§ 100 It is hereby declared that because of the conditions prevailing in …
§ 100.5 It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this state that …
§ 101 Riparian rights in a stream or watercourse attach to, but to no more …
§ 102 All water within the State is the property of the people of the …
§ 103 In the enactment of this code the Legislature does not intend thereby …
§ 104 It is hereby declared that the people of the State have a paramount …
§ 105 It is hereby declared that the protection of the public interest in …
§ 106 It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that …
§ 106.3 (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the …
§ 106.4 (a) For the purposes of this section:(1) “Bottled water” …
§ 106.5 It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that …
§ 106.7 (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this …
§ 107 The declaration of the policy of the State in this chapter is not …
§ 108 It is hereby declared to be the established policy of this State that …
§ 108.5 (a) It is hereby declared to be the established policy of the …
§ 109 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the growing …
§ 112 (a) The efficiency of a reverse osmosis water treatment device …
§ 113 It is the policy of the state that groundwater resources be managed …

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 1 > Chapter 1 - General State Policy

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • 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
  • Committee membership: Legislators are assigned to specific committees by their party. Seniority, regional balance, and political philosophy are the most prominent factors in the committee assignment process.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
  • department: means State Department of Health Services. See California Health and Safety Code 20
  • environment: means the aggregate of all factors that influence the conditions of life in or about the state or within any portion thereof, and which are affected by the use of pesticides or related materials within the state. See California Food and Agricultural Code 14101
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • 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.
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
  • Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
  • Sell: includes offer for sale, expose for sale, possess for sale, exchange, barter, or trade. See California Food and Agricultural Code 44
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Health and Safety Code 23
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Water Code 10
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • United States: means the United States of America, and in relation to any particular matter includes the officers, agents, employees, agencies, or instrumentalities authorized to act in relation thereto. See California Water Code 20