California · Water Code
WAT §11671: The department shall not cancel any contract or lease under the next preceding section unless and until it first determines and assures itself that notwithstanding the cancellation, it will receive an
What this law says, in plain English
A department cannot cancel a contract or lease without first determining it will still receive required benefits despite the cancellation.
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The department shall not cancel any contract or lease under the next preceding section unless and until it first determines and assures itself that notwithstanding the cancellation, it will receive and be paid a total revenue or consideration at least equal to that which would be received by it were the contract or lease not canceled, and within the unexpired portion of the term of the contract or lease.
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