PART 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS [39000. - 39082.]
Part 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.
§§ 39000–39082 · 39 sections
CHAPTER 1. Short Title § 39000 · 1 section
- § 39000 This division shall be known and may be cited as the California Water Storage District Law.
CHAPTER 2. Definitions §§ 39010–39035 · 24 sections
- § 39010 Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.
- § 39011 The definition of a word applies to any of its variants.
- § 39012 “District” means any water storage district formed pursuant to the California Water Storage District Act or this division.
- § 39013 “Include,” except when used in relation to the inclusion of land into a district, does not necessarily exclude matters not enumerated.
- § 39014 “Land,” except in Chapter 2 of Part 10, means land in the district or proposed district involved.
- § 39015 “Affected county” means any county in which land is situated.
- § 39016 “Board” means the board of directors of a district.
- § 39017 “President” means the president of the board.
- § 39018 “Secretary” means the secretary of the board.
- § 39019 “Treasurer” means the treasurer of a district.
- § 39020 “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…
- § 39021 “Property,” except in Part 9, embraces all real and personal property, including water, water rights, works, franchises, concessions and rights.
- § 39022 “Works” includes water works, conduits, reservoirs, storage sites, water sheds, machinery, wells, pumps, dams, storage tanks, tunnels, hydrants, meters, other…
- § 39023 “Conduit” includes canals, laterals, ditches, flumes, pipes, and their appurtenances.
- § 39024 “Acquire” includes construct, purchase, lease, exchange, condemn, jointly acquire when joint acquisition is permitted, and contract to acquire.
- § 39025 “Dispose” includes sell, contract to lease, contract to sell, and the making of any instrument necessary therefor.
- § 39026 “Operate” includes use, maintain, and repair.
- § 39027 “General election” is the election required to be held in districts in each odd-numbered year.
- § 39028 “Special election” means any election other than a general election.
- § 39030 “Acknowledged” means acknowledged and certified in the same form and manner as is required for recording of conveyances of real property.
- § 39031 “Office county” means the county in which the office of the district is kept.
- § 39033 “Other district” means any district or other public agency formed under any law of the state.
- § 39034 “Principal county” means the county in which the greater portion of the land of a district is located.
- § 39035 “Board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of the principal county.
CHAPTER 3. General Provisions §§ 39050–39060 · 11 sections
- § 39050 For all purposes of this division relating to signing petitions and voting at any election, and for all other purposes when the question of title to or value…
- § 39051 If any parcel of land is assessed on any assessment roll to unknown or fictitiously named owners or to unnamed owners in addition to any owners named thereon,…
- § 39052 The holder of title to an undivided interest in land affected by any of the provisions of this division may sign any petition or vote at any election provided…
- § 39053 If the assessment roll fails to indicate the extent of any undivided interest the holders of title whose undivided interests in any land are not specifically…
- § 39054 The certificate of the register of the United States Land Office for the district in which the land is situated, or of the State Lands Commission, is…
- § 39055 Guardians, conservators, personal representatives, and other persons holding land in a trust capacity under appointment of court may sign any petition and may…
- § 39056 A certificate of acknowledgment taken before a notary public or justice of the peace of any state, or an affidavit by any person in the presence of whom a…
- § 39057 Whenever any notice or publication, or notice of publication, or official advertising, or publication of process is required to be given or made by the…
- § 39058 As to any land belonging to a person under guardianship or conservatorship or comprised in the undistributed estate of a decedent, the guardian or conservator…
- § 39059 The powers herein conferred upon the department and board are police and regulatory powers and are necessary to the accomplishment of a purpose that is…
- § 39060 The districts formed pursuant to this division are districts of the nature of irrigation, reclamation, or drainage districts in respect to all matters…
CHAPTER 4. Department of Water Resources and State Treasurer §§ 39080–39082 · 3 sections
ARTICLE 1. Powers and Duties §§ 39080–39082 · 3 sections
- § 39080 The department shall have the powers and duties conferred upon it by this division and further powers and authority necessary to enable it to fully perform the…
- § 39081 The department shall give information, so far as may be practicable, to persons contemplating the formation of a district.
- § 39082 Whenever the department deems it in the public interest that preliminary surveys and field investigations of proposed district projects shall be made at the…