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Water Code - WAT
DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW

PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Short Title

Section 39000. - 39000. This division shall be known and may be cited...

CHAPTER 2 - Definitions

Section 39010. - 39010. Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this...

Section 39011. - 39011. The definition of a word applies to any of...

Section 39012. - 39012. “District” means any water storage district formed pursuant to...

Section 39013. - 39013. “Include,” except when used in relation to the inclusion...

Section 39014. - 39014. “Land,” except in Chapter 2 of Part 10, means...

Section 39015. - 39015. “Affected county” means any county in which land is...

Section 39016. - 39016. “Board” means the board of directors of a district....

Section 39017. - 39017. “President” means the president of the board. (Added by...

Section 39018. - 39018. “Secretary” means the secretary of the board. (Added by...

Section 39019. - 39019. “Treasurer” means the treasurer of a district. (Added by...

Section 39020. - 39020. “Holder of title” includes a holder of evidence of...

Section 39021. - 39021. “Property,” except in Part 9, embraces all real and...

Section 39022. - 39022. “Works” includes water works, conduits, reservoirs, storage sites, water...

Section 39023. - 39023. “Conduit” includes canals, laterals, ditches, flumes, pipes, and their...

Section 39024. - 39024. “Acquire” includes construct, purchase, lease, exchange, condemn, jointly acquire...

Section 39025. - 39025. “Dispose” includes sell, contract to lease, contract to sell,...

Section 39026. - 39026. “Operate” includes use, maintain, and repair. (Added by Stats....

Section 39027. - 39027. “General election” is the election required to be held...

Section 39028. - 39028. “Special election” means any election other than a general...

Section 39030. - 39030. “Acknowledged” means acknowledged and certified in the same form...

Section 39031. - 39031. “Office county” means the county in which the office...

Section 39033. - 39033. “Other district” means any district or other public agency...

Section 39034. - 39034. “Principal county” means the county in which the greater...

Section 39035. - 39035. “Board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of...

CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions

Section 39050. - 39050. For all purposes of this division relating to signing...

Section 39051. - 39051. If any parcel of land is assessed on any...

Section 39052. - 39052. The holder of title to an undivided interest in...

Section 39053. - 39053. If the assessment roll fails to indicate the extent...

Section 39054. - 39054. The certificate of the register of the United States...

Section 39055. - 39055. Guardians, conservators, personal representatives, and other persons holding land...

Section 39056. - 39056. A certificate of acknowledgment taken before a notary public...

Section 39057. - 39057. Whenever any notice or publication, or notice of publication,...

Section 39058. - 39058. As to any land belonging to a person under...

Section 39059. - 39059. The powers herein conferred upon the department and board...

Section 39060. - 39060. The districts formed pursuant to this division are districts...

CHAPTER 4 - Department of Water Resources and State Treasurer

ARTICLE 1 - Powers and Duties

Section 39080. - 39080. The department shall have the powers and duties conferred...

Section 39081. - 39081. The department shall give information, so far as may...

Section 39082. - 39082. Whenever the department deems it in the public interest...

PART 2 - FORMATION

CHAPTER 1 - Petition for Formation

ARTICLE 1 - Petitioners and Land

Section 39400. - 39400. A majority in number of the holders of title...

Section 39401. - 39401. The proposed district may include land situated in other...

Section 39402. - 39402. The land proposed to be formed into a district...

ARTICLE 2 - Petition

Section 39425. - 39425. A petition for the formation of a district shall...

Section 39426. - 39426. The petition may consist of any number of separate...

Section 39427. - 39427. The petitioners shall file with the petition a list...

Section 39428. - 39428. The petition shall also be accompanied by a sufficient...

Section 39429. - 39429. The department may require the furnishing of any additional...

Section 39430. - 39430. The formation petition and accompanying documents shall be presented...

Section 39431. - 39431. Signatures to the petition may be withdrawn at any...

