California · Water Code
WAT §11585: Where any water or property mentioned in the next preceding section has, prior to July 1, 1933, been filed on, appropriated, or dedicated to public use by any State agency, the use thereof by the Stat
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Water or property filed on, appropriated, or dedicated to public use by a State agency before July 1, 1933 may be used by the State.
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Where any water or property mentioned in the next preceding section has, prior to July 1, 1933, been filed on, appropriated, or dedicated to public use by any State agency, the use thereof by the State agency shall be deemed a more necessary public use.
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