California

Water Code

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

• § 78647.14 — Grant recipients shall submit a report on completion of the project to the board indicating whether the purposes of the project have been met.
• § 78647.16 — 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.
• § 78647.2 — (a) The board shall administer a program under which a county, or a joint powers authority in which a county is a participant, may submit an application to the board for an eligible project requesting
• § 78647.4 — (a) “Eligible project” means a watershed rehabilitation project undertaken on lands owned or operated by the federal, state, or a local government, or a private person or entity within the delta tribu
• § 78647.5 — An eligible project shall include one or more of the following purposes: (a) A reduction in the presence of contaminants in drinking water by addressing the origins of the contaminants, including, to
• § 78647.6 — (a) Every project funded under this article shall comply with state and federal law, regulations, and policies, and shall not degrade the quality of any waters of the state.
• § 78647.7 — An application submitted to the board under Section 78647.
• § 78647.8 — The board may approve a grant for an eligible project to develop or implement a project, not to exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) per project.
• § 78648 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) (1) “Eligible seawater intrusion control project” means a project which is all of the foll
• § 78648.10 — (a) The board shall establish the interest rate for a loan made pursuant to this article at a rate equal to 50 percent of the interest rate paid by the state on the most recent sale of state general o
• § 78648.12 — Unallocated funds remaining in the subaccount on March 8, 2000, and any funds deposited into the subaccount after that date, shall be transferred to, and all money repaid to the state pursuant to any
• § 78648.14 — The board may, by contract or otherwise, undertake plans, surveys, research, development, and studies necessary, convenient, or desirable to carry out the purposes of this article.
• § 78648.16 — Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay for both of the following: (a) To pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this articl
• § 78648.2 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Seawater Intrusion Control Subaccount.
• § 78648.4 — The board may enter into contracts to make loans to local agencies for the purposes set forth in this article.
• § 78648.6 — Any contract for a loan entered into pursuant to Section 78648.
• § 78648.8 — (a) A contract for a loan may not provide for a moratorium on the payment of the principal of, or interest on, the loan.
• § 78650 — Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this article, “subaccount” means the Lake Tahoe Water Quality Subaccount created by Section 78650.
• § 78650.2 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Lake Tahoe Water Quality Subaccount.
• § 78650.4 — Any acquisition pursuant to this article shall be from willing sellers.
• § 78651 — Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter, “account” means the Water Supply Reliability Account created by Section 78652.
• § 78652 — The Water Supply Reliability Account is hereby created in the fund.
• § 78655 — (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the Feasibility Projects Subaccount.
• § 78656 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the department, for the administration of this
• § 78657 — 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.
• § 78670 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) (1) “Groundwater recharge facilities” means land and facilities for artificial groundwater
• § 78671 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge Subaccount.
• § 78672 — Any loan contract entered into pursuant to this article may include provisions determined to be necessary by the department.
• § 78672.5 — (a) Any loan contract concerning an eligible, voluntary, cost-effective capital outlay water conservation program shall be supported by, or shall include, all of the following: (1) An estimate of the
• § 78673 — (a) Any loan contract concerning an eligible project for groundwater recharge shall be supported by, or shall include, all of the following: (1) A finding by the department that the agency has the abi
• § 78674 — The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized under this article and under any terms and conditions as may be determined necessary by the department, for the purpos
• § 78675 — Unallocated funds remaining in the subaccount on March 8, 2000, shall be transferred to, and all money repaid to the state pursuant to any loan contract executed under this article shall be deposited
• § 78675.5 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the departm
• § 78676 — 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.
• § 78680 — (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the Local Projects Subaccount.
• § 78680.10 — (a) The department may make grants to public agencies for feasibility studies.
• § 78680.12 — (a) The department may make loans to public agencies for projects.
• § 78680.14 — (a) The department may also make loans to public agencies for the acquisition of interest in lands that are necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of a project.
• § 78680.16 — Each contract which the department enters into for a loan pursuant to Section 78680.
• § 78680.18 — Notwithstanding any provision of law, any land acquired with the use of loan funds made available pursuant to Section 78680.
