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CA Pub Util Code § 12335 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 2 - Benefits and Contributions|Section 12335.

12335.  Liabilities accruing under the retirement system because of benefits other than such as are the equivalent of contributions by the members, with accumulated interest, shall be met by contributions by the district. Prior service or other liabilities of the district may be met by annual appropriations instead of by one appropriation for the total of the liabilities; but until the present value of regular contributions for current service, together with assets then available, equals the present value of all allowances and benefits granted or to be granted under the system, the appropriation for any one year when added to any unused balance of any previous appropriations for such purpose shall not be less than the amount disbursed during that year on account of prior service or other liabilities of the district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12336 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 2 - Benefits and Contributions|Section 12336.

12336.  If any member withdraws from the retirement system prior to retirement the total amount contributed by him with such interest as may be credited thereto shall be returned to him; provided, however, that the board may prescribe the terms and conditions upon which a member, whose district service is terminated except by death or retirement, may elect to leave his contributions and interest thereon in the retirement fund, and the terms and conditions upon which a retirement allowance may be made to him after such termination based upon his contributions prior to such termination.(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 808.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12337 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 2 - Benefits and Contributions|Section 12337.

12337.  All money received by any person as an annuity, pension, retirement allowance, disability payment, or death benefit from the retirement system, and all contributions and interest thereon returned to any member of the retirement system, whether in the actual possession of such person or deposited, loaned, or invested by him, is unassignable, and is exempt from execution or any other process except to the extent permitted by Section 704.110 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 497, Sec. 164. Operative July 1, 1983, by Sec. 185 of Ch. 497.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12337.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 2 - Benefits and Contributions|Section 12337.5.

12337.5.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12337, the retirement board may comply with and give effect to a revocable written authorization signed by a retired member or beneficiary of a retired member entitled to a retirement allowance or benefit under this chapter, authorizing the district to deduct appropriate amounts from the retirement allowance or benefit payable to any such retired member or beneficiary of a retired member for the purpose of paying premiums of any group medical or hospital service plan, or both, approved by the district, for the benefit of such retired member or his dependents, for the payment of personal income taxes to the Government of the United States or of the State of California, or for the purchase of shares in, or the payment of money to, the utility district credit union.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 201.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12338 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 2 - Benefits and Contributions|Section 12338.

12338.  Nothing in this division shall prevent a district from establishing a deferred compensation plan for some or all of its officers and employees pursuant to Article 1.1 (commencing with Section 53212) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 820.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12361 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12361.

12361.  The board shall create a retirement board of not more than five members, at least two members of which shall be the elected representatives of the employees, to administer the retirement system, and shall define its powers and duties and the tenure of the members.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12362 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12362.

12362.  All members of the retirement board shall serve without pay.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12363 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12363.

12363.  The retirement board shall determine the eligibility of officers, employees, and their dependents to participation in the system and shall be the sole authority and judge under such ordinances as may be adopted by the board as to the conditions under which persons may be admitted to and continue to receive benefits of any sort under the retirement system, and may modify allowances for service and disability. The determination of the retirement board shall be final and conclusive and shall not be modified or set aside except for fraud or abuse of discretion.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12364 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12364.

12364.  If the district maintains its own retirement fund, the retirement board shall have exclusive control of the administration, investment, and disbursement of the retirement fund. The retirement fund is a trust fund held for the exclusive purposes of providing benefits to members of the retirement system and their survivors and beneficiaries. Investment of the fund shall be subject to the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with such matters would use in the conduct of an enterprise of a like character and with like aims.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1738, Sec. 33. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12365.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12365.6.

12365.6.  In addition to such other investments that are authorized by this article, the retirement board may, in its discretion, invest the assets of the retirement fund in deeds of trust and mortgages. Investments made under this section shall not exceed, in the aggregate, an amount equal to 25 percent of the assets of the system.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 484, Sec. 1.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12365.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12365.7.

