(a) The department may do any of the following as may be, in the determination of the department, necessary for the purposes of this division:

(1) Engage the services of private parties to render professional and technical assistance and advice and other services in carrying out the purposes of this division.

Terms Used In California Water Code 80528

  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18

(2) Contract for the services of other public agencies.

(3) Engage in such activities or enter into such contracts or arrangements as may be necessary or desirable to carry out the department’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this division.

(b) Hire personnel necessary and desirable for the timely and successful implementation and administration of the department’s duties and responsibilities pursuant to this division. The State Personnel Board and the Department of Human Resources shall assist the department in expediting that hiring.

(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 79, Sec. 22. (AB 1054) Effective July 12, 2019.)

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