{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-12886","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 12886","heading":"","body":"If in order to accomplish the objectives of this chapter it is necessary to construct a project that is larger than one which a public agency proposes to construct, the state may participate in planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining the project, and in so participating shall finance those costs of the project allocated to the state, on terms agreed upon with the agency, to the end that the project shall accomplish the maximum water development objectives at a minimum total expenditure.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 6. CONSERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, AND UTILIZATION OF STATE WATER RESOURCES [10000. - 12999.]","PART 6. WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS [12570. - 12949.5.]","CHAPTER 5. State Financial Assistance for Local Projects [12880. - 12893.]","ARTICLE 7. State Participation in Projects [12886. - 12886.6.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"af0be39417c2b5adb2ec975767208f9ee7bdc6bd062758eee5caea7a0d5fde11","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-12885.9","next":"us-ca/wat-12886.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}