{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"22980","citation":"Wat. Code, § 22980","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS [20500. - 29978.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11"},{"name":"PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES [22075. - 22982.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Provisions Pertaining Only to the Merced Irrigation District and the East Contra Costa Irrigation District [22980. - 22982.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-11/part-5/chapter-7"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 29.   Effective January 1, 1994.","effective":"1994-01-01","html":"<p>For purposes of this chapter, “district” means the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, the Merced Irrigation District, or the East Contra Costa Irrigation District.</p>","text":"For purposes of this chapter, “district” means the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, the Merced Irrigation District, or the East Contra Costa Irrigation District.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/provisions-pertaining-only-to-the-merced-irrigation-district-22980","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}