California

Water Code

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

• § 80810 — For purposes of this division, the following definitions apply: (a) “Bond” means any bond, note, or other written evidence of indebtedness issued solely for purposes of supporting the fund and other r
• § 80820 — (a) (1) Consistent with Sections 380, 454.
• § 80821 — (a) (1) When conducting a solicitation pursuant to Section 80820, the department shall confer with the commission and other parties, including local publicly owned electric utilities that are voluntar
• § 80822 — (a) Pursuant to Section 80820, the department may establish a schedule and mechanism for a local publicly owned electric utility to voluntarily obtain from the department eligible energy resources to
• § 80822.5 — (a) Load-serving entities shall have a voluntary option to obtain incremental eligible energy resources from the department beyond the amounts allocated to the load-serving entity from procurement pur
• § 80823 — At the request of the department, the commission may order an electrical corporation, or its successor in the performance of a related service, to transmit or provide for the transmission of, and dist
• § 80824 — The commission may issue rules regulating the enforcement of the agency function pursuant to Section 80823, including the collection of nonbypassable charges and payment into the fund on behalf of the
• § 80825 — (a) If the department has executed an agreement with the commission pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 80821, the department may recover its costs, as a revenue requirement, in the amounts suffici
• § 80826 — (a) A local publicly owned electric utility that voluntarily participates in the department’s central procurement function pursuant to Section 80822 shall enter into an agreement with the department f
• § 80827 — All moneys collected by load-serving entities and local publicly owned electric utilities and remitted to the department for any eligible energy resources acquired and sold pursuant to this division,
• § 80828 — The department may fix and establish the procedure and charges for the sale or other disposal of eligible energy resources purchased by the department.
• § 80830 — (a) There is hereby established in the State Treasury the Eligible Energy Resource Central Procurement Fund.
• § 80840 — (a) (1) If the department elects to exercise its central procurement function to conduct one or more competitive solicitations or enter into contracts to procure eligible energy resources pursuant to
• § 80841 — (a) Whenever the director determines that the issuance of bonds is necessary or desirable to accomplish the goals set forth in this division, including financing the procurement of eligible energy res
• § 80842 — (a) The department shall, and in any obligation entered into pursuant to this division may covenant to, at least annually, and more frequently as required, establish and revise revenue requirements su
• § 80850 — (a) On or after January 1, 2035, the department shall not contract under this division for the purchase of electrical power.
• § 8100 — Under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, and in addition to jurisdiction and powers otherwise conferred, the boards of supervisors, in their respective counties, may appropria
• § 81000 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in establishing the CalConserve Water Use Efficiency Revolving Fund to create a sustainable funding source for water use efficiency projects.
• § 81005 — For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Fund” means the CalConserve Water Use Efficiency Revolving Fund established pursuant to Section 81020.
• § 8101 — A board of supervisors may appropriate and expend money from the general or other appropriate funds of the county for the construction of works, improvements, levees or check dams to prevent the overf
• § 8102 — Work under this article may be done upon channels, streams or rivers which flow through or lie in more than one county, or where the work is reasonably necessary for the control of flood waters in the
• § 81020 — The CalConserve Water Use Efficiency Revolving Fund is hereby created in the State Treasury.
• § 81022 — The proceeds of any bonds authorized to be issued and available for the purposes of Section 79157 shall be transferred to the fund and used by the department for loans and grants to local agencies to
• § 81023 — (a) Consistent with Division 26.
• § 81024 — The department may undertake any of the following: (a) Provide for the deposit of any available and necessary moneys into the fund.
• § 81026 — (a) The department may enter into an agreement with the federal government for federal contributions to the fund only if both of the following conditions are met: (1) The state identifies any required
• § 8103 — In connection with flood control work under this article, whether done by the county or by any district therein or agency thereof, highways, bridges and other public works affected thereby or which wi
• § 81030 — Moneys in the fund shall be used for the following purposes: (a) Loans to local agencies that meet all of the following requirements: (1) Are made at or below market interest rates.
• § 81033 — Funds made available pursuant to this division to a local agency shall not be used for that local agency’s administrative costs.
