20590-20594

WATER CODE
SECTION 20590-20594




20590.  As used in this chapter "public land" is limited to land
belonging to the State which is subject to entry or has been entered
and for which no certificate of purchase has been issued.



20591.  Public land is subject to all of the provisions of law
relating to districts to the same extent and in the same manner as
land in private ownership.


20592.  When public land is affected, all notices required by this
division shall promptly after issuance be served upon the State Lands
Commission by mailing to its office a copy inclosed in a sealed
envelope with postage prepaid.


20593.  Nothing in this chapter creates any obligation against the
State to pay any assessments or charges.



20594.  No public land which was unentered at the time any
assessment was levied against it by any district shall be sold for
the delinquency of the assessment, but the assessment shall be and
continue a lien upon the land, and no patent shall be issued therefor
until the applicant presents a certificate from the collector
stating that no unpaid assessments or charges are delinquent upon it.