Cal. PRC § 5093.541

This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 5093.541, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.

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Official statutory text

(a) Notwithstanding the fact that the tributaries of the Smith River specified in this subdivision are not included in the system, no dam, reservoir, diversion, or other water impoundment facility shall be constructed on any of the following tributaries of the Smith River:

(1) Dominie Creek.

(2) Rowdy Creek.

(3) South Fork Rowdy Creek.

(4) Savoy Creek.

(5) Little Mill Creek.

(6) Bummer Lake Creek.

(7) East Fork Mill Creek.

(8) West Branch Mill Creek.

(9) Rock Creek.

(10) Goose Creek.

(11) East Fork Goose Creek.

(12) Mill Creek.

(b) All state agencies exercising powers under any other provision of law with respect to the protection and restoration of fishery resources shall continue to exercise those powers in a manner to protect and restore fishery resources in the tributaries specified in subdivision (a). In carrying out the provisions of this subdivision, any exercise of powers shall be consistent with the provisions of Section 5093.58.

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