California Code of Regulations
Title 23 - Waters
Division 2 - Department of Water Resources
Chapter 1.7 - Selection Process for Private Architectural, Landscape Architectural, Engineering, Environmental, Land Surveying, and Construction Project Management Firms
Article 1 - General Provisions
Section 380 - Purpose and Scope

The purpose of these regulations is to establish those procedures authorized and required by legal enactments, including the following:

-- Chapter 1434 of the Statutes of 1974, as amended, which added Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 4525) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

-- Initiative Measure of 2000 (Proposition 35, § 4, approved November 7, 2000, effective November 8, 2000), which added Chapter 10.1 (commencing with Section 4529.10) of Division 5 of Title 1 of the Government Code.

-- Article XXII of the California Constitution, Article XXII, which was added by Initiative Measure (Proposition 35, § 4, effective November 8, 2000, approved November 7, 2000), and amended the California Constitution.

Such procedures shall require the securing of services covered under Chapter 10 and Chapter 10.1, Title 1, Division 5 of the Government Code on the basis of demonstrated competence and on the professional qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the services required.

The Department of Water Resources is authorized to contract with qualified firms, as described in Government Code Section 4525(a), for the services listed in Government Code Section 4525(d), 4525(e), and 4525(f).

The regulations in this chapter are intended to be broad enough to encompass all matters needed for the Department of Water Resources to carry out its mission, which includes the duty to manage the water resources of California in cooperation with other agencies, to benefit the State's people, and to protect, restore, and enhance the natural and human environments, and to fulfill its statutory mandates.

1. New Subchapter 1.6., Articles 1 and 2 (§§ 380-390) filed 3-18-76; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 76, No. 12).
2. Renumbering of Subchapter 1.6 (Articles 1-2, Sections 380-390) to Subchapter 1.7 filed 1-18-79; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 3).
3. Amendment of NOTE filed 10-14-82; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 82, No. 42).
4. Amendment of chapter heading and amendment of section and NOTE filed 7-6-2004; operative 8-5-2004 (Register 2004, No. 28).

Note: Authority cited: Section 4526, Government Code. Reference: Sections 4526 and 4529.10, Government Code.