California Code
DIVISION 6 - CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES
PART 3 - CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Definitions

Section 11100. - 11100. The definitions in this article govern the construction of...

Section 11102. - 11102. “State agency” includes any irrigation district, reclamation district, municipal...

Section 11103. - 11103. “Electric power” includes “electricity,” “electric energy” and “electrical energy.”...

Section 11104. - 11104. “Project” means the Central Valley Project. (Added by Stats....

Section 11105. - 11105. “Construction fund” means the Central Valley Water Project Construction...

Section 11106. - 11106. “Revenue fund” means the Central Valley Water Project Revenue...

Section 11107. - 11107. Unless the context otherwise requires, “bond” means any bond...

ARTICLE 2 - Statement of Policy

Section 11125. - 11125. The public interest, welfare, convenience, and necessity require the...

Section 11126. - 11126. The construction, operation, and maintenance of the project as...

Section 11127. - 11127. The department shall be regarded as performing a governmental...

Section 11128. - 11128. The limitations prescribed in Section 11460 and 11463 shall...

ARTICLE 3 - Use of State Property

Section 11130. - 11130. The State hereby consents to the use and occupation...

Section 11131. - 11131. Whenever any land or rights of way of the...

ARTICLE 4 - Aid From State Agencies or Other Sources

Section 11135. - 11135. Any State agency may advance or contribute money, rights...

Section 11136. - 11136. Appropriations for advances or contributions under this article may...

Section 11137. - 11137. Any State agency may issue its general obligation bonds...

Section 11138. - 11138. Money or property advanced or contributed may be immediately...

Section 11139. - 11139. The department may enter into an agreement with any...

Section 11140. - 11140. After all bonds issued have been fully redeemed and...

Section 11141. - 11141. The department may receive and accept from any and...

ARTICLE 5 - Record of Proceedings and Report to Governor

Section 11155. - 11155. The State Controller, the State Treasurer, and the department...

ARTICLE 6 - Cooperation by State Officials

Section 11160. - 11160. The department, the officials thereof, and all state officials...

CHAPTER 2 - Description of the Project

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 11200. - 11200. Subject to Articles 9.5 (commencing at Section 11260), 9.7...

Section 11201. - 11201. The project as authorized by this part consists of...

ARTICLE 2 - Shasta Dam

Section 11205. - 11205. The unit designated as Shasta Dam consists of the...

Section 11206. - 11206. The transmission line shall be located in such manner...

Section 11207. - 11207. Shasta Dam shall be constructed and used primarily for...

Section 11208. - 11208. Shasta Dam shall be constructed and used secondarily for...

Section 11209. - 11209. The dam shall be built to such height and...

ARTICLE 3 - Contra Costa Conduit

Section 11215. - 11215. The unit designated as the Contra Costa Conduit consists...

Section 11216. - 11216. The Contra Costa Conduit shall be of such capacity...

ARTICLE 4 - San Joaquin Pumping System

Section 11220. - 11220. The unit designated as the San Joaquin Pumping System...

ARTICLE 5 - Friant Dam

Section 11225. - 11225. The unit designated as Friant Dam consists of a...

Section 11226. - 11226. Friant Dam shall be constructed and used primarily for...

Section 11227. - 11227. The dam shall be built to such height and...

ARTICLE 6 - Madera Canal

Section 11230. - 11230. The unit designated as the Madera Canal consists of...

Section 11231. - 11231. The Madera Canal shall be of such capacity as...

ARTICLE 7 - Friant-Kern Canal

Section 11235. - 11235. The unit designated as the Friant-Kern Canal consists of...

Section 11236. - 11236. The Friant-Kern Canal shall be of such capacity as...

Section 11237. - 11237. The unit may include such pumps, supplemental dams, and...

ARTICLE 8 - Tehama-Colusa Conduit

Section 11240. - 11240. The unit designated as the Tehama-Colusa Canal consists of...

Section 11241. - 11241. The Tehama-Colusa Canal shall have the capacity that the...

Section 11242. - 11242. The water facilities authorized by Sections 11240 and 11241...

ARTICLE 9 - Tehama-Butte Conduit

Section 11250. - 11250. The unit designated as the Tehama-Butte Conduit consists of...

