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Water Code - Division 6: Conservation, Development, and Utilization of State Water Resources - Part 2.78: Local Groundwater Management Assistance Act of 2000 (secs. 10795 - 10795.20).

Country/Territory
United States of America
Territorial subdivision
California
Document type
Legislation
Date
2000 (2012)
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Water
Keyword
Groundwater Special fund Subsidy/incentive
Geographical area
Americas, Arctic, East Pacific, North America, North Atlantic
Abstract

This part of Division 6 of the Water Code of California creates the Local Groundwater Assistance Fund which shall be administered by the Department of Water Resources. The money in the Fund may be used by the department to assist local public agencies by awarding grants to those agencies to conduct groundwater studies or to carry out groundwater monitoring and management activities in accordance with Part 2.75 or other authority pursuant to which local public agencies manage groundwater resources, or both, including the development of groundwater management plans, as provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 10753.7. An application for a grant under this part shall be made to the Department in the form and with the supporting materials prescribed by the Department. A Technical Advisory Panel shall review applications for grants based on criteria developed by the Panel.

Full text
English
Website
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov