SECTIONS 5096.953-5096.955 - California Statutes

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE

SECTION 5096.953-5096.955

5096.953. The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall provide for
an independent audit of expenditures pursuant to this chapter to
ensure that all moneys are expended in accordance with the
requirements of this chapter. The secretary shall publish a list of
all program and project expenditures pursuant to this chapter not
less than annually, in written form, and shall post an electronic
form of the list on the Resources Agency's Internet Web site.

5096.954. On or before January 1, 2008, the department shall adopt
emergency regulations to implement Section 12585.7 of the Water Code.

5096.955. (a) For the purposes of any levee evaluation activities
funded by the department, the department shall not require a local
cost-share for the following levee evaluations:
(1) Evaluations of levees that are part of the facilities of the
State Plan of Flood Control.
(2) Evaluations of levees located in the Central Valley that are
not part of the State Plan of Flood Control, and that protect an
urban area, as defined by subdivision (k) of Section 5096.805.
(3) Evaluations of levees chosen to be performed by the department
as part of an effort to protect critical water conveyance
infrastructure through the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
(b) The department shall identify the levees described in
paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) in the Bond Expenditure Disaster
Preparedness and Flood Prevention Plan described in Section 5096.821
and notify the Governor and the Legislature of the location of these
levees.