The sum of thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) shall be available for appropriation by the Legislature from the fund to the secretary for the purpose of grants to local public agencies, local water districts, and nonprofit organizations for acquisition from willing sellers of land and water resources to protect water quality in lakes, reservoirs, rivers, streams and wetlands in the Sierra Nevada-Cascade Mountain Region as defined in Section 5096.347 of the Public Resources Code.
Cal. Water Code § 79544
Clean Water and Water Quality
Known as the Water Security, Clean Drinking Water, Coastal and Beach Protection Act
The act spans §§ 79500–79591 (71 sections).
Added November 5, 2002, by initiative Proposition 50.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.