{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"31161","citation":"Wat. Code, § 31161","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 12. COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS [30000. - 33901.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-12"},{"name":"PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES [31000. - 31182.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-12/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Cooperation [31150. - 31182.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-12/part-5/chapter-2"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law [31150. - 31162.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-12/part-5/chapter-2/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.","effective":null,"html":"<p>Whenever the Government of the United States has in conjunction with a district contributed to the cost of building a dam creating a lake and the water impounded by the dam is to be used for domestic, irrigation, and recreational purposes, the district may do either of the following:</p><p>(a) Establish and operate recreational facilities and appliances upon the water of the lake and the land adjacent thereto.</p><p>(b) Lease the water and land to others for those purposes.</p>","text":"Whenever the Government of the United States has in conjunction with a district contributed to the cost of building a dam creating a lake and the water impounded by the dam is to be used for domestic, irrigation, and recreational purposes, the district may do either of the following: (a) Establish and operate recreational facilities and appliances upon the water of the lake and the land adjacent thereto. (b) Lease the water and land to others for those purposes.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/cooperation-under-irrigation-district-federal-cooperation-31161","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}