ARTICLE 1. Joint Powers Agreements

Article 1 added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 84.

§§ 6500–6539.9.1 · 83 sections

§ 6500 As used in this article, “public agency” includes, but is not limited to, the federal government or any federal department or agency, this state, another state…
§ 6500.1 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Joint Exercise of Powers Act.
§ 6501 This article does not authorize any state officer, board, commission, department, or other state agency or institution to make any agreement without the…
§ 6502 If authorized by their legislative or other governing bodies, two or more public agencies by agreement may jointly exercise any power common to the contracting…
§ 6502.1 (a) Notwithstanding Section 6502 or any other law, a public agency with the authority to provide retail electric services may enter into a joint powers…
§ 6502.3 For purposes of cogovernance and comanagement agreements entered into pursuant to Section 11019.82, powers exercisable by any public agency that is not a…
§ 6502.5 In addition to any power common to its member districts, the Resource Conservation Energy Joint Powers Agency has the authority to finance, construct, install,…
§ 6502.7 (a) If authorized by their legislative or other governing bodies, two or more public agencies which have the authority to identify, plan for, monitor, control,…
§ 6503 The agreements shall state the purpose of the agreement or the power to be exercised. They shall provide for the method by which the purpose will be…
§ 6503.1 (a) When property tax revenues of a county of the second class are allocated by that county to an agency formed for the purpose of providing fire protection…
§ 6503.5 Whenever a joint powers agreement provides for the creation of an agency or entity that is separate from the parties to the agreement and is responsible for…
§ 6503.6 (a) When an agency or entity files a notice of agreement or amendment to the agreement with the office of the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 6503.5,…
§ 6503.7 Within 90 days after the effective date of this section, any separate agency or entity constituted pursuant to a joint powers agreement entered into prior to…
§ 6503.8 (a) No later than July 1, 2017, an agency or entity that meets the definition of a joint powers authority or joint powers agency under Section 56047.7 that was…
§ 6504 The parties to the agreement may provide that (a) contributions from the treasuries may be made for the purpose set forth in the agreement, (b) payments of…
§ 6505 (a) The agreement shall provide for strict accountability of all funds and report of all receipts and disbursements. (b) In addition, and provided a separate…
§ 6505.1 The contracting parties to an agreement made pursuant to this chapter shall designate the public office or officers or person or persons who have charge of,…
§ 6505.5 If a separate agency or entity is created by the agreement, the agreement shall designate the treasurer of one of the contracting parties, or in lieu thereof,…
§ 6505.6 In lieu of the designation of a treasurer and auditor as set forth in Section 6505.5, the agency or entity may appoint one of its officers or employees to…
§ 6506 The agency or entity provided by the agreement to administer or execute the agreement may be one or more of the parties to the agreement or a commission or…
§ 6507 For the purposes of this article, the agency is a public entity separate from the parties to the agreement.
§ 6508 The agency shall possess the common power specified in the agreement and may exercise it in the manner or according to the method provided in the agreement. If…
§ 6508.1 (a) If the agency is not one or more of the parties to the agreement but is a public entity, commission, or board constituted pursuant to the agreement, the…
§ 6508.2 (a) (1) Prior to filing a notice of termination pursuant to Section 20570 or 20571, or a decision by the governing body of an agency that does not contract…
§ 6509 Such power is subject to the restrictions upon the manner of exercising the power of one of the contracting parties, which party shall be designated by the…
§ 6509.5 Any separate agency or entity created pursuant to this chapter shall have the power to invest any money in the treasury pursuant to Section 6505.5 that is not…
§ 6509.6 Notwithstanding any other law, a joint powers authority created pursuant to this chapter may purchase or acquire, by sale, assignment, pledge, or other…
§ 6509.7 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, two or more public agencies that have the authority to invest funds in their treasuries may, by agreement,…
§ 6510 The agreement may be continued for a definite term or until rescinded or terminated. The agreement may provide for the method by which it may be rescinded or…
§ 6511 The agreement shall provide for the disposition, division, or distribution of any property acquired as the result of the joint exercise of powers.
§ 6512 The agreement shall provide that after the completion of its purpose, any surplus money on hand shall be returned in proportion to the contributions made.
§ 6512.1 If the purpose set forth in the agreement is the acquisition, construction or operation of a revenue-producing facility, the agreement may provide (a) for the…
§ 6512.2 If the purpose set forth in the agreement is to pool the self-insurance claims of two or more local public entities, the agreement may provide that termination…
§ 6513 All of the privileges and immunities from liability, exemptions from laws, ordinances and rules, all pension, relief, disability, workmen’s compensation, and…
§ 6514 A state department or agency concerned with the provisions of services or facilities to persons with intellectual disabilities and their families may enter…
§ 6514.5 Any public agency may enter into agreements with other state agencies pursuant to the provisions of Section 11256.
§ 6515 In addition to other powers, any agency, commission or board provided for by a joint powers agreement entered into pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with… see note
§ 6516 Public agencies conducting agricultural, livestock, industrial, cultural, or other types of fairs or exhibitions may enter into a joint powers agreement to…
§ 6516.3 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a joint powers agency established in Orange County pursuant to a joint powers agreement in accordance with this…
§ 6516.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a joint powers agency provided for by a joint powers agreement pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500)…
§ 6516.6 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a joint powers agency established pursuant to a joint powers agreement in accordance with this chapter may…
