Wat. Code, § 13898 · Chapter 10.7. California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1986
Wat. Code, § 13898
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) All money repaid to the state pursuant to any contract executed under Section 13895.9 shall be deposited in the General Fund and, when so deposited, shall be applied as a reimbursement to the General Fund on account of principal and interest on bonds issued pursuant to this chapter which has been paid from the General Fund.
(b) The department may enter into contracts with suppliers of water for grants or short-term loans for the purpose of investigating and identifying alternatives for system improvements. Any loans or grants pursuant to this section shall be made from the fund. No supplier may receive for a single investigation more than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) in the form of a loan or grant pursuant to this section. The State Department of Health Services shall review all proposed investigations and shall determine if they are necessary and appropriate.
(c) Any contract entered into pursuant to this section shall include terms and conditions consistent with this chapter, and any loan contract shall provide for a repayment period not to exceed 24 months.
(d) Not more than three million dollars ($3,000,000) may be expended for the purposes of this section, of which not more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) may be used for grants to public agencies. A loan or grant made for the purposes of this section shall not decrease the maximum amount of any other loan or grant which may be made under this chapter, Chapter 10.2 (commencing with Section 13810), Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 13850), or Chapter 10.6 (commencing with Section 13880).
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History
Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 410, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 55 at the November 4, 1986, election.
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Water Code
- Wat. Code, div. 7, ch. 10.2California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1984Printed as Chapter 10.2 (commencing with Section 13810)
- Wat. Code, div. 7, ch. 10.5California Safe Drinking Water Bond Law of 1976Printed as Chapter 10.5 (commencing with Section 13850)
- Wat. Code, div. 7, ch. 10.6California Safe Drinking Water Grant ProgramPrinted as Chapter 10.6 (commencing with Section 13880)
- Wat. Code, § 13895.9Printed as Section 13895.9
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