(a) No project located within the territory of the Sacramento-Yolo Port District, the Stockton Port District, or on a river, lake, or reservoir within a metropolitan statistical area shall be eligible for approval unless it has been approved by the conservancy and a plan for urban waterfront restoration has been approved by the conservancy.

(b) The conservancy shall approve a plan for the purposes of utilizing the financing provisions of this division for projects specified in subdivision (a) only if it finds that the proposed plan provides for public access or public recreational benefits, provides for environmental enhancement, and has a potential for employment development and economic stimulation.

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(c) Fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) shall be reserved for projects on a river, lake, or reservoir in a metropolitan statistical area.

(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1264, Sec. 1.)