California Water Code

§ 10723

WAT § 10723 Effective Sep 28, 2017Div. 6 · Part 2.74 · Ch. 4

Statute text

(a)Except as provided in subdivision (c), any local agency or combination of local agencies overlying a groundwater basin may decide to become a groundwater sustainability agency for that basin.

(b)Before deciding to become a groundwater sustainability agency, and after publication of notice pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the local agency or agencies shall hold a public hearing in the county or counties overlying the basin.

(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the following agencies created by statute to manage groundwater shall be deemed the exclusive local agencies within their respective statutory boundaries with powers to comply with this part:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 357, Sec. 1. (SB 372) Effective September 28, 2017.