• § 81035 — Any repayment of fund moneys, including interest payments, and all interest earned on, or accruing to, any moneys in the fund, shall be deposited in the fund and shall be available for expenditure for
• § 8104 — The work described in the next preceding section may be done at the expense of the county doing the flood control work, or of any district or agency therein which is doing the work.
• § 81040 — Projects shall have one or more of the following benefits: (a) Measurably reduce urban per capita potable water use.
• § 81042 — Subject to all applicable constitutional restrictions, a local agency may borrow money and incur indebtedness pursuant to this division.
• § 81044 — The department may adopt rules and guidelines necessary or convenient to implement this division.
• § 81046 — A local agency may implement water use efficiency loan programs pursuant to this division through on-bill financing.
• § 8105 — Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the imposition of any tax or special assessment either by the county or any district in, or agency of, the county on any property outside the co
• § 8106 — Nothing in this article shall be construed to authorize the doing of any work outside the county without the consent of the legislative body of the county in which the work is to be done if in unincor
• § 8110 — The board of supervisors may provide by ordinance for the organization and government of districts for the following purposes: (a) To protect and preserve the banks of rivers and streams and lands lyi
• § 8125 — “Non-navigable streams,” as used in this article, means streams and washes in a county which are not declared by law to be navigable and which are not in fact navigable for commercial purposes.
• § 8126 — The board of supervisors may provide for widening, deepening, straightening, removing obstructions from, and otherwise improving non-navigable streams the overflow of which interferes with highways, a
• § 8127 — The board may make regulations for the use of the streams and the repair and control of the works.
• § 8128 — No regulations of the board nor improvements directed by it to be made shall in any manner interfere with the private rights or privileges of riparian owners, miners, or others.
• § 8129 — Whenever, in the opinion of the board of supervisors, the general fund is insufficient to defray the cost of the improvements provided for under this article, the board may levy a tax or contract a bo
• § 81300 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency Act.
• § 81301 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) Many separate cities, districts, and public utilities are responsible for distribution of water in portions of the Bay Area served by the r
• § 81302 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this division.
• § 81303 — “Agency” means the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency.
• § 81304 — “Board” means the board of directors of the agency.
• § 81305 — “Eligible public entities” means the 24 public entities in San Mateo County, Alameda County, and Santa Clara County that purchase water from San Francisco pursuant to the July 2009 Water Supply Agreem
• § 81306 — “Project” means a work and all of the activities related to, or necessary for, the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of a work, including, but not limited to, planning, design, fina
• § 81307 — “Regional water system” means facilities for the storage, treatment, and transmission of water operated by San Francisco located in the Counties of Tuolumne, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Alameda, Santa Cl
• § 81307.5 — “San Francisco” means the City and County of San Francisco.
• § 81308 — “Work” or “works” include, but is not limited to, reservoirs, water treatment plants, facilities for the transmission of water, water conservation measures and programs, facilities for the conjunctive
• § 81309 — “Zone” means an improvement district, assessment district, or area benefiting from a project.
• § 81315 — (a) The governing body of a public entity identified in Section 81305, by a majority vote of all of its members, may declare the intention of that entity to form the agency with all of the other publi
• § 81316 — The governing board of the public entity adopting the resolution pursuant to Section 81315, not later than 10 days after the date of the adoption of the resolution, shall mail a certified copy of the
• § 81317 — At the times and places specified in the resolutions adopted pursuant to Section 81315 or 81316, the governing body of each public entity shall hold a public hearing on the question of whether to form
• § 81318 — As soon as practicable after the completion of the public hearing described in Section 81317, and in any event not later than 60 days thereafter, the governing body of each public entity shall adopt a
• § 81319 — Not later than 10 days after the date of the adoption of the resolution required by Section 81318, the governing body of each public entity shall cause a certified copy of the resolution to be forward
• § 81325 — Not later than 60 days from the date of the receipt of the resolutions pursuant to Section 81319, the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County shall determine whether or not resolutions to form and jo
• § 81325.5 — In making the determination required by Section 81325, the board of supervisors shall include all resolutions received by the county at least 10 days before the date of the public meeting at which the
• § 81325.7 — If the board of supervisors determines that the resolutions submitted are insufficient to form the agency, the eligible public entities may again undertake the process described in Sections 81315 to 8
• § 81326 — The Clerk of the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County, not later than 10 days from the date of entry of an order described in Section 81325, shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State id
• § 81327 — The Secretary of State, not later than 10 days from the date of the receipt of the certificate described in Section 81326, shall issue a certificate of formation reciting that the agency has been form
• § 81328 — The formation of the agency shall be effective on the date of the issuance of the Secretary of State’s certificate.
