Section 85089 Of Part 2. Early Actions From California Water Code >> Division 35. >> Part 2.
85089
. Construction of a new Delta conveyance facility shall not be
initiated until the persons or entities that contract to receive
water from the State Water Project and the federal Central Valley
Project or a joint powers authority representing those entities have
made arrangements or entered into contracts to pay for both of the
following:
(a) The costs of the environmental review, planning, design,
construction, and mitigation, including mitigation required pursuant
to Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000 of the Public Resources
Code), required for the construction, operation, and maintenance of
any new Delta water conveyance facility.
(b) Full mitigation of property tax or assessments levied by local
governments or special districts for land used in the construction,
location, mitigation, or operation of new Delta conveyance
facilities.