California Code
DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS
PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - General Financial Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - In General

Section 31300. - 31300. A district may borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue...

Section 31301. - 31301. The district may issue warrants to pay its formation...

Section 31302. - 31302. The auditor shall draw warrants to pay demands made...

Section 31303. - 31303. Any money belonging to a district may be deposited...

Section 31304. - 31304. The district, or the district on behalf of an...

Section 31304.5. - 31304.5. A district may contract with any state agency to...

Section 31305. - 31305. The board may designate the county treasurer the depositary...

Section 31306. - 31306. If designated as depositary the county treasurer shall: (a)...

Section 31307. - 31307. When the county treasurer has been designated the depositary...

Section 31308. - 31308. The county auditor shall draw warrants to pay demands...

Section 31309. - 31309. The county treasurer shall report in writing on the...

Section 31310. - 31310. The board of supervisors of the county shall determine...

ARTICLE 2 - Settlements and Statements

Section 31320. - 31320. On Monday in each week the collector shall do...

Section 31321. - 31321. The collector shall be credited in his settlement with...

Section 31322. - 31322. Within seven days after he settles with the secretary,...

ARTICLE 3 - Investments

Section 31335. - 31335. As used in this article “surplus money” means any...

Section 31336. - 31336. A district may invest such surplus money, as its...

Section 31337. - 31337. The investment may be made by purchase of the...

Section 31338. - 31338. Any bonds or registered warrants purchased pursuant to this...

Section 31339. - 31339. Sales of bonds or registered warrants purchased pursuant to...

CHAPTER 2 - Bonds

ARTICLE 1 - Notice

Section 31370. - 31370. Whenever the board deems it necessary for the district...

Section 31371. - 31371. Notice of the hearing shall be given by the...

Section 31372. - 31372. The copy of the resolution published or posted shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Hearing

Section 31385. - 31385. At the time and place fixed for the hearing...

Section 31386. - 31386. At the hearing any person interested, including persons owning...

Section 31387. - 31387. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall...

Section 31388. - 31388. If the board determines that the whole of the...

Section 31389. - 31389. After the formation of an improvement district within a...

Section 31390. - 31390. The determination of the board that the whole of...

Section 31391. - 31391. After the board has made its determination pursuant to...

Section 31392. - 31392. In determining the amount of debt to be incurred,...

Section 31393. - 31393. (a) Any time following the establishment of an improvement...

ARTICLE 3 - Election

Section 31405. - 31405. The board shall fix a date when an election...

Section 31406. - 31406. The board shall provide for holding the election on...

Section 31407. - 31407. The board shall give notice of the election to...

Section 31408. - 31408. Every voter residing within the voting precincts, but no...

Section 31408.5. - 31408.5. In the Pleasant Valley County Water District, every owner...

Section 31409. - 31409. The notice shall be published for two weeks in...

Section 31410. - 31410. If there is no newspaper printed and published in...

Section 31411. - 31411. The returns of the election shall be made to...

Section 31412. - 31412. The results of the election shall be ascertained and...

Section 31413. - 31413. As soon as the result is declared, the secretary...

Section 31414. - 31414. No informalities in the conduct of the election shall...

Section 31415. - 31415. All the expenses of holding the election shall be...

Section 31416. - 31416. Whenever the electors of a district which has no...

ARTICLE 4 - Issuance

Section 31425. - 31425. If from the bond election returns it appears that...

Section 31426. - 31426. The district may dispose of the bonds so issued...

Section 31427. - 31427. Any bonds issued by any district organized under the...

Section 31428. - 31428. All premiums and accrued interest received on the sale...

Section 31429. - 31429. When the board determines by resolution that the expenditure...

ARTICLE 5 - Refunding

Section 31440. - 31440. The board may, by resolution, do the following: (a)...

Section 31441. - 31441. The measure may be voted on at any district...

Section 31442. - 31442. The procedure upon the election shall be in accordance,...

Section 31443. - 31443. The refunding bonds shall not bear a higher rate...

Section 31444. - 31444. Refunding bonds may, if the holders of bonds of...

Section 31445. - 31445. The face value of refunding bonds exchanged for original...

Section 31446. - 31446. The board may raise money by water rates or...

ARTICLE 6 - Callable Bonds

Section 31460. - 31460. Any bonds issued by the district may be subject...

Section 31461. - 31461. When bonds are made callable, a statement to that...

ARTICLE 7 - Revenue Bonds

Section 31480. - 31480. Subject to the provisions of this article, a district...

Section 31481. - 31481. Revenue bonds under this article shall be authorized, issued...

Section 31482. - 31482. The Contra Costa Water District may provide for bonds...

CHAPTER 3 - Adoption of Improvement Acts

ARTICLE 1 - Authorization of Improvements

Section 31500. - 31500. Whenever, in the opinion of the board, the public...

Section 31501. - 31501. The work or improvement shall be done and the...

Section 31502. - 31502. The Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 is also applicable...

Section 31503. - 31503. The Improvement Bond Act of 1915 is also so...

