Notwithstanding any of the provisions of Chapters 1 and 3 (commencing with Sections 12570 and 12800, respectively) of Part 6 of Division 6, the board may take any action and expend any available funds for the purpose of co-operating with the United States in carrying out the project for flood protection on the Sacramento River, as provided for and required under the provision of the act of Congress. Public Law 86-645, 86th Congress, approved July 14, 1960. Any reallocation of funds by the department for purposes described in this section shall be subject to the provisions of Section 12828. Prior to any appropriation of funds for the purposes described in this section, the board shall investigate and report to the Governor and Legislature on methods of feasible recovery from the beneficiaries of the work to be accomplished of that portion of the total nonfederal contribution in excess of costs of lands, easements, and rights-of-way and the liabilities which may be incurred due to the construction, operation, and maintenance of the project.

(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 2188.)

Terms Used In California Water Code 8617.1

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • United States: means the United States of America, and in relation to any particular matter includes the officers, agents, employees, agencies, or instrumentalities authorized to act in relation thereto. See California Water Code 20
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