California Code
DIVISION 9 - AVIATION
PART 2 - AIRPORT DISTRICTS

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

Section 22001. - 22001. This part may be cited as the “California Airport...

Section 22002. - 22002. The purpose of this part is to facilitate the...

Section 22003. - 22003. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general...

Section 22004. - 22004. Airport districts may be created, maintained, and managed as...

Section 22005. - 22005. A district may lie within or include the territories...

Section 22006. - 22006. The boundaries of a district may be altered and...

Section 22007. - 22007. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the law...

Section 22008. - 22008. “District” means airport district, formed and proposed to be...

Section 22009. - 22009. “Principal county” means the county in which all of...

Section 22010. - 22010. “Affected county” means any county in which the territory...

Section 22011. - 22011. “Board” means the board of directors of the district....

Section 22012. - 22012. “Director” means member of the board. (Added by Stats....

Section 22013. - 22013. “Secretary” means secretary of the board. (Added by Stats....

Section 22014. - 22014. “Bond election” means an election provided for in Article...

Section 22015. - 22015. “Formation election” means an election provided for in Article...

Section 22016. - 22016. “Bond tax” means the tax levied pursuant to Chapter...

Section 22017. - 22017. “District tax” means the tax levied pursuant to Chapter...

CHAPTER 2 - Formation

ARTICLE 1 - Resolution

Section 22151. - 22151. The board of supervisors of each county desiring to...

Section 22152. - 22152. Each resolution shall contain: (a) A statement of intention...

Section 22153. - 22153. Each resolution shall be published pursuant to Section 6061...

ARTICLE 2 - Investigation and Termination by Majority Protest

Section 22176. - 22176. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the District...

Section 22177. - 22177. Section 22178 of this code supersedes Section 58680 of...

Section 22178. - 22178. The requirements of the District Investigation Law for the...

ARTICLE 3 - Hearing

Section 22201. - 22201. Written protests or objections to the formation of the...

Section 22202. - 22202. The board of supervisors of each affected county shall...

Section 22203. - 22203. Each board of supervisors may overrule any protests or...

Section 22204. - 22204. The board of supervisors of each affected county may...

ARTICLE 4 - Election

Section 22226. - 22226. If after the hearing the board of supervisors of...

Section 22227. - 22227. The resolution shall be published pursuant to Section 6066...

Section 22228. - 22228. The proposition submitted at the election shall be “Shall...

Section 22229. - 22229. Except as otherwise provided in this article, the election...

Section 22229.1. - 22229.1. Within five days after the district formation election has...

Section 22229.2. - 22229.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members...

Section 22229.3. - 22229.3. If more than one argument for or more than...

Section 22229.4. - 22229.4. The officials in charge of conducting the election shall...

Section 22230. - 22230. At the first election the board of supervisors of...

Section 22231. - 22231. The canvass of the returns of the election shall...

Section 22232. - 22232. If the canvass is made by an officer other...

ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of District

Section 22256. - 22256. By a resolution entered on its minutes, the board...

Section 22257. - 22257. The resolution shall contain the name of the district...

Section 22258. - 22258. A certified copy of the resolution shall be recorded...

Section 22259. - 22259. Upon the filing with the Secretary of State, the...

CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization

ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors

Section 22401. - 22401. A board of five directors is the governing body...

Section 22402. - 22402. Each district shall hold a general district election, governed...

Section 22403. - 22403. Within 30 days after notice of election or appointment...

Section 22404. - 22404. The terms of office of the directors elected at...

Section 22406. - 22406. The board shall fill any vacancies occurring in the...

Section 22407. - 22407. (a) Each member of the board of directors shall...

Section 22408. - 22408. The board shall hold its first meeting in the...

Section 22409. - 22409. At its first meeting the board shall provide for...

Section 22410. - 22410. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for...

Section 22411. - 22411. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter...

ARTICLE 2 - Officers and Employees

Section 22436. - 22436. At its first meeting the board shall choose one...

Section 22437. - 22437. At its first meeting or as soon thereafter as...

Section 22438. - 22438. The secretary shall countersign all contracts on behalf of...

Section 22439. - 22439. The general manager has the following powers and functions:...

Section 22440. - 22440. The general manager shall report to the board in...

Section 22441. - 22441. The auditor shall install and maintain a system of...

Section 22442. - 22442. The board shall designate depositories for the custody of...

Section 22443. - 22443. The general manager, secretary, auditor, and all other employees...

CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Duties

Section 22551. - 22551. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the powers...

Section 22552. - 22552. A district has perpetual succession. (Added by Stats. 1953,...

Section 22553. - 22553. A district may do all of the following: (a)...

Section 22553.5. - 22553.5. (a) The board of directors may, from time to...