• § 81329 — No invalidity or irregularity in any proceeding that does not substantially and adversely affect the interests of any public entity identified in Section 81305 may be held to invalidate the formation
• § 81330 — Any action or proceeding in which the validity of the formation of the agency, or any of the proceedings in relation thereto, is contested, questioned, or challenged shall be commenced not later than
• § 81331 — The formation of the agency, proceedings to increase its membership pursuant to Section 81456 or 81456.
• § 81335 — The agency shall be governed by a board of directors.
• § 81336 — (a) The governing body of each member public entity shall appoint one member to the board of the agency.
• § 81336.5 — (a) No incompatibility of office shall result from an elected official serving on the board of the agency and on the governing board of a member public entity.
• § 81337 — Each director, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall take the oath of office as provided for in the California Constitution and laws of the state.
• § 81338 — (a) Each director shall serve a term of four years.
• § 81339 — Each director may receive compensation in an amount prescribed by the board, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board, not to exceed four mee
• § 81400 — A majority of the members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
• § 81401 — The board shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible after the appointment of the initial directors.
• § 81402 — The board shall provide for the time and place of holding its regular meetings.
• § 81403 — Subject to Section 81405, each director has one vote.
• § 81404 — Before the vote on any motion, resolution, or ordinance is taken, any director may call for weighted voting.
• § 81405 — (a) Weighted voting shall be based on the average deliveries of water during the 2000–01 fiscal year, as set forth in Section 81460.
• § 81406 — (a) On all ordinances and resolutions, and on all questions to be decided by weighted voting, the roll shall be called and ayes and noes recorded in the minutes of the proceedings of the board.
• § 81407 — The board shall appoint a general manager, a financial officer, and a secretary.
• § 81408 — The board may employ other employees that the board determines are necessary or convenient and may delegate to the general manager the authority to employ or contract for the services of additional as
• § 81409 — The board may require, and establish the amount of, official bonds of officers and employees that are necessary for the protection of the funds and property of the agency.
• § 81410 — (a) Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code applies to all officers and employees of the agency.
• § 81415 — The agency may exercise the powers that are expressly granted by this division, together with other powers that are reasonably implied from those express powers, and powers necessary and proper to car
• § 81416 — The agency may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
• § 81417 — The agency may adopt regulations to carry out this division.
• § 81418 — (a) The agency may make contracts of any nature, including, but not limited to, contracts to employ labor, to indemnify and hold harmless, and to do all acts necessary or convenient for the full exerc
• § 81419 — The agency may take by grant, purchase, bequest, devise, lease, or eminent domain, and may hold, enjoy, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property of any kind, within or outside t
• § 81420 — The agency may plan, finance, acquire, construct, maintain, and operate facilities for the collection, transmission, treatment, reclamation, reuse, and conservation of water.
• § 81421 — The agency may disseminate information concerning its activities.
• § 81422 — The agency may apply for and receive state and federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance, including, but not limited to, assistance available pursuant to Division 24 (commencing with Secti
• § 81423 — (a) The agency may assist any of the entities identified in Section 81460 that are subject to Part 2.
• § 81425 — The board shall adopt a budget for each fiscal year.
• § 81426 — The accounts of the agency shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified public accountants with experience in auditing the accounts of lo
• § 81427 — The agency may borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue notes and bonds, as provided in this division or as otherwise authorized by law.
• § 81428 — (a) The agency may issue revenue bonds upon the adoption of an ordinance by a two-thirds vote of all of the members of the board present and voting which also represents at least 51 votes determined p
• § 81429 — The agency may issue bonds for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds of the agency, whether due or not due.
