{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"8534","citation":"Wat. Code, § 8534","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 4. THE CENTRAL VALLEY FLOOD PROTECTION BOARD [8520. - 9142.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-5/part-4"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. Definitions and General Provisions [8520. - 8539.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-5/part-4/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. General Provisions [8525. - 8539.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-5/part-4/chapter-1/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.","effective":null,"html":"<p>The board at all times shall enforce on behalf of the State the erection, maintenance and protection of such levees, embankments and channel rectification as will, in its judgment, best serve the interests of the State.</p>","text":"The board at all times shall enforce on behalf of the State the erection, maintenance and protection of such levees, embankments and channel rectification as will, in its judgment, best serve the interests of the State.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/general-provisions-8534","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}