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Article 2. Water Conservation Program of California Water Code >> Division 6. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 4.7. >> Article 2.
(a) The proceeds of bonds issued and sold pursuant to this
chapter shall be deposited in the 1988 Water Conservation Fund,
which is hereby created. A Local Water Projects Assistance Account
shall be established in the fund for the purpose of implementing
Section 12879.5, and a Water Conservation and Groundwater Recharge
Account shall be established in the fund for the purposes of
implementing Section 12879.6.
(b) From time to time, the department may modify existing accounts in the fund, or may establish other accounts in the fund, and in all other bond funds administered by the department, which the department determines are appropriate or necessary for proper administration.
(b) From time to time, the department may modify existing accounts in the fund, or may establish other accounts in the fund, and in all other bond funds administered by the department, which the department determines are appropriate or necessary for proper administration.
(a) The department may make loans to local agencies, upon
approval of the Legislature by statute, to aid in the construction of
eligible projects and to aid in the funding of voluntary,
cost-effective capital outlay water conservation programs and
groundwater recharge facilities, and may adopt rules and regulations
necessary to carry out this chapter.
Notwithstanding any provision of law, existing rules and
regulations adopted by the department pursuant to Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 12880) and Chapter 6.1 (commencing with
Section 13450) that are in effect on the effective date of this
chapter may be utilized to carry out this chapter. The department may
subsequently revise those rules and regulations pursuant to Chapter
3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title
2 of the Government Code as necessary to carry out this chapter.
(b) For the purpose of administering this chapter, the total expenditures of the department through the making of any loans may not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of the bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter. The department shall establish a reasonable schedule of administrative fees for loans, which fees shall be paid by the local agency pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 12879.4 to reimburse the state for the costs of state administration of this chapter. Charges incurred by the Attorney General in protecting the interests of the state in the use and repayment of funds under this chapter shall be paid from the proceeds of bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter. These charges shall not be paid from funds allocated for administrative purposes, but shall be treated as a program expense, not to exceed 1.5 percent of the total amount of the bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter.
(c) Any contract entered into pursuant to this section may include such provisions as may be determined by the department, provided that any contract concerning an eligible project shall include, in substance, all of the following provisions:
(1) A finding by the department that the local agency has the ability to repay the loan, that the eligible project is economically justified, and that the eligible project is feasible from an engineering and geologic standpoint.
(2) An estimate of the reasonable cost and benefit of the eligible project, program, or facility.
(3) An agreement by the local agency to proceed expeditiously with, and complete, the eligible project.
(4) A provision that there shall be no moratorium or deferment on payments of principal or interest.
(5) Local agencies seeking a loan shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the department, that an adequate opportunity for public participation regarding the loan has been provided.
(6) Any election held with respect to the loan shall include the entire local agency except where the agency proposes to accept the loan on behalf of a specified portion, or portions, of the agency, in which case the election shall be held in that portion or portions of the agency only.
(7) Annual principal and interest payments shall commence not later than one year after completion of any project and all loans shall be fully amortized not later than 50 years after project completion.
(8) The recipient of a loan shall establish a dedicated source of revenue for repayment of the loan.
(9) Any loans made pursuant to this chapter may be for a period of up to 20 years. The interest rate for the loans made for projects to be funded pursuant to Section 12879.5 shall be set at a rate equal to the interest rate paid by the state on the most recent sale of state general obligation bonds, with that rate to be computed according to the true interest cost method. The interest rate for loans made for projects to be funded pursuant to Section 12879.6 shall be set at a rate equal to 50 percent of the interest rate paid by the state on the most recent sale of state general obligation bonds, with that rate to be computed according to the true interest cost method. When the interest rate so determined is not a multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent, the interest rate shall be set at the next higher multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent. The interest rate set for each contract shall be applied throughout the repayment period of the contract. There shall be a level annual repayment of principal and interest on the loans. The amount of the principal shall include the administrative fee described in subdivision (b).
(d) All loans made pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the approval of the Legislature by statute.
(e) Applications for loans or financial participation by the state under this chapter shall be made to the department in the form and with the supporting material as may be prescribed by the department.
(f) All money repaid to the state pursuant to any contract executed under this chapter, or under Section 13999.11, shall be deposited in the General Fund as reimbursement for payment of principal and interest on bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter or Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 13999) that have been paid from the General Fund.
