{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"50400","citation":"Wat. Code, § 50400","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000. - 53901.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-15"},{"name":"PART 2. FORMATION [50300. - 50442.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-15/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board [50400. - 50403.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-15/part-2/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.","effective":null,"html":"<p>When any land, susceptible of one mode of reclamation, is entirely owned by parties who desire to reclaim the land, and to manage the reclamation without a board or the establishment of by-laws, they may file the petition provided for in Chapter 1 of this part, and state therein that they intend to undertake the reclamation on their own responsibility.</p>","text":"When any land, susceptible of one mode of reclamation, is entirely owned by parties who desire to reclaim the land, and to manage the reclamation without a board or the establishment of by-laws, they may file the petition provided for in Chapter 1 of this part, and state therein that they intend to undertake the reclamation on their own responsibility.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/districts-formed-to-operate-without-a-board-50400","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}