California Water Code 12995 – (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of the …
(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares both of the following:
(1) There is an urgent need for rehabilitation and improvement of delta levees, and that the United States Army Corps of Engineers has a crucial and continuing role in that work.
Terms Used In California Water Code 12995
- Board: means the Central Valley Flood Protection Board. See California Water Code 12980
- Delta: means the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta as described in Section 12220. See California Water Code 12980
- United States: means the United States of America, and in relation to any particular matter includes the officers, agents, employees, agencies, or instrumentalities authorized to act in relation thereto. See California Water Code 20
(2) The department and the board have been cooperating with the United States Army Corps of Engineers in a feasibility study for rehabilitation and improvement of the levees in the delta. That feasibility study identified a federal interest in levee rehabilitation and improvements due to benefits to navigation, commerce, the environment, and flood damage reduction.
(b) The department and the board may cooperate with the United States Army Corps of Engineers to develop and implement delta levee rehabilitation, improvement, and realignment, and to enhance the environment.
(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 601, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1997.)