§ 12659 Folsom Reservoir Project Authorization

Water Code·California

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This law approves the plan to build the Folsom Reservoir on the American River, allowing changes if needed, and says the state won't have to pay for it.

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•The law approves building the Folsom Reservoir.
•Small changes to the plan are allowed if needed.
•The state doesn’t have to pay for it.

Example

Imagine the government wants to build a big dam to store water and prevent floods.

This law gives them the green light to build it, lets them tweak the plan if they need to, and makes sure the state doesn't foot the bill.

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§ 12659 Folsom Reservoir Project Authorization

The project for the Folsom Reservoir on the American River is adopted and authorized substantially in accordance with the plans contained in House Document Numbered 649, Seventy-eighth Congress, Second Session, with such modifications as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable, and without cost to the State. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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Folsom Reservoir American River House Document Numbered 649 Secretary of War Chief of Engineers

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 12659.

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