All money appropriated under authority of Section 8527 shall be expended in accordance with the plans, specifications and recommendations of the California Debris Commission and the board for purposes in general conformity with the plan approved in Section 8525, including expenditures and appropriations to make such equitable adjustments as the Legislature may determine with such local interests as have obligated themselves in excess of their shares of one-third of the total cost of the plan, and including necessary expenditures for operation and maintenance during construction.
Ca. Water Code § 8529