2007 California Government Code Article 7. Rector Dam

CA Codes (gov:14715)

14715.  The Veterans' Home of California, for all purposes including
irrigation and domestic, shall have the first and prior right to all
available water stored in Rector Dam on state property in Napa
County.  Said right shall be prior to any allocation of said waters
for the use of any other state institutions, including the State Game
Farm and the Napa State Hospital.  In the event that there is more
water available than necessary to meet the requirements of the
Veterans' Home of California, the department may take and conduct
from the dam such quantity of surplus water as may be determined by
the Department of Water Resources to be necessary for the use of the
Napa State Hospital and other state establishments located in the
County of Napa, including the State Game Farm, and rights-of-way may
be acquired, pursuant to the Property Acquisition Law, Part 11
(commencing with Section 15850) of Division 3 of Title 2, by
purchase, lease, or condemnation for that purpose.