§ 1098. Removal of obstructions; appropriation
The department may contract for the removal of sandbars, debris or other obstructions from streams which the department finds that while so obstructed may be a menace in time of flood, or endanger property or life below, or the property of riparian owners. The expense of investigation and removal of the obstruction shall be paid by the state from funds provided for that purpose. (Amended 1981, No. 242 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)