ARTICLE 3 - Time and Place of Hearing

Section 39440. - 39440. Upon the presentation and filing of the formation petition...

ARTICLE 4 - Publication

Section 39460. - 39460. The department shall publish the formation petition and a...

Section 39461. - 39461. The notice shall not be published until five days...

Section 39462. - 39462. When the petition consists of a number of separate...

Section 39463. - 39463. The notice shall be issued by the department, shall...

Section 39464. - 39464. No defect in the form or contents of the...

Section 39465. - 39465. The department shall give personal notice by registered mail...

Section 39466. - 39466. The department shall make and keep for public inspection...

CHAPTER 2 - Investigation by Department

Section 39600. - 39600. The department shall determine the practicability, feasibility, and utility...

Section 39601. - 39601. The department, for the purposes of the determination, may...

Section 39602. - 39602. The total of all expenses incurred pursuant to this...

Section 39603. - 39603. The department shall issue warrants to pay expenses incurred...

Section 39604. - 39604. Provision may be made for payment of warrants issued...

Section 39605. - 39605. If the district is not organized, any warrants issued...

CHAPTER 3 - Hearing on Formation

ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Determination

Section 39750. - 39750. At the hearing the department shall determine and express...

Section 39751. - 39751. The department shall hear all competent and relevant testimony...

Section 39752. - 39752. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time,...

Section 39753. - 39753. If the department determines that any of the requirements...

ARTICLE 2 - Hearing on Petition

Section 39775. - 39775. If the department determines that all requirements of Chapter...

Section 39776. - 39776. At the conclusion of the final hearing on the...

Section 39777. - 39777. The order on final hearing shall also divide the...

Section 39778. - 39778. The order shall be entered in full upon the...

Section 39779. - 39779. A copy of the order certified by the department...

Section 39800. - 39800. A finding of the department in favor of the...

CHAPTER 4 - Election on Formation

ARTICLE 1 - Calling of Election

Section 39900. - 39900. Upon filing the order on final hearing of the...

Section 39901. - 39901. The notice of the formation election shall contain: (a)...

Section 39902. - 39902. The notice of the formation election shall be published...

Section 39903. - 39903. In the order calling the election, the department shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Conduct of Election

Section 39925. - 39925. Not less than 10 days before the formation election,...

Section 39926. - 39926. For the purposes of the formation election the department...

Section 39927. - 39927. The formation election shall be conducted as nearly as...

Section 39928. - 39928. At the formation election there shall be elected a...

Section 39929. - 39929. No director shall be elected by the district at...

Section 39930. - 39930. The directors shall qualify in the same manner as...

Section 39931. - 39931. On the ballots provided for the formation election shall...

Section 39932. - 39932. The department shall on the second Monday following the...

Section 39933. - 39933. If upon the canvass it appears that a majority...

CHAPTER 5 - Establishment of District

Section 40100. - 40100. If a majority of all the votes cast at...

Section 40101. - 40101. The department shall immediately file for record in the...

Section 40102. - 40102. From the filing for record of the order declaring...

Section 40103. - 40103. At the time the department declares the district formed...

Section 40104. - 40104. The department shall immediately file with the Secretary of...

PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION

CHAPTER 1 - Officers

ARTICLE 1 - Qualification and Tenure

Section 40300. - 40300. Directors, irrespective of the method of their selection, take...

Section 40301. - 40301. Within 10 days after receiving his certificate of election...

Section 40302. - 40302. The members of the board elected at the formation...

Section 40303. - 40303. After such classification the board shall elect a president...

Section 40304. - 40304. On the day of the regular meeting of the...

Section 40305. - 40305. The board may elect a vice president and appoint...

Section 40306. - 40306. The term of office of each director elected after...

Section 40307. - 40307. In order to be nominated and eligible for the...

ARTICLE 2 - Official Bonds

Section 40330. - 40330. The amount of the bond to be given by...

Section 40331. - 40331. The treasurer of the district shall execute a bond...

