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ATTACHMENT B GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA ; (DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES) AND SANTA ANA WATERSHED PROJECT AUTHORITY AGREEMENT NUMBER 4600011889 2016 PROPOSITION 1 INTEGRATED REGIONAL WATER MANAGEMENT (IRWM) DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT GRANT CALIFORNIA WATER CODE § 79740 ET SEQ, THIS GRANT AGREEMENT is entered into by and between the Department of Water Resources of the State of California, herein referred to as the "State" or "DWR" and Santa Ana Watershed Project Authority,a public agency, in the Counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino in the State of California, duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to the laws thereof, herein referred to as the "Grantee", which parties do hereby agree as follows: 1. PURPOSE. State shall provide funding from the Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) to Grantee to assist in financing project associated with the Santa Ana pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with §79740) of Division 26.7 of the California Water Code, hereinafter collectively referred to as "IRWM Program." A "project" is defined as a group of activities as set forth in Exhibit A (Work Plan). 2. TERM OF GRANT AGREEMENT The term of this Grant Agreement begins on the date this Grant Agreement is executed by State, and terminates on April 30, 2020, or when all of the Parties' obligations under this Grant Agreement are fully satisfied, whichever occurs earlier. Execution date is the date the State signs this Grant Agreement, 3. GRANT AMOUNT. The maximum amount payable by the State under this Grant Agreement shall not exceed $6,300,000. 4. GRANTEE'S RESPONSIBILITY. Grantee and its representatives shall: a) Faithfully and expeditiously perform or cause to be performed all project work as described in Exhibit A (Work Plan) and in accordance with Exhibit B (Budget) and Exhibit C (Schedule). b) Accept and agree to comply with all terms, provisions, conditions, and written commitments of this Grant Agreement, including all incorporated documents, and to fulfill all assurances, declarations, representations, and statements made by Grantee in the application, documents, amendments, and communications filed in support of its request for Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement, Act of 2014 financing. c) Comply with all applicable California laws and regulations. d) Implement the project in accordance with applicable provisions of the law. e) Fulfill its obligations under the Grant Agreement, and be responsible for the performance of the project. 5, BASIC CONDITIONS. State shall have no obligation to disburse money for project under this Grant Agreement until Grantee has satisfied the following conditions (if applicable): a) Grantee must demonstrate the groundwater compliance options set forth on pages 11 and 12 of the IRWM Program Guidelines, dated July 2016 are met. b) Grantee submits deliverables as specified in Paragraph 15 of this Grant Agreement and in Exhibit A. c) Prior to the commencement of construction or implementation activities, Grantee shall submit the following to the State for each project: 1) Final plans and specifications certified by a California Registered Professional (Civil Engineer or Geologist, as appropriate) for the approved project as listed in Exhibit A of this Grant Agreement.