ARTICLE 1. Contracts [44000. - 44006.]

Cal. Water Code - WAT 1.
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Cal. Water Code - WAT § 44000. Section 44000.

Any district may cooperate and contract with the state, the department, any other district, or the United States under any laws of the state or the Federal Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto, or under any other act of Congress heretofore or hereafter enacted authorizing or permitting the cooperation or contract.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 44001. Section 44001.

The cooperation and contract may be for any or all of the following purposes: (a) Construction, acquisition, purchase, extension, operation, or maintenance of works for irrigation, drainage, storage, flood control, generation and distribution of hydroelectric energy incidental thereto, or any of these. (b) A water supply. (c) Assumption as principal or guarantor of indebtedness to the state, the department, any other district, or the United States. (d) To carry out the terms of any contract between the district and the state, the department, any other district, or the United States.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 44002. Section 44002.

Any contract made between a district and the state, the department, any other district, or the United States may designate and describe the land which is to be served with water from the waterworks or system contemplated under the contract and, in that case, only such land may be charged with any of the assessments mentioned in this chapter.

Cal. Water Code - WAT § 44003. Section 44003.

The board may provide by contract with the state, the department, any other district, or the United States for the delivery and distribution of water for the land of the district under any laws of the state or acts of Congress and under any rules and regulations established thereunder.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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