Section 12956 Of Part 7. Project Costs For Local Governmental Services From California Water Code >> Division 6. >> Part 7.
12956
. When an impact area has been designated by the Governor the
State will pay:
(a) The increased operating expenses necessitated by population
increase within the impact area for maintenance of police and fire
protection, public hospitals, public health and sanitation and such
other activities as may be approved by the Department of Finance and
the Department of Water Resources at the same level of service as
prevailed within or for the impact area prior to the start of the
construction. A subsequent increase in the level of a specific
service may be approved by the State Department of Finance. Level of
service shall be measured by the ratio of personnel or facilities
serving the impact area to the total population within the same area.
The portion of the construction-generated population expected to
reside within the impact area shall be estimated by the Department of
Water Resources for each fiscal year in which the State provides
financial assistance under this part to any governmental agency.
(b) Seventy-five percent of the increased cost to the county of
emergency and indigent relief provided by the county under the
provisions of Chapter 2 (commencing at Section 2500) of Division 4 of
the Welfare and Institutions Code at standards that existed prior to
the start of construction. An increase in such standards may be
approved by the State Department of Finance. The State will also pay
all necessary increased costs resulting from personnel, office, and
automobile expenses created by an increase in the emergency and
indigent caseload, as determined by the Department of Finance.