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Wat. Code, § 1256 · Article 1. General Provisions

Wat. Code, § 1256

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In determining public interest under Sections 1253 and 1255, the board shall give consideration to any general or co-ordinated plan looking toward the control, protection, development, utilization, and conservation of the water resources of the State, including The California Water Plan, prepared and published by the Department of Water Resources or any predecessor thereof and any modification thereto as may be adopted by the department or as may be adopted by the Legislature by concurrent resolution or by law.

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History

Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 2053.

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