{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-2041","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 2041","heading":"","body":"If the funds available for use by the board are inadequate to permit it to advance the expense of a reference, or if in its opinion the payment of the expense of any reference is not reasonably certain, the board shall refuse to undertake a reference unless and until adequate provision is made by the parties and approved by the court for the payment of the expenses.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 2. WATER [1000. - 5951.]","PART 3. DETERMINATION OF WATER RIGHTS [2000. - 2900.]","CHAPTER 1. Reference by Courts of This State [2000. - 2048.]","ARTICLE 3. Expenses of Reference [2040. - 2048.]"],"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":"4693718efbe08310b56d0433f794a0d92c974c7d66eb0091b7b422e2571287c4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-2040","next":"us-ca/wat-2042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}