• § 81430 — The agency may issue negotiable promissory notes to acquire funds for any agency purpose.
• § 81431 — The authority granted pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code), the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commenci
• § 81432 — Bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the agency are legal investments for all trust funds and for funds of all insurers, commercial and savings banks, trust companies, and state schools
• § 81433 — The board may impose assessments sufficient to pay the operating expenses included in the budget, which shall be an obligation of each member public entity, the California Water Service Company, and S
• § 81434 — The agency may use proceeds of bonds authorized by this division for the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of any works carried out by the agency.
• § 81435 — The agency may impose reasonable rates, fees, and charges on Stanford University, the California Water Service Company, and the agency’s member public entities for any program or service provided or w
• § 81436 — For the purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “BAWSCA members” means Stanford University, the California Water Service Company, and eligible public entities as defined b
• § 81436.5 — The agency may prepay all or a portion of any unpaid principal balance relating to the existing capital assets as of June 30, 2009, on behalf of BAWSCA members, as provided in the July 2009 Water Supp
• § 81437 — (a) (1) The agency may acquire from the City and County of San Francisco the right to receive all or a portion of the amounts payable by BAWSCA members under the July 2009 Water Supply Agreement.
• § 81437.5 — In addition to the uses authorized in Section 81434, the agency may use proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this division as follows: (a) For the construction, reconstruction, or improvement of any w
• § 81438 — (a) In addition to the authority granted in Section 81435, the agency may do all of the following: (1) Impose reasonable rates, fees, and charges on BAWSCA members for any program or service provided
• § 81440 — The agency may sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings and in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
• § 81441 — All claims for money or damages against the agency are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.
• § 81442 — An action to determine the validity of any contract, or any bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness, may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of t
• § 81445 — The agency may do all of the following: (a) Acquire water and water rights within or outside the state.
• § 81446 — The agency may conduct studies of the water supplies available to its members, and their current and future demand for water.
• § 81447 — The agency may provide, deliver, and sell water not needed for municipal, domestic, or industrial uses within the boundaries of the agency for beneficial purposes but shall give preference to users wi
• § 81448 — The agency may not sell water to any retail user within the boundaries of the agency.
• § 81449 — Except as provided in Section 81452, the agency may exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by law to acquire any property, within or outside the boundaries of the agency, necessar
• § 81450 — The agency is entitled to the benefit of any reservation or grant, in all cases, where any right has been reserved or granted to the state, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any publi
• § 81451 — The agency may construct and operate works and facilities in, under, over, across, or along any street or public highway or over any of the lands which are the property of the state to the same extent
• § 81452 — The agency may not acquire by eminent domain, interfere with, or exercise any control over, any water distribution facility owned and operated by any city, city and county, local public entity, or pub
• § 81455 — Any territory annexed to, or detached from, a member public entity, upon completion of the annexation or detachment, shall be deemed annexed to, or detached from, the agency.
• § 81456 — (a) A public entity identified in Section 81305 that is not a member at the time the agency is formed pursuant to Section 81328 may thereafter join the agency, with the approval of the board of the ag
• § 81456.5 — San Francisco may become a member of the agency pursuant to Section 81456.
• § 81456.7 — Not later than 10 days after the date on which any new member is admitted, the agency shall notify in writing the Secretary of State with regard to the name of the new member and the date of its admis
• § 81457 — Membership of a public entity in the agency does not affect the identity or legal existence, nor impair the powers, of that public entity.
• § 81459 — This division shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes.
• § 81460 — (a) The water delivery quantities set forth in subdivision (b) describe, for the purposes of this division, the average daily deliveries of water from San Francisco to the identified entities during t
• § 81461 — Nothing in this act changes the governance, control, or ownership of the regional water system.
• § 8150 — As used in this chapter, “drainage improvement” means any storm drain improvement, drainage improvement, or drainage system, authorized to be transferred pursuant to this chapter.
