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PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES [22075. - 22982.]

Part 5 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.

§§ 22075–22982 · 199 sections

  1. CHAPTER 1. Powers and Purposes Generally §§ 22075–22186 · 61 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Water §§ 22075–22079 · 6 sections
      • § 22075 A district may do any act necessary to furnish sufficient water in the district for any beneficial use.
      • § 22076 A district may do any act in order to put to any beneficial use any water under its control.
      • § 22077 A district may deliver water for fire protection purposes.
      • § 22078 A district may control, distribute, store, spread, sink, treat, purify, recapture and salvage any water including but not limited to sewage waters for the…
      • § 22078.5 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…
      • § 22079 No district furnishing water for residential use to a tenant shall seek to recover any charges or penalties for the furnishing of water to or for the tenant’s…
    2. ARTICLE 1.5. Watermaster Service §§ 22080–22089.5 · 20 sections
      • § 22080 As used in this article: (a) “Conduit” includes ditches, pipelines, and other means of diversion. (b) “District” means any irrigation district which includes…
      • § 22080.5 Any duty or authority vested in a watermaster appointed by a district may be exercised by the watermaster directly or through the agency of a deputy…
      • § 22081 A district, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 22080, may appoint one or more watermasters to regulate the use of water within the district.
      • § 22081.5 The owner of every conduit subject to regulation by an irrigation district shall construct and maintain to the satisfaction of the district a substantial and…
      • § 22082 The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain to the satisfaction of the district a substantial and serviceable headgate in the conduit through which the…
      • § 22082.5 The headgate shall be of such construction that it can be locked and kept closed by the watermaster.
      • § 22083 The owner of a conduit shall construct and maintain such water flow measuring devices at such points along the conduit as may be required and approved by the…
      • § 22083.5 If the owner of any conduit refuses or neglects to construct and maintain the diversion dam or works, the headgate, or the measuring devices provided for in…
      • § 22084 The owner of every reservoir which is subject to regulation by a watermaster and which is located across or upon the bed of a natural stream or requires the…
      • § 22084.5 If the owner of any reservoir neglects or refuses to construct and maintain the measuring devices provided for in this article after 30 days’ notice by the…
      • § 22085 The district may make such reasonable regulations to secure distribution of water in accordance with determined rights as may be needed.
      • § 22085.5 The watermaster shall divide the water of the streams or other sources of supply among the several conduits and reservoirs taking water therefrom and so adjust…
      • § 22086 Whenever in pursuance of his duties the watermaster regulates a headgate to a conduit or the controlling works of a reservoir, he may attach to the headgate or…
      • § 22086.5 The notice is legal notice to all persons interested in the diversion and distribution of the water of the conduit or reservoir.
      • § 22087 Any person who is injured by the action of any watermaster may apply to the superior court of the county in which the injury takes place for an injunction.
      • § 22087.5 Such injunction shall be issued only in case it is shown at the hearing that the watermaster has failed to distribute the water according to the rights as…
      • § 22088 Every person who willfully and without authority closes, changes, or interferes with any headgate, waterbox, or measuring device while it is under the control…
      • § 22088.5 The possession or use of water when it has been so denied by the watermaster is prima facie evidence of the guilt of the person using it.
      • § 22089 Every person who violates any of the provisions of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor and is punishable by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars…
      • § 22089.5 A watermaster has the power to arrest any person violating any of the provisions of this article and to give him into the custody of the sheriff or other…
    3. ARTICLE 2. Drainage §§ 22095–22099 · 5 sections
      • § 22095 A district may provide for any and all drainage made necessary by the irrigation provided for by the district.
      • § 22096 All laws respecting irrigation by districts or respecting districts shall also be so construed and enforced as to apply to drainage.
      • § 22097 The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the same powers, duties, and liabilities respecting drainage and construction, operation, and control…
      • § 22098 Whenever it appears necessary to drain any land within a district on account of the irrigation which has been done or which is intended to be done by the…
      • § 22099 No drainage need be provided for land as to which the district is relieved from liability for seepage or flooding by reason of grant, waiver, prescription,…
    4. ARTICLE 3. Electric Power §§ 22115–22124 · 10 sections
      • § 22115 Any district heretofore or hereafter formed may purchase or lease electric power from any agency or entity, public or private, and may provide for the…
      • § 22116 All provisions of the California Irrigation District Act, and of all acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, applying to irrigation shall, as…
      • § 22117 The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the same powers, duties, and liabilities respecting electric power and the acquisition, operation, and…
      • § 22118 The board and the officers, agents, and employees of districts shall do all necessary and proper acts for the construction and operation of its electric power…
      • § 22119 A district may distribute power without regard to any assessments levied by it.
