§ 79117. — 79117. (Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1.)

California § 79117.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code WAT: Water Code - WAT
• Div. 26.: DIVISION 26. SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION ACT
• Ch. 7.: CHAPTER 7. Clean Water and Water Recycling Program
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Nonpoint Source Pollution Control Program

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(a)
Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, of the funds transferred pursuant to Section 79113, the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000), upon appropriation by the Legislature to the board, may be used by the board, after consultation with the Department of Pesticide Regulation and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, for grants as follows:
(1)
Two million dollars ($2,000,000)
for research and source identification.
(2)
Eight million dollars ($8,000,000) for mitigation measures to protect water quality from potential adverse effects of pesticides, which measures have the ability to provide benefits for a period of 20 years, as determined by the board after consultation with the Department of Pesticide Regulation and the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.
(b)
The board shall adopt regulations to carry out this section.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 725, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 13 at the March 7, 2000, election.