(g) As approved annually by the Legislature in the Budget Act, the department, notwithstanding subdivision (b), may expend money repaid to the state pursuant to any contract executed pursuant to this chapter as necessary for the administration of contracts entered into by the department pursuant to this chapter. However, the expenditures may not in any year exceed 1.5 percent of the amount repaid to the state in that year. Charges incurred by the Attorney General in protecting the state's interests in the use and repayment of funds pursuant to this chapter may be paid by the department from these funds. However, the charges may not exceed 0.5 percent of the amount repaid to the state in that year. Any of the foregoing sums approved by the Legislature in the Budget Act but unencumbered at the end of any year shall automatically revert to the General Fund.
(b) For the purpose of administering this chapter, the total expenditures of the department through the making of any loans may not exceed 5 percent of the total amount of the bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter. The department shall establish a reasonable schedule of administrative fees for loans, which fees shall be paid by the local agency pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 12879.4 to reimburse the state for the costs of state administration of this chapter. Charges incurred by the Attorney General in protecting the interests of the state in the use and repayment of funds under this chapter shall be paid from the proceeds of bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter. These charges shall not be paid from funds allocated for administrative purposes, but shall be treated as a program expense, not to exceed 1.5 percent of the total amount of the bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter.
(c) Any contract entered into pursuant to this section may include such provisions as may be determined by the department, provided that any contract concerning an eligible project shall include, in substance, all of the following provisions:
(1) A finding by the department that the local agency has the ability to repay the loan, that the eligible project is economically justified, and that the eligible project is feasible from an engineering and geologic standpoint.
(2) An estimate of the reasonable cost and benefit of the eligible project, program, or facility.
(3) An agreement by the local agency to proceed expeditiously with, and complete, the eligible project.
(4) A provision that there shall be no moratorium or deferment on payments of principal or interest.
(5) Local agencies seeking a loan shall demonstrate, to the satisfaction of the department, that an adequate opportunity for public participation regarding the loan has been provided.
(6) Any election held with respect to the loan shall include the entire local agency except where the agency proposes to accept the loan on behalf of a specified portion, or portions, of the agency, in which case the election shall be held in that portion or portions of the agency only.
(7) Annual principal and interest payments shall commence not later than one year after completion of any project and all loans shall be fully amortized not later than 50 years after project completion.
(8) The recipient of a loan shall establish a dedicated source of revenue for repayment of the loan.
(9) Any loans made pursuant to this chapter may be for a period of up to 20 years. The interest rate for the loans made for projects to be funded pursuant to Section 12879.5 shall be set at a rate equal to the interest rate paid by the state on the most recent sale of state general obligation bonds, with that rate to be computed according to the true interest cost method. The interest rate for loans made for projects to be funded pursuant to Section 12879.6 shall be set at a rate equal to 50 percent of the interest rate paid by the state on the most recent sale of state general obligation bonds, with that rate to be computed according to the true interest cost method. When the interest rate so determined is not a multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent, the interest rate shall be set at the next higher multiple of one-tenth of 1 percent. The interest rate set for each contract shall be applied throughout the repayment period of the contract. There shall be a level annual repayment of principal and interest on the loans. The amount of the principal shall include the administrative fee described in subdivision (b).
(d) All loans made pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to the approval of the Legislature by statute.
(e) Applications for loans or financial participation by the state under this chapter shall be made to the department in the form and with the supporting material as may be prescribed by the department.
(f) All money repaid to the state pursuant to any contract executed under this chapter, or under Section 13999.11, shall be deposited in the General Fund as reimbursement for payment of principal and interest on bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter or Chapter 15 (commencing with Section 13999) that have been paid from the General Fund.
(g) As approved annually by the Legislature in the Budget Act, the department, notwithstanding subdivision (b), may expend money repaid to the state pursuant to any contract executed pursuant to this chapter as necessary for the administration of contracts entered into by the department pursuant to this chapter. However, the expenditures may not in any year exceed 1.5 percent of the amount repaid to the state in that year. Charges incurred by the Attorney General in protecting the state's interests in the use and repayment of funds pursuant to this chapter may be paid by the department from these funds. However, the charges may not exceed 0.5 percent of the amount repaid to the state in that year. Any of the foregoing sums approved by the Legislature in the Budget Act but unencumbered at the end of any year shall automatically revert to the General Fund.
(a) The sum of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) of the
money in the fund shall be deposited in the Local Water Projects
Assistance Account and shall be available for loans to local agencies
to aid in the construction of eligible projects.
(b) No eligible project may receive more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loans from the department.