      • § 22120 A district may sell, dispose of, and distribute electric power for use outside of its boundaries.
      • § 22121 Subject to the conditions in this article a district may in the manner required by law make special appropriations of water for power purposes.
      • § 22122 Any use of water for generating electric power at any given time of the year which is in excess of the water appropriated and beneficially used for irrigation…
      • § 22123 Any district providing electric power to areas outside its boundaries shall be subject to reasonable rules, regulations, and orders of the governing body of…
      • § 22124 Every district furnishing electrical power shall comply with Section 8029.5 of the Public Utilities Code.
    5. ARTICLE 4. Pension and Retirement Systems §§ 22140–22144 · 4 sections
      • § 22140 The board may establish or modify any existing plan or system, so as to provide for a pension or retirement plan or system for the benefit of officers,…
      • § 22141 The district may maintain its own pension, retirement, disability benefit and death benefit fund or may provide for benefits to eligible officers and…
      • § 22143 This article does not affect the authority of any district to participate in the State Employees’ Retirement System or any county employees’ retirement system.
      • § 22144 If a district has terminated a plan which did provide retirement benefits and has entered into a contract to participate in the Public Employees’ Retirement…
    6. ARTICLE 5. Flood Control §§ 22160–22162 · 3 sections
      • § 22160 The district may, but shall not be required to, provide for, maintain and operate such works and facilities within or without its boundaries as the board may…
      • § 22161 A district may, but shall not be required to, contract with the United States, the State, or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any person, for…
      • § 22162 The provisions of Section 22160 apply only to districts containing 200,000 acres or more.
    7. ARTICLE 6. Sewage Disposal §§ 22170–22180 · 11 sections
      • § 22170 This article applies only if an election is called and held as provided in this article and a majority of the votes cast on the proposal are “Yes.”
      • § 22171 The board may in its discretion by resolution call an election to be held in the entire district or only in that portion of the district proposed to be served…
      • § 22172 The ballots shall include instructions to voters that are consistent with the requirements of Section 13204 of the Elections Code.
      • § 22173 The voters shall vote for or against the proposal by completely selecting the voting target next to either “Yes” or “No,” respectively.
      • § 22174 Notice of the election shall specify the purpose of the election and the day, hours, and polling places in each precinct for holding the election, and shall be…
      • § 22175 The election shall be held and the result determined and declared as nearly as practicable in conformity with general district elections.
      • § 22176 A district, whether heretofore or hereafter formed, may provide for the acquisition, construction, maintenance and operation of sewage collection and disposal…
      • § 22177 A district may charge reasonable connection charges to defray in whole or in part the cost of providing sewage disposal service and may levy and collect annual…
      • § 22178 All provisions of the California Irrigation District Act, and of all other acts amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto, applying to irrigation shall, as…
      • § 22179 The officers, agents, and employees of districts have the same powers, duties, and liabilities respecting sewage disposal and the acquisition, operation, and…
      • § 22180 The board and the officers, agents, and employees of districts shall do all necessary and proper acts for the construction and operation of its sewage…
    8. ARTICLE 7. Recreational Facilities §§ 22185–22186 · 2 sections
      • § 22185 A district may construct, maintain, and operate recreational facilities in connection with any dams, reservoirs, or other works owned or controlled by the…
      • § 22186 A district may fix and assess reasonable charges for the use of the recreational facilities by members of the public.
  2. CHAPTER 2. Powers §§ 22225–22338 · 38 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Powers Generally §§ 22225–22235 · 10 sections
      • § 22225 Each district has the power generally to perform all acts necessary to carry out fully the provisions of this division.
      • § 22226 A district may construct the necessary works for the collection of water for the district.
      • § 22227 A district may acquire the right to store water in any reservoir or to carry water through any conduit not owned or controlled by the district and may grant to…
      • § 22228 A district may contract to perform and perform any agreement with any number of persons or public corporations or agencies for the exchange, transfer, or…
      • § 22230 A district may make and perform any necessary contracts to carry out the purposes of the district.
      • § 22231 A district by contract may acquire and operate any needed or desirable equipment to put water under its control to any beneficial use.
