Section 2930.
2930. (a) This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Salton Sea Restoration Act. (b) The state’s comprehensive management plan for the Salton Sea, established pursuant to the Governor’s directive of May 2015, shall be known, and may be cited, as the John J. Benoit Salton Sea Restoration Plan. (Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. […]
Section 2931.
2931. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that the State of California undertake the restoration of the Salton Sea ecosystem and the permanent protection of the wildlife dependent on that ecosystem. (b) This restoration shall be based on the preferred alternative developed as a result of the restoration study and alternative selection process described in […]
Section 2931.5.
2931.5. (a) The construction of facilities to separate fresh water from highly saline water for the purposes of implementing restoration activities pursuant to this chapter shall not be subject to review, approval, inspection, or any fees associated with implementing Division 3 (commencing with Section 6000) of the Water Code. (b) No barrier in the Salton Sea within […]
Section 2932.
2932. There is hereby established the Salton Sea Restoration Fund which shall be administered by the director. Money deposited in the fund shall be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature, for the following purposes: (a) Environmental and engineering studies related to the restoration of the Salton Sea and the protection of fish and wildlife dependent on […]
Section 2932.2.
2932.2. Of the funds appropriated pursuant to Section 79565 of the Water Code, not less than eight million five hundred thousand dollars ($8,500,000) shall be made available for transfer or direct expenditure for acquisition, grants, or other activities that directly restore the Salton Sea and its transboundary watersheds, consistent with Section 2932. (Added by Stats. […]
Section 2932.3.
2932.3. Any moneys made available by paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 75050 of the Public Resources Code and deposited in the Salton Sea Restoration Fund shall be expended, upon appropriation by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act, for a restoration project at the Salton Sea that is consistent with subdivision (c) of […]
Section 2932.5.
2932.5. Moneys deposited in the fund created pursuant to Section 2932 shall not be expended for mitigation except for mitigation undertaken by the State of California. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 614, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2005.)
Section 2933.
2933. The Department of Water Resources may contract with water suppliers to purchase and sell water made available pursuant to Section 1745.02 of the Water Code to achieve the goals of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 611, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)