California Government Code 53988 – On and after the date that an agreement is executed pursuant to …
On and after the date that an agreement is executed pursuant to Section 53987, or if a local agency adopts a plan which is consistent with a priority list adopted by a state agency, or if a state agency adopts a priority list consistent with a plan adopted by a local agency, no state agency shall alter, defer, or deny priority or allocation of state funds or alter, defer, or deny priority or allocation of state construction, except where necessary for reasons beyond the control of either agency, including, but not limited to, environmental complications, a change in the scope of the project, or insufficient funds.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Clean Water Grant Program, which the federal Environmental Protection Agency has delegated to the State Water Resources Control Board to administer pursuant to the Porter-Cologne Water Quality Control Act and the Federal Clean Water Act, or to public facilities which are not owned by a local agency or a state agency.
Terms Used In California Government Code 53988
- Local agency: means a city, county, city and county, special district, school district, community college district, county superintendent of schools, or any other agency of the state formed for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries. See California Government Code 53983
- Plan: means a plan which specifies the new public facilities to serve residential, commercial, and industrial developments within a defined area and the financing and construction schedule of new public facilities. See California Government Code 53983
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- State agency: means any office, department, commission, or agency of the State of California with authority to approve or recommend approval of the priority of allocation, or allocations, of state funds to local agencies or to approve or recommend approval of the priority or allocation of funds for state construction. See California Government Code 53983
(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 396, Sec. 1. Effective July 27, 1983.)