Water Code section 188

The board may expend money appropriated for the administration of the laws the administration of which is committed to the board.

Such expenditures by the board shall be made in accordance with law in carrying on the work for which the appropriations were made.

Source: Section 188, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=188. (updated Jan. 1, 1957; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_188

Original Source: Section 188, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=188. (last accessed May 12, 2025).