A district may utilize any part of its water, and any part of its works, facilities, improvements, and property used for the development, storage, and transportation of water pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 71610) to provide, generate, and deliver hydroelectric power, and may acquire, construct, operate, and maintain any and all works, facilities, improvements, and property necessary or convenient for such utilization.
Cal. Water Code § 71662
Recreation and Electrical Power
Known as the Municipal Water District Law
The act spans §§ 71000–73001 (528 sections).
Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 146.
Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.