Section 40332. - 40332. Each member of the board shall execute a bond...

Section 40333. - 40333. The bonds of the first directors of any district...

Section 40334. - 40334. The bonds of the directors, other than the first...

Section 40335. - 40335. All bonds shall be made payable to the district...

Section 40336. - 40336. If any district is appointed fiscal agent of or...

ARTICLE 3 - Compensation

Section 40355. - 40355. (a) A director, when sitting on the board or...

Section 40356. - 40356. The board shall fix the compensation to be paid...

ARTICLE 4 - Misconduct

Section 40383. - 40383. For wilful violation of any express duty provided for...

CHAPTER 2 - Appointments to Fill Vacancies

Section 40500. - 40500. A vacancy in the office of director shall be...

CHAPTER 3 - Board Meetings and Duties

Section 40650. - 40650. The directors elected at the formation election shall on...

Section 40651. - 40651. The board shall hold a regular meeting each month...

Section 40652. - 40652. The board may by resolution duly entered upon its...

Section 40653. - 40653. Special meetings of the board may be held as...

Section 40654. - 40654. The order calling a special meeting shall be entered...

Section 40655. - 40655. No other business than that specified in the order...

Section 40656. - 40656. All meetings of the board shall be public and...

Section 40657. - 40657. All records of the board shall be open to...

Section 40657.5. - 40657.5. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter...

Section 40658. - 40658. The board shall manage and conduct the business of...

Section 40659. - 40659. The board of a district in existence on the...

CHAPTER 4 - Change of Office

Section 40800. - 40800. The office of the board and its place of...

PART 4 - ELECTIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Voters and Qualifications

Section 41000. - 41000. Only the holders of title to land are entitled...

Section 41001. - 41001. Each voter may vote in each precinct in which...

Section 41002. - 41002. Each male or female voter over the age of...

Section 41003. - 41003. Any guardian, conservator, administrator, or executor, of a person...

Section 41004. - 41004. Any corporation holding title to land within the district...

Section 41005. - 41005. No person shall vote by proxy unless his authority...

Section 41006. - 41006. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other section of this...

Section 41007. - 41007. At least 20 days prior to any district election,...

Section 41008. - 41008. Each precinct list shall be delivered to the election...

Section 41009. - 41009. At least five days prior to each election, the...

Section 41010. - 41010. Any person entitled to vote at a district election...

Section 41011. - 41011. Where property has been conveyed prior to the election...

Section 41012. - 41012. Any person not legally qualified to vote who makes...

Section 41013. - 41013. The department prior to the formation election, and at...

Section 41014. - 41014. The department or the board shall likewise prepare and...

Section 41015. - 41015. The lists shall contain the names of the persons...

Section 41016. - 41016. The most recent county assessment rolls and lists, or,...

Section 41017. - 41017. Where a tract of land is situated partly within...

Section 41018. - 41018. If there is included in any assessment roll or...

Section 41019. - 41019. The value shall be arrived at as nearly as...

Section 41020. - 41020. The valuation made by the county assessor shall be...

CHAPTER 1.5 - Alternative Election Roll

Section 41025. - 41025. As an alternative to using the most recent county...

Section 41026. - 41026. (a) The board shall have a preliminary election roll...

Section 41027. - 41027. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing to...

Section 41028. - 41028. The final election roll shall be used for all...

CHAPTER 2 - Redivision and Establishing of Precincts

Section 41150. - 41150. The board shall establish a convenient number of election...

Section 41151. - 41151. The board may at any time, but not less...

Section 41153. - 41153. The redivision order of the board shall be filed...

Section 41154. - 41154. The board shall at its next regular meeting establish...

Section 41155. - 41155. The directors in office at the time new divisions...

CHAPTER 3 - General Elections

ARTICLE 1 - Preliminary Procedure and Nominations

Section 41300. - 41300. An election, known as the general water storage district...

