Cal. WAT § 11761.5
This is the official text of Cal. WAT § 11761.5, part of California’s Water Code — governs water rights and water resource management.
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Official statutory text
(a) If the department sells bonds to finance a water purchase, the bonds, including all refinancing of the bonds, shall be scheduled to mature within five years of the date of the initial sale of the bonds.
(b) (1) Subdivision (a) does not apply to bonds sold to finance a water purchase arrangement which is planned to extend beyond five years, if the bonds, including all refinancing of the bonds, are scheduled to mature not later than the date on which the water purchase arrangement will terminate.
(2) “Water purchase arrangement,” for purposes of this subdivision, means a purchase, exchange, or standby agreement entered into by the department with one or more persons or entities to receive water from, or as a result of actions by, those persons or entities for the duration of the agreement.
(c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to bonds sold to finance a water purchase for the purpose of long-term carryover storage.
(b) (1) Subdivision (a) does not apply to bonds sold to finance a water purchase arrangement which is planned to extend beyond five years, if the bonds, including all refinancing of the bonds, are scheduled to mature not later than the date on which the water purchase arrangement will terminate.
(2) “Water purchase arrangement,” for purposes of this subdivision, means a purchase, exchange, or standby agreement entered into by the department with one or more persons or entities to receive water from, or as a result of actions by, those persons or entities for the duration of the agreement.
(c) Subdivision (a) does not apply to bonds sold to finance a water purchase for the purpose of long-term carryover storage.
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