{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"12531","citation":"Wat. Code, § 12531","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES [10000. - 12999.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6"},{"name":"PART 5. THE COLORADO RIVER BOARD OF CALIFORNIA [12500. - 12565.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. The Commissioner [12525. - 12533.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-6/part-5/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The commissioner shall investigate, coordinate, collate, and preserve information, facts, and data bearing upon the claims of all States and of all public or private agencies within and without the State to and in respect of the water and the use of water of the Colorado River System.</p>","text":"The commissioner shall investigate, coordinate, collate, and preserve information, facts, and data bearing upon the claims of all States and of all public or private agencies within and without the State to and in respect of the water and the use of water of the Colorado River System.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/the-commissioner-12531","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}