Section 31504. - 31504. Such acts or any of them may be used...

Section 31506. - 31506. A district may enter into an agreement with any...

ARTICLE 2 - Definition of Improvement Act Terms

Section 31520. - 31520. As used in the laws referred to in this...

Section 31521. - 31521. “City” refers to county water district. (Added by Stats....

Section 31522. - 31522. “City council” or “legislative body” refers to the board...

Section 31523. - 31523. “Mayor” refers to the president of the board of...

Section 31524. - 31524. “Clerk” refers to the secretary of the board of...

Section 31525. - 31525. “Council chambers” refers to the place designated by the...

Section 31526. - 31526. “Treasurer” refers to the auditor of the county water...

Section 31527. - 31527. “Superintendent of streets” or “street superintendent” and “city engineer”...

Section 31528. - 31528. “Right of way” refers to any parcel of land...

Section 31529. - 31529. All words relating to municipal officers and matters refer...

ARTICLE 3 - Engineer of Work

Section 31545. - 31545. The board may appoint officers other than the engineer,...

Section 31546. - 31546. The board may appoint an engineer of work, in...

Section 31547. - 31547. The board may provide that the work shall be...

Section 31548. - 31548. The contract shall be entered into by the engineer,...

CHAPTER 4 - Improvement Districts

Section 31575. - 31575. Improvement districts may be formed in districts in the...

Section 31576. - 31576. The board of directors of a district shall have...

Section 31577. - 31577. Assessments in an improvement district in a district shall...

Section 31578. - 31578. If an improvement district is formed in the Kings...

Section 31579. - 31579. All powers and duties of the district may be...

CHAPTER 5 - Alternative Procedure for Formation of Improvement Districts

ARTICLE 1 - In General

Section 31585. - 31585. The provisions of this chapter are in addition to...

Section 31586. - 31586. Division 4 (commencing at Section 2800) of the Streets...

ARTICLE 2 - Formation and Projects

Section 31595. - 31595. Improvement districts may be formed to undertake projects to...

Section 31596. - 31596. The formation of an improvement district shall be instituted...

Section 31597. - 31597. The secretary shall give notice of the time and...

Section 31598. - 31598. The notice shall contain a copy of the resolution...

Section 31599. - 31599. At the time and place fixed for the hearing,...

Section 31600. - 31600. If prior to the conclusion of the hearing written...

Section 31601. - 31601. In all matters referred to in this article, the...

Section 31602. - 31602. (a) Each signature on a protest shall be acknowledged...

Section 31603. - 31603. The board may inquire and take evidence for the...

Section 31604. - 31604. At the conclusion of the hearing if proceedings relating...

Section 31605. - 31605. No improvement district shall be formed pursuant to this...

Section 31606. - 31606. The resolution declaring an improvement district to be formed...

Section 31607. - 31607. The boundaries of an improvement district determined and established...

Section 31608. - 31608. The resolution declaring the improvement district to be formed...

Section 31609. - 31609. If a petition protesting against the adoption of the...

Section 31610. - 31610. After the formation of an improvement district pursuant to...

Section 31611. - 31611. After the formation of an improvement district, additional lands...

ARTICLE 3 - Taxes

Section 31615. - 31615. Subject to such limitations as may be contained in...

Section 31616. - 31616. The procedure for estimating, levying, and collecting taxes in...

Section 31617. - 31617. All taxes collected pursuant to this article shall be...

Section 31618. - 31618. For the purpose of any tax levied under this...

CHAPTER 6 - Kings County Water District Improvement District

Section 31625. - 31625. One or more improvement districts may be formed in...

CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments

Section 31630. - 31630. The Coachella Valley Water District shall have the power...

Section 31630.5. - 31630.5. As used in this chapter: (a) “Annual” or “year”...

Section 31631. - 31631. By May 1 of each year the board shall...

Section 31631.5. - 31631.5. If the board determines that funds should be raised...

Section 31632. - 31632. The hearing shall be held before the board and...

Section 31632.5. - 31632.5. Before July 1 of each year, the board may...

Section 31633. - 31633. The amount of any replenishment assessment levied within an...

Section 31633.5. - 31633.5. Minimal pumpers may be excluded from the engineering survey...

Section 31634. - 31634. The district, after the levying of any replenishment assessment,...

Section 31634.5. - 31634.5. Except as provided in Section 31636, each producer, on...

Section 31635. - 31635. Any replenishment assessment levied pursuant to this chapter shall...

Section 31636. - 31636. If the district has an agreement with any producer...

Section 31636.5. - 31636.5. If any producer subject to a replenishment assessment, after...

Section 31637. - 31637. Should any producer, subject to a replenishment assessment, knowingly...

Section 31637.5. - 31637.5. If the district has probable cause to believe that...

Section 31638. - 31638. The district may, in any court having jurisdiction, bring...

Section 31638.5. - 31638.5. It shall be unlawful to produce water from within...

Section 31639. - 31639. This chapter, applicable only to the Coachella Valley Water...