Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 255, Sec. 7. (SB 13) Effective January 1, 2016.
(a)A combination of local agencies may form a groundwater sustainability agency by using any of the following methods:
(1)A joint powers agreement.
(2)A memorandum of agreement or other legal agreement.
(b)A water corporation regulated by the Public Utilities Commission or a mutual water company may participate in a groundwater sustainability agency through a memorandum of agreement or other legal agreement. The authority provided by this subdivision does not confer any additional powers to a nongovernmental entity.
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