2007 California Water Code Chapter 3. The Commissioner

CA Codes (wat:12525-12533)

12525.  The board shall elect from among its members, other than the
Director of Water Resources or the Director of Fish and Game or
their designees, a chairman who is ex officio the "Colorado River
Commissioner." The chairman shall serve at the pleasure of the board.




12526.  The commissioner shall serve without compensation, but he
shall be reimbursed for traveling and other expenses actually and
necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties.



12527.  The commissioner shall perform the duties imposed upon him
by this chapter under the direction of the board.



12528.  The commissioner shall consult and advise with the board in
exercising the powers and performing the duties enumerated in this
chapter and make such reports and recommendations as he deems proper
or as the board requests, to the end that the rights and interests of
the State, its agencies and citizens, in, to, and in respect of, the
water of the Colorado River System and the use thereof may be
properly safeguarded and protected.



12529.  The commissioner shall exercise on behalf of the State every
right and power granted to the State or to any representative of it
by Section 16 of the act of Congress designated the "Boulder Canyon
Project Act."


12530.  The commissioner shall investigate past, present, and
potential uses of the water of the Colorado River System within and
without the State.


12531.  The commissioner shall investigate, coordinate, collate, and
preserve information, facts, and data bearing upon the claims of all
States and of all public or private agencies within and without the
State to and in respect of the water and the use of water of the
Colorado River System.


12532.  The commissioner shall confer with representatives of other
States in the Colorado River basin, representatives of the United
States, and others concerning problems and measures relating to the
development of the Colorado River basin, the use of the water of the
Colorado River System, and the protection of the interests therein of
the State and of the United States, and shall negotiate respecting
such problems and measures and discuss the same and formulate and
recommend to the Governor and the Legislature measures, agreements,
and legislation deemed for the benefit of the State and the United
States.


12533.  The commissioner shall do and perform all other things
deemed necessary or expedient to carry out the purposes of this part.