§ 12887 Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, every public …
§ 12887.1 A public agency may borrow money from and repay the same with …
§ 12887.2 A public agency may enter into a contract with the department, on …
§ 12887.3 A public agency may comply with the provisions of any contract …
§ 12887.4 A public agency may include recreation and enhancement of fish and …
§ 12887.5 A public agency may construct and operate such onshore recreational …
§ 12887.6 A public agency may annually levy or cause to be levied upon all …
§ 12887.7 A public agency may make charges for the furnishing of services from …
§ 12887.8 A public agency is hereby granted the power to bring an action in the …
§ 12887.9 Whenever a public agency is required to have legal counsel in …
§ 12888 A public agency may perform all acts and do all things that are …

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 6 > Part 6 > Chapter 5 > Article 8 - Powers of Public Agencies

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
  • commission: means the California Transportation Commission. See California Streets and Highways Code 22
  • Construction: includes :

    California Streets and Highways Code 29

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
  • county highway: means any highway which is:

    California Streets and Highways Code 25

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the Department of Transportation of this state. See California Streets and Highways Code 20
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Freeway: means a highway in respect to which the owners of abutting lands have no right or easement of access to or from their abutting lands or in respect to which such owners have only limited or restricted right or easement of access. See California Streets and Highways Code 23.5
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • highway: includes bridges, culverts, curbs, drains, and all works incidental to highway construction, improvement, and maintenance. See California Streets and Highways Code 23
  • 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.
  • maintenance: includes any of the following:

    California Streets and Highways Code 27

  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Water Code 18
  • State highway: means any highway which is acquired, laid out, constructed, improved or maintained as a State highway pursuant to constitutional or legislative authorization. See California Streets and Highways Code 24