{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"537.4","citation":"Wat. Code, § 537.4","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 8. Water Measurement [500. - 537.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-8"},{"name":"ARTICLE 5. Multiunit Structures [537. - 537.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-1/chapter-8/article-5"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 623, Sec. 5.   (SB 7)   Effective January 1, 2017.   Section operative January 1, 2018, pursuant to Section 537.5.","effective":"2017-01-01","html":"<p>It is the intent of the Legislature that this article should not be construed to impose costs on any local government agency, except to the extent that the local government agency is a water purveyor.</p>","text":"It is the intent of the Legislature that this article should not be construed to impose costs on any local government agency, except to the extent that the local government agency is a water purveyor.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/multiunit-structures-537-4","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}