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TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES 34000-45345›DIVISION 3. OFFICERS 36501-41805›PART 2. LEGISLATIVE BODY 36801-40592›CHAPTER 15. Rivers, Streams, and Harbors 39900-39965›ARTICLE 3. Powers 39961-39965

§ 39961

California Government Code · 2020-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The legislative body may:

(a) Improve the rivers and streams flowing through or adjoining the city, widen, straighten, and deepen their channels, and remove obstructions from them.

(b) Acquire and improve public mooring places for water craft.

(c) Improve the city water front, including the ocean front, and build and construct breakwaters, jetties, and sea wall.

(d) Construct and maintain embankments and other works to protect the city from overflow.

(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

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