California Codes > Water Code > Division 5 > Part 4 > Chapter 1 > Article 1 – Definitions
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- board: means the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 20
- City: includes incorporated city, city and county, municipal corporation, municipality, town, and incorporated town. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 14
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- County: includes city and county. See California Revenue and Taxation Code 15
- 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.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18