PART 2. AIRPORT DISTRICTS [22001. - 22909.]
Part 2 added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.
§§ 22001–22909 · 126 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions and Definitions §§ 22001–22017 · 17 sections
- § 22001 This part may be cited as the “California Airport District Act.”
- § 22002 The purpose of this part is to facilitate the formation of intercity and county airport districts having responsibility for the development of airports,…
- § 22003 Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions contained in this chapter govern the construction of this part.
- § 22004 Airport districts may be created, maintained, and managed as provided in this part and may exercise the powers expressly granted or necessarily implied.
- § 22005 A district may lie within or include the territories of one or more counties. It may include one or more cities, all or any part of any city and any part of…
- § 22006 The boundaries of a district may be altered and outlying contiguous territory in the same or an adjoining county annexed to the district.
- § 22007 Except as otherwise provided in this part, the law governing the qualifications of electors, the manner of voting, the duties of election officers, the…
- § 22008 “District” means airport district, formed and proposed to be formed, pursuant to this part.
- § 22009 “Principal county” means the county in which all of the territory of the district is situated, or if the territory is situated in more than one county, the…
- § 22010 “Affected county” means any county in which the territory of the district is situated.
- § 22011 “Board” means the board of directors of the district.
- § 22012 “Director” means member of the board.
- § 22013 “Secretary” means secretary of the board.
- § 22014 “Bond election” means an election provided for in Article 2 (commencing with Section 22731) of Chapter 5.
- § 22015 “Formation election” means an election provided for in Article 4 (commencing with Section 22226) of Chapter 2.
- § 22016 “Bond tax” means the tax levied pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 22901) for the payment of the bonded indebtedness of the district.
- § 22017 “District tax” means the tax levied pursuant to Chapter 6 for the payment of expenses of, and claims against the district, other than the bonded indebtedness.
CHAPTER 2. Formation §§ 22151–22259 · 25 sections
ARTICLE 1. Resolution §§ 22151–22153 · 3 sections
- § 22151 The board of supervisors of each county desiring to form, or join in forming, a district shall adopt a resolution of intention to that effect.
- § 22152 Each resolution shall contain: (a) A statement of intention to form a district. (b) The boundaries of the district or some other designation of its territorial…
- § 22153 Each resolution shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in the county concerned. The board of supervisors may order it published in…
ARTICLE 2. Investigation and Termination by Majority Protest §§ 22176–22178 · 3 sections
- § 22176 Except as otherwise provided in this article, the District Investigation Law of 1933 applies to districts formed under this part.
- § 22177 Section 22178 of this code supersedes Section 58680 of the Government Code, with respect to districts formed under this part.
- § 22178 The requirements of the District Investigation Law for the mailing of the notice of hearing, and for the inclusion in the report of value and liability…
ARTICLE 3. Hearing §§ 22201–22204 · 4 sections
- § 22201 Written protests or objections to the formation of the district or to its extent within the county may be filed in the office of the clerk of the board of…
- § 22202 The board of supervisors of each affected county shall hold a public hearing to consider the objections or protests at the time fixed for the hearing. The…
- § 22203 Each board of supervisors may overrule any protests or objections filed with it.
- § 22204 The board of supervisors of each affected county may exclude any territory within the county that in its opinion will not be benefited by inclusion in the…
ARTICLE 4. Election §§ 22226–22232 · 11 sections
- § 22226 If after the hearing the board of supervisors of each affected county determines that the district should be formed, each board, by resolution entered on its…
- § 22227 The resolution shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in each county and city in the district. The first publication shall be at…
- § 22228 The proposition submitted at the election shall be “Shall the proposition to form ____________________ Airport District under the California Airport District…
- § 22229 Except as otherwise provided in this article, the election shall be called, noticed, and conducted, candidates nominated, the vote canvassed, and the results…
- § 22229.1 Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail,…
- § 22229.2 The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled…
- § 22229.3 If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time…
- § 22229.4 The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and…
- § 22230 At the first election the board of supervisors of each affected county and its clerk have the powers and duties vested in the legislative bodies of cities and…
- § 22231 The canvass of the returns of the election shall be made at the time, in the manner, and by the officers prescribed by law for special elections in each…
- § 22232 If the canvass is made by an officer other than the board of supervisors of the affected county, the officer shall transmit the results to the board of…
ARTICLE 5. Establishment of District §§ 22256–22259 · 4 sections
- § 22256 By a resolution entered on its minutes, the board of supervisors of each affected county shall declare the district formed if: (a) A majority of the votes cast…
- § 22257 The resolution shall contain the name of the district and a description or other designation of its boundaries.
- § 22258 A certified copy of the resolution shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of each affected county.
- § 22259 Upon the filing with the Secretary of State, the formation of the district is complete.
CHAPTER 3. Internal Organization §§ 22401–22443 · 18 sections
ARTICLE 1. Board of Directors §§ 22401–22411 · 10 sections
- § 22401 A board of five directors is the governing body of the district. Each director shall be a resident of the district.
