(a) Nothing in this division authorizes or increases the authority of any state or local public agency to use eminent domain to acquire private property.

(b) Nothing in this division diminishes existing land or water rights held by easement holders in any property proposed for donation.

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Terms Used In California Public Resources Code 37020

  • Property: means any real property, and any perpetual interest therein, including land, conservation easements, and land containing water rights, as well as water rights. See California Public Resources Code 37002

(Amended (as added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 113) by Stats. 2000, Ch. 900, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2001.)