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Cal. SHC § 1702

This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 1702, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.

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Official statutory text

Thereafter the board of supervisors of the county may acquire rights-of-way for, construct, maintain, improve, or repair such highway in the same manner as other county highways, and may pay for such work out of one or more of the following:

(a) The county general fund.

(b) The road fund.

(c) The proceeds of any county bond issue voted for the purpose of laying out, constructing, maintaining, improving or repairing county highways.

(d) Any other fund available for such purposes.

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