79157-79158
WATER CODE
SECTION 79157-79158
79157. (a) The sum of thirty-five million dollars ($35,000,000) in the account, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the department, shall be used by the department for loans to local agencies to aid in the acquisition and construction of agricultural water conservation projects, and for grants in accordance with Section 79158. (b) For the purposes of approving a loan under this section, the department shall determine if there will be a net saving of water as a result of each proposed project and if the project is determined by the department to be cost-effective. (c) A project under this article shall not receive any more than five million dollars ($5,000,000) in loan proceeds from the department. (d) The department shall give preference to the agencies that propose the most cost-effective projects. 79158. (a) The department may make grants to local agencies, under any terms and conditions that may be determined necessary by the department, for the purpose of financing feasibility studies of projects potentially eligible for a loan under Section 79157. (b) No single feasibility study shall be eligible to receive more than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and not more than 5 percent of the total amount deposited in the account may be expended for the purposes of financing feasibility studies. (c) A grant for a feasibility study shall not affect the maximum amount of any loan that may be made under this article.