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CA Water Code § 56020 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 56020.

56020.  The order of formation shall contain the name of the district, and a description of the boundaries or otherwise indicate its territory. The order is conclusive evidence of the regularity of all prior proceedings, except the adoption and publication in full of the resolution of intention and of the fact of the hearing.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Officers|Section 56030.

56030.  The governing body of a county drainage district is a board of directors of not less than five members.If the district does not include a city or cities or any part thereof, the board of supervisors of the county is the board of directors of the district. If the district includes a city or cities or any part thereof, the members of the board of directors shall be as follows:(a) The presiding officer of the governing body of each city is a member of the board of directors;(b) The chairman of the board of supervisors is a member of the board of directors;(c) A member of the governing body of each city included within the district, other than the presiding officer, as appointed by the governing body of the city is a member of the board of directors;(d) Two members of the board of supervisors, other than the chairman of the board of supervisors, as appointed by the board of supervisors are members of the board of directors.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56031 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Officers|Section 56031.

56031.  The district board shall have power to fix the amount of compensation per meeting to be paid each member of the board for his or her services for each meeting attended by him or her; provided, that the compensation shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) for each meeting of the district board attended by him or her, together with expenses necessarily incurred by him or her in traveling between his or her place of residence and the place of meeting. However, no member shall receive compensation for attending more than three meetings of the board during any calendar month. This compensation shall be in addition to any other fees or compensation allowed by law for the other official positions specified in Section 56030 that are occupied by members of the district board. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 56040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 4 - District Powers and Purposes|Section 56040.

56040.  The objects and purposes of a county drainage district shall be to provide for:(a) The control of storm and other waste waters of or within said district, including waters which arise outside said district and which flow or drain into or through the said district;(b) The protection from damage by storm or waste waters of private property and of public highways and other public property within said district;(c) The conservation of storm and waste waters for beneficial and useful purposes by spreading, storing, retaining or causing such waters, or any part thereof, to percolate into the soil within or without said district or the saving and conservation in any manner of any and all of such waters.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56041 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 4 - District Powers and Purposes|Section 56041.

56041.  A county drainage district shall have the power:(a) To sue and be sued in its own name;(b) To adopt a seal;(c) To take by grant, purchase, gift, lease, devise or otherwise and to hold, use and enjoy real or personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary to or convenient for the full exercise of its powers;(d) To exercise the power of eminent domain to the full extent necessary to or convenient for the full exercise of its powers and to carry out the provisions of this act; provided, that if the exercise of such power requires the alteration or relocation of any facilities devoted to a public use, the cost of such alteration or relocation shall be borne by the district;(e) To make and accept all contracts, deeds, releases and documents of any kind which will be necessary or proper to the exercise of any of the powers of the district;(f) To direct the payment of all lawful claims and demands against the district;(g) To levy and collect taxes as hereinafter provided;(h) To issue bonds as hereinafter provided and provide for their payment;(i) To employ such engineers, experts, surveyors, counsel and other persons as are needed to carry into effect any powers of the district;(j) To acquire, construct, complete, operate and maintain a surface or underground drainage system or systems or combination thereof and such ditches, drains, conduits, pipelines, system of ditches, drains, conduits or pipelines or combinations thereof as may be determined necessary to accomplish the objects and purposes of the district;(k) Borrow money and incur indebtedness and guarantee the performance of its legal or contractual obligations whether heretofore or hereafter incurred; and also refund or retire any public indebtedness or lien that may exist against the district or any property therein which shall have arisen out of the transaction of the affairs of the district;(l) To sell, lease or otherwise dispose of any property of the district or any interest therein when it is no longer required for the purposes of the district or when its use may be permitted without interfering with its use by the district;(m) To do any other act to accomplish the objects and purposes of the district.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56042 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 4 - District Powers and Purposes|Section 56042.

56042.  All ordinances of a county drainage district shall be adopted by the board of directors of the district, and shall be certified to, recorded, and published in the same manner as ordinances of a county. The initiative and referendum powers are hereby granted to the electors of a county drainage district to be exercised in relation to the enactment or rejection of ordinances of a county drainage district in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of this state for the exercise of those powers in relation to counties.(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1137, Sec. 6.)
CA Water Code § 56050 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey|Section 56050.