• § 78680.2 — It is the intent of this article to finance a program to further the development, control, and conservation of the water resources of the state by assisting public agencies in the construction of elig
• § 78680.20 — (a) The department may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
• § 78680.4 — The following definitions govern the construction of this article: (a) “Feasibility study” means a report on the feasibility of a project, dam, or reservoir.
• § 78680.6 — The department shall carry out this article and shall give preference to projects undertaken to develop new water supplies and to mitigate significant environmental impacts resulting from those projec
• § 78680.8 — Applications for grants or loans for financial assistance under this article shall be made to the department in the form and with those supporting materials that are prescribed by the department.
• § 78681 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Sacramento Valley Water Management and Habitat Protection Subaccount.
• § 78681.10 — Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount for the use of the department may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article by the
• § 78681.2 — The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purpose of implementing this article.
• § 78681.4 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, for programs or projects in th
• § 78681.8 — The board shall provide adequate public review for proposed programs or projects and shall determine that those programs or projects are consistent with the requirements of Section 78681.
• § 78681.9 — Only the programs or projects that are not the obligation of the federal Central Valley Project or the State Water Project may be funded under this article.
• § 78682 — (a) (1) There is hereby created in the account the River Parkway Subaccount.
• § 78682.2 — The money in the subaccount shall be made available, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the acquisition and restoration of riparian habitat, riverine aquatic habitat, and other lands in close
• § 78682.4 — At least 50 percent of the funds in the subaccount shall be used for projects that are located in, or in close proximity to, major metropolitan areas.
• § 78682.6 — 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.
• § 78684 — Unless the context otherwise requires, all of the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 78684.10 — No funds in the account may be expended until all of the following conditions have been met: (a) The final programmatic EIS/EIR has been certified by the state lead agency and a notice of determinatio
• § 78684.12 — Due to the importance of issuing permits and otherwise expediting all elements of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program in a timely and balanced manner, the following procedures apply to the use of funds autho
• § 78684.14 — Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the account may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this chapter.
• § 78684.2 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) CALFED is in the process of preparing a programmatic EIS/EIR for a long-term comprehensive plan that will resolve problems related t
• § 78684.4 — This chapter does not authorize implementation of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program or any element of the program.
• § 78684.6 — (a) The Bay-Delta Ecosystem Restoration Account is hereby created in the fund for the purpose of funding eligible projects.
• § 78684.8 — The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall carry out this chapter in accordance with procedures established by CALFED for the purposes of ecosystem restoration until the Legislature, by statute, auth
• § 78686 — Unless the context otherwise requires, as used in this chapter, “account” means the Flood Control and Prevention Account created by Section 78686.
• § 78686.10 — The Flood Control and Prevention Account is hereby created in the fund.
• § 78686.12 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the account is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department for the purposes set forth in
• § 78688 — Nothing in this division diminishes, or otherwise affects, the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code) or th
• § 78690 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Fund, created by Section 78505.
• § 78691 — Bonds in the total amount of nine hundred ninety-five million dollars ($995,000,000), not including the amount of any refunding bonds issued in accordance with Section 78700, or as much thereof as is
• § 78691.5 — Notwithstanding any other law, nine million nine hundred thousand dollars ($9,900,000) of the unissued bonds authorized for the purposes of Sections 78550 to 78551, inclusive, three million two hundre
• § 78692 — (a) The bonds authorized by this division shall be prepared, executed, issued, sold, paid, and redeemed as provided in the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720)
• § 78693 — Solely for the purpose of authorizing the issuance and sale, pursuant to the State General Obligation Bond Law, of the bonds authorized by this division, the Safe, Clean, Reliable Water Supply Finance
• § 78694 — The committee shall determine whether or not it is necessary or desirable to issue bonds authorized pursuant to this division in order to carry out the actions specified in this division and, if so, t
• § 78695 — There shall be collected each year and in the same manner and at the same time as other state revenue is collected, in addition to the ordinary revenues of the state, a sum in an amount required to pa
• § 78696 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, there is hereby appropriated from the General Fund in the State Treasury, for the purposes of this division, an amount that will equal the total o
• § 78697 — For the purposes of carrying out this division, the Director of Finance may authorize the withdrawal from the General Fund of an amount not to exceed the amount of the unsold bonds which have been aut
• § 78698 — All money deposited in the fund that is derived from premium and accrued interest on bonds sold shall be reserved in the fund and shall be available for transfer to the General Fund as a credit to exp
• § 78699 — The State Water Resources Control Board may request the Pooled Money Investment Board to make a loan from the Pooled Money Investment Account in accordance with Section 16312 of the Government Code fo
• § 78700 — The bonds may be refunded in accordance with Article 6 (commencing with Section 16780) of Chapter 4 of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code, which is a part of the State General Obli
• § 78701 — Notwithstanding any provision of this division or the State General Obligation Bond Law, if the Treasurer sells bonds pursuant to this division that include a bond counsel opinion to the effect that t
• § 78702 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares that, inasmuch as the proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized by this division are not “proceeds of taxes” as that term is used in Article XIII B of the Ca
• § 79000 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the Costa-Machado Water Act of 2000.
