Cal. SHC § 1721
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 1721, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
The board of supervisors by resolution may determine that it is of general county interest that an existing street in the county extending in whole or in part within a city be made a county highway within the city or that a new county highway be laid out, acquired, constructed and maintained in whole or in part within a city. The resolution shall describe the proposed location or relocation and the general nature of construction proposed to be undertaken by the county. A copy of such resolution shall be forwarded to the governing body of the city within which is included any portion of the highway.
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