56050.  Before constructing any project and before calling any election for the issuance of bonds as hereinafter provided, the district board shall by resolution employ one or more engineers to make a survey of the problems of the district concerning the protection of the lands within the district from storm, overflow or waste waters and especially with reference to the construction of a drainage system or systems. The resolution shall direct the engineer or engineers to prepare and file with the district board a report setting forth:(a) A general description of the work proposed to be done to carry out the objects of the district;(b) A general plan and general specifications of the work;(c) A general description of the property proposed to be acquired or damaged in carrying out the work;(d) A map showing the boundaries of the district and in general the location and extent of the work proposed to be done, property taken or damaged, and any other information useful to the understanding of the proposed work;(e) An estimate of the cost of the proposed work including acquisition, engineer and construction costs.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey|Section 56051.

56051.  The engineer or engineers may, subject to the direction of the district board, employ such surveyors and others as may be necessary to prepare the report.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56052 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey|Section 56052.

56052.  When the engineer’s report is filed, the district board shall examine it and may thereupon:(a) Reject it and direct that a new report be prepared;(b) Direct that changes be made in it; or(c) If it complies with the provisions of this chapter and is satisfactory to the district board, it shall fix a time and place for hearing objections to the report and to doing all or any of the work referred to in the report.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56053 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey|Section 56053.

56053.  Notice of the hearing shall be published by the district board pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper circulated in the district. At the time and place so fixed, or at the time and place to which the hearing may be from time to time continued, the board shall hear all objections. Said objections may be oral or in writing.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
CA Water Code § 56054 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey|Section 56054.

56054.  At the conclusion of the hearing the district board shall either order the report changed to conform to some or all the objections made or shall approve and adopt the report as made. If changes in the report are ordered, a further hearing shall be had upon it as amended and further hearings shall be had until the district board approves and adopts the report.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56055 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey|Section 56055.

56055.  If the district board approves and adopts the report of the engineer or engineers, the board shall order the engineer or engineers to prepare precise plans and specifications for the work contained in said report. Said precise plans and specifications shall be in conformity with the general plans and specifications contained in said report as approved by the district board unless the district board by a four-fifths vote adopts a resolution declaring that the public interest requires a modification of or departure from the general plans and specifications, which resolution shall contain a statement of the manner in which the modification is required or departure is to be made.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56059 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey|Section 56059.

56059.  The engineer or engineers employed by the district board to prepare the precise plans and specifications shall be directed by the district board to superintend the doing of the work contained in said precise plans and specifications.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56060 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey|Section 56060.

56060.  A right of way in or across any public highway, street or property in the district is hereby granted to the district wherever the right of way is found by the district board to be necessary or convenient for the doing of any of the work; provided, that if the exercise of the rights herein granted require the alteration or relocation of any facilities devoted to a public use, the district shall pay the cost of such alteration or relocation.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56061 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 5 - Preliminary Report and Survey|Section 56061.

56061.  Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter to the contrary, in the event that prior to the formation of a district a report has been secured by the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is formed pursuant to the provisions of Section 4.2 of the Drainage District Improvement Act of 1919 concerning the protection of lands and other property within the district from storm or waste waters and containing substantially the same data and matter required by Section 56050 of this chapter, and if copies of said report are made available to the district board by the board of supervisors of such county, a new report need not be prepared by the district board under said Section 56050 and the hearing or hearings referred to in this chapter may be held on such report furnished by the board of supervisors of such county, and thereafter all of the provisions of this chapter shall be applicable to such report.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56070 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56070.

56070.  After the approval and adoption of an engineer’s report and before ordering the engineer to prepare precise plans and specifications as provided in Chapter 5, the district board may submit to the voters of the district the proposition of incurring a bonded indebtedness to obtain funds with which to acquire the property and to do the work in whole or in part set forth in the report. For that purpose a special election shall be called by resolution.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56071 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56071.

56071.  The resolution shall state all of the following:(a) The general objects and purposes for which it is proposed to incur an indebtedness.(b) A reference to the report filed with the district board for particulars. (c) The amount of the bonds proposed to be issued; provided, that the district shall not incur any indebtedness which exceeds fifteen percent (15%) of the assessed value of all taxable real property in the district.(d) The number of years not to exceed which the whole of the bonds are to run. (e) The rate of interest or a maximum rate of interest to be paid, which rate shall not be more than the rate specified in this chapter, payable at the time specified in this chapter.(f) The date of the election.(g) The election precincts, polling places, and election officers.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56072 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56072.

