For purposes of this article the board may acquire water rights by purchase or condemnation and may file applications for the appropriation of unappropriated waters.

(Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 1176.)

Terms Used In California Government Code 25691

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization