Section 12949.5 Of Article 3. State Participation From California Water Code >> Division 6. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 3.
12949.5
. The department, in cooperation with the United States
Department of the Interior, may participate in financing the costs of
the site development, construction, operation, and transportation of
desalted water in connection with a saline water conversion test
center facility to be located in California. The department may sell
any water made available by such saline water conversion test center;
provided, that the department shall sell such water at rates or
charges which will return, at least, all of the costs of transporting
the water from the test center to the point of delivery.