      • § 22232 A district may employ an expert in agriculture and related matters and other employees as may be deemed necessary to do any of the following: (a) Supervise the…
      • § 22233 Any district and any county may enter into a contract agreeing to pay and apportion between them the costs of locating, removing, repairing, or relocating any…
      • § 22234 A district may contract to operate, maintain, or improve ditches and laterals not owned by the district upon petition of at least two-thirds of the owners of…
      • § 22235 A district may disseminate information to the public concerning the rights, properties, and activities of the district.
    2. ARTICLE 2. Water Distribution §§ 22250–22264 · 17 sections
      • § 22250 All water distributed by districts for irrigation purposes shall except when otherwise provided in this article be apportioned ratably to each landowner upon…
      • § 22251 Any landowner may assign for use within the district his right to the whole or any portion of the water apportioned to him pursuant to Section 22250.
      • § 22252 When any charges for the use of water are fixed by a district the water for the use of which the charges have been fixed shall be distributed equitably as…
      • § 22252.1 The board by the unanimous vote of all of the directors may specify a date prior to which applications for water for the ensuing irrigation season are to be…
      • § 22252.2 The action of a board in fixing or changing any such date shall be ineffective until notice thereof is given by publication once a week for two successive…
      • § 22252.3 In any year in which the board determines that the water supplies of the district will be inadequate to provide water in a quantity furnished in years of…
      • § 22253 When a mutual water company has been formed to furnish water to certain specified land within a district, the district may contract for the delivery of water…
      • § 22254 If a district has contracted to deliver and is delivering water to a mutual water company for distribution to territory served by the latter, the water shall…
      • § 22255 When its board deems it in the best interests of the district, the district may regulate the amount of water to be used to irrigate crops within the district…
      • § 22256 A district may refuse to furnish water to any land to which it holds title by virtue of collector’s deeds to the district or to any or all land on which the…
      • § 22257 Each district shall establish equitable rules for the distribution and use of water, which shall be printed in convenient form for distribution in the…
      • § 22258 A district required by law or provisions of agreements under which all or part of the water supply of the district was acquired to furnish water outside its…
      • § 22259 If its board deems it to be for the best interests of the district, a district may enter into a contract for the lease or sale of any surplus water or use of…
      • § 22261 Nothing in this article authorizes the sale of any water right.
      • § 22262 No right in any water or water right owned by the district shall be acquired by use permitted under this article.
      • § 22263 Nothing contained in this division authorizes any person to divert the water of any stream or conduit from its channel to the detriment of any person having…
      • § 22264 Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 116275) of Part 12 of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code shall not apply to districts except in specific areas…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Charges §§ 22280–22284 · 7 sections
      • § 22280 Any district may in lieu in whole or in part of levying assessments fix and collect charges for any service furnished by the district, including, but not…
      • § 22281 A district may charge higher rates for the service of water to any land that is not subject to assessment by the district than is charged other land in the…
      • § 22281.1 A district may establish a charge for the right to connect to new pipelines or extensions of existing pipelines constructed in whole or in part at the expense…
      • § 22282 Whenever any charges for any service provided for by this division have been fixed, they may be made payable in advance.
      • § 22282.1 A district may refuse service to any land if outstanding charges for services already rendered such land have not been paid within a reasonable time.
      • § 22283 A district may prescribe reasonable rules to carry out the provisions of this article.
      • § 22284 A district may prescribe by rule that when any charges fixed for services under Section 22280 become delinquent, the charges may be collected in accordance…
    4. ARTICLE 5. Supervision by Department §§ 22335–22338 · 4 sections
      • § 22335 During the construction of any works of a district to be paid for out of the proceeds of any bond issue, the department shall have access to all plans,…
      • § 22336 During the construction of any work to be paid for out of the proceeds of the sale of any bonds of any district, the secretary shall within one week after each…
      • § 22337 The board immediately after the publication of the statement of the financial condition of the district each year shall send all of the following papers to the…
      • § 22338 The department may at any time make an examination of the affairs of any district or call upon the authorities of the district for any information it desires…
  3. CHAPTER 3. Property §§ 22425–22561 · 45 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Acquisition of Property §§ 22425–22438 · 14 sections
      • § 22425 A district may acquire by any means any property or interest in property to carry out its purposes, including any of the following: (a) Property for the…
      • § 22426 Any property necessary for the purposes of the district may be acquired by the district and held subject to any liens, incumbrances, or obligations on it at…
      • § 22427 If any road, railroad, canal, or other property subject or devoted to public use will become subject to flooding or other interference by reason of the…
      • § 22428 If by a judgment or agreement a district is required to relocate any road, railroad, canal, or other property subject or devoted to public use, the district…
      • § 22429 The right is hereby granted to locate, construct, and maintain any of the works of a district on any land which is now or hereafter owned by the State.