(c) In the administration of this section, the department and the California Water Commission shall give preference to projects involving the development of new basic water supplies which may include the enlargement of existing dams and reservoirs, and for projects that will remedy existing water supply problems. The department and the California Water Commission shall set priority for loans pursuant to this section on the basis of the cost-effectiveness of the proposed project, with the most cost-effective projects receiving highest priority.
(d) If the water supply function of a dam and reservoir facility is operationally limited or eliminated for dam safety purposes, pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 3, the department and the California Water Commission may give consideration to projects which would rehabilitate the dam and reservoir for water supply purposes. The rehabilitation of facilities may include comparable replacement facilities.
(e) The department shall not make loans pursuant to this section for otherwise eligible projects whose benefits are more than 50 percent derived from hydroelectric generation, as determined by the department.
(f) The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized pursuant to this chapter and pursuant to any terms and conditions as may be determined necessary by the department, for the purposes of financing feasibility studies of projects potentially eligible for funding pursuant to this section. No single potential project shall be eligible to receive more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), and not more than 10 percent of the total amount of bonds authorized to be expended for purposes of this section may be expended for those purposes.
(b) No eligible project may receive more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loans from the department.
(c) In the administration of this section, the department and the California Water Commission shall give preference to projects involving the development of new basic water supplies which may include the enlargement of existing dams and reservoirs, and for projects that will remedy existing water supply problems. The department and the California Water Commission shall set priority for loans pursuant to this section on the basis of the cost-effectiveness of the proposed project, with the most cost-effective projects receiving highest priority.
(d) If the water supply function of a dam and reservoir facility is operationally limited or eliminated for dam safety purposes, pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 3, the department and the California Water Commission may give consideration to projects which would rehabilitate the dam and reservoir for water supply purposes. The rehabilitation of facilities may include comparable replacement facilities.
(e) The department shall not make loans pursuant to this section for otherwise eligible projects whose benefits are more than 50 percent derived from hydroelectric generation, as determined by the department.
(f) The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized pursuant to this chapter and pursuant to any terms and conditions as may be determined necessary by the department, for the purposes of financing feasibility studies of projects potentially eligible for funding pursuant to this section. No single potential project shall be eligible to receive more than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), and not more than 10 percent of the total amount of bonds authorized to be expended for purposes of this section may be expended for those purposes.
(a) The sum of forty million dollars ($40,000,000) of the
money in the fund shall be deposited in the Water Conservation and
Groundwater Recharge Account and shall be available for appropriation
by the Legislature for loans to local agencies to aid in the
acquisition and construction of voluntary, cost-effective capital
outlay water conservation programs and groundwater recharge
facilities.
(b) No eligible project may receive more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loans from the department.
(c) The department shall set priority for loans under this section for voluntary, cost-effective capital outlay water conservation programs on the basis of the cost effectiveness of the proposed project, with the most cost-effective projects receiving the highest priority.
(d) The department shall set priority for loans under this section for groundwater recharge facilities for projects in overdrafted groundwater basins and those projects in critical need, for projects whose feasibility studies show the greatest economic justification and the greatest engineering and hydrogeologic feasibility, as determined by the department, and for projects located in areas which have existing water management programs.
(e) The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized pursuant to this chapter and under any terms and conditions as may be determined necessary by the department, for the purposes of financing feasibility studies of projects potentially eligible for funding pursuant to this section. No single potential project shall be eligible to receive more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and not more than 3 percent of the total amount of bonds authorized to be expended for the purposes of this section may be expended for these purposes.
(b) No eligible project may receive more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loans from the department.
(c) The department shall set priority for loans under this section for voluntary, cost-effective capital outlay water conservation programs on the basis of the cost effectiveness of the proposed project, with the most cost-effective projects receiving the highest priority.
(d) The department shall set priority for loans under this section for groundwater recharge facilities for projects in overdrafted groundwater basins and those projects in critical need, for projects whose feasibility studies show the greatest economic justification and the greatest engineering and hydrogeologic feasibility, as determined by the department, and for projects located in areas which have existing water management programs.
(e) The department may make loans to local agencies, at the interest rates authorized pursuant to this chapter and under any terms and conditions as may be determined necessary by the department, for the purposes of financing feasibility studies of projects potentially eligible for funding pursuant to this section. No single potential project shall be eligible to receive more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and not more than 3 percent of the total amount of bonds authorized to be expended for the purposes of this section may be expended for these purposes.
