California Water Code

§ 71611.5

WAT § 71611.5 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 20 · Part 5 · Ch. 2 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), upon the request of an Indian tribe and the satisfaction of the conditions stated in subdivision (b), a district shall provide service of water at substantially the same terms applicable to the customers of the district to an Indian tribe’s lands that are not within a district as if the lands had been fully annexed into the district and into any other public agencies required for the provision of water service if the Indian tribe’s lands meet all of the following requirements:

(A)The lands were owned by the tribe on January 1, 2016.

(B)The lands are contiguous with at least two districts.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 480, Sec. 1. (AB 2081) Effective January 1, 2023.