CHAPTER 10. Fish and Wildlife and Recreation in Connection With State Water Projects

Chapter 10 added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 867.

§§ 11900–11925 · 20 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. State Policy §§ 11900–11901 · 2 sections

   • § 11900 The Legislature finds and declares it to be necessary for the general public health and welfare that preservation of fish and wildlife be provided for in…
   • § 11901 It is the purpose of this chapter to provide for the planning and construction of water storage, conservation, and regulation facilities and associated fish…
2. ARTICLE 2. Definitions § 11903 · 1 section

   • § 11903 As used in this chapter, “project” means any physical structure to provide for the conservation, storage, regulation, transportation, or use of water,…
3. ARTICLE 3. Application § 11905 · 1 section

   • § 11905 The provision of this chapter shall apply to the Central Valley Project and every other project constructed by the State itself or by the State in co-operation…
4. ARTICLE 4. Planning and Construction of Projects §§ 11910–11915.5 · 11 sections

   • § 11910 There shall be incorporated in the planning and construction of each project those features (including, but not limited to, additional storage capacity) that…
   • § 11910.1 In furtherance of the policies specified in Section 11910, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and other governmental…
   • § 11910.5 Such recreational purposes include, but are not limited to, those recreational pursuits generally associated with the out-of-doors, such as camping,…
   • § 11911 The planning for public recreation use and fish and wildlife preservation and enhancement in connection with state water projects shall be a part of the…
   • § 11912 The department, in fixing and establishing prices, rates, and charges for water and power, shall include as a reimbursable cost of any state water project an…
   • § 11913 (a) The Legislature hereby declares its intent that, except as funds are provided pursuant to Section 11915, there shall be included in the budget for the…
   • § 11913.1 (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to appropriate funds sufficient to cover the costs incurred by the department for recreation and fish and wildlife…
   • § 11914 The department shall make any necessary revisions in the allocation of costs of any state water project works constructed for the development of water and…
   • § 11915 All moneys deposited in the Central Valley Water Project Construction Fund pursuant to the provisions of Section 12.1 of Chapter 138, Statutes of 1964, First…
   • § 11915.1 The provisions of this chapter shall not limit the department in the financing and construction of any of the facilities of the State Water Resources…
   • § 11915.5 For the purpose of furthering recreation in any project of the department, the department may exchange any real property it has acquired for property in the…
5. ARTICLE 5. Powers and Duties of the Department of Fish and Game and the Department of Natural Resources §§ 11917–11920 · 4 sections

   • § 11917 The Department of Fish and Game shall manage fish and wildlife resources at state water projects, including any such additional resources as are created by…
   • § 11918 The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to design, construct, operate, and maintain public recreation facilities at state water projects, with the…
   • § 11919 Public recreation facilities in connection with state water projects are recreational areas.
   • § 11920 The Wildlife Conservation Board is authorized to design and construct public fishing access sites to aqueducts constructed as part of state water projects in…
6. ARTICLE 6. Short Title § 11925 · 1 section

   • § 11925 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Davis-Dolwig Act. ”