Section 14025 Of Article 2. California Safe Drinking Water Program From California Water Code >> Division 7. >> Chapter 16. >> Article 2.
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. (a) The department, after public notice and hearing and with
the concurrence of the State Department of Health Services, shall
adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of
this chapter. The regulations shall include, but not be limited to,
criteria and procedures for establishing the eligibility of a
supplier.
(b) The department shall adopt rules and regulations that, in its
judgment, will most effectively carry out this chapter in the public
interest, to the end that the people of California are most
efficiently and most economically provided supplies of pure,
wholesome, and potable domestic water. The rules and regulations may
provide for the denial of funds when the purposes of this chapter may
most economically and efficiently be attained by means other than
the construction of the proposed project.
(c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) or any other provision of law,
existing rules and regulations adopted by the department pursuant to
the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1984 (Chapter 10.2
(commencing with Section 13810)) which are in effect on the effective
date of this chapter, may, at the option of the department, be
utilized upon voter approval of this chapter for purposes of
implementing this chapter. The department, with the concurrence of
the State Department of Health Services, 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 implement provisions of this chapter which
differ from Chapter 10.2 (commencing with Section 13810) or Chapter
10.7 (commencing with Section 13895) or for any other reason to carry
out the purposes of this chapter.