Section 41301. - 41301. Prior to the election, the board shall appoint for...

Section 41302. - 41302. Not less than 24 days before a general election,...

Section 41303. - 41303. Affidavits of the publication and posting of the election...

Section 41304. - 41304. The board shall, by order made more than 24...

Section 41305. - 41305. Not less than 60 days before the election, any...

Section 41306. - 41306. The petitions shall be preserved in the office of...

Section 41307. - 41307. If, by the 59th day prior to the election,...

Section 41308. - 41308. Not less than 84 days before a general election,...

ARTICLE 2 - Ballots

Section 41330. - 41330. The ballots used at the election shall be provided...

Section 41331. - 41331. One of the judges of the election shall deliver...

Section 41332. - 41332. Each ballot cast shall contain the number of votes...

Section 41333. - 41333. Each ballot shall have a perforated tab which shall...

Section 41334. - 41334. The perforated tab shall be torn from the ballot...

Section 41335. - 41335. The ballots shall have printed on them the names...

Section 41336. - 41336. The names shall be arranged in groups under the...

Section 41337. - 41337. The ballots in each division of the district shall...

Section 41338. - 41338. No director shall be elected by the district at...

ARTICLE 3 - Conduct at Precincts

Section 41360. - 41360. If the board fails to appoint an election board...

Section 41361. - 41361. The inspector is chairman of the election board. He...

Section 41362. - 41362. Any member of the election board may administer and...

Section 41363. - 41363. Before opening the polls, each member of the election...

Section 41364. - 41364. Unless the board fixes other hours, the polls shall...

Section 41365. - 41365. The board may, in the notice of election, fix...

Section 41366. - 41366. A list shall be kept by the election board...

Section 41367. - 41367. Voting may commence as soon as the polls are...

ARTICLE 4 - Returns of Election

Section 41390. - 41390. The ballots shall be strung upon a cord or...

Section 41391. - 41391. As soon as all votes are counted a certificate...

Section 41392. - 41392. One of the certificates, with the poll list and...

Section 41393. - 41393. The ballots, together with the other certificate with the...

Section 41394. - 41394. If any voter of the district is of the...

Section 41395. - 41395. No list, tally paper, or certificate returned from any...

ARTICLE 5 - Canvass

Section 41415. - 41415. The board shall meet at its usual place of...

Section 41416. - 41416. If at the time of meeting the returns from...

Section 41417. - 41417. The canvass shall be made in public and by...

ARTICLE 6 - Results of Election

Section 41440. - 41440. The person receiving the highest number of votes for...

Section 41441. - 41441. The board shall declare elected as director the person...

Section 41442. - 41442. The secretary shall immediately make out and deliver to...

Section 41443. - 41443. The secretary shall enter in the records of the...

CHAPTER 4 - Special Elections

Section 41550. - 41550. If a general election is not held as provided...

Section 41551. - 41551. Notice of any special election to be held pursuant...

Section 41552. - 41552. The notice shall specify the time, place, and purpose...

Section 41553. - 41553. If, by the ninth day prior to the special...

Section 41554. - 41554. No informalities in conducting the special election shall invalidate...

Section 41555. - 41555. Not less than 10 days before the special election,...

CHAPTER 6 - Contest of Elections

Section 41900. - 41900. Any election held under the provisions of this division...

Section 41901. - 41901. The contest shall be brought in the superior court...

Section 41902. - 41902. The court shall determine upon the hearing whether the...

Section 41903. - 41903. The contest shall be brought within 20 days after...

Section 41904. - 41904. Either party of record has the right to appeal...

Section 41905. - 41905. The appeal shall be heard and determined by the...

PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT

CHAPTER 1 - The Project

ARTICLE 1 - Plans, Specifications, and Estimate of Costs

Section 42200. - 42200. Upon the organization of a district, the board shall...

Section 42201. - 42201. The board may use and adopt all previous estimates,...

