Section 78684.2 - Legislative findings and declarationsThe Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following:
(a) CALFED is in the process of preparing a programmatic EIS/EIR for a long-term comprehensive plan that will resolve problems related to ecosystem restoration, water quality, water supplies, and water management for beneficial uses of the bay-delta ecosystem, and system integrity.(b) The CALFED Bay-Delta Program, to the extent that it relates to restoration in the bay-delta ecosystem, is of statewide and national importance. The state should participate in the funding of eligible projects as a part of its ongoing program to improve environmental conditions in the bay-delta ecosystem.(c) The programmatic EIS/EIR will include a schedule for funding and implementing all elements of the long-term comprehensive plan.(d) The CALFED Bay-Delta Program elements will achieve balanced solutions in all identified problem areas, including the ecosystem, water supply, water quality, and system integrity.Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 135, Sec. 1. Approved in Proposition 204 at the November 5, 1996, election.