If the owner of the right is a county, municipality, district, political subdivision, public corporation, or state agency, the amount apportioned, together with the penalty in case of delinquency, is a legal charge against the general fund thereof or such fund as may be provided for the maintenance and operation of its public works.
Cal. Water Code § 4303
Payment by and Collection From State Agencies and Public Entities
Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 360.
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