Cal. SHC § 27165
This is the official text of Cal. SHC § 27165, part of California’s Streets and Highways Code — governs the construction and maintenance of public roads.
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Official statutory text
The district may acquire by purchase, gift or condemnation, or lease from the United States, this State, or from any person, or public or private corporation, lands, rights of way, or rights in, over or across lands or waters which are necessary or proper for the construction or operation of bridges, and the approaches thereto, fix and collect tolls, for the purpose of meeting the obligations of the district and repaying the same, and dispose of the surplus to the various counties within the district.
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