{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"8300","citation":"Wat. Code, § 8300","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. FLOOD CONTROL [8000. - 9651.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 2. STATE FLOOD CONTROL [8300. - 8457.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Powers of Department of Water Resources [8300. - 8307.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-5/part-2/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1932.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The department may make examinations of lands subject to inundation and overflow by flood waters and of the waters causing the inundation or overflow and may make plans and estimates of the cost of works to regulate and control the flood waters.</p>","text":"The department may make examinations of lands subject to inundation and overflow by flood waters and of the waters causing the inundation or overflow and may make plans and estimates of the cost of works to regulate and control the flood waters.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/general-powers-of-department-of-water-resources-8300","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}