California Water Code

§ 12866.2

WAT § 12866.2Div. 6 · Part 6 · Ch. 4 · Art. 4

Statute text

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the following policy shall apply to projects approved by the appropriate committees of the Congress and by the Department of Agriculture after November 10, 1969:

(a)The state shall pay 75 percent of the costs of lands and rights or interests in lands whereon channel improvements and channel rectifications, debris dams and water-retarding structures are located and of lands, rights, or interests in lands necessary in connection with the construction, operation, or maintenance of such channel improvements and rectifications, debris dams and water-retarding structures, including those necessary for flowage purposes, spoil areas, borrow pits, or for access roads, apportioned to the benefits resulting from the reduction of flood damage.

(b)The local agency shall pay 25 percent of the costs of lands and rights or interests in lands whereon channel improvements and channel rectifications, debris dams and water-retarding structures are located and of lands, rights, or interests in lands necessary in connection with the construction, operation, or maintenance of such channel improvements or rectifications, debris dams and water-retarding structures, including those necessary for flowage purposes, spoil areas, borrow pits, or for access roads, apportioned to the benefits resulting from the reduction of flood damage and all of such costs apportioned to the benefits resulting from increased or higher utilization of land.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1054.