Section 42202. - 42202. The cost of the examinations, surveys, plans, specifications, and...

ARTICLE 2 - Units of Construction

Section 42225. - 42225. The board may at any time and from time...

Section 42226. - 42226. In the event of the division of the project...

Section 42227. - 42227. Upon resolving to construct a unit, the board may...

ARTICLE 3 - Acquisition of Property

Section 42250. - 42250. If the board proposes to acquire property for the...

Section 42251. - 42251. Except where it is proposed to be acquired by...

Section 42252. - 42252. A certified copy of any order of authority made...

ARTICLE 4 - Filing the Report

Section 42275. - 42275. Upon completion of the examination and study of the...

Section 42276. - 42276. The report shall set forth in detail all the...

Section 42279. - 42279. If the board determines before preparing and filing its...

Section 42280. - 42280. If the board of any district fails to complete...

ARTICLE 5 - Improvement Districts

Section 42290. - 42290. The board may by resolution determine that it is...

Section 42291. - 42291. The board shall fix the time and place for...

Section 42292. - 42292. At the time and place fixed for the hearing,...

Section 42293. - 42293. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall...

Section 42294. - 42294. The determination of the board establishing an improvement district...

Section 42295. - 42295. After the establishment of an improvement district within a...

Section 42296. - 42296. An improvement district shall be governed, and its business...

Section 42297. - 42297. All of the provisions of this part, except Section...

CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project

ARTICLE 1 - Investigation by the Board

Section 42301. - 42301. If the board recommends that the project be abandoned,...

ARTICLE 2 - Election

Section 42325. - 42325. If a special election is called by the board...

Section 42326. - 42326. The notice shall be published once a week for...

Section 42327. - 42327. The notice shall require ballots to be cast containing...

Section 42328. - 42328. For the purposes of the special election, the board...

Section 42329. - 42329. At the time of calling the election, the board...

Section 42330. - 42330. The election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable...

Section 42331. - 42331. The qualifications of voters at the election shall be...

Section 42332. - 42332. The votes cast at the election shall be canvassed...

ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election

Section 42355. - 42355. If the canvass of the votes cast at the...

Section 42356. - 42356. If completion of the project is not approved at...

Section 42357. - 42357. The order of abandonment shall require all persons having...

Section 42358. - 42358. Notice of the order requiring presentation of claims stating...

Section 42359. - 42359. After all warrants issued under the provisions of this...

Section 42360. - 42360. After the filing of the copy of the order...

Section 42361. - 42361. All liens which have attached to land under any...

CHAPTER 3 - Recommendation of Completion of Project

ARTICLE 2 - Election

Section 42525. - 42525. Within 45 days after the board approves the report,...

Section 42526. - 42526. The election shall be noticed, held, and conducted and...

ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election

Section 42550. - 42550. If a majority of all votes cast are “Completion...

Section 42551. - 42551. The board shall carry out the project of the...

Section 42552. - 42552. If completion of the project is not approved at...

CHAPTER 4 - Project Uncompleted

ARTICLE 1 - New Report

Section 42700. - 42700. If any project, whether original, modified, substituted or other,...

Section 42701. - 42701. The report shall specify what disposition or use shall...

Section 42702. - 42702. Thereafter all proceedings in respect of the new report...

ARTICLE 2 - Elections and Subsequent Proceedings

Section 42725. - 42725. If the vote at either of the elections prescribed...

Section 42726. - 42726. If the vote at either of the elections is...

Section 42727. - 42727. To the extent that the district is indebted or...

Section 42728. - 42728. If, after all debts and liabilities have been paid,...

Section 42729. - 42729. If for any reason funds are not available to...

CHAPTER 5 - Additional Projects

Section 42750. - 42750. If the board shall find, by a two-thirds vote...

Section 42751. - 42751. Thereafter all proceedings in respect of the additional report...

Section 42752. - 42752. If for any reason funds are not available to...

