California Codes > Water Code > Division 6 > Part 6 > Chapter 7.7 > Article 1 – General Provisions
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- Board: means the State Water Resources Control Board. See California Water Code 12929.2
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
- County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
- Department: means the Department of Water Resources. See California Water Code 12929.2
- Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
- Director: means the director of the department. See California Streets and Highways Code 21
- Environmental Water Program: means the Environmental Water Program created pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 12929. See California Water Code 12929.2
- highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
- Person: means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, organization, limited liability company, or business trust. See California Streets and Highways Code 19
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
- State highway: means any highway which is acquired, laid out, constructed, improved or maintained as a State highway pursuant to constitutional or legislative authorization. See California Streets and Highways Code 24
- State Highway Account: means the State Highway Account in the State Transportation Fund. See California Streets and Highways Code 30
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Water Quality Program: means the Water Quality program created pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 12929. See California Water Code 12929.2