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2025 California Code
Public Resources Code - PRC
DIVISION 20 - CALIFORNIA COASTAL ACT
CHAPTER 3 - Coastal Resources Planning and Management Policies
ARTICLE 4 - Marine Environment
Section 30236.
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CA Pub Res Code § 30236 (2025)
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30236. Channelizations, dams, or other substantial alterations of rivers and streams shall incorporate the best mitigation measures feasible, and be limited to (1) necessary water supply projects, (2) flood control projects where no other method for protecting existing structures in the flood plain is feasible and where such protection is necessary for public safety or to protect existing development, or (3) developments where the primary function is the improvement of fish and wildlife habitat.
(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1330.)
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