SB 1216, as introduced, Cannella. The State Water Resources Law of 1945.
Existing law, the State Water Resources Law of 1945, declares that the people of the state have a primary interest in the control and conservation of flood waters, prevention of damage by flood waters, the washing away of river and stream banks by floods, and in the determination of the manner in which flood waters shall be controlled for the protection of life and property and the control, storage, and use of the state’s water resources in the general public interest.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to that declaration.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 12578 of the Water Code is amended to
2read:
It is hereby declared that the people ofbegin delete the Stateend deletebegin insert this
4stateend insert have a primary interest in the control and conservation of
5flood waters, prevention of damage by flood waters, the washing
6away of river and stream banks by floods, and in the determination
7of the manner in which flood waters shall be controlled for the
P2 1protection of life and property and the control, storage, and use of
2begin delete the State'send deletebegin insert this state’send insert water resources in the
general public interest.
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