California Code
Water Code - WAT
DIVISION 31.7 - SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA REGIONAL WATER SYSTEM FINANCING AUTHORITY

CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

Section 81600. - 81600. This division shall be known and may be cited...

Section 81601. - 81601. The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:...

ARTICLE 2 - Definitions

Section 81602. - 81602. Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this...

Section 81603. - 81603. “Authority” means the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water...

Section 81604. - 81604. “Board” means the board of directors of the authority....

Section 81606. - 81606. “Master water sales contract” means the document entitled “Settlement...

Section 81608. - 81608. “Project” means a work and all of the activities...

Section 81608.5. - 81608.5. “Public entities” means San Francisco and the public entities...

Section 81609. - 81609. “Regional water system” means facilities for the storage, treatment,...

Section 81610. - 81610. “San Francisco” means the City and County of San...

CHAPTER 2 - Creation of Authority

Section 81615. - 81615. (a) The San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water System...

CHAPTER 3 - Government of Authority

ARTICLE 1 - Board of Directors

Section 81628. - 81628. The authority shall be governed by a board of...

Section 81629. - 81629. (a) The governing body of each member public entity,...

Section 81630. - 81630. Each director, before entering upon the duties of his...

Section 81631. - 81631. (a) Each director shall serve for a term of...

Section 81632. - 81632. Each director who is not an officer or employee...

Section 81633. - 81633. A majority of the voting members of the board...

Section 81634. - 81634. The board shall hold its first meeting as soon...

Section 81635. - 81635. The board shall provide for the time and place...

Section 81636. - 81636. Each voting director has one vote on any ordinance,...

Section 81637. - 81637. (a) On all ordinances and resolutions, the roll shall...

ARTICLE 2 - Officers and Employees

Section 81640. - 81640. The board shall appoint a general manager, a financial...

Section 81641. - 81641. The board may employ other employees that the board...

Section 81642. - 81642. The board may require, and establish the amount of,...

Section 81643. - 81643. (a) Article 4 (commencing with Section 1090) of Chapter...

CHAPTER 4 - Powers and Functions of Authority

ARTICLE 1 - Powers

Section 81645. - 81645. The authority may exercise the powers that are expressly...

Section 81646. - 81646. (a) The authority may make contracts of any nature,...

Section 81647. - 81647. The authority may take by grant, purchase, bequest, devise,...

Section 81648. - 81648. The authority may apply for and receive state and...

Section 81649. - 81649. Nothing in this division changes the governance, control, or...

ARTICLE 2 - Financial Matters

Section 81650. - 81650. The board shall adopt a budget for each fiscal...

Section 81651. - 81651. The accounts of the authority shall be audited annually...

Section 81652. - 81652. The authority may borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue...

Section 81653. - 81653. (a) The authority may issue revenue bonds upon the...

Section 81654. - 81654. The authority may issue bonds for the purpose of...

Section 81655. - 81655. The authority may issue negotiable promissory notes to acquire...

Section 81656. - 81656. Bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the...

Section 81658. - 81658. (a) The proceeds of revenue bonds issued by the...

ARTICLE 3 - Controversies

Section 81660. - 81660. The authority may sue and be sued in all...

Section 81661. - 81661. All claims for money or damages against the authority...

Section 81662. - 81662. An action to determine the validity of any contract,...

CHAPTER 5 - Miscellaneous

Section 81670. - 81670. Membership of any public entity in the authority does...

Section 81671. - 81671. San Francisco shall provide the authority with prompt access...

Section 81671.5. - 81671.5. If the proceeds of bonds issued by the authority...

Section 81671.6. - 81671.6. This division does not modify the provisions of the...

Section 81671.7. - 81671.7. The authority shall dissolve upon the repayment of all...

Section 81672. - 81672. This division shall be liberally construed to carry out...

Section 81673. - 81673. San Francisco shall become a voting member of the...

Section 81674. - 81674. (a) San Francisco shall submit a report to the...