Cal. HNC § 5838
This is the official text of Cal. HNC § 5838, part of California’s Harbors and Navigation Code — regulates ports, harbors, and boating.
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Official statutory text
Neither the board of supervisors or the harbor commission, if one exists, is bound by the improvement or development work described in the petition, or by the estimated cost set forth, but it may find that other, different, or less amount of improvement or development work should be done, and find the estimated cost and the incidental expenses.
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