SECTIONS 79205.2-79205.16 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 79205.2-79205.16

79205.2. (a) "Delta export service area," as used in this article,
means both of the following:
(1) The counties included within the Association of Bay Area
Governments.
(2) Those areas of the state outside the delta that receive water
from the State Water Project or the Central Valley Project, either
directly or by exchange, by means of diversions from the delta.
(b) "Local agency," as used in this article, means any city,
county, city and county, district, or other political subdivision of
the state.

79205.4. (a) There is hereby created the Interim Water Supply and
Water Quality Infrastructure and Management Subaccount.
(b) For the purposes of this article, "subaccount" means the
Interim Reliable Water Supply and Water Quality Infrastructure and
Management Subaccount.

79205.6. The sum of one hundred eighty million dollars
($180,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the
subaccount for the purposes of this article.

79205.8. (a) The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the
Legislature to the department, may be used by the department to
provide grants or loans, or any combination thereof, which are
approved by the Governor, to local agencies located in the delta
export service areas for programs or projects that can be completed
and provide the intended benefits not later than March 8, 2009, and
are designed to increase water supplies, enhance water supply
reliability, or improve water quality.
(b) The department shall provide grants for programs or projects
located outside the delta and which meet one of the following
requirements:
(1) The project or program constructs new or expands existing
groundwater storage and recovery projects or acquires rights to use
storage in existing reservoirs.
(2) The project or program implements measures that facilitate
improved water treatment, water transfers, or exchanges, including,
but not limited to, a project that improves water quality by shifting
reliance from lower quality to higher quality water supplies.
(3) The project or program implements state of the art
agricultural water conservation programs, and programs that treat or
manage agricultural drainage water for reuse or instream water
quality benefits.
(c) The department shall list the projects that are proposed to be
funded from the subaccount.

79205.10. For purposes of prioritizing eligible programs or
projects for funding under this article, the department shall give
priority to programs or projects that meet one or more of the
following requirements:
(a) Can be completed expeditiously and thereby provide near term
benefits and more immediate mitigation of urgent problems related to
water supply and water quality.
(b) Implements actions to improve water quality and protect water
level conditions in San Luis Reservoir.
(c) Includes public-private partnerships or cost sharing
arrangements that maximize public benefits.
(d) Sponsored by a public agency with water supplies that are
being or would be impacted to a greater degree by delta-related water
supply shortages and water quality degradation.

79205.12. The state, to the greatest extent possible, shall seek
matching federal funds to implement this article.

79205.14. Funds available from the subaccount shall be available
for all phases of project development including, but not limited to,
project administration, permitting and environmental compliance,
feasibility studies, and construction.

79205.16. Not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in
the subaccount may be used to pay costs incurred in connection with
the administration of this article.