{"code":"WAT","codeName":"Water Code","section":"72740","citation":"Wat. Code, § 72740","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 20. MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS [71000. - 73001.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-20"},{"name":"PART 11. CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION OF IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS [72670. - 72741.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-20/part-11"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3. Consolidation of Improvement Districts [72740. - 72741.2.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/division-20/part-11/chapter-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 555, Sec. 4.   Effective August 22, 1986.","effective":"1986-08-22","html":"<p>Two or more improvement districts formed for a purpose other than the incurring of bonded indebtedness, whose powers and purposes are limited to those specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section <a href=\"/wat/71680\">71680</a>) of Chapter 3 of Part 5, and which are portions of the same district, may be consolidated for a purpose other than the incurring of bonded indebtedness, as provided in this chapter, whether their boundaries are contiguous or not.</p>","text":"Two or more improvement districts formed for a purpose other than the incurring of bonded indebtedness, whose powers and purposes are limited to those specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 71680) of Chapter 3 of Part 5, and which are portions of the same district, may be consolidated for a purpose other than the incurring of bonded indebtedness, as provided in this chapter, whether their boundaries are contiguous or not.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/water-code/consolidation-of-improvement-districts-72740","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}