Section 1217 Of Article 1.7. Areas Of Origin From California Water Code >> Division 2. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.7.
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. (a) In addition to the right to obtain a water right which
would have priority over the rights of an exporter, water users in a
protected area shall have the right to purchase, for adequate
compensation, water made available by the construction of any works
by a water supplier exporting or intending to export water for use
outside the protected area. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to authorize export of water from a protected area to which
users within the protected area are otherwise entitled, nor to
require users within a protected area to pay for water to which they
are otherwise entitled.
(b) At the request of a water user or users within a protected
area, a water supplier exporting or intending to export water for use
outside the protected area who is subject to Section 1216 shall meet
and negotiate in good faith for the purpose of entering into
contracts for the purchase of water as provided in subdivision (a).
(c) Any water user or users in a protected area may bring an
action in the superior court to require compliance with the duty to
meet and negotiate in good faith pursuant to this section. The court
may issue a temporary restraining order, preliminary injunction, or
permanent injunction, as appropriate, to secure compliance with this
section.
(d) The meetings and negotiations required by this section may
occur between the water supplier exporting water for use outside a
protected area and any water user or users in a protected area, as
determined appropriate by the parties. The meetings and negotiations
shall not be subject to the provisions of Article 9 (commencing with
Section 11120) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the
Government Code or Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part
1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as a limitation on
the authority of the board to establish water quality standards or to
subject water right entitlements to terms and conditions for the
protection of reasonable and beneficial uses consistent with the
provisions of Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution.