Cal. Water Code § 12884

The department is authorized to make state grants to public agencies from moneys available for such purpose. Grants in excess of four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000) for any one project for the purposes authorized by subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 12884.2 may be made by the department only upon specific approval of the Legislature, by an act enacted after the receipt of copies of the project report filed pursuant to Section 12882.4 and upon such additional terms and conditions as the Legislature may prescribe.