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CA Water Code § 74521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Water|Section 74521.

74521.  A district may appropriate, acquire, and conserve water and water rights for any useful purpose.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Water|Section 74522.

74522.  A district may conserve, store, spread, and sink water and for such purposes may acquire or construct dams, damsites, reservoirs and reservoir sites, canals, ditches and conduits, spreading basins, sinking wells, and sinking basins.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Water|Section 74523.

74523.  A district may maintain, operate, and repair any of the works described in Section 74522.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74524 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Water|Section 74524.

74524.  A district may provide for the construction, operation, and maintenance of such works, facilities, or operations within or without the district boundaries as the board deems necessary to protect the land or property in the district from damage by flood or overflow.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Water|Section 74525.

74525.  A district may drill, construct, install, and operate wells, pumps, pipelines, conduits, valves, gates, meters, and other appurtenances to such wells, pipelines and conduits, and may pump water therefrom and thereby for sale, delivery, distribution, or other disposition.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Water|Section 74526.

74526.  A district may sell, deliver, distribute, or otherwise dispose of any water that may be stored or appropriated, owned, or controlled by the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Water|Section 74527.

74527.  A district may fix the rates at which water may be sold by the district. The rates shall be uniform for like classes of service throughout the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74540 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 3 - Recreational Facilities|Section 74540.

74540.  A district may acquire, construct, maintain, and operate recreational facilities in connection with any dams, reservoirs, or other works owned or controlled by the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74541 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 3 - Recreational Facilities|Section 74541.

74541.  A district may fix and assess reasonable charges for the use of the recreational facilities by members of the public, and may deposit any funds collected thereby with the treasurer to the credit of the district as provided in Section 74750.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74550 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 4 - Property|Section 74550.

74550.  A district, for the full exercise of its powers and the accomplishment of the purposes of this division, may within or without the district:(a) Take real and personal property of every kind by grant, appropriation, purchase, gift, devise, condemnation, or lease.(b) Hold, use, enjoy, manage, occupy, possess, lease, or dispose of real and personal property of every kind.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74551 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 4 - Property|Section 74551.

74551.  The legal title to all property acquired by a district shall immediately and by operation of law vest in such district, and shall be held in trust for and set apart for the uses and purposes set forth in this division.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74552 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 4 - Property|Section 74552.

74552.  A district may take conveyances or other assurances for all property acquired by it.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74553 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 4 - Property|Section 74553.

74553.  A district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary to be used for dams, damsites, reservoirs, reservoir sites, canals, ditches and conduits, spreading basins, sinking wells or sinking basins, or otherwise necessary to accomplish the purposes of this division, or to operate or to make use of such works.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 582.)
CA Water Code § 74554 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 4 - Property|Section 74554.

74554.  The right of eminent domain shall not extend to any property used for, or dedicated to, cemetery purposes.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74640 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 6 - Controversies|Section 74640.

74640.  A district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided in this division or by law, in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74641 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 6 - Controversies|Section 74641.

74641.  A district may commence, maintain, intervene in, and compromise, in the name of the district, and assume the costs of, any action or proceeding involving or affecting the ownership or use of water or water rights within the district, used or useful for any purposes of the district, or of common benefit to the lands situated therein.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 6 - Controversies|Section 74642.

74642.  A district may commence, maintain, intervene in, defend, and compromise actions and proceedings to prevent interference with or diminution of the natural flow of any stream or streams or unnavigable river, or rivers, including the natural subterranean supply of water therefrom, which may be used or useful for any purpose of the district, or a common benefit to the lands within the district or its inhabitants; and may commence, maintain, and defend actions and proceedings to prevent any such interference with such waters as may endanger the inhabitants or lands of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74643 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 6 - Controversies|Section 74643.

74643.  A district may institute and maintain any and all actions, proceedings, and suits at law or in equity necessary or proper to fully carry out the provisions of this division, or to enforce, maintain, protect, or preserve any and all rights, privileges, and immunities created by this division or acquired in pursuance thereof.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74644 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 6 - Controversies|Section 74644.

74644.  In all courts, actions, suits, or proceedings, the board may sue, appear, and defend in the name of the district in person or by attorneys.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74645 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 6 - Controversies|Section 74645.

74645.  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 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 7 - Adoption of Ordinances|Section 74650.

