§ 13829 Grant Fund Expenditure Deadlines

Water Code·California

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•The money given for a project must be used within 3 years.
•Within 1 year, the agency must show they can do the project for close to what they guessed it would cost.
•The cost must be within 20% of their guess, and they need a real bid to prove it.

Example

A city gets money to fix a park.

They have 3 years to spend the money. Within 1 year, they must show they can fix the park for close to what they thought it would cost. If they guessed $100,000, the real cost must be between $80,000 and $120,000, and they need a bid from a company to prove it.

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§ 13829 Grant Fund Expenditure Deadlines

Grant funds shall be expended by the public agency within three years of the making of the grant. No grant funds may be expended by the public agency unless the public agency is able to demonstrate to the department, within one year of the making of the grant, supported by an acceptable bid, that the amount to be expended for the project will be within 20 percent of the public agency’s cost estimate for the project. (Added by Stats. 1984, Ch. 378, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 28 at the November 6, 1984, election.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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grant funds public agency three years 20 percent cost estimate

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 13829.

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