This part shall be known and may be cited as the Local Groundwater Management Assistance Act of 2000.
Part 2.78LOCAL GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ACT OF 2000
Section § 10795
This section establishes the name of a specific law from the year 2000, which is called the Local Groundwater Management Assistance Act.
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Section § 10795.10
If you want to apply for a grant under this section, you must submit your application to the department using the specific form and materials they require.
An application for a grant under this part shall be made to the department in the form and with the supporting materials prescribed by the department.
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Section § 10795.12
This law section explains that there's a group called the Technical Advisory Panel that looks at grant applications. They use their own criteria to decide which applications are good. They can suggest giving priority to certain applications and may set conditions for funding, like needing more information about the project.
(a)CA Water Code § 10795.12(a) A Technical Advisory Panel shall review applications for grants based on criteria developed by the panel.
(b)CA Water Code § 10795.12(b) The Technical Advisory Panel shall review applications and indicate whether, in its opinion, an application should be given priority pursuant to subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 10795.6, and may place conditions on its recommendation for the funding of a specific project. These conditions may include requirements for additional clarification or further explanation of certain aspects of the project.
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Section § 10795.14
This law section describes the composition and requirements for the Technical Advisory Panel related to groundwater management in California. The panel is made up of individuals appointed by the Secretary of the Resources Agency and must include people with experience or knowledge in groundwater resources.
The panelists must include at least three individuals who are board members of a local agency with a groundwater management plan, a licensed civil engineer, a licensed geologist, a licensed hydrogeologist, and representatives from specific hydrologic study areas as identified in a departmental report. The exact number of panel members is decided by the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
(a)CA Water Code § 10795.14(a) The Technical Advisory Panel shall be comprised of individuals appointed by the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
(b)Copy CA Water Code § 10795.14(b)
(1)Copy CA Water Code § 10795.14(b)(1) Panelists shall have background experience, or general knowledge, in the area of groundwater resources.
(2)CA Water Code § 10795.14(b)(2) Panelists shall include all of the following:
(A)CA Water Code § 10795.14(b)(2)(A) At least three individuals who currently serve on the board of directors of a local public agency that has adopted a groundwater management plan.
(B)CA Water Code § 10795.14(b)(2)(B) A licensed civil engineer.
(C)CA Water Code § 10795.14(b)(2)(C) A licensed geologist.
(D)CA Water Code § 10795.14(b)(2)(D) A licensed hydrogeologist.
(E)CA Water Code § 10795.14(b)(2)(E) At least one individual representing each of the hydrologic study areas shown in Figure 3 of the department’s Bulletin 118-80, entitled “Ground Water Basins in California: A Report to the Legislature in Response to Water Code Section 12924.”
(c)CA Water Code § 10795.14(c) The number of individuals serving on the Technical Advisory Panel shall be determined by the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
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Section § 10795.16
If someone on the Technical Advisory Panel, or their immediate family member, works for a grant applicant in any capacity, they must inform the panel and not take part in reviewing that applicant's grant application.
The panel is expected to work cooperatively, and members should be committed to benefiting California's groundwater in the long term. Panelists need to live in California and have a passion for protecting and improving groundwater resources.
Additionally, panelists cannot be employees of state or federal agencies.
(a)CA Water Code § 10795.16(a) If a member of the Technical Advisory Panel, or a member of his or her immediate family, is employed by a grant applicant , the employer of a grant applicant, or a consultant or independent contractor employed by a grant applicant, the panel member shall make that disclosure to the other members of the panel and shall not participate in the review of the grant application of that applicant.
(b)CA Water Code § 10795.16(b) The Technical Advisory Panel shall operate on principles of collaboration. Panelists shall be appointed who are committed to working together with other interests for the long-term benefit of California groundwater resources and the people who rely on those resources.
(c)CA Water Code § 10795.16(c) Panelists shall be residents of the state and have an interest in the preservation, protection, and enhancement of the state’s groundwater resources.
(d)CA Water Code § 10795.16(d) Panelists shall not be employees of any state or federal agency.
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Section § 10795.19
If a local public agency receives a grant as part of this program, they must provide the department with copies of any data they gather using the grant money.
A local public agency receiving a grant under this part shall submit to the department copies of all data collected pursuant to the grant.
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Section § 10795.2
This law establishes the Local Groundwater Assistance Fund, which will be managed by the relevant department.
There is hereby created the Local Groundwater Assistance Fund which shall be administered by the department.
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Section § 10795.20
This law section allows for federal funds to be used to support the activities or purposes outlined in this part of the Water Code.
Federal funds may be used for the purposes of this part.
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Section § 10795.4
This law allows the department to use funds, once approved by the Legislature, to help local public agencies. They can receive grants for groundwater studies, monitoring, and management activities. This support can include creating groundwater management plans according to specific rules.
Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the money in the fund may be used by the department to assist local public agencies by awarding grants to those agencies to conduct groundwater studies or to carry out groundwater monitoring and management activities in accordance with Part 2.75 (commencing with Section 10750) or other authority pursuant to which local public agencies manage groundwater resources, or both, including the development of groundwater management plans, as provided for in subdivision (a) of Section 10753.7.
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Section § 10795.6
This law outlines how grants for groundwater management are awarded in California. First, it requires that grants be given based on recommendations from a Technical Advisory Panel, with priority for those who have a groundwater management plan and work collaboratively with other agencies. Second, it ensures that grant money is distributed fairly across different regions of the state interested in managing groundwater effectively.
The department, in making grants pursuant to this part, shall do both of the following:
(a)CA Water Code § 10795.6(a) Award grants based on the recommendations submitted by the Technical Advisory Panel. The panel shall give priority to a local public agency that has adopted a groundwater management plan and submitted an application that demonstrates collaboration by that local public agency with other local public agencies with regard to the management of the affected groundwater basin.
(b)CA Water Code § 10795.6(b) Ensure that the money in the fund is allocated in a geographically balanced manner among the regions of the state that are capable of, and interested in, implementing groundwater management programs.
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Section § 10795.8
This law allows the department to make contracts and create rules, with guidance from a Technical Advisory Panel, to fulfill its responsibilities. The contracts can include any provisions that the department thinks are needed.
The department may enter into contracts and may adopt regulations subject to the advice and review of the Technical Advisory Panel, to carry out this part. Any grant contract entered into pursuant to this part may include provisions that the department determines are necessary.
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