California Code, Water Code - WAT § 78680.14

(1) The loan may be made for all or any part of the costs of acquiring interests in lands for a project that has been identified as the preferred alternative in an environmental impact report or an environmental impact statement, and the lands may become unavailable to the public agency for the purposes of developing that project.

(2) The loans shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) for each acquisition under this section.

(3) Each loan granted pursuant to this section is subject to subdivision (c) of Section 78680.12.