PART 6 - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS

CHAPTER 1 - Water and Electricity

ARTICLE 1 - Water

Section 43000. - 43000. The board may acquire, improve, and operate the necessary...

Section 43001. - 43001. The board may sell, distribute, or otherwise dispose of...

Section 43002. - 43002. The board may grant to the owner or lessee...

Section 43003. - 43003. The board shall establish equitable rules and regulations for...

Section 43003.5. - 43003.5. Upon adoption of rules and regulations, or the adoption...

Section 43004. - 43004. In the event that the volume of water under...

Section 43005. - 43005. The board may enter into contracts with any or...

Section 43006. - 43006. In addition to levying assessments or fixing tolls and...

Section 43007. - 43007. If tolls or charges are levied and collected in...

ARTICLE 2 - Electricity

Section 43025. - 43025. The board may provide for the generation and distribution...

Section 43026. - 43026. The board may sell, distribute, or otherwise dispose of...

CHAPTER 2 - General Powers and Functions

Section 43150. - 43150. The board has all powers and authority necessary to...

Section 43151. - 43151. The board may enter into any agreement with the...

Section 43152. - 43152. The board may: (a) Adopt a seal. (b) Make...

Section 43153. - 43153. The board may construct works across or intersecting any...

Section 43154. - 43154. The board shall restore any property altered or damaged...

Section 43155. - 43155. Every company whose railroad is intersected or crossed by...

Section 43156. - 43156. If any railroad company and the board, or the...

Section 43157. - 43157. The right of way is hereby given, dedicated, and...

Section 43158. - 43158. All waters and water rights belonging to this State...

Section 43159. - 43159. The department and board shall, respectively, cause to be...

Section 43160. - 43160. The records and all documents, instruments, or other papers...

Section 43161. - 43161. Whenever it deems it necessary for its own guidance...

CHAPTER 4 - Property

ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition of Property

Section 43500. - 43500. The board may acquire by any means any property...

Section 43501. - 43501. The board may pay for property and rights with...

Section 43502. - 43502. No bonds shall be given in payment for property...

Section 43504. - 43504. The board may take conveyances, leases, contracts, or other...

Section 43505. - 43505. The legal title to all property acquired under the...

Section 43506. - 43506. The board may hold, use, manage, occupy, and possess...

Section 43507. - 43507. The board may determine by resolution entered upon its...

Section 43508. - 43508. The rights of way, ditches, canals, flumes, pipelines, dams,...

ARTICLE 2 - Eminent Domain

Section 43530. - 43530. The board may acquire by condemnation all property it...

Section 43532.5. - 43532.5. Notwithstanding any other provision in this article, the board...

ARTICLE 3 - Sale of Excess Land Acquired by Condemnation

Section 43555. - 43555. Where the district has acquired fee title to, or...

Section 43556. - 43556. Written notice of sale shall be published in a...

Section 43557. - 43557. At the time and place set for the sale...

Section 43558. - 43558. The owners of contiguous land have a preference for...

Section 43559. - 43559. Upon the expiration of the 30-day period any sale...

CHAPTER 5 - Controversies

ARTICLE 1 - Actions and Proceedings

Section 43700. - 43700. A district may commence and maintain any actions and...

Section 43701. - 43701. In all actions or proceedings the board may sue,...

Section 43702. - 43702. Service of summons upon a district may be made...

Section 43703. - 43703. The costs of any action, proceeding, or contest may...

Section 43704. - 43704. All findings of fact or conclusions of the department,...

Section 43705. - 43705. If two or more actions or contests are pending...

Section 43706. - 43706. The court or other tribunal before which any action,...

Section 43707. - 43707. In all actions, proceedings, or contests the rules of...

ARTICLE 2 - Validating Proceedings

Section 43730. - 43730. An action to determine the validity of bonds, assessments,...

ARTICLE 3 - Limitations

Section 43850. - 43850. Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, no action,...

