2005 California Water Code Sections 8990-8991 Article 7. Claims

8990.  If any reclamation district, levee district, drainage
district, municipal corporation, private corporation, association or
person has since February 28, 1928, or shall hereafter, advance or
expend any sum of money to be applied upon, and in aid of the
completion of, any work of new construction called for by the
provisions of the flood control plan of the State as in effect
February 28, 1928, or as amended after August 14, 1931, the sum
advanced, or a specified portion thereof agreed upon, may in the
discretion of the board, be determined to be a proper charge against
the particular work of construction for which the money was advanced
and the party advancing it may, in the discretion of the board, have
a claim against the drainage district for the amount, or specified
portion thereof, without interest, payable as and when moneys are
made available by law for defraying the cost of the particular work
for which the sum was originally advanced.
8991.  All claims for money or damages against the district are
governed by Part 3 (commencing  with Section 900) and Part 4
(commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the
Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or
regulations expressly applicable thereto.