Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 6 > Part 4.8 > Chapter 2 - Special Flood Control Projects

• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Delta: means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as described in Section 12220. See California Water Code 12310
• Department: means the Department of Water Resources. See California Water Code 12310
• Local public agency: means a reclamation district or levee district or other public agency responsible for the maintenance of a nonproject levee as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 12980 or a project levee as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 12980. See California Water Code 12310
• Net long-term habitat improvement: means enhancement of riparian, fisheries, and wildlife habitat. See California Water Code 12310
• Project: means the flood control improvement and any mitigation and habitat improvement constructed, or interests in land acquired, for those purposes pursuant to this part. See California Water Code 12310
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18