{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"480","citation":"Wat. Code, § 480","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100. - 550.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. Water Transfer [470. - 484.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. State Assistance [480. - 484.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-7/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 970, Sec. 1.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The department shall establish an ongoing program to facilitate the voluntary exchange or transfer of water and implement the various state laws that pertain to water transfers. The department shall seek to facilitate these transactions only if the water to be transferred is already developed and being diverted from a stream for beneficial use or has been conserved.</p>","text":"The department shall establish an ongoing program to facilitate the voluntary exchange or transfer of water and implement the various state laws that pertain to water transfers. The department shall seek to facilitate these transactions only if the water to be transferred is already developed and being diverted from a stream for beneficial use or has been conserved.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/state-assistance-480","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}