56072.  For the purposes of the bond election the district board may consolidate into one precinct several precincts established for general election purposes and describe the precinct by reference to the general election precincts.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56073 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56073.

56073.  An election board consisting of one inspector, one judge, and one clerk shall be appointed by the district board for each precinct.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56074 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56074.

56074.  Only voters registered in the district are eligible to vote at the bond election.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56075 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56075.

56075.  The resolution calling the election shall be published pursuant to Section 6063 of the Government Code in a newspaper having a general circulation in the district and designated by the district board. No other notice of the election need be given.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
CA Water Code § 56076 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56076.

56076.  If two-thirds of the votes cast are in favor of incurring the bonded indebtedness as proposed, bonds of the district for the amount stated in the resolution calling the election shall be issued and sold.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56077 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56077.

56077.  The validity of the bonds after their issuance shall not be questioned in any court except upon the ground that the provisions of this chapter authorizing their issuance are unconstitutional, or that the required hearing regarding the formation of the district was not legally held or proper notice of it was not given.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56078 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56078.

56078.  The district board shall prescribe by resolution the form of the bonds, and interest coupons. The bonds shall be payable at such times and at a place to be fixed by the board, and designated in the bonds, together with interest on all sums unpaid on that date until the whole of the indebtedness has been paid. The term of bonds issued shall not exceed 40 years.The district board may divide the principal amount of any issue into two or more series and fix different dates for the bonds of each series. The bonds of one series may be made payable at different times from those of any other series. The term of bonds of each issue or series shall not exceed 40 years from the date of the bonds.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1766.)
CA Water Code § 56079 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56079.

56079.  The bonds shall be issued in such denominations as the district board determines, except that no bonds shall be of a denomination less than one hundred dollars ($100) or greater than one thousand dollars ($1,000). They shall be payable on the day and at the place fixed in the bonds, and with interest at the rate specified in the bonds, which rate shall not be in excess of 8 percent per annum, and shall, after the first year, be payable semiannually.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 130.)
CA Water Code § 56080 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56080.

56080.  The bonds shall be signed by the chairman of the district board, and countersigned by the auditor of the district, and the seal of the district board shall be affixed. The interest coupons of the bonds shall be numbered consecutively and signed by the auditor of the district. All such signatures and countersignatures may be printed, lithographed, engraved, or otherwise mechanically reproduced, except that one of said signatures or countersignatures to said bonds shall be manually affixed. The auditor of the district under this section shall be the county auditor of the county in which the district is formed.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56081 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56081.

56081.  If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on the bonds ceases to be an officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, his signature or countersignature shall be as valid as if he had remained in office until the delivery of the bonds.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56082 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56082.

56082.  The board may issue and sell the bonds of the district at not less than par value, and the proceeds shall be placed in the treasury of the county. Before selling the bonds, or any part thereof, the legislative body shall give notice not less than 10 days prior to the date of sale by publication pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation circulating in the district inviting sealed bids in such manner as the legislative body shall prescribe. If satisfactory bids are received, the bonds offered for sale shall be awarded to the highest responsible bidder. If no bids are received, or if the legislative body determines that the bids received are not satisfactory as to price or responsibility of the bidders, the legislative body may reject all bids received, if any, and either readvertise or sell the bonds at private sale.All premiums and accrued interest received shall be paid into the fund to be used for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds and the remainder of the proceeds of the sale shall be paid into the construction fund of the district, and proper records of the transactions shall be placed upon the books of the treasurer.(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
CA Water Code § 56083 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56083.

56083.  The construction fund shall be applied exclusively to the purposes and objects mentioned in the resolution calling the bond election.Payments from the construction fund shall be made upon the demands allowed by the district board, and prepared, presented and audited in the same manner as demands upon the funds of the county.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56084 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56084.

56084.  When the purposes and objects mentioned in the resolution calling the bond election have been accomplished, any moneys remaining in the construction fund shall be transferred to the fund to be used for the payment of principal and interest on the bonds.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
CA Water Code § 56085 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE|PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 6 - Bonds|Section 56085.

56085.  If the proposition of issuing bonds submitted at a bond election fails to receive the requisite number of votes, the district board may, at the expiration of six months after that election, call or order another bond election, either for the same objects and purposes, or for any other object or purpose of the district.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)