ARTICLE 7. Coastal Watershed Salmon Habitat Program [79104.200. - 79104.206.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 7.

in effect

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.200. Section 79104.200.

(a) There is hereby created in the account the Coastal Watershed Salmon Habitat Subaccount. (b) For the purpose of this article, “subaccount” means the Coastal Watershed Salmon Habitat Subaccount created by subdivision (a).

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.202. Section 79104.202.

The sum of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) is hereby transferred from the account to the subaccount for the purposes of implementing this article.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.204. Section 79104.204.

The money in the subaccount, upon appropriation by the Legislature to the Department of Fish and Game, shall be used by the Department of Fish and Game for direct expenditure and for grants to public agencies and nonprofit organizations to protect, restore, acquire, and enhance habitat for salmon. These funds may be used to match federal funding available for those purposes.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 79104.206. Section 79104.206.

Not more than 3 percent of the total amount deposited in the subaccount may be used to pay the costs incurred in connection with the administration of this article.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026