• § 79005 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
• § 79006 — “Bay-delta” means the San Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary.
• § 79007 — “Board” means the State Water Resources Control Board.
• § 79008 — “CALFED” refers to the consortium of state and federal agencies with management and regulatory responsibilities in the bay-delta that are developing a long-term solution to water management, environme
• § 79009 — “Clean Water Act” means the federal Clean Water Act (33 U.
• § 79010 — “Committee” means the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Finance Committee created by Section 79212.
• § 79011 — “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
• § 79012 — “Department” means the Department of Water Resources.
• § 79013 — “Fund” means the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Fund created by Section 79019.
• § 79019 — The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this division shall be deposited in the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Fund, which is hereby create
• § 79020 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 79021 — The sum of seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund created by Section 116760.
• § 79022 — (a) The money transferred to the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 79021, except as otherwise provided in Sections 79022.
• § 79022.5 — Any repayment of loans made pursuant to this article, including interest payments, and all interest earnings on or accruing to, any money resulting from the implementation of this chapter in the Safe
• § 79022.7 — Notwithstanding Item 4260-115-0001 of Section 2.
• § 79023 — There is hereby created in the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund the Technical Assistance Account.
• § 79024 — Of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79021, the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby transferred from the Safe Drinking Water State Revolving Fund to the Technical Assistance Acco
• § 79025 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the Technical Assistance Account is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the state department, to
• § 79026 — Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the account may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with the administration of this chapter.
• § 79030 — For the purposes of this chapter, “account” means the Flood Protection Account created by Section 79031.
• § 79031 — The Flood Protection Account is hereby created in the fund.
• § 79033 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Floodplain Mapping Subaccount.
• § 79033.2 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Agriculture and Open Space Mapping Subaccount.
• § 79033.4 — The money in the Floodplain Mapping Subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for the purpose of assisting local land-use planning, and to avoi
• § 79033.6 — (a) The money in the Agriculture and Open Space Mapping Subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Conservation, may be used by the Department of Conservation for the purpo
• § 79035 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Flood Protection Corridor Subaccount.
• § 79036 — The sum of seventy million dollars ($70,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
• § 79037 — (a) The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for flood control projects through direct expenditure for the acquisition, resto
• § 79038 — (a) For the purposes of this article, the department shall give highest priority to projects that include either of the following: (1) Projects that have been assigned high priority for completion by
• § 79039 — (a) In order to ensure that property acquired under paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 79037 remains on the county tax rolls and in agricultural use to the greatest extent practicable, the ac
• § 79040 — Any acquisition pursuant to this article shall be from a willing seller.
• § 79041 — Prior to acquiring an easement or other interest in land pursuant to this article, the project shall include a plan to minimize the impact on adjacent landowners.
• § 79042 — Prior to acquiring an easement or other interest in land pursuant to this article, a public hearing in the local community shall be held.
• § 79043 — Money in the subaccount may be used, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to repair breaches in the flood control system developed pursuant to this article or caused by the development of an easemen
• § 79044 — (a) (1) In expending grant money pursuant to this article to acquire an interest in any particular parcel of land, a local public agency or nonprofit organization may use the money to establish a trus
• § 79044.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to address the problem of soaring federal flood insurance rates by assisting local governments to meet technical requirements for participation in the National
• § 79044.6 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, shall be allocated by the
• § 79044.7 — Not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
• § 79044.9 — The department may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
• § 79045 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Delta Levee Rehabilitation Subaccount.
