Water Code § 36520
ARTICLE 1. Distribution District Management
In a district containing a distribution district the board and all of the officers of the district each respectively has all of the rights, powers and privileges as to the distribution district, its land, and the proceedings in relation to the distribution district that each respectively has for the district of which the distribution district is a part, including the right of the district to acquire, own, hold and dispose of property, and to contract in the name of the distribution district.