California Water Code

§ 12684.2

WAT § 12684.2 Effective Jan 1, 2001Div. 6 · Part 6 · Ch. 2 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)The project for flood control in the Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA), known as the LACDA project, is adopted and authorized substantially in accordance with the approval of the Congress of the United States as indicated in, and the report of the Chief of Engineers dated June 30, 1992, and any supplement or addendum to that report that results from discussions between interested parties, as authorized by, Section 101(b) of the Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-640), at an estimated cost to the state of the sum that may be appropriated by the Legislature for state cooperation, upon the recommendation and advice of the department, in an amount that may not exceed 60 percent of the nonfederal costs of the project.

(b)The authorization of the project is contingent upon the adoption by Los Angeles County of a plan to undertake restoration projects, including related habitat restoration and maintenance projects, along the entire length of the Los Angeles River and related tributaries and to increase parkland and recreational opportunities along that river. For the purposes of preparing and implementing the plan, the county shall consider the comments of the advisory committee convened pursuant to subdivision (c).

(c)The Secretary of the Resources Agency shall convene an advisory committee, comprised of experts and representatives of organizations involved in river restoration, habitat restoration, and community development relating to the Los Angeles River, to provide input to the secretary and the County of Los Angeles in the preparation and implementation of the plan.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1071, second Sec. 4 (Sec. 15). Effective January 1, 2001.