SECTIONS 81670-81674 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 81670-81674

81670. Membership of any public entity in the authority does not
affect the identity or legal existence, nor impair the powers, of
that public entity.

81671. San Francisco shall provide the authority with prompt access
to any public records requested by the authority unless those
records are exempt from disclosure pursuant to Section 6254 of the
Government Code. San Francisco may not withhold public records from
the authority pursuant to a balancing of the public interest in
accordance with Section 6255 of the Government Code.

81671.5. If the proceeds of bonds issued by the authority are made
available for use on projects described in subdivision (a) of Section
81658, with the agreement and consent of San Francisco as required
by subdivision (b) of Section 81658, San Francisco may not, for as
long as those bonds are outstanding, sell, lease, or otherwise
transfer title to, or control over, any facility used for the
storage, transmission, or treatment of water to any private person or
corporation.

81671.6. This division does not modify the provisions of the master
water sales contract.

81671.7. The authority shall dissolve upon the repayment of all
revenue bonds issued pursuant to this division and the satisfaction
of all other debts and obligations of the authority.

81672. This division shall be liberally construed to carry out its
purposes.

81673. San Francisco shall become a voting member of the authority
if the surcharge is imposed on San Francisco's retail water customers
in accordance with subparagraph (B) of paragraph (6) of subdivision
(b) of Section 81658.

81674. (a) San Francisco shall submit a report to the Joint
Legislative Audit Committee on or before September 1 of each year
describing the progress made on projects financed by the authority
and on the implementation of the capital improvement program for the
regional water system.
(b) With regard to the projects financed by the authority, San
Francisco shall include in the report, to the degree feasible, all of
the following information:
(1) The expenditure of the bond proceeds.
(2) The expenditure on each project relative to budget and
schedule.
(3) A description of the physical portion of each project
completed compared to schedule.
(4) Significant revisions to a budget or schedule, including the
reason for the change and the plan or effort taken to complete the
project in accordance with the original budget and schedule.
(5) A description of potential service impacts of schedule delays
and measures planned or being taken to reduce the risks of long-term
service interruptions.
(6) The plan for work remaining, including projected schedule and
cost for each project completion relative to original budget and
schedule.
(c) With regard to the implementation of the regional water system'
s capital improvement program, San Francisco shall include in the
report all of the following information:
(1) The status of current projects, without regard to the source
of financing.
(2) Modifications to the capital improvement program relative to
the capital improvement program adopted by the San Francisco Public
Utilities Commission in May 2002, noting the significance of any
change in schedule and project completion dates that decrease or
increase the risk of long-term service interruptions to the customers
of the regional water system.
(3) A description of measures planned or taken to reduce risk if a
project is delayed.