Section 13850.

13850. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1976. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1008. Approved in Proposition 3 at the June 8, 1976, election.)

Section 13851.

13851. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that it is necessary for the preservation of the health, safety, and welfare of the people of California that water supplied for domestic purposes be pure, wholesome, and potable and does not endanger the health or lives of human beings and that water is available in adequate quantity […]

Section 13854.

13854. The Legislature further finds and declares that a number of domestic water supply systems are inadequate and do not meet minimum bacteriological, chemical, or other basic health standards for domestic water supplies, and that it is in the interest of the people that the State of California provide technical and financial assistance to the […]

Section 13855.

13855. The Legislature further finds and declares that it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for the upgrading of domestic water supply systems to assure that all domestic water supplies at least meet minimum domestic water supply standards established under Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116275) of Part 12 of Division 104 of […]

Section 13856.

13856. The State General Obligation Bond Law is adopted for the purpose of the issuance, sale, and repayment of, and otherwise providing with respect to, the bonds authorized to be issued by this chapter, and the provisions of that law are included in this chapter as though set out in full in this chapter, except […]

Section 13857.

13857. As used in this chapter, and for purposes of this chapter as used in the State General Obligation Bond Law, the following words shall have the following meanings: (a) “Committee” means the Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee, created by Section 13858. (b) “Department” means the Department of Water Resources. (c) “Domestic water system” means a system for […]

Section 13858.

13858. The Safe Drinking Water Finance Committee is hereby created. The committee shall consist of the Governor, the State Treasurer, the Director of Finance, the Director of Water Resources, and the State Director of Health Services or their designated representatives. A majority of the committee may act for the committee. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. […]

Section 13859.

13859. There is in the State Treasury the California Safe Drinking Water Fund which fund is hereby created. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1008. Approved in Proposition 3 at the June 8, 1976, election.)

Section 13860.

13860. The committee is hereby empowered to create a debt or debts, liability or liabilities, of the State of California, in an aggregate amount of one hundred seventy-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($172,500,000) in the manner provided in this chapter. This debt or debts, liability or liabilities, shall be created for the purpose of […]

Section 13861.

13861. (a) The moneys in the fund are hereby continuously appropriated and shall be used for the purposes set forth in this section. (b) The department is authorized to enter into contracts with suppliers having authority to construct, operate, and maintain domestic water systems, for loans to the suppliers to aid in the construction of projects that […]

Section 13862.

13862. For the purpose of administering this chapter, the total expenditures of the department and the State Department of Health Services may not exceed 3 percent of the total amount of the bonds authorized to be issued under this chapter. The department shall establish a reasonable schedule of administrative fees, which fees shall be paid […]

Section 13863.

13863. As much of the moneys in the fund as may be necessary shall be used to reimburse the General Obligation Bond Expense Revolving Fund pursuant to Section 16724.5 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1008. Approved in Proposition 3 at the June 8, 1976, election.)

Section 13864.

13864. Loans may be made only for projects for domestic water systems. The department may make reasonable allowance for future water-supply needs and may provide for additional capacity when excessive costs would be incurred by later enlargement. Such loans may be made for all or any part of the cost of constructing, improving, or rehabilitating […]

Section 13865.

13865. First priority for loans shall be given to suppliers with the most critical public health problems. Priority for loans shall also be given to suppliers which have a lesser capability to reasonably finance system improvements. (Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1008. Approved in Proposition 3 at the June 8, 1976, election.)

Section 13866.

13866. Repayment of all or part of the principal, which is the loan plus the administrative fee, may be deferred during a development period not exceeding 10 years within the maximum 50-year repayment period, when in the department’s judgment such development period is justified under the circumstances. Interest on the principal shall not be deferred. […]

Section 13867.

13867. The department shall require the payment of interest on each loan that is made pursuant to the provisions of this chapter at a rate equal to the average, as determined by the State Treasurer, of the net interest cost to the state on the sales of general obligation bonds pursuant to the provisions of […]

Section 13868.

13868. The department, after public notice and hearing and with the advice of the State Department of Health Services, shall adopt rules and regulations necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. Such regulations shall include, but not be limited to, criteria and procedures for establishing the eligibility of a supplier and a project […]

Section 13868.1.

13868.1. The State Department of Health Services shall notify suppliers that may be eligible for loans pursuant to this chapter of (a) the purposes of this chapter, and (b) the rules and regulations adopted by the department. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252. Note: This section was added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1008, and approved in Prop. […]

Section 13868.3.

13868.3. The State Department of Health Services, after public notice and hearing and with the advice of the department, shall from time to time establish a priority list of suppliers to be considered for financing. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 1252. Note: This section was added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1008, and approved in Prop. […]

Section 13868.5.

13868.5. Upon approval by the State Department of Health Services of project plans submitted by a supplier on the priority list and upon issuance to the supplier of a permit or amended permit as specified in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116275) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code, the […]