Section 11251. - 11251. The Tehama-Butte Conduit shall be of such capacity as...

ARTICLE 9.1 - Hogan Dam

Section 11252. - 11252. The unit designated as Hogan Dam and Reservoir, substantially...

Section 11253. - 11253. Pending construction of the unit described in Section 11252,...

Section 11254. - 11254. Contracts entered into between the department and the City...

ARTICLE 9.2 - Los Banos Grandes Reservoir

Section 11255. - 11255. Pursuant to the authority contained in Section 12931, the...

Section 11256. - 11256. In conducting the feasibility investigations for the Los Banos...

Section 11257. - 11257. The department may use Central Valley Project revenue bonds...

ARTICLE 9.3 - Groundwater Storage

Section 11258. - 11258. The project shall include facilities south of the Sacramento-San...

ARTICLE 9.5 - Feather River and Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Diversion Projects

Section 11260. - 11260. The units set forth in publication of the State...

Section 11261. - 11261. The reservoir constructed at Cedar Springs in the San...

ARTICLE 9.6 - American River Development

Section 11265. - 11265. The American River Development, as described in Public Law...

ARTICLE 9.7 - North Bay Aqueduct

Section 11270. - 11270. The unit of the North Bay Aqueduct as set...

Section 11271. - 11271. The operation of the North Bay Aqueduct, or any...

ARTICLE 9.9 - Black Butte Dam and Reservoir

Section 11276. - 11276. Black Butte Dam and Reservoir, substantially in accordance with...

ARTICLE 10 - Additional Units

Section 11290. - 11290. The project includes such other units as may be...

ARTICLE 11 - Additional Plants and Works

Section 11295. - 11295. In addition to the works specified, the units shall...

CHAPTER 3 - The Department of Water Resources

ARTICLE 1 - Administrative Provisions

Section 11419. - 11419. The department shall keep full and complete accounts concerning...

Section 11420. - 11420. All books and papers pertaining to matters provided for...

ARTICLE 2 - General Powers and Duties

Section 11450. - 11450. The provisions of this article are subject to the...

Section 11451. - 11451. The department shall have full charge and control of...

Section 11452. - 11452. The department shall proceed with the construction of the...

Section 11453. - 11453. The collection of rates, charges, and revenues shall be...

Section 11454. - 11454. Under such regulations and upon such terms, limitations, and...

Section 11455. - 11455. The department shall enter into such contracts and fix...

ARTICLE 3 - Limitation of Powers

Section 11460. - 11460. In the construction and operation by the department of...

Section 11461. - 11461. In no other way than by purchase or otherwise...

Section 11462. - 11462. The provisions of this article shall not be so...

Section 11463. - 11463. In the construction and operation by the department of...

Section 11464. - 11464. No water right, reservoir, conduit, or facility for the...

Section 11465. - 11465. The department shall not make any change, alteration, or...

CHAPTER 4 - Cooperation with the United States

Section 11500. - 11500. Notwithstanding anything in this part to the contrary or...

CHAPTER 5 - Construction of Project by the Department of Water Resources

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 11550. - 11550. The provisions of this chapter are subject to the...

Section 11551. - 11551. The department shall design all works to be constructed...

Section 11552. - 11552. The department may construct the works or any portion...

Section 11553. - 11553. The cost of all works authorized to be constructed...

Section 11554. - 11554. All works constructed pursuant to this chapter shall be...

Section 11554.1. - 11554.1. Notwithstanding any provisions of the State Contract Act, the...

Section 11555. - 11555. The department shall require of each contractor bonds for...

Section 11556. - 11556. Money realized on any such bonds shall be paid...

ARTICLE 2 - Time of Construction

Section 11560. - 11560. The department shall construct the project when, in its...

ARTICLE 3 - Sequence of Units

Section 11565. - 11565. The construction of all or any part of the...

Section 11566. - 11566. In case the construction of all or any part...

Section 11567. - 11567. The department shall ascertain and determine when the project...

CHAPTER 6 - Acquisition and Disposal of Property

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 11575. - 11575. For the purpose of constructing, maintaining, and operating the...

Section 11576. - 11576. The cost of contruction of the project includes the...

