CHAPTER 1. Formation

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1935.

§§ 36460–36499 · 25 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Petition for Formation §§ 36460–36466 · 7 sections

   • § 36460 Land within a water district, which need not be contiguous, may be formed into a distribution district for the purpose of contracting with the United States,…
   • § 36461 As used in this part, “federal reclamation law” shall mean the Federal Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902 (32 Stats. 388), and all acts amendatory thereof or…
   • § 36462 The formation of a distribution district may be proposed and the petition therefor shall be signed by two-thirds or more in number of the holders of title to…
   • § 36463 A petition for the formation of a distribution district shall contain all of the following: (a) Statement of the plans of the proposed distribution system. (b)…
   • § 36464 The petition, all proceedings in reference to it, the distribution district, and the land in it shall be designated by a number.
   • § 36465 The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, which shall be duplicates except as to signatures.
   • § 36466 A petition to form a distribution district shall be filed with the secretary in the office of the district and may be inspected by all persons interested.
2. ARTICLE 2. Plans and Estimate of Assessment §§ 36470–36472 · 3 sections

   • § 36470 Upon receipt of a petition to form a distribution district the board shall cause a survey to be made of the proposed distribution system.
   • § 36471 If the survey shows that the improvements are feasible, the board shall cause to be prepared the following: (a) Plans and specifications of the proposed…
   • § 36472 The plans and specifications, estimate of cost and the statement of the proposed assessment shall be filed with the secretary in the office of the district and…
3. ARTICLE 3. Hearing on Formation §§ 36480–36484 · 5 sections

   • § 36480 After the filing of the formation petition, the plans and specifications, the estimate of cost and statement of the proposed assessment, the board shall give…
   • § 36481 Notice of the hearing shall be given by all of the following: (a) Posting a notice in three public places within the proposed distribution district. (b)…
   • § 36482 At the hearing the board shall hear any objections coming before it to any of the following: (a) The petition. (b) The formation of the distribution district.…
   • § 36483 At the hearing the board shall make any changes in reference to matters set forth in Section 36482 as it considers proper. The board may exclude any part of…
   • § 36484 If any additional land is included within the proposed distribution district, the hearing shall be continued and the owners of the added land given personal…
4. ARTICLE 4. Formation and Assessment §§ 36490–36499 · 10 sections

   • § 36490 Regardless of any findings made by the board, if more than one-third in number of the holders of title to land within the proposed distribution district object…
   • § 36491 If at the hearing the board finds that it would not be for the best interests of the district to form the distribution district, the board shall order the…
   • § 36492 If the board finds that it would be for the best interests of the district and the proposed distribution district to form the distribution district, it shall…
   • § 36493 Assessments levied for the purpose of meeting obligations accruing under a contract with the United States pursuant to the reclamation laws or under a contract…
   • § 36494 The secretary shall cause a certified copy of the order creating the distribution district to be recorded in the office of the county recorder in each county…
   • § 36495 The assessment, and each installment of it, shall be and remain a lien on the land in the distribution district in the same manner as, and be a part of, the…
   • § 36496 All lands of the distribution district shall remain jointly liable for all obligations accruing to the United States or accruing to the district under any…
   • § 36497 Upon a change or resubdivision upon the assessment book of the district of any parcel of land in a distribution district, the board upon its own initiative or…
   • § 36498 If the actual amount to be paid by the distribution district to the United States or to the district under the contract to be executed is substantially less…
   • § 36499 Installments of assessments levied on district owned land becoming due while the land is still owned by the district shall be paid by the district. Conveyance…