      • § 22430 There is given, dedicated, and set apart for the uses and purposes of each district all water and water rights belonging to this State within the district.
      • § 22431 A district may construct any works across any watercourse, road, railway, conduit, or other property subject or devoted to public use in a manner that will…
      • § 22432 A district may on terms its board deems for the best interests of the district take a deed or release from any claimant, including any other taxing or…
      • § 22433 A district may purchase pursuant to law property tax sold or tax deeded to the State on which the district has a claim, lien, or deed for unpaid assessments or…
      • § 22434 Any district when it appears to its board to be for the best interest of the district may discharge with or without compromise any overlapping tax or…
      • § 22435 A district may notwithstanding any other provisions of this division use any of its funds to carry out the provisions of Section 22434 and may with these funds…
      • § 22436 A district may in its name take conveyances, leases, contracts, or other assurances for all property acquired by it.
      • § 22437 The title to all property acquired by a district is held in trust for its uses and purposes. The district may hold, use, acquire, manage, sell, or lease the…
      • § 22438 (a) A district which is the owner of an easement for an open canal or other water conveyance facility for the transportation of water across lands not owned by…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Eminent Domain §§ 22456–22458 · 3 sections
      • § 22456 The district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary to carry out its purposes.
      • § 22457 If the owner of any land, easement, or franchise to be crossed by works of a district can not agree with the district as to payment, location of the crossing,…
      • § 22458 If a right to flood or otherwise interfere with any road, railroad, canal, or other property is acquired by eminent domain, the judgment may, if the court…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Power Lines on Public Property §§ 22475–22478 · 4 sections
      • § 22475 There is granted to every district the right to construct and operate in a manner affording security for life and property electric light and power lines…
      • § 22476 A district may not construct and operate electric light and power lines along, over, under, or upon any road within any city unless permission to do so is…
      • § 22477 Permission pursuant to Section 22476 is not necessary where the road to be used is a convenient part of the route of the lines and at the time construction of…
      • § 22478 A district constructing lines pursuant to this article shall restore the road, railway, or conduit intersected to its former state of usefulness as near as…
    4. ARTICLE 4. Disposition of Property §§ 22500–22506 · 6 sections
      • § 22500 When a board determines by resolution entered upon the minutes that any property of the district is no longer necessary for district purposes, the district may…
      • § 22501 A district may lease the right to produce any minerals or hydrocarbons in any property held by it upon the terms the board deems most beneficial to the…
      • § 22502 All conveyances and leases of district property shall be executed by the secretary and president on behalf of the district in accordance with a resolution of…
      • § 22503 A district may sell, convey, lease, give and take options and contracts of sale upon, and otherwise deal with property acquired by it through a collector’s…
      • § 22505 A district may lease any of its property to the State of California, a public agency of the State, a city, county, district, or other political subdivision of…
      • § 22506 When a board determines by resolution entered upon the minutes that any property of the district may be leased for a use or purpose that will not interfere…
    5. ARTICLE 5. Lease of Works §§ 22525–22530 · 6 sections
      • § 22525 This article provides an independent method of leasing and its provisions apply only to leases made pursuant to it.
      • § 22526 A district may lease part or all of its works whenever the leasing will benefit the district.
      • § 22527 When the board contemplates the leasing of the works of the district, it shall give notice thereof at least three weeks prior to the making of the lease, by…
      • § 22528 The lease shall be made to the highest bidder, but any and all bids may be rejected.
      • § 22529 The lease shall not interfere with any prior rights established by law.
      • § 22530 A good and sufficient bond shall be required by the board to secure the faithful performance of the lease by the lessees.
    6. ARTICLE 6. Water Leases for Mechanical Purposes §§ 22550–22561 · 12 sections
      • § 22550 The provisions of this article apply only to leases made pursuant to it.
      • § 22551 Whenever a district in the development of its works has the opportunity without increased expenditure to lease for mechanical purposes not inconsistent with…
      • § 22552 Whenever the board desires to lease the use of water it shall pass a resolution of intention to do so.
      • § 22553 Immediately after the passage of the resolution the secretary shall give notice of the intention, by publication for at least 20 days in one newspaper…
      • § 22554 The notice of intention to lease the use of water shall state all of the following: (a) The board will receive sealed proposals for the lease. (b) The lease…
      • § 22555 At the time and place appointed the board shall open in public the proposals to lease the use of water.
