SECTIONS 78550-78552 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 78550-78552

78550. (a) There is hereby created in the account the South Delta
Barriers Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, "subaccount" means the South
Delta Barriers Subaccount created by subdivision (a).

78550.5. The sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) is hereby
transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purpose of
implementing this article.

78551. (a) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code,
the money in the subaccount is hereby continuously appropriated,
without regard to fiscal years, to the department, to pay the costs
incurred by the department that are not attributable to the State
Water Project's or the Central Valley Project's share of costs for
the South Delta Barriers Program, and for the administration of this
article.
(b) The costs identified in subdivision (a) include costs incurred
for the purpose of mitigating non-State Water Project or non-Central
Valley Project impacts and for the purpose of environmental
enhancement in the delta.
(c) No funds shall be expended under this article unless the
Department of Fish and Game determines, in writing, that a net
habitat benefit will result.

78552. 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.