Section 22554. - 22554. A district may also: (a) Employ legal counsel, in...

Section 22555. - 22555. The board shall make all rules governing the use...

Section 22556. - 22556. The board may charge and collect fees, tolls, and...

Section 22557. - 22557. (a) The district may issue temporary negotiable notes bearing...

Section 22557.5. - 22557.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 22557, the Big Bear Airport District...

Section 22558. - 22558. In addition to all other powers authorized by this...

Section 22559. - 22559. The board may by resolution change the name of...

CHAPTER 4.5 - Claims

Section 22601. - 22601. All claims for money or damages against the district...

CHAPTER 5 - Bonds

ARTICLE 1 - General

Section 22701. - 22701. As used in this chapter, “board of supervisors” means...

Section 22702. - 22702. District bonds may be issued and sold pursuant to...

Section 22703. - 22703. If the board deems it advisable it may call...

Section 22704. - 22704. The board shall call and conduct the bond election...

Section 22705. - 22705. The order calling the bond election shall be signed...

Section 22706. - 22706. In the order calling the bond election, the board...

Section 22707. - 22707. When bonds issued pursuant to this part have been...

Section 22708. - 22708. If any officer whose signature, countersignature, or attestation appears...

ARTICLE 2 - Bond Election

Section 22731. - 22731. A notice of the bond election, signed by a...

Section 22732. - 22732. The notice shall contain: (a) The time and place...

Section 22733. - 22733. For the purpose of the bond election, the board...

Section 22734. - 22734. The board shall appoint one inspector, one judge, and...

Section 22735. - 22735. If the board fails to appoint the election officers,...

Section 22736. - 22736. The board may fix the compensation of the election...

Section 22737. - 22737. The polls shall be open on election day from...

Section 22738. - 22738. Every resident of the district, who is a qualified...

Section 22739. - 22739. The secretary shall obtain uniform ballots for the bond...

Section 22740. - 22740. The ballot shall contain the following: (a) “Official ballot...

Section 22741. - 22741. The board shall provide a booth or private room...

Section 22742. - 22742. No electioneering shall be carried on within 100 feet...

Section 22743. - 22743. Each voter shall put a cross (×) upon his...

Section 22744. - 22744. After marking his ballot the voter shall hand it...

Section 22745. - 22745. Any person offering to vote may be challenged by...

Section 22746. - 22746. The secretary shall provide the election officers with official...

Section 22747. - 22747. The heading of the poll list shall read “Official...

Section 22748. - 22748. The heading of the tally list shall read “An...

Section 22749. - 22749. The election officers shall publicly canvass the votes immediately...

Section 22750. - 22750. The election officers shall transmit the returns of the...

ARTICLE 3 - Bond Issuance

Section 22776. - 22776. If two-thirds of the votes cast at the election...

Section 22777. - 22777. The board of supervisors shall issue the district bonds...

Section 22778. - 22778. By an order entered in its minutes, the board...

Section 22779. - 22779. The total amount of bonds issued shall not exceed...

Section 22780. - 22780. The term of the bonds shall not exceed 40...

Section 22781. - 22781. The bonds shall be payable in lawful money of...

Section 22782. - 22782. The board of supervisors may make the principal and...

Section 22783. - 22783. The bonds shall be sold at the times and...

Section 22784. - 22784. Before selling all or any part of the bonds,...

Section 22785. - 22785. If satisfactory bids are received the bonds offered for...

Section 22786. - 22786. The proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall...

ARTICLE 4 - Cancellation of Unsold Bonds

Section 22811. - 22811. If any bonds remain unsold for six months after...

Section 22812. - 22812. Upon receiving a petition signed by a majority of...

Section 22813. - 22813. The board of supervisors shall publish a notice stating...

Section 22814. - 22814. At the time and place designated in the notice,...

ARTICLE 5 - Revenue Bonds

Section 22850. - 22850. In addition to any other powers of the district...

Section 22851. - 22851. Revenue bonds under this article shall be authorized, issued...

CHAPTER 6 - Taxation

Section 22901. - 22901. As used in this chapter, “board of supervisors” means...

Section 22902. - 22902. If the revenues of the district are inadequate to...

Section 22903. - 22903. The board shall transmit the estimates to the board...

Section 22904. - 22904. Annually, after receiving the estimates, the board of supervisors...

Section 22905. - 22905. The bond tax shall be sufficient to pay the...

Section 22906. - 22906. The proceeds of the bond tax shall be paid...

Section 22907. - 22907. The rate of the district tax levied in any...

Section 22908. - 22908. The bond and district taxes shall be levied on...

Section 22909. - 22909. A district may impose a special tax pursuant to...