California Water Code

§ 8590

WAT § 8590 Effective Jan 1, 2008Div. 5 · Part 4 · Ch. 3 · Art. 1

Statute text

To carry out the primary state interest described in Section 8532, the board may do any of the following:

(a)Acquire either within or outside the boundaries of the drainage district, by purchase, condemnation or by other lawful means in the name of the drainage district, all lands, rights-of-way, easements, property or material necessary or requisite for the purpose of bypasses, weirs, cuts, canals, sumps, levees, overflow channels and basins, reservoirs and other flood control works, and other necessary purposes, including drainage purposes.

(b)Construct, clear, and maintain bypasses, levees, canals, sumps, overflow channels and basins, reservoirs and other flood control works.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 366, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 2008.