• § 8151 — As used in this chapter, “date of transfer” means (a) the date of the resolution of the governing body of a flood control district accepting any drainage improvement transferred to it by a county as p
• § 8152 — As used in this chapter “city” includes city and county, and “county” does not include city and county.
• § 8155 — Drainage improvements authorized to be transferred and conveyed by this article are those which lie within the territorial limits of the flood control district to which they are conveyed, and are incl
• § 8156 — Any county within the limits of which there are drainage improvements within any of the classes mentioned in Section 8155 may, by a four-fifths vote of the members of the board of supervisors, transfe
• § 8157 — The flood control district to which such drainage improvements are transferred shall, upon acceptance of such transfer by four-fifths vote of the members of the governing body of the district, assume
• § 8158 — From and after the date of transfer no tax shall be levied upon the lands within any such drainage district for the payment of the subsequently maturing principal and interest upon bonds of such distr
• § 8160 — Any city within the limits of which any drainage improvement has been constructed, and which drainage improvement also lies within the territorial limits of a flood control district, may, by four-fift
• § 81600 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority Act.
• § 81601 — The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (a) The City and County of San Francisco has acquired or constructed a system of reservoirs, pipelines and tunnels, and treatment plants that p
• § 81602 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this article govern the construction of this division.
• § 81603 — “Authority” means the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority.
• § 81604 — “Board” means the board of directors of the authority.
• § 81606 — “Master water sales contract” means the document entitled “Settlement Agreement and Master Water Sales Contract between the City and County of San Francisco and Certain Suburban Purchasers in San Mate
• § 81608 — “Project” means a work and all of the activities related to, or necessary for, the acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of a work including, but not limited to, planning, design, fina
• § 81608.5 — “Public entities” means San Francisco and the public entities in the Counties of Alameda, San Mateo, and Santa Clara that purchase water from San Francisco pursuant to the July 2009 Water Supply Agree
• § 81609 — “Regional water system” means facilities for the storage, treatment, and transmission of water operated and maintained by San Francisco located in the Counties of Tuolumne, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Al
• § 8161 — Thereupon the flood control district shall assume and provide for the operation, maintenance, repair, and improvement of such drainage improvements.
• § 81610 — “San Francisco” means the City and County of San Francisco.
• § 81615 — (a) The San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System Financing Authority is hereby created.
• § 8162 — From and after the date of transfer such flood control district is solely liable for the payment of the principal upon the general obligation bonds of any such drainage improvement district and upon b
• § 81628 — The authority shall be governed by a board of directors.
• § 81629 — (a) The governing body of each member public entity, other than San Francisco, shall appoint one voting member to the board of the authority.
• § 8163 — From and after the date of transfer no tax shall be levied upon the lands within any such drainage district for the payment of the subsequently maturing principal and interest upon the bonds of such d
• § 81630 — Each director, before entering upon the duties of his or her office, shall take the oath of office as provided for in the Constitution and laws of the state.
• § 81631 — (a) Each director shall serve for a term of four years.
• § 81632 — Each director who is not an officer or employee of an appointing entity may receive compensation in an amount prescribed by the board, not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s a
• § 81633 — A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
• § 81634 — The board shall hold its first meeting as soon as possible after the appointment of the initial directors.
• § 81635 — The board shall provide for the time and place of holding its regular meetings.
• § 81636 — Each voting director has one vote on any ordinance, resolution, or motion before the board.
• § 81637 — (a) On all ordinances and resolutions, the roll shall be called and ayes and noes recorded in the minutes of the proceedings of the board.
• § 8164 — The proceeds of the collection of such drainage district taxes and assessments shall be applied solely and exclusively to the payment of the principal and interest for which they were levied and the s
• § 81640 — The board shall appoint a general manager, a financial officer, and a secretary.
• § 81641 — The board may employ other employees that the board determines are necessary or convenient and may delegate to the general manager the authority to employ or contract for the services of additional as
• § 81642 — The board may require, and establish the amount of, official bonds of officers and employees that are necessary for the protection of the funds and property of the authority.
