Section 79199 Of Article 3. Bay-delta Multipurpose Water Management Program From California Water Code >> Division 26. >> Chapter 9. >> Article 3.
79199
. Due to the importance of issuing permits and otherwise
expediting all elements of the CALFED Bay-Delta Program in a timely
and balanced manner, the following procedures shall apply to the use
of funds authorized by this article:
(a) After the requirements set forth in Section 79197 are met,
funds in the subaccount shall become available for use in accordance
with the schedule for eligible projects set forth in the final
programmatic EIS/EIR, unless the Secretary of the Resources Agency
determines that the schedule established in the final programmatic
EIS/EIR has not been substantially adhered to.
(b) On or before November 15 of each year, the Secretary of the
Resources Agency, in consultation with state and federal CALFED
representatives and other interested persons and agencies, shall
review adherence to the schedule.
(c) The absence of funding from nonfederal or nonstate sources
shall not be a basis for a determination that the schedule has not
been adhered to.
(d) If, at the conclusion of each annual review, the Secretary of
the Resources Agency determines that the schedule established in the
final programmatic EIS/EIR, or a revised schedule prepared pursuant
to this subdivision, has not been substantially adhered to, the
secretary, after notice to, and consultation with, state and federal
CALFED representatives and other interested persons and agencies,
shall prepare a revised schedule that ensures that balanced solutions
in all identified problem areas, including ecosystem restoration,
water supply, water quality, and system integrity are achieved,
consistent with the intent of the final programmatic EIS/EIR. Funds
shall be available for expenditure unless a revised schedule has not
been developed within six months from the date on which the secretary
determines that the prior schedule has not been substantially
adhered to. Upon the preparation of any revised schedule under this
subdivision, funds shall be expended in accordance with that revised
schedule.
(e) Funds in the subaccount shall become available in accordance
with the cost-share agreement developed by the CALFED Bay-Delta
Program, which shall describe the federal, state, and local share of
funding for the programs, projects, and other CALFED stage 1 actions.