74650.  (a) A district may act by ordinance in exercising its powers under this division over lands, structures, and facilities in which the district has a real property interest. All ordinances shall be enacted only by rollcall vote entered into the proceedings of the board.(b) It is the policy of the Legislature to avoid duplication of authority of local districts to regulate upon the same subjects in the same area. Accordingly, this chapter shall not apply to a district lying within another district having and exercising, in accordance with the governing statute of the overlying district, the authority to adopt and enforce, upon civil or penal sanction, ordinances for the same purposes.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 612, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 74651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 7 - Adoption of Ordinances|Section 74651.

74651.  An ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon adoption, but shall be published once in full in a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published, and circulated in the district within 10 days after adoption, or if there be no such newspaper, then posted within that time in three public places within the district.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 612, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 74652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 7 - Adoption of Ordinances|Section 74652.

74652.  It is a misdemeanor for any person to violate any district ordinance adopted pursuant to Section 74650 from and after the publication or posting of the ordinance pursuant to Section 74651. The violation shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500), or imprisonment in the county jail not to exceed 30 days, or by both that fine and imprisonment. Any violation or threatened violation may also be enjoined by civil action.(Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 612, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 74750 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Funds and Warrants|Section 74750.

74750.  The treasury of the principal county is the repository of all the funds of a district. For this purpose, the treasurers of any other counties wherein is situated a portion of the district, shall, at any time, not more often than twice a year, upon the order of the board, settle with the board and pay over to the treasurer of the principal county all moneys in their possession belonging to the district. The treasurer of the principal county shall receive and receipt for such moneys, and place such moneys to the credit of the district. He shall be responsible upon his official bond for the safekeeping and disbursement, in the manner provided in this division, of these and all moneys of the district held by him.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74751 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Funds and Warrants|Section 74751.

74751.  No claim shall be paid by the treasurer until allowed by the board.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74752 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Funds and Warrants|Section 74752.

74752.  The treasurer shall pay out the moneys of the district only upon warrants of the county auditor, drawn upon order of the board signed by the president and attested by the secretary.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74753 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Funds and Warrants|Section 74753.

74753.  Upon presentation of any matured bond, or any matured interest coupon on any bond of the district, the treasurer shall pay it from the bond fund. If funds are not available for the payment of any such matured bond or interest coupon, it shall draw interest at the rate of 7 percent per annum from the date of its presentation for payment until notice is given that funds are available for its payment, and it shall be stamped and provision made for its payment, as in the case of a warrant for the payment of which funds are not available on its presentation.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74754 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Funds and Warrants|Section 74754.

74754.  The treasurer shall report in writing at each regular meeting of the board, and as often thereafter as requested by the board, the amount of money on hand, the amount of receipts since his last report, and the amounts paid out. Such reports shall be verified and filed with the secretary.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74755 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Funds and Warrants|Section 74755.

74755.  As an alternative to the functions of the county treasurer and the county auditor provided in this chapter, the board may elect to disburse funds of the district. Such election shall be made by resolution of the board and the filing of a certified copy thereof with the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall thereupon deliver to the district all funds of the district. Such funds shall be deposited by the board in a bank or banks approved for deposit of public funds and shall be withdrawn only by written order of the board, signed by the president and secretary. The order shall specify the name of the payee, the fund from which it is to be paid and state generally the purpose for which payment is to be made. Such order shall be entered in the minutes of the board. The board shall appoint a treasurer who shall be responsible for the deposit and withdrawal of funds of the district. The treasurer shall deposit with the district, prior to October 1 of each year, a surety bond in an amount annually fixed by the board. The deposit and withdrawal of funds of the district shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 53630), Chapter 4, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5, of the Government Code. Any district electing to disburse funds pursuant to this section shall file with the board of supervisors an annual audit of such disbursements which meets the approval of the board of supervisors.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 236.)
CA Water Code § 74756 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Funds and Warrants|Section 74756.

74756.  The election made pursuant to Section 74755 may be rescinded by resolution of the board. No later than 30 days following any such rescission, the treasurer appointed pursuant to Section 74755 shall deliver all district funds to the county treasurer together with a certified copy of the resolution of rescission, whereupon the county treasurer and county auditor shall commence to act as provided in this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 236.)
CA Water Code § 74770 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Limitation on Indebtedness|Section 74770.