• § 81643 — (a) Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) of Chapter 1 of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code applies to all officers and employees of the authority, except that a director may vote on a c
• § 81645 — The authority may exercise the powers that are expressly granted by this division, together with other powers that are reasonably implied from those expressed powers, and powers necessary and proper t
• § 81646 — (a) The authority may make contracts of any nature, including, but not limited to, contracts to employ labor, to indemnify and hold harmless, and to do all acts necessary or convenient for the full ex
• § 81647 — The authority may take by grant, purchase, bequest, devise, or lease and may hold, enjoy, lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of real and personal property of any kind, within or outside the boundaries
• § 81648 — The authority may apply for and receive state and federal grants, loans, and other financial assistance.
• § 81649 — Nothing in this division changes the governance, control, or ownership of the regional water system.
• § 8165 — The legislative body of the county or city which conducted the proceedings for the organization of such drainage improvement districts may do all of the following: (a) Order the cancellation of any sp
• § 81650 — The board shall adopt a budget for each fiscal year.
• § 81651 — The accounts of the authority shall be audited annually in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards by independent certified public accountants with experience in auditing the accounts of
• § 81652 — The authority may borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue notes and bonds as provided in this division, or as otherwise authorized by law.
• § 81653 — (a) The authority may issue revenue bonds upon the adoption of an ordinance by a two-thirds vote of all of the voting members of the board, after notice and public hearing.
• § 81654 — The authority may issue bonds for the purpose of refunding any revenue bonds of the authority, whether due or not due.
• § 81655 — The authority may issue negotiable promissory notes to acquire funds for any authority purpose.
• § 81656 — Bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the authority are legal investments for all trust funds and for funds of all insurers, commercial and savings banks, trust companies, and state scho
• § 81658 — (a) The proceeds of revenue bonds issued by the authority in accordance with this division may be used only on projects designed and intended in substantial part to improve the reliability of the regi
• § 81660 — The authority may sue and be sued in all actions and proceedings and in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
• § 81661 — All claims for money or damages against the authority are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.
• § 81662 — An action to determine the validity of any contract, bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code
• § 81670 — Membership of any public entity in the authority does not affect the identity or legal existence, nor impair the powers, of that public entity.
• § 81671 — San Francisco shall provide the authority with prompt access to any public records requested by the authority unless those records are exempt from disclosure pursuant to a provision listed in Section
• § 81671.5 — If the proceeds of bonds issued by the authority are made available for use on projects described in subdivision (a) of Section 81658, with the agreement and consent of San Francisco as required by su
• § 81671.6 — This division does not modify the provisions of the master water sales contract.
• § 81671.7 — The authority shall dissolve upon the repayment of all revenue bonds issued pursuant to this division and the satisfaction of all other debts and obligations of the authority.
• § 81672 — This division shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes.
• § 81673 — San Francisco shall become a voting member of the authority if the surcharge is imposed on San Francisco’s retail water customers in accordance with subparagraph (B) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (b
• § 81674 — (a) San Francisco shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee on or before September 1 of each year describing the progress made on projects financed by the authority and on the imp
• § 8200 — This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Local Flood Protection Planning Act.
• § 8201 — (a) A local agency may prepare a local plan of flood protection in accordance with this chapter.
• § 8300 — The department may make examinations of lands subject to inundation and overflow by flood waters and of the waters causing the inundation or overflow and may make plans and estimates of the cost of wo
• § 83000 — The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: (a) Water is vital to the economy, environment, and overall well-being of the state.
• § 83001 — In order to provide the least costly, most efficient, and reliable water supply to a growing state, it is the intent of the Legislature that the department accomplish the following objectives: (a) Int
• § 83002 — The sum of eight hundred twenty million nine hundred seventy-three thousand dollars ($820,973,000) is hereby appropriated in accordance with the following schedule: (a) Of the funds made available pur
• § 83002.5 — To improve understanding of the causes of groundwater contamination, identify potential remediation solutions and funding sources to recover costs expended by the state for the purposes of this sectio
• § 83002.6 — Up to 5 percent of the funds appropriated by this division may be expended to pay the costs incurred in the administration of that program.
• § 83002.7 — Funds appropriated by this division shall only be available for encumbrance until June 30, 2010.