Section 79750 Of Chapter 8. Statewide Water System Operational Improvement And Drought Preparedness From California Water Code >> Division 26.7. >> Chapter 8.
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. (a) Notwithstanding Section 162, the commission may make the
determinations, findings, and recommendations required of it by this
chapter independent of the views of the director. All final actions
by the commission in implementing this chapter shall be taken by a
majority of the members of the commission at a public meeting noticed
and held pursuant to the Bagley-Keene Open Meeting Act (Article 9
(commencing with Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3
of Title 2 of the Government Code).
(b) Notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, the sum
of two billion seven hundred million dollars ($2,700,000,000) is
hereby continuously appropriated from the fund, without regard to
fiscal years, to the commission for public benefits associated with
water storage projects that improve the operation of the state water
system, are cost effective, and provide a net improvement in
ecosystem and water quality conditions, in accordance with this
chapter. Funds authorized for, or made available to, the commission
pursuant to this chapter shall be available and expended only for the
purposes provided in this chapter, and shall not be subject to
appropriation or transfer by the Legislature or the Governor for any
other purpose.
(c) Projects shall be selected by the commission through a
competitive public process that ranks potential projects based on the
expected return for public investment as measured by the magnitude
of the public benefits provided, pursuant to criteria established
under this chapter.
(d) Any project constructed with funds provided by this chapter
shall be subject to Section 11590.