Section 12562 Of Chapter 7. Colorado River Management Program From California Water Code >> Division 6. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 7.
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. (a) (1) In furtherance of implementing and achieving the
goals of the "California Plan," the sum of two hundred million
dollars ($200,000,000) in the account shall be used by the director
to finance and arrange for lining portions of the All American Canal
and the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal.
(2) The canal lining projects shall be completed not later than
December 31, 2008, or such later date as may be required by
extraordinary circumstances.
(3) The allocation of the water conserved from the canal lining
projects and to be made available to the Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California shall be consistent with federal law and shall
be determined by an agreement among the Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California, the Imperial Irrigation District, the Palo
Verde Irrigation District, the Coachella Valley Water District, and
the San Luis Rey settlement parties, reached after consultation with
the director and the United States Secretary of the Interior.
(b) (1) The sum of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) from
the account shall be used by the director to finance the installation
of recharge, extraction, and distribution facilities for groundwater
conjunctive use programs necessary to implement the "California
Plan."
(2) Water stored in connection with the groundwater conjunctive
use programs described in paragraph (1) shall be for the benefit of
the member public agencies of the Metropolitan Water District of
Southern California.
(3) Nothing in this subdivision limits the ability of the
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California to enter into
agreements regarding the sharing of any water made available under
this subdivision.
(c) The Legislature finds that the extension of the date from
December 31, 2006, to December 31, 2008, for completing the canal
project linings under paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) during the
2003 portion of the 2003-04 Regular Session is required due to
extraordinary circumstances. The Legislature finds that there have
been unforeseen construction delays, contract award delays, and
changed conditions requiring design modifications for lining the All
American Canal and the Coachella Branch of the All American Canal,
and that these circumstances are extraordinary.