§ 85050 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in …
§ 85051 “Acquisition” means the acquisition of a fee interest or any other …
§ 85052 “Adaptive management” means a framework and flexible decisionmaking …
§ 85053 “Bay Delta Conservation Plan” or “BDCP” means a multispecies …
§ 85054 “Coequal goals” means the two goals of providing a more reliable …
§ 85055 “Commission” means the Delta Protection Commission established in …
§ 85056 “Conservancy” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Conservancy …
§ 85057 “Council” means the Delta Stewardship Council established in Section …
§ 85057.5 (a) “Covered action” means a plan, program, or project as …
§ 85058 “Delta” means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as defined in Section …
§ 85059 “Delta Plan” means the comprehensive, long-term management plan for …
§ 85060 “Delta watershed” means the Sacramento River Hydrologic Region and …
§ 85064 “Public water agency” means a public entity, as defined in Section …
§ 85066 “Restoration” means the application of ecological principles to …
§ 85067 “Strategic Plan” means both the “Delta Vision Strategic Plan” issued …

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 35 > Part 1 > Chapter 4 - Definitions

  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • 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
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Water Code 10