Section 11577. - 11577. Nothing in this chapter shall in any way interfere...

Section 11578. - 11578. In any lease, easement, or right of entry agreement...

ARTICLE 2 - Eminent Domain Proceedings

Section 11580. - 11580. When the department cannot acquire any necessary property by...

Section 11584. - 11584. No water which, prior to January 13, 1934, was...

Section 11585. - 11585. Where any water or property mentioned in the next...

Section 11586. - 11586. Where any water or property mentioned in Section 11584...

Section 11588. - 11588. Whenever the right of occupancy of any person upon...

ARTICLE 3 - Acquiring Facilities of Public Utilities and State Agencies

Section 11590. - 11590. The department has no power to take or destroy...

Section 11591. - 11591. The expense of the department in complying with the...

Section 11592. - 11592. In the event the department and any common carrier...

ARTICLE 4 - Disposition of Property

Section 11595. - 11595. Subject to the provisions of Section 11464, the department...

CHAPTER 7 - Contracts

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 11625. - 11625. Any state agency, mutual water company, political subdivision, or...

Section 11626. - 11626. In entering into and awarding contracts, in case of...

Section 11627. - 11627. Every contract made by the department for the sale...

Section 11628. - 11628. The act of the department in ceasing on any...

ARTICLE 2 - Contracts with State Agencies

Section 11650. - 11650. In case of the award by the department of...

Section 11651. - 11651. The governing body charged with the levying of taxes...

Section 11652. - 11652. The governing body shall, whenever necessary, levy upon all...

Section 11653. - 11653. All officers of any State agency charged with the...

Section 11654. - 11654. All money collected for taxes or assessments under this...

Section 11655. - 11655. In the event of failure, neglect, or refusal of...

Section 11656. - 11656. The use by the department of any remedy specified...

ARTICLE 3 - Additional Provisions Relating to Contracts with State Agencies

Section 11661. - 11661. In addition to the powers conferred by law, and...

Section 11661.1. - 11661.1. The department may agree in a contract with a...

Section 11662. - 11662. Any State agency may comply with the terms, provisions,...

Section 11663. - 11663. Any state agency may, in or pursuant to a...

Section 11664. - 11664. All funds accruing to a special account established pursuant...

ARTICLE 4 - Contracts Other Than With State Agencies

Section 11670. - 11670. Any contract or lease made by the department with...

Section 11671. - 11671. The department shall not cancel any contract or lease...

CHAPTER 8 - Bonds

ARTICLE 1 - Authorization to Issue and Reduction of Aggregate Amount

Section 11700. - 11700. For the purpose of providing money and funds to...

Section 11701. - 11701. Whenever the department determines that it is necessary to...

ARTICLE 2 - General Provisions

Section 11705. - 11705. Bonds shall be issued in the name of the...

Section 11706. - 11706. Any provisions not inconsistent with this part may be...

Section 11707. - 11707. While any bonds remain outstanding, the powers, duties or...

Section 11708. - 11708. The holder of any bond may by mandamus or...

Section 11709. - 11709. The enumeration of rights and remedies in the next...

Section 11710. - 11710. The department may contract loans and borrow money from...

Section 11711. - 11711. Temporary or interim bonds, certificates, or receipts, of any...

Section 11712. - 11712. The purchase price of bonds shall be paid for...

Section 11713. - 11713. Notwithstanding anything otherwise provided in this part, any expense...

Section 11714. - 11714. The department shall return the appropriation made by Chapter...

ARTICLE 3 - Payment from Revenue

Section 11720. - 11720. Bonds issued under this part shall contain a recital...

Section 11721. - 11721. Bonds issued under this part shall not constitute or...

Section 11722. - 11722. All bond redemption and interest payments shall constitute a...

Section 11723. - 11723. The collection of revenues shall be continued until all...

ARTICLE 4 - Bond Form and Terms

Section 11730. - 11730. The department shall determine the form, conditions, and denominations...

Section 11731. - 11731. The department and the Treasurer shall determine the interest...

Section 11732. - 11732. It is not necessary that all bonds of the...

Section 11733. - 11733. Principal and interest on bonds shall be payable at...

Section 11734. - 11734. Bonds may contain provisions for registration thereof as to...