CHAPTER 6 - Cooperation With the United States, the State and Other Districts

ARTICLE 1 - Contracts

Section 44000. - 44000. Any district may cooperate and contract with the state,...

Section 44001. - 44001. The cooperation and contract may be for any or...

Section 44002. - 44002. Any contract made between a district and the state,...

Section 44003. - 44003. The board may provide by contract with the state,...

Section 44006. - 44006. The board shall perform all acts necessary to carry...

ARTICLE 2 - Levy of Assessments

Section 44030. - 44030. If a contract with the state, the department, any...

Section 44031. - 44031. If a contract with the state, the department, any...

Section 44032. - 44032. If a contract with the state, the department, any...

ARTICLE 3 - Transfer or Deposit of Bonds

Section 44055. - 44055. In case any contract is made with the United...

Section 44056. - 44056. The bonds may: (a) Call for the payment of...

Section 44057. - 44057. The contract with the United States may call for...

Section 44058. - 44058. The board may accept, on behalf of the district,...

Section 44059. - 44059. The board as fiscal agent of the United States...

ARTICLE 4 - Distribution of Water

Section 44080. - 44080. All water which the district has the right to...

Section 44081. - 44081. Provision may be made in the contract between the...

Section 44082. - 44082. As partial consideration for privileges obtained by the district...

ARTICLE 5 - Dissolution or Change of Boundaries

Section 44105. - 44105. A contract between the district and the state, the...

CHAPTER 7 - Semitropic Water Storage District

Section 44200. - 44200. Unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions govern...

Section 44202. - 44202. This chapter applies only to the district. (Added by...

Section 44204. - 44204. (a) The district may collect groundwater extraction information and...

Section 44206. - 44206. (a) In addition to levying assessments or fixing tolls...

Section 44208. - 44208. (a) This chapter shall not be construed as state...

PART 7 - FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION

CHAPTER 1 - General Financial Provisions

ARTICLE 1 - Limitations on Liabilities

Section 44400. - 44400. A district may not incur any debt or liability...

Section 44401. - 44401. Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to...

ARTICLE 2 - Statements and Reports

Section 44425. - 44425. The county treasurer of each of the several counties...

Section 44426. - 44426. The district treasurer shall report to the board in...

Section 44428. - 44428. The board, following each fiscal year, shall render and...

ARTICLE 3 - Payment of Claims

Section 44455. - 44455. All claims against the district shall be paid by...

Section 44456. - 44456. To provide a fund for payment of claims, the...

Section 44457. - 44457. All claims for money or damages against the district...

CHAPTER 2 - Warrants

ARTICLE 1 - Execution

Section 44600. - 44600. Warrants drawn by the department shall be drawn upon...

Section 44601. - 44601. Warrants drawn by the board shall be signed by...

Section 44602. - 44602. Warrants drawn by the board for payment of principal...

ARTICLE 2 - Payment

Section 44625. - 44625. The provisions of this article are applicable only to...

Section 44626. - 44626. Whenever any warrant of the district is presented for...

Section 44627. - 44627. Upon the presentation of warrants for payment when funds...

Section 44628. - 44628. The treasurer shall keep a record showing all of...

Section 44629. - 44629. The registered warrant is a contract in writing for...

Section 44630. - 44630. Whenever there is sufficient money in the treasury to...

Section 44631. - 44631. The notice shall state that the treasurer is prepared...

Section 44632. - 44632. The notice shall be published once a week for...

Section 44633. - 44633. All warrants designated in the notice shall cease to...

Section 44634. - 44634. Upon the presentation of any warrant entitled to payment...

Section 44635. - 44635. The treasurer shall enter all of the following in...

CHAPTER 3 - Funds

ARTICLE 1 - Proceeds of Bond Sales

Section 44750. - 44750. The proceeds of sale of district bonds shall be...

Section 44751. - 44751. A proper record of the transaction shall be made...

ARTICLE 2 - Proceeds of Assessments

Section 44775. - 44775. The county treasurer shall deposit in the county treasury...

