PART 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS [20500. - 20627.]
Part 1 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.
§§ 20500–20627 · 68 sections
CHAPTER 1. Short Title § 20500 · 1 section
- § 20500 This division shall be known and may be cited as the Irrigation District Law.
CHAPTER 2. Definitions §§ 20510–20543 · 43 sections
- § 20510 Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.
- § 20511 The definition of a word applies to any of its variants.
- § 20512 “Include” except when used in relation to the inclusion of land into a district does not necessarily exclude matters not enumerated.
- § 20513 “District” means any irrigation district formed pursuant to any law of this State or to this division except the Palo Verde Irrigation District.
- § 20514 “Improvement district” means an improvement district formed pursuant to the Irrigation District Improvement Act or to this division.
- § 20516 “Rules” include “regulations.”
- § 20517 “Land” except in Chapter 2A (commencing with Section 23800) of Part 7 and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 26875) of Part 11 means land in the district or…
- § 20518 “Principal county” means the county in which all the land is situated, or if the land is situated in more than one county, the county in which the greatest…
- § 20519 “Affected county” means any county in which land is situated.
- § 20520 “Office county” means the county in which the principal office of a district is kept.
- § 20521 “Board” means the board of directors of a district.
- § 20522 “President” means the president of the board.
- § 20523 “Secretary” means the secretary of the board.
- § 20524 “Elective officers” irrespective of the method of selection in any particular instance are: (a) A director from each division except as otherwise provided in…
- § 20525 “General district election” is the district election required to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year.
- § 20526 “Bond election” means an election provided for in Chapter 4 of Part 4.
- § 20527 “Elector,” “voter,” and “precinct board” have respectively the same meaning as in the Elections Code, but an “elector” or “voter” shall also be a resident of…
- § 20527.5 Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law to the contrary, in the Jackson Valley Irrigation District every owner of real property within the…
- § 20527.6 (a) Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law to the contrary, in the Camp Far West Irrigation District in Placer and Yuba Counties,…
- § 20527.7 Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law, in the Montague Water Conservation District in Siskiyou County every owner of real property…
- § 20527.8 Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law, in the Cordua Irrigation District every owner of land within the district, but no others, may…
- § 20527.9 Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law, in the Provident Irrigation District in Glenn and Colusa Counties every owner of real property…
- § 20527.91 Notwithstanding Section 20527 or any other provision of law, in the Big Springs Irrigation District in Siskiyou County and in the Princeton-Codora-Glenn…
- § 20527.10 (a) Notwithstanding Section 20527 or any other provision of law, in the Glenn Colusa Irrigation District, every owner of real property within the district, but…
- § 20527.11 (a) The Board of Directors of the Richvale Irrigation District may adopt a resolution that authorizes persons holding title to real property within the…
- § 20527.12 (a) (1) This section only applies to the James Irrigation District. As used in this section, “district” means the James Irrigation District. (2)…
- § 20527.13 (a) (1) This section only applies to the Corcoran Irrigation District. As used in this section, “district” means the Corcoran Irrigation District. (2)…
- § 20528 “Holder of title” includes a holder of evidence of title and, also, a holder of land under a possessory right acquired by entry or purchase from the United…
- § 20529 “Property” except in Part 10 embraces all real and personal property, including water, water rights, works, franchises, concessions and rights.
- § 20530 “Works” includes dams, reservoirs, wells, conduits, pumps, power houses, power generating equipment, power lines, and their appurtenances.
- § 20531 “Conduits” include canals, laterals, ditches, flumes, pipes, and their appurtenances.
- § 20532 “Acquire” includes construct, purchase, lease, exchange, condemn, jointly acquire when joint acquisition is permitted, and contract to acquire.
- § 20533 “Dispose” includes lease, sell, contract to lease, contract to sell, and the making of any instrument necessary therefor.
- § 20534 “Operate” includes use, maintain, and repair.
- § 20535 “Assessee” means the person to whom property is assessed.
- § 20536 “Assessment book” includes any substantial record showing the information required to be kept in it, whether in the form of bound volumes or of cards arranged…
- § 20537 “Completion assessment” means an assessment levied pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Part 10.
- § 20538 “Particular purpose assessment” means an assessment levied pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Part 10.
- § 20539 “Emergency assessment” means an assessment levied pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Part 10.
- § 20540 “Limited assessments” means any or all of the following: (a) Completion assessment. (b) Particular purpose assessment. (c) Emergency assessment.
- § 20541 “Charges” includes tolls.
- § 20542 “Refund” includes fund.
- § 20543 “Road” includes streets, highways, and alleys.
CHAPTER 3. General Provisions §§ 20560–20573 · 16 sections
- § 20560 Districts, regardless of the date of formation, are subject to the provisions of this division.
- § 20560.2 In the case of any district that owns and operates facilities for the generation, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electric power, the district…
- § 20561 Nothing in this division impairs the validity of any district formed prior to the effective date of this division, its rights, or obligations.
- § 20562 Whenever by this division a notice is required to be published for a designated number of weeks or once a week for a designated number of weeks, the notice…
- § 20563 Whenever any act is required to be done or proceeding taken on the first Tuesday in any month, the act may be done or proceeding had upon the day of the month…
- § 20564 Whenever an instrument provided for in this division is acknowledged or proved, it shall have the same effect as evidence as a conveyance of real property…
- § 20565 Whenever an instrument is by this division required to be acknowledged, each signer shall acknowledge the instrument, or his signature shall be proved, in the…
- § 20566 A guardian, conservator, executor, administrator, or other person holding property in a trust capacity under appointment of court may sign any petition…
- § 20566.1 A district with respect to land owned by it may through its board sign any petition provided for in this division.
- § 20567 If any land is assessed on any assessment book to unknown or fictitiously named owners, or to unnamed owners in addition to any owner or owners named thereon,…
- § 20568 The holder of title to an undivided interest in any land may sign any petition provided for in this division. Undivided interests shall be counted and valued…
- § 20568.1 No person may sign for the owner of property or the owner of an undivided interest therein without the authorization of the owner.
- § 20569 The value of any land and the holders of title to the land are conclusively determined, for the purpose of any petition provided for in this division, by the…
- § 20570 It is reaffirmed that districts are state agencies formed and existing for governmental purposes.
- § 20571 Assessments of a district, for whatsoever purpose, levied on all assessable land at a like rate on the basis of the assessed valuation of the land are hereby…
- § 20573 Districts governed by this division are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.
CHAPTER 4. State Public Land §§ 20590–20594 · 5 sections
- § 20590 As used in this chapter “public land” is limited to land belonging to the State which is subject to entry or has been entered and for which no certificate of…
- § 20591 Public land is subject to all of the provisions of law relating to districts to the same extent and in the same manner as land in private ownership.
- § 20592 When public land is affected, all notices required by this division shall promptly after issuance be served upon the State Lands Commission by mailing to its…
- § 20593 Nothing in this chapter creates any obligation against the State to pay any assessments or charges.
- § 20594 No public land which was unentered at the time any assessment was levied against it by any district shall be sold for the delinquency of the assessment, but…
CHAPTER 5. Information by Department §§ 20625–20627 · 3 sections
- § 20625 The department shall give information so far as it may be practicable to persons contemplating the formation of districts.
- § 20626 Whenever the department deems it in the public interest that preliminary surveys and field investigations of a proposed district project should be made at the…
- § 20627 Pending the completion of the preliminary surveys and field investigations, the State Water Resources Control Board may withhold from appropriation any…