Government Code section 38738

The apportionment of all costs of acquisition, construction, operation, and maintenance of the joint properties shall be made upon the basis of the amount of water proposed to be apportioned to the several cities, unless a different apportionment of costs is agreed upon.

Source: Section 38738, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=38738. (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Jul. 20, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_38738

Original Source: Section 38738, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=38738. (last accessed May 12, 2025).