      • § 22556 As soon after opening the proposals as may be convenient the board may let the lease in portions or as a whole to the highest responsible bidder or may reject…
      • § 22557 The rental accruing upon a lease of the use of water may vary from year to year as specified in the lease and shall be payable semi-annually on the thirtieth…
      • § 22558 If at any time the rental is not paid on the day fixed, the amount of the rental due shall be doubled, and if not paid within the next succeeding 90 days, the…
      • § 22559 All money collected on a lease shall be paid into the district treasury and be apportioned to any funds the board deems advisable.
      • § 22560 Upon the letting of any lease, the board may require the lessee to execute a bond for the faithful performance of the covenants of the lease or give such other…
      • § 22561 The lease may be for a period not exceeding 25 years.
  4. CHAPTER 4. Controversies §§ 22650–22762 · 17 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Actions and Proceedings §§ 22650–22655 · 7 sections
      • § 22650 A district may commence and maintain any actions and proceedings to carry out its purposes or protect its interests and may defend in any action or proceeding…
      • § 22651 In all actions or proceedings the board may sue, appear, and defend in person or by attorneys and in the name of the district.
      • § 22651.5 (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), any judicial action or proceeding against a district to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance,…
      • § 22652 Service of summons upon a district may be made by serving it upon either the secretary or a majority of the directors elected.
      • § 22653 Before an action or proceeding by the holders of bonds of a district to compel or restrain the doing of an act by the district or its board may be commenced or…
      • § 22654 A district may commence, maintain, intervene in, compromise, and assume the costs of any action or proceeding involving or affecting the ownership or use of…
      • § 22655 A district may commence, maintain, intervene in, defend, and compromise actions and proceedings to prevent interference with or diminution of the natural flow…
    2. ARTICLE 2. Validating Proceedings § 22670 · 1 section
      • § 22670 An action to determine the validity of any contract entered into for a period of more than three years or the levy of any assessment or of bonds, including…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Limitations §§ 22700–22701 · 2 sections
      • § 22700 No contest of any thing or matter herein provided shall be made other than in the time and manner herein specified.
      • § 22701 In any such action all findings of fact or conclusions of a board or board of supervisors upon all matters shall be conclusive unless the action was instituted…
    4. ARTICLE 4. Public Liability § 22727 · 1 section
      • § 22727 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…
    5. ARTICLE 5. Settlement of Damages to Water Rights of State Land §§ 22750–22762 · 6 sections
      • § 22750 In all controversies involving any damage to any and all water rights of any land which is heretofore or hereafter tax-sold or tax-deeded to the State, the…
      • § 22751 The damages claimed in a controversy defined by this article are those occurring prior to the execution of the tax deed to the State.
      • § 22752 The money collected in the settlement pursuant to this article shall be paid into the treasury of the district for district purposes and be apportioned to any…
      • § 22753 The settlement of a controversy defined by this article shall be upon terms satisfactory to the district.
      • § 22754 The tax title of the State to the land involved remains wholly unimpaired by proceedings had pursuant to this article.
      • § 22762 An action to determine the validity of the Quantification Settlement Agreement defined in subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Chapter 617 of the Statutes of 2002,…
  5. CHAPTER 5. Provisions Pertaining Only to 500,000-Acre Districts §§ 22825–22970.35 · 32 sections
    1. ARTICLE 1. Introduction §§ 22825–22826 · 2 sections
      • § 22825 The provisions of this chapter apply only to districts containing 500,000 acres or more.
      • § 22826 Except as provided in this chapter every district containing 500,000 acres or more shall be governed by the provisions of this division.
    2. ARTICLE 2. Internal Organization §§ 22840–22849 · 13 sections
      • § 22840 (a) Each director of a district may receive a salary fixed by an ordinance that is subject to referendum and adopted by the board in an amount that does not…
      • § 22840.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board may elect a chairperson from its members and may elect, in addition to a chairperson, a vice chairperson…
      • § 22841 Notwithstanding Section 1304 of the Elections Code, the board of an irrigation district containing 500,000 acres or more may designate that the general…
      • § 22841.5 In an irrigation district containing 500,000 acres or more, the board shall, when changing the boundaries of the divisions of the district pursuant to Section…
      • § 22842 The board may: (a) Provide for and create divisions or departments for management and operating purposes. (b) Appoint department heads. (c) Classify and…
      • § 22843 All department heads, executives, and employees shall hold their employment at the will of the board.
