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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 to repair critical levee erosion sites in the Central Valley.

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 appropriates $774.4 million from Proposition 1E and the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) bond funds to continue the repair and evaluation of critical levees, provide subventions to help local governments protect their communities from flooding, and continue development of the state's strategic flood management capability. This funding will be dedicated to the following flood control projects: Mid-Valley Area Levee Reconstruction, South Sacramento County Streams, American River Watershed (Folsom Dam Raise), American River Watershed (Folsom Dam Raise, Bridge Element), American River Flood Control - Natomas Features, West Sacramento Project, Sutter Pumping Plant, Sutter Bypass East Water Control Structures, and for feasibility studies on additional projects.
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