§ 12682 Flood Control Plan Approval

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•This law is about a big plan to control floods in Los Angeles, San Gabriel Rivers, and Ballona Creek.
•The plan was made by the U.S. Congress in 1941 and costs California about $22.5 million.
•The plan is detailed in a document called House Document Numbered 838.

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Imagine heavy rain causes rivers to overflow, flooding neighborhoods.

This law helps pay for projects like dams or channels to stop the flooding and keep people safe.

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§ 12682 Flood Control Plan Approval

The general comprehensive plan for flood control in the basins of the Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers and Ballona Creek are adopted and authorized as set forth in House Document Numbered 838, Seventy-sixth Congress, Third Session, and approved in the act of Congress approved August 18, 1941, at an estimated cost to the State of twenty-two million five hundred thousand dollars ($22,500,000). (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 196.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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flood control Los Angeles and San Gabriel Rivers Ballona Creek House Document Numbered 838 August 18, 1941 $22,500,000

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Water Code. Section 12682.

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