Section 2942.
2942. (a) (1) The secretary, in consultation and coordination with the authority, shall lead the Salton Sea restoration efforts that shall include all of the following: (A) Early start habitat demonstration projects. (B) Biological investigations relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea. (C) Investigations of water quality, sedimentation, and inflows relating to the restoration of the Salton Sea. (D) Air […]
Section 2943.
2943. For the purposes of considering local, publicly derived input concerning habitat objectives and actions, types and levels of public access, and integration of air quality management and habitat restoration, the secretary shall seek input from the authority with regard to the following components of restoration of the Salton Sea: (a) Design opportunities and constraints, including […]
Section 2945.
2945. (a) Nothing in this article interferes with or prevents the exercise of authority by a public agency to carry out its programs, projects, or responsibilities. (b) Nothing in this article affects requirements imposed under any other provision of law. (Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 402, Sec. 1. (AB 71) Effective January 1, 2014.)
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. […]