ARTICLE 1. Definitions and General Provisions [59100. - 59129.]
Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.
§§ 59100–59129 · 31 sections
- § 59100 This chapter may be cited as the Special Assessment and Bond Refunding Law of 1939.
- § 59101 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.
- § 59102 If a city legislative body conducts the proceedings under this chapter, the words and phrases defined in the Improvement Act of 1911 shall be construed to have…
- § 59103 If a county or city and county legislative body conducts such proceedings the words and phrases defined in the Improvement Act of 1911 and the Improvement Bond…
- § 59103.1 If a public district legislative body conducts such proceedings the words and phrases defined in the Improvement Act of 1911 and the Improvement Bond Act of…
- § 59104 “Local agency” means city, county, city and county, or public district.
- § 59105 “Legislative body” means legislative body of the local agency conducting the proceedings.
- § 59106 “Bonds” includes: (a) Bonds, their coupons, and accrued interest on matured bonds. (b) Cash assessments and accrued interest and penalties where no bonds are…
- § 59107 “Lot” means land, lot, part of a lot, parcel, or piece of property and includes property owned or controlled by any person as a railroad right of way or as a…
- § 59108 “Improvement” where used in “special improvement district” means any public improvement. It shall be liberally construed to include: (a) Any acquisition of…
- § 59109 “Engineer” means: (a) The city engineer, if a city legislative body conducts the refunding proceedings. (b) The county surveyor, if a county legislative body…
- § 59110 In addition to other proper items, “incidental expenses” includes: (a) Legal, engineering, and other technical services employed by the legislative body to…
- § 59111 “Cost of the proceedings” means the cost of acquisition and cancellation of the original bonds and the incidental expenses.
- § 59112 “Clerk” means clerk of the legislative body conducting the proceedings.
- § 59113 “Tax-deeded land” means any lot deeded to the State for delinquent taxes or for delinquent taxes and assessments.
- § 59114 “Original bonds” means the outstanding improvement district bonds which are to be acquired and canceled pursuant to this chapter.
- § 59115 “New bonds” means refunding bonds issued pursuant to this chapter.
- § 59116 “Original proceedings” means the proceedings by which the original bonds were issued.
- § 59117 “Proceedings” means proceedings pursuant to this chapter to refund the indebtedness of a district and to levy a reassessment for such indebtedness.
- § 59118 “New district” means the assessment district proposed to be created, or created, pursuant to this chapter, and which is, or will be, assessed to pay the cost…
- § 59119 “District” means the district or improvement district against which the original bonds were issued and whose indebtedness is to be refunded pursuant to this…
- § 59120 Whenever the legislative body determines that the public interest, convenience, or necessity requires the readjustment of assessments and the refunding of…
- § 59121 Whenever the legislative body determines that the public interest, convenience, or necessity requires the refunding of bonds of an improvement district within…
- § 59122 This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.
- § 59123 In any procedure taken pursuant to this chapter, if any neglect or omission of an officer of a local agency, or any error or informality, does not directly…
- § 59124 The reassessment provisions and curative clauses of the Improvement Act of 1911 apply to the proceedings and the assessment and bonds levied and issued…
- § 59125 A legislative body authorized to conduct a proceeding pursuant to this chapter may file a petition and exercise powers under applicable federal bankruptcy law…
- § 59126 The Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931 does not apply to proceedings pursuant to this chapter.
- § 59127 When any notice or resolution is required to be published, publication shall be made in any newspaper published and circulated within the local agency in which…
- § 59128 When a notice is required to be mailed to property owners, upon the completion of the mailing of the notice, the clerk shall file with the legislative body an…
- § 59129 Wherever the State, or any county, city, school district, public corporation, or political subdivision owns or has an interest in lands within a district whose…