Water Code section 31161

Whenever the Government of the United States has in conjunction with a district contributed to the cost of building a dam creating a lake and the water impounded by the dam is to be used for domestic, irrigation, and recreational purposes, the district may do either of the following:

(a)

Establish and operate recreational facilities and appliances upon the water of the lake and the land adjacent thereto.

(b)

Lease the water and land to others for those purposes.

Source: Section 31161, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=31161.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1949; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Jun. 25, 2025

§ 31161's source at ca​.gov