PART 9. COACHELLA MERGER [33100. - 33162.]

Part 9 added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.

§§ 33100–33162 · 29 sections

1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 33100–33106 · 7 sections

   • § 33100 This part shall be known and may be cited as the Coachella District Merger Law.
   • § 33101 The State and the people thereof have a primary and supreme interest in securing to the inhabitants and property owners within the Coachella Valley and…
   • § 33102 Investigation having shown that conditions in the Coachella Valley are peculiar to that valley, it is hereby declared that a general law cannot be made…
   • § 33103 The Coachella Valley County Water District was prior to October 19, 1937, formed primarily for irrigation purposes, and the Coachella Valley Storm Water…
   • § 33104 This chapter is enacted in part under the authority expressly granted in Section 13 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State.
   • § 33105 This part shall be given a liberal construction for the purpose of sustaining any and all proceedings taken hereunder.
   • § 33106 Nothing in this part shall impair or adversely affect any right of any bondholder or creditor of the storm water district or the county water district.
2. CHAPTER 2. The Merger §§ 33115–33121 · 7 sections

   • § 33115 The Coachella Valley Storm Water District of Riverside County was merged into the Coachella Valley County Water District on October 19, 1937, pursuant to…
   • § 33116 The surviving district comprises all land in the county water district at the time of the merger plus inclusions, and less exclusions, of land thereafter made…
   • § 33117 The name of the surviving district is Coachella Valley County Water District.
   • § 33118 The surviving district is a public agency of the State.
   • § 33119 Upon the merger of the two districts the storm water district for all purposes ceased to exist, and the offices of its trustees and officers thereupon…
   • § 33120 Upon the merger the directors and officers of the county water district then in office constituted the directors and officers of the surviving district.
   • § 33121 Upon the merger the surviving district succeeded to all properties, rights and contracts of each of the two districts.
3. CHAPTER 3. Operation of Surviving District §§ 33135–33146 · 12 sections

   • § 33135 Except as in this part expressly provided the surviving district shall be in all respects operated, managed, and governed, its directors and officers shall be…
   • § 33136 In addition to the powers in this part conferred, the surviving district has all of the powers and duties of a storm water district as now or hereafter…
   • § 33137 In addition to the powers in this part conferred the board of directors and officers of the surviving district shall perform all functions of boards of…
   • § 33138 In the case of conflict between the Storm Water District Act of 1909 and this division, this division prevails.
   • § 33139 Notwithstanding anything contained in this part, the surviving district may provide for and carry on the construction, operation, and maintenance of works,…
   • § 33140 All actions and proceedings pending by or against the storm water district at the time of the merger may be prosecuted to final judgment for or against the…
   • § 33141 After the merger no action or proceeding shall be brought for or against the storm water district or its trustees or officers.
   • § 33142 All actions and proceedings commenced after the merger either on account of affairs of the storm water district or affairs of the county water district shall…
   • § 33143 All outstanding bonded and other indebtedness of the storm water district and of the county water district at the time of the merger has been assumed by the…
   • § 33144 The board of directors and officers of the surviving district shall perform all duties and functions of the board of trustees and corresponding officers of the…
   • § 33145 All money required for repair, operation, and maintenance of improvements constructed by the storm water district and the cost of which was borne by the owners…
   • § 33146 Land may be added to the surviving district or excluded therefrom in any manner and with the same effect as provided in this division.
4. CHAPTER 4. Storm Water Unit §§ 33160–33162 · 3 sections

   • § 33160 The surviving district contains an improvement district, designated “Storm Water Unit,” which consists of land in the storm water district at the time of the…
   • § 33161 The storm water unit shall solely be and remain taxable or assessable for bonds, indebtedness, works, improvements, and functions authorized by the Storm Water…
   • § 33162 Land may be added to or excluded from the storm water unit in a manner as nearly as may be as land is added to or excluded from county water districts as…