California · Water Code
WAT §12853: “Lands, easements and rights of way” includes lands and rights or interests in lands whereon channel improvements and channel rectifications, debris dams and water retarding structures are located; la
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“Lands, easements and rights of way” includes lands and rights or interests in lands whereon channel improvements and channel rectifications, debris dams and water retarding structures are located; lands, rights, or interests in lands necessary in connection with the construction, operation, or maintenance of such channel improvements and rectifications, debris dams and water retarding structures, including those necessary for flooding and flowage purposes, debris basins, spoil areas, borrow pits, or for access roads; and including the cost of the relocation, reconstruction, or replacement of existing improvements, structures, or utilities rendered necessary by such channel improvements and rectifications, debris dams and water retarding structures.
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