Section 78672.5 Of Article 3. Water Conservation And Groundwater Recharge From California Water Code >> Division 24. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 3.
78672.5
. (a) Any loan contract concerning an eligible, voluntary,
cost-effective capital outlay water conservation program shall be
supported by, or shall include, all of the following:
(1) An estimate of the reasonable cost and benefit of the program.
(2) An agreement by the local agency to proceed expeditiously
with, and complete, the program.
(3) A provision that there shall be no moratorium or deferment on
payments of principal or interest.
(4) A loan period of not more than 20 years with an interest rate
set at a rate equal to 50 percent of the interest rate paid by the
state on the most recent sale of state general obligation bonds, to
be computed according to the true interest cost method. If the
interest rate so determined is not a multiple of one-tenth of 1
percent, the interest rate shall be set at the next higher multiple
of one-tenth of 1 percent. The interest rate set for each contract
shall be applied throughout the repayment period of the contract.
There shall be a level annual repayment of principal and interest on
the loans.
(5) A provision that the project shall not receive any more than
five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loan proceeds from the
department.
(b) The department shall give preference for loans under this
section on the basis of the cost-effectiveness of the proposed
project, with the most cost-effective projects receiving the highest
preference.