CHAPTER 1. Definitions

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 1118.

§§ 26500–26512 · 13 sections

• § 26500 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in this chapter govern the construction of this division.
• § 26501 “Board of directors” means the governing body of the district.
• § 26502 “Bonds” means bonds, notes, or other evidence of indebtedness issued by a district pursuant to this division.
• § 26503 “Local agency” means a city, a city and county, or a county.
• § 26504 “Clerk”, where not otherwise modified, means the clerk of the district.
• § 26505 “Improvement” means any activity that is necessary or incidental to the prevention, mitigation, abatement, or control of a geologic hazard, including, but not…
• § 26506 “District” means a geologic hazard abatement district created pursuant to this division.
• § 26507 “Geologic hazard” means an actual or threatened landslide, land subsidence, soil erosion, earthquake, fault movement, or any other natural or unnatural…
• § 26508 “Legislative body” means the legislative body of a local agency.
• § 26509 “Plan of control” means a report prepared by an engineering geologist certificated pursuant to Section 7822 of the Business and Professions Code or a firm of…
• § 26510 “Section”, unless otherwise modified, refers to a section of the Public Resources Code.
• § 26511 “State” means the State of California and, where the context requires, any agency or instrumentality thereof.
• § 26512 “Treasurer” means the treasurer of the district.