Wherever the words “department or the Reclamation Board” are used together in this chapter, they shall mean the Reclamation Board as to any flood control project levees under its jurisdiction and the Department of Water Resources as to all other flood control project levees.

(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 995.)

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Terms Used In California Water Code 8452

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.