Section 44776. - 44776. Money collected upon any assessment upon which bonds have...

Section 44777. - 44777. The county treasurer shall transmit to the treasurer of...

Section 44778. - 44778. Any balance remaining in the bond fund after payment...

ARTICLE 3 - Proceeds of Sale of Land

Section 44800. - 44800. Any parcel of land bid in and purchased by...

Section 44800.5. - 44800.5. Any parcel of land bid in and purchased by...

Section 44801. - 44801. Payment may be made either in cash or in...

Section 44802. - 44802. The treasurer shall execute a deed to the purchaser...

Section 44803. - 44803. If any land held by a county treasurer as...

Section 44804. - 44804. Notice of the sale shall be given by publication...

Section 44805. - 44805. The county treasurer shall deposit the proceeds of the...

Section 44806. - 44806. Each county treasurer shall charge to the general fund...

ARTICLE 4 - Alternative Provisions for the Deposit of Funds

Section 44850. - 44850. This article provides an alternative procedure for the deposit...

Section 44851. - 44851. The board may at any time, by resolution, elect...

Section 44852. - 44852. Any money belonging to a district may be deposited...

Section 44853. - 44853. Where the deposit of money is insured by the...

CHAPTER 4 - Warrants Payable at Future Times

Section 44900. - 44900. If any contract or lease for the acquisition of...

Section 44901. - 44901. When a particular purpose or emergency assessment has been...

Section 44902. - 44902. Any outstanding registered warrants and their accrued interest may...

Section 44903. - 44903. Warrants payable at a future time or times may...

Section 44904. - 44904. Warrants payable at a future time or times may...

Section 44905. - 44905. Any warrant authorized in the preceding sections of this...

Section 44906. - 44906. Coupons payable to bearer in a form and signed...

Section 44907. - 44907. Warrants of any district may be issued to evidence...

Section 44908. - 44908. If any district owns any property which it is...

Section 44909. - 44909. No warrants issued pursuant to this article made payable...

Section 44910. - 44910. Notice of the election shall be given and the...

CHAPTER 5 - Revenue Warrants

Section 44950. - 44950. A district may issue revenue warrants pursuant to this...

Section 44951. - 44951. Revenue warrants shall be secured by all or part...

Section 44952. - 44952. Revenue warrants shall bear interest at a rate or...

Section 44953. - 44953. Revenue warrants shall mature at such time or times...

Section 44954. - 44954. Revenue warrants may be made subject to redemption prior...

Section 44955. - 44955. Revenue warrants may be sold at either public or...

Section 44957. - 44957. The board may determine the form and denomination of...

Section 44958. - 44958. The board, in a resolution authorizing the issuance of...

Section 44959. - 44959. The board, in a resolution authorizing the issuance of...

Section 44960. - 44960. The board, in a resolution authorizing the issuance of...

Section 44961. - 44961. Except as otherwise provided in any resolution authorizing the...

Section 44962. - 44962. Revenue warrants shall not be issued under this chapter...

Section 44963. - 44963. Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 44953 and 44962, revenue...

CHAPTER 1 - In General

Section 45100. - 45100. Whenever in any district any assessment has been levied...

Section 45102. - 45102. Notwithstanding Section 45100, whenever in any district (1) a...

Section 45103. - 45103. If the district’s voters have approved a project pursuant...

CHAPTER 2 - Bond Election

ARTICLE 1 - Notice

Section 45250. - 45250. The notice of a special bond election shall state...

ARTICLE 2 - Election

Section 45270. - 45270. Only holders of title to land which has been...

Section 45271. - 45271. The ballots cast at the election shall contain the...

Section 45272. - 45272. A list of the ballots cast shall be made...

Section 45273. - 45273. At the close of the polls the board of...

Section 45274. - 45274. The board of election shall deliver a certificate showing...

Section 45275. - 45275. The board of election shall deliver to the county...

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