may, for goo
• § 13999 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Clean Water Bond Law of 1984.
• § 13999.1 — The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (a) Clean water is essential to the public health, safety, and welfare.
• § 13999.10 — (a) The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) of the money in the fund shall be deposited in the Water Reclamation Account and is appropriated for loans to municipalities for eligible water
• § 13999.11 — (a) Ten million dollars ($10,000,000) of the money in the fund shall be deposited in the Water Conservation Account and shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature for loans to municipalit
• § 13999.12 — Except as expressly provided in this chapter, no money deposited in the fund pursuant to any provision of law requiring repayments to the state for assistance financed by the proceeds of the bonds aut
• § 13999.13 — There is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury for the purpose of this chapter an amount equal to the sum of the following: (1) The sum necessary annually to pay the principa
• § 13999.14 — For the purpose of carrying out this chapter, the Director of Finance may, by executive order, authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount or amounts not to exceed the amount of the un
• § 13999.15 — Upon request of the board or department, the committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized under this chapter in order to make those arrangements, and
• § 13999.16 — The committee may authorize the Treasurer to sell all or any part of the bonds at times fixed by the Treasurer.
• § 13999.17 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter and to the extent permitted by federal and state law, the money in the fund may be used to rebate to the federal government all arbitrage profit
• § 13999.18 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, and as approved by the Legislature, the board may share in the cost of the construction of treatment works under subdivision (b) of Section 510 of
• § 13999.19 — Notwithstanding Section 13999.
• § 13999.2 — As used in this chapter, and for purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Governme
• § 13999.3 — (a) There is in the State Treasury the 1984 State Clean Water Bond Fund, which fund is hereby created.
• § 13999.4 — There shall be a Clean Water Finance Committee consisting of the Governor or his designated representative, the Controller, the Treasurer, the Director of Finance, and the Executive Director of the St
• § 13999.5 — (a) The committee is hereby authorized and empowered to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in the aggregate amount of three hundred twenty-five million dolla
• § 13999.6 — All bonds which have been duly sold and delivered constitute valid and legally binding general obligations of the State of California, and the full faith and credit of the State of California is pledg
• § 13999.7 — The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and other matters with respect to, the bonds authorized by this chapter.
• § 13999.8 — (a) The sum of two hundred fifty million dollars ($250,000,000) of the moneys in the fund shall be deposited in the Clean Water Construction Grant Account and is appropriated for grants and loans to m
• § 13999.9 — (a) The sum of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) of the money in the fund shall be deposited in the Small Communities Assistance Account and is appropriated for supplemental state assistance to smal
• § 14 — “County” includes city and county.
• § 140 — (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, which shall not exceed seven million dollars ($7,000,000), the department shall provide funding for a project that substantially conforms to the project desc
• § 14000 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1988.
• § 14001 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) The State Department of Health Services has discovered toxic chemicals in 126 of California’s large public drinking water systems.
• § 14002 — The Legislature further finds and declares that the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of California requires that water supplied for domestic purposes be at all times pure, w
• § 14003 — The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the upgrading of domestic water supply systems to assure that all domestic water supplies at least me
• § 14004 — As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee created by Section 14032.
• § 14010 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this chapter shall be deposited in the California Safe Drinking Water Fund, which is hereby created.
• § 14011 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, an aggregate amount of seventy-five million dollars ($75,000,000) of the moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated and shall be
• § 14012 — (a) The department may make state grants to suppliers that are political subdivisions of the state, from moneys in the fund available for that purpose pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 14011, to
• § 14013 — Applications for loans and grants under this chapter shall be made to the department in the form and with the supporting material as prescribed by the department.
• § 14015 — (a) Loans and grants may be made only for projects for domestic water systems.
• § 14016 — An application for a grant pursuant to this chapter shall not be approved by the department, unless the State Department of Health Services determines that the public agency is otherwise unable to mee
• § 14017 — First priority for grants shall be granted to public agencies having immediate health related problems, as certified by the State Department of Health Services.
• § 14018 — First priority for loans shall be given to suppliers with the most critical public health problems.
• § 14019 — Preliminary design work, including a cost estimate for the project, shall be completed before a loan or grant is awarded.
• § 14020 — No application for a grant may be made pursuant to this chapter unless the public agency has also applied for a loan pursuant to this chapter.
• § 14021 — Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency within three years of the making of the grant.
• § 14022 — For the purpose of administering this chapter, the total expenditures of the department and the State Department of Health Services may not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of the bonds authorized
• § 14023 — Repayment of all or part of the principal, which is the loan plus the administrative fee, may be deferred during a development period not exceeding 10 years within the maximum 50-year repayment period
• § 14024 — The department shall establish the interest rate for loans made pursuant to this chapter at 50 percent of the true interest cost to the state of general obligation bonds issued most recently prior to
• § 14025 — (a) The department, after public notice and hearing and with the concurrence of the State Department of Health Services, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this c
• § 14026 — The State Department of Health Services shall notify suppliers that may be eligible for loans pursuant to this chapter of (a) the purposes of this chapter and (b) the rules and regulations adopted by
• § 14027 — (a) The State Department of Health Services, after public notice and hearing and with the advice of the department, shall, from time to time, establish a priority list of projects to be considered for