California Water Code

§ 11912

WAT § 11912 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 6 · Part 3 · Ch. 10 · Art. 4

Statute text

The department, in fixing and establishing prices, rates, and charges for water and power, shall include as a reimbursable cost of any state water project an amount sufficient to repay all costs incurred by the department, directly or by contract with other agencies, for the preservation of fish and wildlife and determined to be allocable to the costs of the project works constructed for the development of that water and power, or either. Costs incurred for the enhancement of fish and wildlife or for the development of public recreation shall not be included in the prices, rates, and charges for water and power, and shall be nonreimbursable costs.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 664, Sec. 227. Effective January 1, 2003.