Section 13478 Of Chapter 6.5. State Water Pollution Control Revolving Fund From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 6.5.
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. (a) The board may undertake any of the following:
(1) Enter into agreements with the federal government for federal
contributions to the fund.
(2) Accept federal contributions to the fund.
(3) Enter into an agreement with, and accept matching funds from,
a municipality. A municipality that seeks to enter into an agreement
with the board and provide matching funds pursuant to this
subdivision shall provide to the board evidence of the availability
of those funds in the form of a written resolution adopted by the
governing body of the municipality before it requests a preliminary
financial assistance commitment.
(4) Use moneys in the fund for the purposes permitted by the
federal act.
(5) Provide for the deposit of matching funds and any other
available and necessary moneys into the fund.
(6) Make requests on behalf of the state for deposit into the fund
of available federal moneys under the federal act and determine on
behalf of the state appropriate maintenance of progress toward
compliance with the enforceable deadlines, goals, and requirements of
the federal act.
(7) Determine on behalf of the state that publicly owned treatment
works that receive financial assistance from the fund will meet the
requirements of, and otherwise be treated as required by, the federal
act.
(8) Provide for appropriate audit, accounting, and fiscal
management services, plans, and reports relative to the fund.
(9) Take additional incidental action as appropriate for the
adequate administration and operation of the fund.
(10) Charge municipalities that elect to provide matching funds a
fee to cover the actual cost of obtaining the federal funds pursuant
to Section 603(d)(7) of the federal act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1383(d)(7))
and processing the financial assistance application. The fee shall be
waived by the board if sufficient funds to cover those costs are
available from other sources.
(11) Use money returned to the fund under clause (ii) of
subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section
13480, and any other source of matching funds, if not prohibited by
statute, as matching funds for the federal administrative allowance
under Section 603(d)(7) of the federal act (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1383(d)
(7)).
(12) Expend money repaid by financial assistance recipients for
financial assistance service under clauses (i) and (ii) of
subparagraph (D) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 13480
to pay administrative costs incurred by the board under this
chapter.
(13) Engage in the transfer of capitalization grant funds, as
authorized by Section 35.3530(c) of Title 40 of the Code of Federal
Regulations and reauthorized by Public Law 109-54, to the extent set
forth in an Intended Use Plan, that shall be subject to approval by
the board.
(14) Cross-collateralize revenue bonds with the Safe Drinking
Water State Revolving Fund created pursuant to Section 116760.30 of
the Health and Safety Code, as authorized by Section 35.3530(d) of
Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2014.