SECTIONS 830-834

830.  For purposes of this article, the term "public water district"means any special district, as defined in subdivision (m) of Section54775 of the Government Code, which has, among its powers, the powerto store, control, or distribute water.831.  Whenever real property within a public water district isacquired for state highway purposes on or after the effective date ofthis section, the director shall calculate an amount of severanceaid as provided in this section, in addition to any other allowancesprovided by law to be paid to the district. For the five-year period following the acquisition of suchproperty, based on the amount of tax revenues the district would havereceived from such property if there had been no such acquisition,the director shall calculate the district's severance aid as follows:for the year following such acquisition, the district shall beallowed the amount of tax revenues that would have been paid duringthe year of acquisition, if the taxes assessed on the propertyacquired were then paid in full; for the second year, the districtshall be allowed 80 percent of such amount; for the third year, thedistrict shall be allowed 60 percent of such amount; for the fourthyear, the district shall be allowed 40 percent of such amount; andfor the fifth year, the district shall be allowed 20 percent of suchamount.832.  On or before April 20th of each year, the director shalldetermine and certify to the State Controller the amount of severanceaid computed and to be allowed to water districts under Section 831for the fiscal year. On or before May 15th of each year, the StateController shall allocate from the Motor Vehicle Transportation TaxFund the amount of severance aid computed and to be allowed to waterdistricts for the current fiscal year as so certified. The Department may charge or allocate the amounts so transferredto the appropriate particular projects on account of which theseverance aid was computed.833.  (a) No money shall be allocated to any water district for anyfiscal year pursuant to this article, unless the Legislature approvessuch allocation for that fiscal year pursuant to this section byappropriating the money from the Motor Vehicle Transportation TaxFund for such purpose. (b) In case the amount of money appropriated by the Legislaturefor purposes of this article during any fiscal year is insufficientto pay the amounts provided for in Section 831, the amounts providedfor in that section shall be reduced proportionately.834.  No allowance of severance aid shall be made as provided inSection 831 unless the total assessed value of taxable real propertywithin the water district is reduced by 2 percent or more during afiscal year by reason of acquisitions giving rise to severance aid asprovided in Section 831. In determining whether or not the value ofsuch acquisitions is equal to 2 percent or more of the value oftaxable real property, all such acquisitions made during each fiscalyear shall be considered as one sum.