Cal. Water Code - WAT § 20590. Section 20590.
As used in this chapter “public land” is limited to land belonging to the State which is subject to entry or has been entered and for which no certificate of purchase has been issued.
CHAPTER 4. State Public Land [20590. - 20594.]
Cal. Water Code - WAT 4.
in effectCal. Water Code - WAT § 20591. Section 20591.
Public land is subject to all of the provisions of law relating to districts to the same extent and in the same manner as land in private ownership.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 20592. Section 20592.
When public land is affected, all notices required by this division shall promptly after issuance be served upon the State Lands Commission by mailing to its office a copy inclosed in a sealed envelope with postage prepaid.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 20593. Section 20593.
Nothing in this chapter creates any obligation against the State to pay any assessments or charges.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 20594. Section 20594.
No public land which was unentered at the time any assessment was levied against it by any district shall be sold for the delinquency of the assessment, but the assessment shall be and continue a lien upon the land, and no patent shall be issued therefor until the applicant presents a certificate from the collector stating that no unpaid assessments or charges are delinquent upon it.
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