§ 6516.7 One or more public agencies and one or more private entities that provide child care or operate child day care facilities, as defined in Section 1596.750 of…
§ 6516.8 Any two or more harbor agencies may establish a joint powers authority pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 1690) of Division 6 of the Harbors and…
§ 6516.9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a joint powers agency or entity provided for by a joint powers agreement pursuant to this article, the members of…
§ 6517 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Department of General Services may enter into a joint powers agreement with any other public…
§ 6517.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Community Redevelopment Agency of the City of Los Angeles may advance funds, not to exceed four…
§ 6517.6 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, the Department of General Services may enter into a joint powers agreement with any other public agency…
§ 6518 (a) A joint powers agency, without being subject to any limitations of any party to the joint powers agreement pursuant to Section 6509, may also finance or…
§ 6519 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the State of California does hereby pledge to, and agree with, the holders of bonds issued by any agency or entity…
§ 6520.1 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the Board of Supervisors of Siskiyou County and the city councils of the cities within Siskiyou County may…
§ 6522 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any state department or agency entering into a joint powers agreement with a federal, county, or city…
§ 6523 (a) The West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, a joint powers entity that is created pursuant to an agreement entered into, in accordance with this…
§ 6523.4 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the Selma Community Hospital, a private, nonprofit hospital in Fresno County, may enter into a joint…
§ 6523.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of Contra Costa may enter into a joint powers agreement with a…
§ 6523.6 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of Tulare may enter into a joint powers agreement with a…
§ 6523.7 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of Kings may enter into a joint powers agreement with a…
§ 6523.8 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a nonprofit hospital in the County of Tuolumne may enter into a joint powers agreement with a public…
§ 6523.9 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a nonprofit hospital in the County of San Diego may enter into a joint powers agreement with any…
§ 6523.10 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of El Dorado may enter into a joint powers agreement with…
§ 6523.11 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit hospital in the County of Santa Barbara may enter into a joint powers agreement…
§ 6524 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit children’s hospital in a county of the third class may enter into a joint powers…
§ 6525 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a mutual water company may enter into a joint powers agreement with any public agency for the purpose…
§ 6526 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any public agency that is a member of the South East Regional Reclamation Authority, the Aliso Water Management…
§ 6527 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, where two or more health care districts have joined together to pool their self-insurance claims or losses, a…
§ 6528 A charter school, including a charter school organized pursuant to Section 47604 of the Education Code, may be considered a public agency, as defined in…
§ 6529 (a) (1) The Elk Valley Rancheria Tribal Council, as the governing body of the Elk Valley Rancheria, California, a federally recognized Indian tribe, may enter…
§ 6529.5 (a) Any joint powers authority that includes a federally recognized Indian tribe shall not have the authority to authorize or issue bonds pursuant to the…
§ 6532 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the best interest of the communities located in and around the City of Santa Clara that a joint powers…
§ 6533 (a) The board of directors of the Eastern Water Alliance Joint Powers Agency may grant available funds to a member public agency for the purposes of assisting…
§ 6534 (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Prison Inmate Health Service Reform Act. (b) The Department of Corrections may enter into…
§ 6535 Any entity that is established pursuant to a joint powers agreement authorized under this article that is also licensed under Chapter 2.2 (commencing with…
§ 6536 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a private, nonprofit corporation that conducts fairs and other events and exhibitions on land leased from…
§ 6537 (a) The Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the communities on the Monterey Peninsula that any joint exercise of powers authority formed under…
§ 6538.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, one or more private, nonprofit mutual benefit corporations that are organized pursuant to Section…
§ 6538.6 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, one or more private, nonprofit mutual benefit corporations that are organized pursuant to Section…
§ 6539 Notwithstanding any other law, the composition of the Board of Directors of the Orange County Fire Authority shall not include alternate members.
§ 6539.1 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, two or more local agencies may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to this chapter to create and operate a…
§ 6539.5 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Orange and any of the cities within the County of Orange may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant…
§ 6539.6 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Los Angeles and any or all of the cities within the jurisdiction of the San Gabriel Valley Council of…
§ 6539.7 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Riverside and any of the cities located within western Riverside County that are members of the Western…
§ 6539.8 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the Cities of Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena may enter into a joint powers agreement pursuant to this chapter to create…
§ 6539.9 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, the County of Los Angeles and any or all of the cities within the jurisdiction of the South Bay Cities Council of…
§ 6539.9.1 (a) Notwithstanding any law, for purposes of streamlining the return of land use authority to the County of Riverside and ensuring the continued maintenance of…