- § 22402 Each district shall hold a general district election, governed by the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law, for the election of directors on the…
- § 22403 Within 30 days after notice of election or appointment each member of the board shall qualify by taking the official oath of office and filing it with the…
- § 22404 The terms of office of the directors elected at the formation election are governed by the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.
- § 22406 The board shall fill any vacancies occurring in the office of director. The appointee shall hold office for the balance of the term and until his successor is…
- § 22407 (a) Each member of the board of directors shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) for each attendance at the meeting…
- § 22408 The board shall hold its first meeting in the meeting room of the board of supervisors of the principal county at 10 a.m. on the first Monday after the…
- § 22409 At its first meeting the board shall provide for the time and place of holding its meetings and the manner in which special meetings may be called. The board…
- § 22410 A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
- § 22411 A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
ARTICLE 2. Officers and Employees §§ 22436–22443 · 8 sections
- § 22436 At its first meeting the board shall choose one of its members president. The president shall sign all contracts on behalf of the district and perform such…
- § 22437 At its first meeting or as soon thereafter as practicable, by a majority vote the board shall appoint a general manager, a secretary, a district counsel, and…
- § 22438 The secretary shall countersign all contracts on behalf of the district and perform such other duties as may be imposed by the board.
- § 22439 The general manager has the following powers and functions: (a) Full charge and control of the construction, maintenance, and operation of the physical…
- § 22440 The general manager shall report to the board in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board.
- § 22441 The auditor shall install and maintain a system of auditing and accounting which shall competently and at all times show the financial condition of the…
- § 22442 The board shall designate depositories for the custody of the funds of the district. A depository shall give security sufficient to secure the district against…
- § 22443 The general manager, secretary, auditor, and all other employees or assistants of the district who may be required to do so by the board, shall give bonds to…
CHAPTER 4. Powers and Duties §§ 22551–22559 · 11 sections
- § 22551 Except as otherwise provided in this part, the powers of the district shall be exercised by the board.
- § 22552 A district has perpetual succession.
- § 22553 A district may do all of the following: (a) Sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of…
- § 22553.5 (a) The board of directors may, from time to time, cause to be sold or leased property of the district which in its opinion is not needed for the district’s…
- § 22554 A district may also: (a) Employ legal counsel, in addition to its district counsel, and provide all necessary custodians, employees, engineers, and attendants…
- § 22555 The board shall make all rules governing the use of the airports and spaceports, landing places for aerial traffic, and other aerial facilities of the district…
- § 22556 The board may charge and collect fees, tolls, and rentals for the use of all or a part of the aerial facilities of the district in such amounts and at such…
- § 22557 (a) The district may issue temporary negotiable notes bearing interest at a rate not exceeding 8 percent per annum. However, these notes shall be general…
- § 22557.5 (a) Notwithstanding Section 22557, the Big Bear Airport District may issue temporary negotiable notes bearing interest at a rate not exceeding the maximum rate…
- § 22558 In addition to all other powers authorized by this part, the Santa Maria Public Airport District may do both of the following: (a) Employ airport police…
- § 22559 The board may by resolution change the name of the district. Certified copies of such resolution shall be recorded in each county within which some portion of…
CHAPTER 4.5. Claims § 22601 · 1 section
- § 22601 All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division…
CHAPTER 5. Bonds §§ 22701–22851 · 45 sections
ARTICLE 1. General §§ 22701–22708 · 8 sections
- § 22701 As used in this chapter, “board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of the principal county.
- § 22702 District bonds may be issued and sold pursuant to this chapter for all of the following purposes: (a) Raising money for purchasing real property for airport…
- § 22703 If the board deems it advisable it may call an election and submit to the electors of the district the question whether district bonds shall be issued and…
- § 22704 The board shall call and conduct the bond election in the manner prescribed by this chapter.
- § 22705 The order calling the bond election shall be signed by a majority of the directors.
- § 22706 In the order calling the bond election, the board may submit to the electors as one proposal the question of issuing bonds for all or any of the purposes…
- § 22707 When bonds issued pursuant to this part have been investigated and certified by any authorized officer of the state and are declared to be legal investments…
- § 22708 If any officer whose signature, countersignature, or attestation appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be such officer before the delivery of the bonds to…
ARTICLE 2. Bond Election §§ 22731–22750 · 20 sections
- § 22731 A notice of the bond election, signed by a majority of the directors, shall be posted in three public places in the district not less than 20 days before the…
- § 22732 The notice shall contain: (a) The time and place of holding the bond election. (b) The names of the election officers. (c) The hours the polls will be open.…
- § 22733 For the purpose of the bond election, the board may divide the district into election precincts and may change the precincts as often as occasion requires.
- § 22734 The board shall appoint one inspector, one judge, and two clerks of election in each precinct.
- § 22735 If the board fails to appoint the election officers, or if those appointed are not present at the opening of the polls, the electors present may appoint them…
- § 22736 The board may fix the compensation of the election officers but not exceeding seven dollars ($7) for each election officer.
