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DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES 10000-12999›PART 6. WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS 12570-12949.5›CHAPTER 3.5. Fish, Wildlife, and Recreation in Connection With Flood Control and Watershed Protection Projects 12840-12849›ARTICLE 2. Responsibilities of State Agencies 12843-12846

§ 12844

California Water Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

In order to guide state agencies in their review of proposed flood control and watershed protection projects, it is the intent of the Legislature that recreational purposes shall include, but be not limited to, those recreational activities normally and usually associated with the out-of-doors which make project land and water areas available for use by the general public and are consistent with the operation of the project for other purposes.

(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 537.)

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