California Code
Water Code - WAT
DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS

PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions

Section 70000. - 70000. This part shall be known and may be cited...

Section 70001. - 70001. Nothing in this part affects the provisions of any...

CHAPTER 2 - Formation

Section 70030. - 70030. The people of a county or a portion of...

Section 70031. - 70031. The formation petition shall describe the boundaries of the...

Section 70032. - 70032. The formation petition shall be signed by at least...

Section 70033. - 70033. The county elections official of the county containing the...

Section 70034. - 70034. The notice of the hearing on the formation petition...

Section 70035. - 70035. No defects in the contents of the petition, or...

Section 70036. - 70036. The formation petition shall be presented and considered at...

Section 70037. - 70037. At the time stated in the notice of the...

Section 70038. - 70038. At the hearing of the formation petition the board...

Section 70039. - 70039. At the final hearing the board of supervisors may...

Section 70040. - 70040. Upon the final determination of the boundaries of the...

Section 70041. - 70041. The notice of the formation election shall contain: (a)...

Section 70041.1. - 70041.1. Within five days after the district formation election has...

Section 70041.2. - 70041.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members...

Section 70041.3. - 70041.3. If more than one argument for or more than...

Section 70041.4. - 70041.4. The officials in charge of conducting the election shall...

Section 70042. - 70042. At the formation election: (a) The measure “Shall the...

Section 70043. - 70043. The election shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and...

Section 70044. - 70044. If less than a majority of the votes cast...

Section 70045. - 70045. If a majority of the votes cast at the...

Section 70046. - 70046. No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the...

Section 70047. - 70047. Except as provided in Section 70038, any proceeding, contesting...

CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization

ARTICLE 1 - The Board of Directors

Section 70070. - 70070. A district shall have a board of three directors,...

Section 70071. - 70071. The three directors elected at the election held pursuant...

Section 70072. - 70072. Any vacancies in the offices of the directors shall...

Section 70073. - 70073. Each director shall, before entering upon the duties of...

Section 70074. - 70074. The majority of the members of the board of...

Section 70075. - 70075. The directors shall keep a minute book in which...

Section 70076. - 70076. The directors shall hold regular meetings on the second...

Section 70078. - 70078. Each member of the board shall receive compensation for...

ARTICLE 2 - Other Officers and Employees

Section 70090. - 70090. The treasurer of the county in which a district...

Section 70091. - 70091. The treasurer, tax collector, auditor, and assessor shall each...

Section 70092. - 70092. The directors may appoint a district engineer. The construction...

Section 70093. - 70093. The directors shall have the power to employ an...

CHAPTER 4 - Elections

Section 70120. - 70120. Except as otherwise provided in this part, districts governed...

Section 70121. - 70121. In order to vote at any district election, including...

CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Purposes

ARTICLE 1 - Powers Generally

Section 70150. - 70150. The district may acquire by purchase, condemnation, gift or...

Section 70151. - 70151. The district may co-operate and contract with the United...

CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions

Section 70200. - 70200. All claims for money or damages against the district...

Section 70201. - 70201. The auditor shall keep all necessary and proper books...

Section 70202. - 70202. All moneys received or collected for or on behalf...

Section 70203. - 70203. The treasurer shall pay out funds only on warrants...

Section 70204. - 70204. Claims for salaries and services shall be sworn and...

CHAPTER 7 - Taxes

Section 70230. - 70230. The board of directors shall avail itself of the...

Section 70231. - 70231. On or before the third Monday in August each...

Section 70234. - 70234. The board of directors shall meet on the first...

Section 70235. - 70235. The board shall, after fixing the tax rate, certify...

Section 70237. - 70237. The county auditor shall compute the district tax on...

Section 70238. - 70238. The district taxes shall be collected at the same...

Section 70239. - 70239. All taxes levied under the provisions of this part...

Section 70240. - 70240. The tax collector shall sell to the district, for...

Section 70241. - 70241. All acts of the officials of the district in...

Section 70242. - 70242. All deeds executed by the officers of the district...

Section 70243. - 70243. The tax collector shall, when requested, furnish the board...

Section 70244. - 70244. In the case of a sale of property for...

CHAPTER 8 - Reorganization

Section 70270. - 70270. Whenever any district formed under the Protection District Act...

Section 70271. - 70271. The original district directors shall be deemed the successors...

Section 70272. - 70272. This reorganization shall in no manner impair any obligation...