The Reclamation Board is authorized to provide any assurances to the Secretary of the Army which may be required in connection with the accomplishment of emergency repair work under Public Law 99, 84th Congress, 1st Session, approved June 28, 1955, or any acts amending or adding to the same, now or hereafter adopted, for projects which the Reclamation Board is authorized to provide assurances under Section 12657. The Reclamation Board is also authorized to utilize any available appropriation it may have for the purpose of acquiring any lands, easements and rights of way necessary to the execution of any such repair work for which assurances have been required by the Secretary of the Army.
Ca. Water Code § 12656.6