74770.  The board has no power, except as provided in this division as to certificates of indebtedness, notes, special assessments, and the issuance of bonds by the district, to incur any debt or liability whatever in excess of the express provisions of this division. Any debt or liability incurred in excess of such express provisions, except as to certificates of indebtedness, notes, special assessments, and the issuance of bonds, is absolutely void.(Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 35.)
CA Water Code § 74771 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Limitation on Indebtedness|Section 74771.

74771.  For the purposes of organization, or for any of any purpose for which the board is authorized to expend the collection of the first assessment, an indebtedness not exceeding in the aggregate an amount equivalent of twenty-five cents ($.25) for each acre of land in the district, and it may cause warrants of the district to issue therefor bearing interest at 7 percent per year from date of issue until the treasurer has funds available for the payment thereof.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74772 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Limitation on Indebtedness|Section 74772.

74772.  The expenses of organization, including the fees of attorneys and others employed to conduct the organization proceedings, are a charge upon the district, and are payable by the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74900 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Adoption of Improvement Acts|Section 74900.

74900.  A district, in the construction of any work to be done or improvement made by it or within an improvement district formed pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 75000) of this division and in the levying of assessments and reassessments and the issuing of bonds to pay for costs and expenses of the work and improvements done or to be done, may use the Improvement Act of 1911, the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, or the Improvement Bond Act of 1915. These acts are hereafter referred to in this chapter as the “improvement acts.”(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 426.)
CA Water Code § 74901 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Adoption of Improvement Acts|Section 74901.

74901.  Notwithstanding the provisions or limitations of any of the improvement acts relating to the work authorized to be done or the improvements authorized to be made thereunder, a district may acquire or construct, by the procedures permitted by this article, any improvements authorized by this division, and the improvements authorized to be constructed or acquired by the procedure permitted by this article, are restricted to those permitted by this division.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74902 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Adoption of Improvement Acts|Section 74902.

74902.  In the application of the improvement acts to proceedings under this division, the terms used in those acts shall have the following meanings:(a) “City council” or “council” means the board.(b) “City” or “municipality” means the district.(c) “Clerk” or “city clerk” means the secretary.(d) “Superintendent of streets,” “street superintendent,” or “city engineer” means the chief engineer of the district or any other person appointed to perform such duties.(e) “Tax collector” means the county tax collector.(f) “Treasurer” or “city treasurer” means the treasurer.(g) “Right-of-way” means any right-of-way owned or held by the district for the purpose of constructing or maintaining any work or improvements which the district is authorized to do.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74903 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Adoption of Improvement Acts|Section 74903.

74903.  The powers and duties conferred by the improvement acts upon boards, officers, and agents of cities shall be exercised by the board, officers, and agents of the district, respectively.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74904 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Adoption of Improvement Acts|Section 74904.

74904.  No assessment or bond levied or issued pursuant to proceedings under any of the improvement acts, as authorized by this chapter, shall become a lien, and no person shall be deemed to have notice thereof, until a certified copy of the assessment in the proceedings under the improvement act being utilized, and the diagram attached to the assessment, are recorded in the office of the county recorder of each county in which any part of the lands assessed are located.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74950 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Negotiable Promissory Notes|Section 74950.

74950.  The district may issue negotiable promissory notes bearing interest at a rate not exceeding the rate set by Article 7 (commencing with Section 53530) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The notes shall be general obligations of the district payable from revenues and assessment taxes, unless paid from other available funds of the district, in the same manner as bonds of the district. The maturity of the notes shall not be later than five years from the date thereof and the total aggregate amount of the notes outstanding at any one time shall not exceed the lesser of 2 percent of the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the district, according to the last assessment roll or five million dollars ($5,000,000), except that a district which has been formed for less than 18 months may not borrow an amount exceeding twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1558, Sec. 10.)
CA Water Code § 74951 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Negotiable Promissory Notes|Section 74951.

74951.  “Taxable property,” as used in Section 74950, means:(a) All lands and improvements within a district or improvement district, as the case may be, if the provisions of Section 74056 were complied with in the formation of the district or district within which the improvement district is created.(b) All lands and improvements within an improvement district if the basis of taxation in the improvement district has been changed pursuant to Section 75151 from land to land and improvements.(c) Land only within any district or improvement district not mentioned in subdivision (a) or (b) of this section.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 35.)
CA Water Code § 74952 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Negotiable Promissory Notes|Section 74952.

74952.  If a district undertakes to issue promissory notes pursuant to the limitations set forth in Section 74950, the limitations provided in Sections 75357 and 75358 shall not apply.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 35.)