ARTICLE 9. General Powers of District
Article 9 added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 513.
§§ 9401–9420 · 23 sections
- § 9401 The board of directors of a district shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district.
- § 9402 The directors shall be empowered to conduct surveys, investigations, and research relating to the conservation of resources and the preventive and control…
- § 9403 The directors may accept gifts and grants of money from any source whatsoever to carry out the purposes of the district.
- § 9403.5 The directors may establish and charge fees for services provided by the district to, and upon the request of, persons or governmental entities. No fee shall…
- § 9404 The directors may execute all necessary contracts. They may employ such agents, officers, and employees as may be necessary, prescribe their duties, and fix…
- § 9405 The directors may acquire by purchase, lease, contract, or gift all lands and property necessary to carry out the plans and works of the district. The…
- § 9406 The directors may take conveyances, leases, contracts, or other assurances for all property acquired by the district, in the name, and for the uses and…
- § 9407 The directors may sue and be sued in the name of the district and may appear in person or by counsel.
- § 9408 (a) The directors may cooperate and enter into contracts or agreements with the state, the United States, any county, any city, any other resource conservation…
- § 9409 The directors may make improvements or conduct operations on public lands, with the cooperation of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof,…
- § 9410 The directors may operate and maintain, independently or in cooperation with the United States or this state or any state agency or political subdivision or…
- § 9411 The directors may disseminate information relating to soil and water conservation and erosion stabilization, and those purposes identified in Sections 9001 and…
- § 9412 Each district may provide technical assistance to private landowners or land occupants within the district to support practices that minimize soil and related…
- § 9413 (a) Each district may develop a long-range work plan, annual work plan, and annual district report, as provided in this section. These plans and the annual…
- § 9413.5 Each district may enter into an interagency agreement with a state agency, for purposes of this chapter, consistent with the requirements of Chapter 3…
- § 9414 The directors may accept, by purchase, lease, or gift, and administer any project or program consistent with Sections 9001 and 9151 located within the district…
- § 9415 The directors may manage, as agents of the United States or any of its agencies, or of this state or any of its agencies, any project or program consistent…
- § 9416 The directors may establish standards of cropping and tillage operations and range practices on private land as a condition to expenditure by the district of…
- § 9417 (a) The directors of any district may cooperate with the directors of any other district in respect to matters of common interest or benefit to the districts.…
- § 9417.5 It is the intent of the Legislature that concerned state agencies, in cooperation with resource conservation districts and other appropriate local entities,…
- § 9418 The directors of any district may call upon the district attorney of the principal county for legal advice and assistance in all matters concerning the…
- § 9419 (a) The directors may engage in activities designed to promote a knowledge of the principles of resource conservation throughout the district and for that…
- § 9420 The board of directors of a district may appoint advisory committees to provide technical assistance in addressing soil and related resource problems, to…