- § 22737 The polls shall be open on election day from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.
- § 22738 Every resident of the district, who is a qualified elector of the county, and who is registered in the precinct where the election is held at least 30 days…
- § 22739 The secretary shall obtain uniform ballots for the bond election. No other form of ballot shall be used. The expense of printing and distributing the ballots…
- § 22740 The ballot shall contain the following: (a) “Official ballot provided by the board of directors of the ‛____ airport district’ to be used in the bond election…
- § 22741 The board shall provide a booth or private room in which the voter may prepare his ballot in secret.
- § 22742 No electioneering shall be carried on within 100 feet of the polls.
- § 22743 Each voter shall completely select the voting target next to either “Yes” or “No” respectively, to indicate whether the voter has voted for or against the…
- § 22744 After marking his ballot the voter shall hand it to the inspector. The inspector, in the presence of the voter, shall deposit the ballot in the ballot box. The…
- § 22745 Any person offering to vote may be challenged by any elector of the district. In the case of a challenge the judge or clerks of the election shall administer…
- § 22746 The secretary shall provide the election officers with official poll and tally lists.
- § 22747 The heading of the poll list shall read “Official poll list of ____ airport district for the airport district bond election on the ____ day of ____ 19__.”…
- § 22748 The heading of the tally list shall read “An official tally list of ____ airport district for the airport district bond election held on the ____ day of ____…
- § 22749 The election officers shall publicly canvass the votes immediately after closing the polls. They shall fill out the tally sheet and certify the correctness of…
- § 22750 The election officers shall transmit the returns of the election to the board of directors. The board shall meet and canvass the returns on the seventh day…
ARTICLE 3. Bond Issuance §§ 22776–22786 · 11 sections
- § 22776 If two-thirds of the votes cast at the election were for the issuance of bonds, the board shall enter that fact in its minutes. The board shall certify all of…
- § 22777 The board of supervisors shall issue the district bonds in the number and amount specified in the bond proceedings. The board of supervisors shall provide that…
- § 22778 By an order entered in its minutes, the board of supervisors shall: (a) Prescribe the form of the bonds and of the interest coupons. (b) The manner in which…
- § 22779 The total amount of bonds issued shall not exceed 15 percent of the taxable property of the district as shown by the last equalized assessment books of the…
- § 22780 The term of the bonds shall not exceed 40 years.
- § 22781 The bonds shall be payable in lawful money of the United States as to principal and interest.
- § 22782 The board of supervisors may make the principal and interest of the bonds payable at the office of the treasurer of the principal county, at such other place…
- § 22783 The bonds shall be sold at the times and in the amounts prescribed by the board of supervisors, but for not less than par.
- § 22784 Before selling all or any part of the bonds, the board of supervisors shall advertise for bids pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper…
- § 22785 If satisfactory bids are received the bonds offered for sale shall be awarded to the highest bidder. If no bids are received or the board of supervisors…
- § 22786 The proceeds of the sale of the bonds shall be deposited in the treasury of the principal county to the credit of the improvement fund of the district, and may…
ARTICLE 4. Cancellation of Unsold Bonds §§ 22811–22814 · 4 sections
- § 22811 If any bonds remain unsold for six months after having been offered for sale, the board of directors of the district for which the bonds were issued or of a…
- § 22812 Upon receiving a petition signed by a majority of the members of the board of directors, the board of supervisors shall fix a time for hearing the petition.…
- § 22813 The board of supervisors shall publish a notice stating the time and place of the hearing and the object of the petition in general terms, pursuant to Section…
- § 22814 At the time and place designated in the notice, or at any subsequent time to which the hearing is postponed, the board of supervisors shall hear any reason…
ARTICLE 5. Revenue Bonds §§ 22850–22851 · 2 sections
- § 22850 In addition to any other powers of the district to finance improvements and to provide an independent method of financing from that contained in any other…
- § 22851 Revenue bonds under this article shall be authorized, issued and sold under the provisions of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section…
CHAPTER 6. Taxation §§ 22901–22909 · 9 sections
- § 22901 As used in this chapter, “board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of the principal county.
- § 22902 If the revenues of the district are inadequate to pay the interest or principal of the bonded indebtedness of the district as it becomes due, or to pay any…
- § 22903 The board shall transmit the estimates to the board of supervisors and the county auditor at least 15 days before the first day of the month in which the board…
- § 22904 Annually, after receiving the estimates, the board of supervisors shall levy a tax sufficient for the payment of the principal and interest on the bonded…
- § 22905 The bond tax shall be sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds for the year and the portion of the principal becoming due during the year. The bond tax…
- § 22906 The proceeds of the bond tax shall be paid into the treasury of the principal county to the credit of the district interest and sinking fund and shall be used…
- § 22907 The rate of the district tax levied in any one year shall not exceed twenty cents ($0.20) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of the real…
- § 22908 The bond and district taxes shall be levied on all the taxable property in the district. They shall be levied by the board of supervisors and collected by the…
- § 22909 A district may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government…