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HomeWater CodeDiv. 6Pt. 6Ch. 8§ 12938 Water Bond Fund Allocation

§ 12938 Water Bond Fund Allocation

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§ 12938 Water Bond Fund Allocation

Key Takeaways

  • •Money from selling bonds must go into a special fund for water projects, not the General Fund.
  • •Up to $130 million can be used only for local water projects.
  • •If there's extra money in the California Water Fund, it can be used instead of bond money for big water projects.
  • •The department can decide how to spend the money on extra water projects like dams or flood control.

Example

The state sells bonds to raise money for building a new dam.

The money from selling those bonds must go into a special fund for water projects. If there's already extra money in the California Water Fund, they can use that instead of the bond money. The department can then use the bond money for other local water projects, like flood control.

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§ 12938 Water Bond Fund Allocation

All proceeds from the sale of the bonds herein authorized shall be deposited in the fund as provided in Section 16757 of the Government Code and shall be available for the purpose provided in Section 12935, but, except only as to accrued interest and any premiums received on any sale, or sales, of the bonds, shall not be available for transfer to the General Fund. All moneys deposited in the fund are hereby appropriated to the department for expenditure and allocation by the department without regard to fiscal years for the State Water Facilities as herein defined and, to the extent provided in this Section 12938, for additions to the State Water Resources Development System. Of the total amount of the bonds authorized herein, one hundred thirty million dollars ($130,000,000) and no more shall be available exclusively for the provision of water development facilities for local areas as set forth in subdivision (d)(6) of Section 12934. Any money in the California Water Fund, and any surplus revenue as described in Section 12937(b)4, available for expenditure for the State Water Resources Development System shall be used for the construction of the State Water Facilities in lieu of the proceeds of bonds authorized by this chapter. The use of the proceeds of bonds for such construction shall be decreased by an amount equal to that hereafter expended from the California Water Fund for the construction of State Water Facilities. To the extent that money is expended from the California Water Fund for construction of the State Water Facilities, proceeds from the sale of bonds authorized pursuant to this act in an equal amount, is appropriated and shall be expended for the construction of such additional facilities of the State Water Resources Development System as the department shall determine to be necessary and desirable to meet local needs, including, but not restricted to, flood control, and to augment the supplies of water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta from multiple purpose dams, reservoirs, aqueducts and appurtenant works in the watersheds of the Sacramento, Eel, Trinity, Mad, Van Duzen and Klamath Rivers for use in the State Water Resources Development System, and the department is authorized to construct any and all facilities for which funds are appropriated to it for expenditure pursuant to this chapter. Such additional facilities for local needs shall include those necessary to conserve or develop water which is tributary to the stream upon which any of the facilities of the State Water Resources Development System are constructed and it shall be the duty of the department to diligently plan such full development and submit plans and reports thereon to the Legislature. All moneys in the California Water Fund and all accruals thereto are hereby appropriated to the department for expenditure and allocation by the department without regard to fiscal years for the State Water Resources Development System as defined in Section 12931 except that in any fiscal year the Legislature may appropriate for any lawful purpose any money in the California Water Fund which is unexpended at the beginning of that fiscal year and any money accruing to that fund during the fiscal year. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1762.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

proceeds from the sale of the bondsSection 16757 of the Government CodeSection 12935General Fundone hundred thirty million dollars ($130,000,000)water development facilities for local areassubdivision (d)(6) of Section 12934

Related Statutes

  • § 12935.5 Water Bond Fund Account
  • § 12937 Bond Payment Funding Methods
  • § 10608.64 Agricultural Water Efficiency Methodology
  • § 10730 Groundwater Sustainability Agency Fees
  • § 10730.1 Groundwater Fee Notification Requirement

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Water Code. Section 12938.
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