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Flood Protection

The Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 1E) authorizes $4.1 billion in general obligation bonds for levee repair and other flood control system improvements. This proposition was part of a coordinated effort to address California's infrastructure needs, and it reflected a recognition that California's aging levees and other flood control infrastructure are in urgent need of repair and improvement. This recognition was strengthened by the devastation produced by failed levees in New Orleans during and after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. Governor Schwarzenegger has made improving flood protection a high priority, as evidenced by his 2006 Emergency Proclamation that directed the Department of Water Resources (DWR) to repair critical levee erosion sites in the Central Valley. In 2007, the Governor signed legislation that requires the development of a comprehensive Central Valley Flood Protection Plan by 2012.

Proposition 1E provides the following amounts in total:

  • $3.0 billion for Central Valley flood control system repairs and improvements
  • $500 million for flood control subventions outside the Central Valley
  • $300 million for stormwater flood management outside the Central Valley
  • $290 million for flood protection corridors and bypasses and floodplain mapping
To address the state's urgent flood control needs, the Budget includes $807.8 million from Proposition 1E and Proposition 84 bond funds and 52.1 new positions for the following activities:

  • $416.6 million and 16.1 positions for the Flood SAFE California Program. This program will provide subventions to help local governments protect their communities from flooding, enhance emergency preparedness and flood response, and provide grants to local governments for urgent repairs and improvements of levees in the Central Valley and the Delta.
  • $126.5 million and 31.3 positions for levee evaluations and the repair of critical levee erosion sites.
  • $264.7 million and 4.7 positions for ten flood control capital projects: Mid-Valley Area Levee Reconstruction, South Sacramento County Streams, West Sacramento Project, Merced County Streams, Sutter Bypass, Yuba River Basin, Marysville Ring, American River Common Elements, Natomas Project, Folsom Dam Modification Project, and for feasibility studies on additional projects.
The Budget also provides $2.8 million ($1.8 million General Fund and $1 million Proposition 1E) and 16.1 new positions to establish the Central Valley Flood Protection Board within DWR, as required by Chapters 365 and 366, Statutes of 2007. The new board will assume the responsibilities of the former State Reclamation Board, approve a Central Valley Flood Protection Plan by July 1, 2012, and ensure that cities and counties consider flood risks when making land use and development decisions.
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