SECTIONS 12883-12883.4 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 12883-12883.4

12883. A proposed project may be approved for assistance only if it
is determined that the project substantially conforms to the
California Water Plan, is engineeringly feasible, economically
justified, and, if a loan is proposed, that there is reasonable
assurance, commensurate with the need for the proposed project, that
the public agency can repay it. The potential future growth and
development of the area shall be taken into consideration in the
calculation of the benefits for the determination of the economic
justification of a proposed project. Such factors as the public
health, safety, and welfare shall be taken into consideration in
determining the need for a proposed project.

12883.2. In the case of a grant for recreation or fish and wildlife
enhancement, or both, the determination of economic justification of
the proposed project may, in the department's discretion, be limited
to a determination of the economic justification of the recreation
and fish and wildlife enhancement functions of the project.

12883.4. A loan for the preparation of a proposed feasibility
report on a proposed project may be approved only if it is determined
that there is reasonable assurance that the public agency can repay
the loan and only if the agency receives a favorable written reply
from the department on a written request for a preliminary
determination of eligibility for a loan for the construction of the
proposed project filed with the department by the agency under the
regulations of the department promulgated pursuant to this chapter.