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(a) The Natural Resources Agency, in collaboration with the commission and the Department of Water Resources, shall assess the opportunities and constraints for potential operational and structural upgrades to the State Water Resources Development System to aid California in achieving its climate and energy goals and shall provide associated recommendations consistent with the purposes described in Section 11125 of the Water Code and California's energy goals. The assessment shall include an examination of the system's actual and potential contributions to the achievement of the state's climate goals without impacting the system's purposes. The assessment shall include a timeline for the possible implementation of its recommendations that could assist California in achieving its statewide climate and energy goals. To the extent the recommendations benefit statewide energy goals and are consistent with the system's purposes, the assessment shall also provide recommendations for state, federal, and other applicable funding sources.
(b)(1) The assessment and recommendations shall be provided to the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature before January 1, 2022.
(2) The assessment and recommendations to be submitted pursuant to this section shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(3) Pursuant to Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, this section is repealed on January 1, 2026.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Public Resources Code - PRC § 25311 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/public-resources-code/prc-sect-25311/
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