§ 53063 Local Rainfall Enhancement Powers

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•Local governments can try to make it rain more or control rain.
•They can do this to help the area they manage.
•This is only for places that already handle water stuff.

Example

A city is having a long, dry summer with very little rain, and the farms are drying up.

The city can try things like cloud seeding to make it rain and help the farms get water.

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§ 53063 Local Rainfall Enhancement Powers

Any county, city, city and county, district, authority or other public corporation or agency which has the power to produce, conserve, control or supply water for beneficial purposes shall have the power to engage in practices designed to produce, induce, increase or control rainfall or other precipitation for the general benefit of the territory within it. (Added by renumbering Section 53062 (as added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1283) by Stats. 1957, Ch. 65.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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corporation benefit authority precipitation

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 53063.

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