• § 79046 — The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article pursuant to Section 12986.
• § 79047 — Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal years, to the department, as follows: (a) Fifteen millio
• § 79048 — The expenditure of funds under this article is subject to Chapter 1.
• § 79049 — Of the funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b) of Section 79047, not more than 5 percent may be expended by the department to repair levee road pavement if the damage is attributable to
• § 79050 — No expenditure of funds may be made under this article unless the Department of Fish and Game makes a written determination as part of its review and approval of a plan or project pursuant to Section
• § 79051 — For the purposes of this article, a levee project includes levee improvements and related habitat improvements undertaken in the delta at a location other than the location of that levee improvement.
• § 79052 — Following the date on which a program for the bay-delta is adopted by CALFED, the remaining funds in the subaccount shall be used for levee rehabilitation improvement projects that, to the greatest ex
• § 79055 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Flood Control Subventions Subaccount.
• § 79056 — The sum of forty-five million dollars ($45,000,000) is hereby transferred from the fund to the subaccount.
• § 79057 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law, the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated, without regard to fiscal year, to the departme
• § 79060 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Urban Stream Restoration Subaccount.
• § 79061 — The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
• § 79062 — The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, may be used by the department for both of the following: (a) Grants to local agencies and nonprofit organizations
• § 79062.5 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, regulations set forth in Chapter 2.
• § 79065 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Since Sacramento, the state capital, was founded over 150 years ago, it has suffered from flood disasters because of inadequate floo
• § 79065.2 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the State Capital Protection Subaccount.
• § 79065.4 — The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of this article.
• § 79065.6 — The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, may be used by the Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency to pay the state’s share of the
• § 79065.8 — No money deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.
• § 79067 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the San Lorenzo River Flood Control Subaccount.
• § 79067.2 — The sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of this article.
• § 79067.4 — The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, shall be allocated by the department to the City of Santa Cruz to pay for the state’s share of the costs of flood
• § 79068 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this article.
• § 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.
• § 79068.12 — Of the fund appropriated pursuant to Section 79068.
• § 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 under
• § 79068.16 — If all of the funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79068.
• § 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.
• § 79068.2 — There is hereby created in the account the Yuba Feather Flood Protection Subaccount.
• § 79068.20 — The department and the Reclamation Board may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
• § 79068.4 — The sum of ninety million dollars ($90,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.
• § 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
• § 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 enviro
• § 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 In
• § 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.
• § 79069.12 — The department may adopt regulations to carry out this article.
• § 79069.2 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this section govern construction of this article.
• § 79069.4 — There is hereby created in the account the Arroyo Pasajero Watershed Subaccount.
• § 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
• § 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.
• § 79070 — For the purposes of this chapter, “account” means the Watershed Protection Account created by Section 79071.
• § 79071 — The Watershed Protection Account is hereby created in the fund.
• § 79075 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Watershed Protection Subaccount.
• § 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.
• § 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 habi
• § 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 subdi
• § 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 th
• § 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, an
• § 79080 — (a) A municipality, local agency, or nonprofit organization may only receive a grant under this article if the board determines that both of the following apply: (1) The municipality, local agency, or
• § 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.
• § 79082 — Not more than 25 percent of a grant may be awarded in advance of actual expenditures.
• § 79083 — A grant recipient shall submit to the board a report upon the completion of the project or activity funded under this article.
• § 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.
• § 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 underpriv
• § 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
• § 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.
• § 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.
• § 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 exte
• § 79090 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Water and Watershed Education Subaccount.
• § 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.
• § 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 t
• § 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, b
• § 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 equippin
• § 79100 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the River Protection Subaccount.
• § 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.
• § 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.
• § 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.
• § 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
• § 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 d
• § 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.
• § 79104.100 — (a) There is hereby created in the account the Lake Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Subaccount.
• § 79104.102 — The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount.
• § 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 wate
• § 79104.106 — To the maximum extent feasible, the watershed management and flood control projects described in Section 79104.
• § 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 t
• § 79104.110 — The funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79104.
• § 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.
• § 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 infrastru