Chapter 11. Flood Management of California Water Code >> Division 26.7. >> Chapter 11.
The sum of three hundred ninety-five million dollars
($395,000,000) shall be available, upon appropriation by the
Legislature from the fund, to the Department of Water Resources and
the Central Valley Flood Protection Board for the purpose of
statewide flood management projects and activities. Funds shall be
allocated to multibenefit projects that achieve public safety and
include fish and wildlife habitat enhancement. The Department of
Water Resources shall make its best effort to coordinate this funding
with proceeds from Propositions 84 and 1E.
Of the funds authorized by Section 79780, two hundred
ninety-five million dollars ($295,000,000) shall be available to
reduce the risk of levee failure and flood in the Delta for any of
the following:
(a) Local assistance under the Delta levee maintenance subventions
program pursuant to Part 9 (commencing with Section 12980) of
Division 6, as that part may be amended.
(b) Special flood protection projects pursuant to Chapter 2
(commencing with Section 12310) of Part 4.8 of Division 6, as that
chapter may be amended.
(c) Levee improvement projects that increase the resiliency of
levees within the Delta to withstand earthquake, flooding, or sea
level rise.
(d) Emergency response and repair projects.