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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
Notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 12639), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 12800), and this chapter, the following policy shall apply to projects authorized by the Legislature after January 1, 1987, and to small flood control projects authorized by Section 12750 for which the department made the findings required by Section 12750.1 after January 1, 1987:
(a) The state shall pay 70 percent of the nonfederal capital costs required by Section 103(a) of Public Law 99-662. 1
(b) The state shall pay 70 percent of the nonfederal capital costs of fish and wildlife mitigation.
(c) The state shall pay 70 percent of the nonfederal planning and engineering costs required by Section 105(b) and the nonfederal design costs required by Section 105(c) of Public Law 99-662. 2
(d) The local agency may receive credit against its share of the costs of lands, easements, and rights-of-way, as determined in subdivision (a), for lands required for the project which were acquired not more than five years prior to federal authorization of the project. The amount of this credit shall be determined by the department or the Reclamation Board by applying the 70 percent state portion as determined in subdivision (a) to the actual costs of the local agency in the case of acquisition by purchase or condemnation and to the fair market value at the time the title is transferred in the case of acquisition free of charge.
(e) The state payments under subdivisions (a), (b), (c), and (d) are subject to Section 12585.1.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Water Code - WAT § 12585.5 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/water-code/wat-sect-12585-5/
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