Public Resources Code section 5801

Whenever any public entity acquires, or has acquired, land for the purpose of watershed protection, it shall not sell such land without complying with the provisions of this chapter. As used in this section, “land” does not include easements.

Source: Section 5801, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=5801. (updated Jan. 1, 1972; accessed Oct. 5, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/public_resources_code_section_5801

Original Source: Section 5801, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC§ionNum=5801. (last accessed May 12, 2025).