Wat. Code, § 79746 · Chapter 7. Regional Water Security, Climate, and Drought Preparedness
Wat. Code, § 79746
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Of the funds authorized by Section 79740, the sum of one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) may be used for direct expenditures, and for grants and loans, for the following water conservation and water-use efficiency plans, projects, and programs:
(1) Urban water conservation plans, projects, and programs, including regional projects and programs, implemented to achieve urban water use targets developed pursuant to Section 10608.20. Priority for funding shall be given to programs that do any of the following:
(A) Assist water suppliers and regions to implement conservation programs and measures that are not locally cost effective.
(B) Support water supplier and regional efforts to implement programs targeted to enhance water-use efficiency for commercial, industrial, and institutional water users.
(C) Assist water suppliers and regions with programs and measures targeted toward realizing the conservation benefits of implementation of the provisions of the state landscape model ordinance.
(2) Agricultural water management plans or agricultural water use efficiency projects and programs developed pursuant to Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 10800) of Division 6.
(b) Section 1011 applies to all conservation measures that an agricultural water supplier or an urban water supplier implements with funding under this chapter. This subdivision does not limit the application of Section 1011 to any other measures or projects implemented by a water supplier. Notwithstanding Section 79748, the projects funded pursuant to this section are not required to be in an adopted integrated regional water management plan or to comply with that program.
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History
Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 188, Sec. 8. (AB 1471) Approved in Proposition 1 at the November 4, 2014, election.
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Water Code
- Wat. Code, § 1011Printed as Section 1011
- Wat. Code, § 10608.20Printed as Section 10608.20
- Wat. Code, div. 6, pt. 2.8AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT PLANNINGPrinted as Part 2.8 (commencing with Section 10800) of Division 6
- Wat. Code, § 79740Printed as Section 79740
- Wat. Code, § 79748Printed as Section 79748
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