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DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER 100-540›CHAPTER 2.5. Miscellaneous Powers of Department 205-347›ARTICLE 2.6. Construction Contracts 265-265

§ 265

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

Notwithstanding any provisions of the State Contract Act, the department may award and enter into construction contracts which require expenditures in excess of funds presently available therefor, but the obligation of the department and the State in such contracts shall be expressly contingent upon sufficient funds being made available by future appropriations or by law.

(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 2054.)

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