This part of Division 6 of the Water Code of California creates the Local Groundwater Assistance Fund which shall be administered by the Department of Water Resources. 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 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. 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. A Technical Advisory Panel shall review applications for grants based on criteria developed by the Panel.
États-Unis d'Amérique · 2000-01-01