(a) The department and the Department of Fish and Game shall
determine the principal options for the delta.
   (b) The department shall evaluate and comparatively rate each
option determined in subdivision (a) for its ability to do the
following:
   (1) Prevent the disruption of water supplies derived from the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta.
   (2) Improve the quality of drinking water supplies derived from
the delta.
   (3) Reduce the amount of salts contained in delta water and
delivered to, and often retained in, our agricultural areas.
   (4) Maintain delta water quality for delta users.
   (5) Assist in preserving delta lands.
   (6) Protect water rights of the "area of origin" and protect the
environments of the Sacramento-San Joaquin river systems.
   (7) Protect highways, utility facilities, and other infrastructure
located within the delta.
   (8) Preserve, protect, and improve delta levees.
   (c) The Department of Fish and Game shall evaluate and
comparatively rate each option determined in subdivision (a) for its
ability to restore salmon and other fisheries that use the San
Francisco Bay/Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Estuary.
   (d) On or before January 1, 2008, the department and the
Department of Fish and Game shall jointly report to the Legislature
and Governor, in writing, with regard to the results of the
evaluation required by Section 139.2 and the comparative ratings
required by subdivisions (b) and (c).

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