Section 11735. - 11735. Bonds may be issued in coupon form with interest...

Section 11736. - 11736. The department may provide for the retirement of bonds...

Section 11736.5. - 11736.5. The department may enter into banking, insurance, remarketing, and...

Section 11737. - 11737. All bonds shall be signed by the director and...

Section 11738. - 11738. The signature of the director and the Governor may...

Section 11739. - 11739. All interest coupons shall bear the facsimile signature of...

Section 11740. - 11740. In case any officer whose signature or countersignature appears...

ARTICLE 5 - Issuance and Sale

Section 11750. - 11750. Bonds may be issued and sold from time to...

Section 11751. - 11751. Bonds may be sold below the par or face...

Section 11752. - 11752. Successive issues of bonds shall have equal preference with...

Section 11753. - 11753. All bonds issued are negotiable instruments. (Added by Stats....

Section 11754. - 11754. All bonds authorized for issuance by the department shall...

Section 11755. - 11755. The department may borrow money in anticipation of the...

ARTICLE 6 - Disposition of Proceeds from Bond Sale

Section 11760. - 11760. The proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be...

Section 11761. - 11761. The proceeds shall be paid out, disbursed, or applied...

Section 11761.5. - 11761.5. (a) If the department sells bonds to finance a...

Section 11762. - 11762. The department may agree with the purchaser of bonds...

ARTICLE 7 - Payment of Principal and Interest

Section 11770. - 11770. From the money deposited in the construction fund the...

Section 11771. - 11771. After the periods mentioned in the next preceding section...

Section 11772. - 11772. All funds transferred for the payment of principal or...

ARTICLE 8 - Retirement of Bonds

Section 11780. - 11780. Any surplus which exists in the construction fund shall...

Section 11781. - 11781. In the event the bonds cannot be purchased at...

Section 11782. - 11782. The proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds may provide...

Section 11783. - 11783. The terms upon which the bonds shall be purchased...

Section 11784. - 11784. All bonds retired by purchase or call shall be...

CHAPTER 9 - Finances

ARTICLE 1 - General Financial Provisions

Section 11800. - 11800. Money required to meet the costs of construction of...

Section 11801. - 11801. All interest received or earned on money deposited in...

Section 11802. - 11802. The proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds may contain...

Section 11803. - 11803. The department may provide in the proceedings authorizing the...

Section 11804. - 11804. The depositaries and security provided for or agreed upon...

Section 11805. - 11805. Notwithstanding anything contained in this part, the proceeds received...

Section 11806. - 11806. The amounts required to be transferred by the State...

Section 11807. - 11807. When the department, with the concurrence of the Department...

ARTICLE 2 - Construction Fund

Section 11810. - 11810. There is in the State Treasury The Central Valley...

Section 11811. - 11811. The construction fund shall at all times be kept...

Section 11812. - 11812. Any and all appropriations and contributions received from the...

Section 11813. - 11813. All costs and expenses of the department, including interest...

Section 11814. - 11814. All the costs and expenses mentioned in the next...

ARTICLE 3 - Revenue Fund

Section 11815. - 11815. There is in the State Treasury the Central Valley...

Section 11816. - 11816. All revenues received from the operation of the project...

Section 11817. - 11817. The State Treasurer shall deposit the revenues to the...

Section 11818. - 11818. The revenue fund shall at all times be kept...

Section 11819. - 11819. All appropriations and contributions received from the United States,...

Section 11820. - 11820. After the expiration of one year after the completion...

Section 11821. - 11821. The money in the revenue fund is hereby appropriated...

Section 11822. - 11822. The money remaining in the revenue fund after providing...

Section 11823. - 11823. Notwithstanding anything contained in this part, the department may...

ARTICLE 4 - Reserve Funds

Section 11830. - 11830. The proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds may provide...

Section 11831. - 11831. Any proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds and providing...

Section 11832. - 11832. The money remaining in the revenue fund after providing...

ARTICLE 5 - Warrants

Section 11835. - 11835. Warrants for payments to be made on account of...

ARTICLE 6 - Investment and Use of Surplus Money

Section 11840. - 11840. All money in the construction fund not required to...