      • § 22844 The board shall: (a) Elect an assessor and a collector, and on and after 12 p.m. on December 31, 1971, elect a treasurer, each of whom shall hold office at the…
      • § 22845 The treasurer, assessor, and collector shall each qualify by taking and filing with the secretary the oath of office and shall give a bond to the district as…
      • § 22846 The bond of the collector shall be in the sum of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) or more and shall be executed at the expense of the district by a surety…
      • § 22846.5 The bond of the treasurer shall be in a sum determined pursuant to the provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 21140) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of this…
      • § 22847 The board may: (a) Appoint one person to hold the offices of assessor, treasurer, and collector. (b) Segregate the offices and appoint a person to fill each…
      • § 22848 The same person may hold the office of president, secretary, treasurer, assessor, and collector, or any of those offices.
      • § 22849 The board of supervisors of the office county shall fill by appointment vacancies in the offices of directors, provided that any such appointed directors shall…
    3. ARTICLE 3. Flood Protection §§ 22875–22879 · 5 sections
      • § 22875 Any district may expend sums that seem necessary to its board for the protection of its canal system or of land from damage by flood and the overflow of rivers.
      • § 22876 The district may contribute funds for the purpose stated in Section 22875 to be expended by or jointly with the United States, other governments, or persons…
      • § 22877 A district may do all things necessary to insure its canal system and the land from any damage by flood or overflow without holding an election to authorize…
      • § 22878 When the issuance of bonds by any district has been authorized by the voters for the purpose of protection against floods but the bonds have not been sold, the…
      • § 22879 In addition to the powers conferred by Section 22878 any district may borrow for flood protection purposes in any one year not to exceed two hundred thousand…
    4. ARTICLE 5. Assessments § 22950 · 1 section
      • § 22950 Every district by its board, each year within 15 days after the close of its session as a board of equalization, shall levy an assessment sufficient to raise…
    5. ARTICLE 6. Miscellaneous Provisions §§ 22960–22961 · 2 sections
      • § 22960 Every district by its board may, in addition to other powers, borrow funds for any lawful purpose at an interest rate not exceeding 5 per cent per year and…
      • § 22961 A reserve fund from assessments or other revenues for emergencies, replacements or other lawful purpose of the district may be provided by the board.
    6. ARTICLE 7. Runoff Elections §§ 22970–22970.35 · 9 sections
      • § 22970 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code, in the event that in an…
      • § 22970.5 The runoff election shall be held on the last Tuesday in November, next following the general election, between the two candidates who secure the greatest…
      • § 22970.10 The governing body shall certify the two candidates who receive the highest number of votes for the elective office to the county elections official as the…
      • § 22970.15 The voters qualified to vote for the elective offices at the preceding general district election shall be the only voters qualified for the runoff election.
      • § 22970.20 Not less than seven days before any runoff election, any voter entitled to vote by vote by mail ballot as provided in Section 10530 of the Elections Code may…
      • § 22970.25 The county elections official shall commence the canvass of the returns on the first Wednesday after each runoff election.
      • § 22970.30 Not later than the second Friday in December next following the runoff election, the governing body at a regular or special meeting shall declare elected the…
      • § 22970.32 Officers elected at a runoff election shall take office pursuant to Section 21101.
      • § 22970.35 In all other respects a runoff election shall be conducted in the same manner as the general election for that office held pursuant to the Uniform District…
  6. CHAPTER 6. Provisions Pertaining Only to the El Dorado Irrigation District §§ 22975–22977 · 3 sections
    • § 22975 Notwithstanding any other provision contained in this division, the El Dorado Irrigation District, or an improvement district formed within the El Dorado…
    • § 22976 This section provides for an alternative procedure for forming an improvement district within the El Dorado Irrigation District: (a) The El Dorado Irrigation…
    • § 22977 In the event that the board of the El Dorado Irrigation District determines that it may be for the best interests of the district for the district to have…
  7. CHAPTER 7. Provisions Pertaining Only to the Merced Irrigation District and the East Contra Costa Irrigation District §§ 22980–22982 · 3 sections
    • § 22980 For purposes of this chapter, “district” means the Byron-Bethany Irrigation District, the Merced Irrigation District, or the East Contra Costa Irrigation…
    • § 22981 Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the district, or an improvement district formed within the district pursuant to this division, may do any…
    • § 22982 This section provides an alternative procedure for forming an improvement district within the district as follows: (a) The district may form one or more…