§ 8520 Unless the context otherwise requires the definitions hereinafter set …
§ 8521 “Board” means the Central Valley Flood Protection Board. Any …
§ 8522 “Drainage district” means the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage …
§ 8522.3 “Facilities of the State Plan of Flood Control” has the same meaning …
§ 8522.5 “Project levee” has the same meaning as that set forth in subdivision …
§ 8523 “State Plan of Flood Control” has the same meaning as that set forth …

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 5 > Part 4 > Chapter 1 > Article 1 - Definitions

  • 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