Section 11841. - 11841. The department may provide in the proceedings authorizing the...

Section 11842. - 11842. If the proceedings authorizing the issuance of bonds do...

ARTICLE 7 - Insurance and Indemnity Bonds

Section 11850. - 11850. When any of the works authorized by this part...

Section 11851. - 11851. The department may carry insurance to cover any accident...

Section 11852. - 11852. All money collected on any indemnity bond or insurance...

Section 11853. - 11853. The department may carry insurance or indemnity bonds insuring...

Section 11854. - 11854. Insurance or indemnity bonds against loss of revenues may...

Section 11855. - 11855. The department may provide in the proceedings authorizing the...

CHAPTER 10 - Fish and Wildlife and Recreation in Connection With State Water Projects

ARTICLE 1 - State Policy

Section 11900. - 11900. The Legislature finds and declares it to be necessary...

Section 11901. - 11901. It is the purpose of this chapter to provide...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 11903. - 11903. As used in this chapter, “project” means any physical...

ARTICLE 3 - Application

Section 11905. - 11905. The provision of this chapter shall apply to the...

ARTICLE 4 - Planning and Construction of Projects

Section 11910. - 11910. There shall be incorporated in the planning and construction...

Section 11910.1. - 11910.1. In furtherance of the policies specified in Section 11910,...

Section 11910.5. - 11910.5. Such recreational purposes include, but are not limited to,...

Section 11911. - 11911. The planning for public recreation use and fish and...

Section 11912. - 11912. The department, in fixing and establishing prices, rates, and...

Section 11913. - 11913. (a) The Legislature hereby declares its intent that, except...

Section 11913.1. - 11913.1. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to...

Section 11914. - 11914. The department shall make any necessary revisions in the...

Section 11915. - 11915. All moneys deposited in the Central Valley Water Project...

Section 11915.1. - 11915.1. The provisions of this chapter shall not limit the...

Section 11915.5. - 11915.5. For the purpose of furthering recreation in any project...

ARTICLE 5 - Powers and Duties of the Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Natural Resources

Section 11917. - 11917. The Department of Fish and Game shall manage fish...

Section 11918. - 11918. The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to...

Section 11919. - 11919. Public recreation facilities in connection with state water projects...

Section 11920. - 11920. The Wildlife Conservation Board is authorized to design and...

ARTICLE 6 - Short Title

Section 11925. - 11925. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

CHAPTER 11 - Water Conservation and Reclamation Projects

ARTICLE 1 - Policy

Section 11950. - 11950. This chapter shall be known and may be cited...

Section 11951. - 11951. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the...

Section 11952. - 11952. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature in...

Section 11953. - 11953. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter...

Section 11954. - 11954. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to alter...

ARTICLE 2 - Statewide Water Conservation

Section 11960. - 11960. Any water supplier or user of water in the...

Section 11961. - 11961. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where any person...

Section 11962. - 11962. Water conservation and reclamation projects eligible for assistance under...

Section 11963. - 11963. Any contract entered into pursuant to this chapter for...

Section 11964. - 11964. Water conservation or reclamation projects developed pursuant to this...

Section 11965. - 11965. This article shall not be applicable to the State...

ARTICLE 3 - Conservation in the State Water Resources Development System

Section 11970. - 11970. The department may use Central Valley Project revenue bonds...

Section 11971. - 11971. As used in this article, “sponsoring contractor” means a...

Section 11972. - 11972. A local water conservation project described in Section 11970...

Section 11973. - 11973. The department shall determine whether a local water conservation...

Section 11974. - 11974. A local water conservation project described in Section 11970...

Section 11975. - 11975. In the event of a shortage in water supply,...

Section 11976. - 11976. This article is the only portion of this chapter...

ARTICLE 4 - Administration

Section 11980. - 11980. The department shall establish criteria for determining the eligibility...

Section 11981. - 11981. The State Water Resources Control Board shall establish criteria...

Section 11982. - 11982. The department shall establish criteria for determining whether a...

Section 11983. - 11983. The department and the State Water Resources Control Board...

Section 11984. - 11984. The department is authorized to adopt those rules and...

Section 11985. - 11985. In providing financial assistance pursuant to this chapter, the...