SECTIONS 79104.100-79104.114 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 79104.100-79104.114

79104.100. (a) There is hereby created in the account the Lake
Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, "subaccount" means the Lake
Elsinore and San Jacinto Watershed Subaccount created by subdivision
(a).

79104.102. The sum of fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) is
hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount.

79104.104. The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the
Legislature to the board, may be used by the board to rehabilitate
and improve the Lake Elsinore Watershed and San Jacinto Watershed and
the water quality of Lake Elsinore by funding one or more of the
following projects: watershed monitoring, storm channel modification,
nutrient control, aeration, wetlands restoration and enhancement,
wildlife habitat enhancement, fishery enhancement, calcium quicklime
treatment, and sediment removal, or for grants awarded by the board
to the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, other joint powers
authorities, or local public agencies for any of these purposes, and
for related planning and administrative costs.

79104.106. To the maximum extent feasible, the watershed management
and flood control projects described in Section 79104.104 shall do
one or more of the following:
(a) Preserve agricultural land.
(b) Protect wildlife habitat.
(c) Protect and enhance recreational resources.
(d) Improve lake water quality.

79104.108. It is the intent of the Legislature to urge the federal
government to allocate funds for projects to improve the Lake
Elsinore Watershed and San Jacinto Watershed, and lake water quality
by matching the state's financial commitment to those projects.

79104.110. The funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79104.104
shall be allocated to a joint powers agency consisting of the City of
Lake Elsinore, the Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority, the
Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District and other agencies for
implementation of programs to improve the water quality and habitat
of Lake Elsinore, and its back basin consistent with the Lake
Elsinore Management Plan.

79104.114. Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in
the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with
the administration of this article.