SECTIONS 12870-12875 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 12870-12875

12870. When local organizations have agreed with the Secretary of
Agriculture upon a plan for works of improvement pursuant to the
authorization contained in said Department of Agriculture
Appropriation Act or in said Public Law 566 and desire financial
assistance from the State pursuant to this chapter, they shall file
an application with the department requesting the department to
recommend to the Legislature that an appropriation of funds be made
for the next fiscal year.

12871. The department shall make such a recommendation to the
Legislature if it finds that the requirements of Section 12867 or
Section 12868 have been met.

12872. The findings of the department required by subsection (d) of
Section 12867 or of subsection (f) of Section 12868 shall be based
upon current cost estimates or actual costs incurred or expended.

12873. The findings of the department required by subsection (c) of
Section 12867 or by subsections (a) to (e) of Section 12868 need be
made only once, at the time the department first recommends an entire
project or such portion or portions thereof as constitute complete
and usable independent units to the Legislature, and need not be made
again each year thereafter in which the department recommends an
allocation of funds therefor. If conditions change so as in the
judgment of the department to warrant new or different findings, the
department may however make additional or contrary findings, and make
recommendations thereon to the Legislature.

12874. Money appropriated to the department for reallocation to
local organizations shall be reallocated to local organizations upon
order of the department after application therefor has been made to
it by such local organizations showing the necessity, purpose and use
to be made of the money or showing that such organizations have made
necessary advances or incurred obligations for the purpose of
expediting projects for which the allocation is made and giving such
other information as the department may require. Such application may
be filed with or as a part of the application for recommendation to
the Legislature for appropriation of funds. Expenditures of the
reallocated sums shall be reported to the department as and when
required by it. The reports shall give such information as the
department may require.

12875. The department may refuse to make any order for the
reallocation of any of the funds if the provisions of this chapter
are violated.