SECTIONS 11917-11920 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 11917-11920

11917. The Department of Fish and Game shall manage fish and
wildlife resources at state water projects, including any such
additional resources as are created by such projects, in a manner
compatible with the other uses of such projects.

11918. The Department of Parks and Recreation is authorized to
design, construct, operate, and maintain public recreation facilities
at state water projects, with the exception of the planning, design,
and construction of boating facilities, which shall be the
responsibility of the Department of Navigation and Ocean Development
pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 50 of the Harbors and
Navigation Code. Before commencing the construction of any such
facilities, the Department of Parks and Recreation shall submit its
plans and designs to the local governmental agencies having
jurisdiction over the area involved. The Department of Parks and
Recreation shall make every effort to fulfill its responsibilities
under this section by entering into contracts with the United States,
local public agencies, or other entities, to the end that maximum
development of the recreational potential of state water projects
shall be realized. The Department of Parks and Recreation shall have
the authority to establish and enforce standards for the development,
operation, and maintenance of such public recreation areas.
The design, construction, operation, and maintenance of public
recreation facilities at state water projects, and the management of
project lands and water surfaces for recreational use, shall be
subject to the approval of the Department of Water Resources to
ensure that they shall not defeat or impair the orderly operation of
any state water project for its other authorized purposes and the
accomplishment of such purposes.

11919. Public recreation facilities in connection with state water
projects are recreational areas.

11920. The Wildlife Conservation Board is authorized to design and
construct public fishing access sites to aqueducts constructed as
part of state water projects in accordance with such policies and
procedures as may be established by the board.
To the extent practicable such fishing access sites shall be
constructed upon lands acquired for state water project purposes;
provided, that such additional lands as may be necessary for such
fishing access sites shall be acquired by the Department of Water
Resources pursuant to this chapter; and, provided further, that such
facilities as may be necessary to assure the safe use of such fishing
access sites by the public shall be constructed by the Department of
Water Resources upon the appropriation of funds for such purposes by
the Legislature.
Plans for such fishing access sites shall be subject to the
approval of the Department of Water Resources to ensure that they
shall not defeat or impair the orderly operation of any state water
project for its other authorized purposes and the accomplishment of
such purposes.