{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"56042","citation":"Wat. Code, § 56042","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 17. DRAINAGE [56000. - 56130.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-17"},{"name":"PART 1. COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS [56000. - 56130.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-17/part-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 4. District Powers and Purposes [56040. - 56042.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-17/part-1/chapter-4"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1137, Sec. 6.","effective":null,"html":"<p>All ordinances of a county drainage district shall be adopted by the board of directors of the district, and shall be certified to, recorded, and published in the same manner as ordinances of a county. The initiative and referendum powers are hereby granted to the electors of a county drainage district to be exercised in relation to the enactment or rejection of ordinances of a county drainage district in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of this state for the exercise of those powers in relation to counties.</p>","text":"All ordinances of a county drainage district shall be adopted by the board of directors of the district, and shall be certified to, recorded, and published in the same manner as ordinances of a county. The initiative and referendum powers are hereby granted to the electors of a county drainage district to be exercised in relation to the enactment or rejection of ordinances of a county drainage district in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of this state for the exercise of those powers in relation to counties.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/district-powers-and-purposes-56042","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}