Section 31161 Of Article 1. Cooperation Under Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law From California Water Code >> Division 12. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.

. Whenever the Government of the United States has in conjunction with a district contributed to the cost of building a dam creating a lake and the water impounded by the dam is to be used for domestic, irrigation, and recreational purposes, the district may do either of the following:
  (a) Establish and operate recreational facilities and appliances upon the water of the lake and the land adjacent thereto.
  (b) Lease the water and land to others for those purposes.