Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 6 > Part 6 > Chapter 5 > Article 2 - General Provisions

• 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
• County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
• Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
• Project: means any dam, reservoir, or other construction or improvement by a public agency for the diversion, storage, or distribution of water primarily for domestic, municipal, agricultural, industrial, recreation, fish and wildlife enhancement, flood control, or power production purposes. See California Water Code 12881.2
• Public agency: means any city, county, district or other political subdivision of the state. See California Water Code 12881.2
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18