12365.7.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the retirement board, or the district’s treasurer with the approval of the retirement board, may enter into security loan agreements with broker-dealers and with California or national banks for the purpose of prudently supplementing the income normally received from investments.(b) “Security loan agreement” means a written contract whereby a legal owner, the lender, agrees to lend specific marketable corporate or government securities for a period not to exceed one year. The lender retains the right to collect from the borrower all dividends, interest, premiums, rights, and any other distributions to which the lender would otherwise have been entitled. The lender waives the right to vote the securities during the term of the loan. The lender may terminate the contract upon not more than five business days’ notice as agreed, and the borrower may terminate the contract upon not less than two business days’ notice as agreed. The borrower shall provide collateral to the lender in the form of cash or bonds or other interest-bearing notes and obligations of the United States or federal instrumentalities eligible for investment by a lending retirement fund.The collateral shall be in an amount equal to at least 102 percent of the market value of the loaned securities as agreed. The lender shall monitor the market value of the loaned securities daily. The loan agreement shall provide for payment of additional collateral on a daily basis, or at the time the value of the loaned securities increases, to agreed-upon ratios. In no event shall the amount of the collateral be less than the market value of the loaned securities.(c) “Marketable securities” means securities that are freely traded on recognized exchanges or marketplaces.(d) The retirement board or district treasurer entering into security loan agreements shall do all of the following:(1) Maintain detailed records of all security loans.(2) Develop controls and reports to monitor the conduct of the transactions. (3) Publicize the net results of the security loan transaction separate from the results of other investment activities.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 484, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12365.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12365.8.

12365.8.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, the retirement system may invest in any and all investments authorized by Section 1372 of the Financial Code and Section 12871 of this code.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 484, Sec. 3.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12366 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12366.

12366.  Notwithstanding Section 12364, the retirement board may contract with one or more qualified investment managers in connection with the investment program of the retirement board.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 1738, Sec. 37. Effective September 30, 1984.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12367 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12367.

12367.  The retirement board may authorize a trust company or a trust department of any state or national bank authorized to conduct the business of a trust company in this state or the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco or any branch thereof within this state, to act as custodian of any securities invested in by the retirement board. Any such bank or trust company may be authorized to collect the income from such securities or the proceeds of the sale thereof for the retirement board, and deposit said income or funds in the account of the retirement system. The compensation of such bank or trust company for such custodial services shall be fixed by agreement and shall be paid in the same manner and from the same funds as are other costs of administration of the retirement system. Securities of the retirement fund held by the custodian bank or trust company may be registered in the nominee name of the custodian or of the retirement system. The custodian bank or trust company shall make such disposition of the securities as the retirement board shall authorize. All such securities are at all times subject to the order of the retirement board.(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 328.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12368 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 3 - Retirement Board|Section 12368.

12368.  Funds held by a district pursuant to a written agreement between the district and the employees of the district to defer a portion of the compensation otherwise receivable by the district’s employees and pursuant to a plan for such deferral as adopted by the board, may be invested in the types of investments set forth in Section 53609 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 1976, Ch. 820.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12391 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 4 - Investigation and Penalties|Section 12391.

12391.  At least once in each four-year period after the establishment of the retirement system the board shall cause to be made an actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement fund, and upon the basis of such investigation and valuation shall make such revision or change of the rates of contribution, the periods and conditions of service, and amounts of retirement allowances as may be necessary.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12392 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 5 - Retirement System|ARTICLE 4 - Investigation and Penalties|Section 12392.

12392.  Except as herein provided, no member of the board or of the retirement board, nor any member of the retirement system or employee of the district, shall have any interest direct or indirect in the making of any investment or in the gains or profits accruing therefrom, and no such person, directly or indirectly, for himself or as an agent or partner of others, shall borrow any of its funds, nor shall any such person in any manner use the same except to make such current and necessary payments as are authorized by the retirement board, nor shall such a person become an endorser or surety as to, or in any manner an obligor for investments of the retirement fund.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power|Section 12701.

12701.  A district has perpetual succession and may adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power|Section 12702.

12702.  A district may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12702.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power|Section 12702.5.

12702.5.  (a) Except as specified in subdivision (b), any judicial action or proceeding against a district that provides electric utility service, to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul an ordinance, resolution, or motion fixing or changing a rate or charge for an electric commodity or an electric service furnished by a district and adopted on or after July 1, 2000, shall be commenced within 120 days of the effective date of that ordinance, resolution, or motion.(b) The statute of limitations specified in subdivision (a) does not apply to any judicial action or proceeding filed pursuant to Chapter 13.7 (commencing with Section 54999) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code to protest or challenge a rate or charge or to seek the refund of a capital facilities fee if the notice and disclosure requirements of Section 54999.35 of the Government Code have not been followed.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 159, Sec. 178. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 1 - Corporate Power|Section 12703.

12703.  A district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers granted in this division.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 582.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12721 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 2 - Contracts|Section 12721.

12721.  A district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this division.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12722 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 2 - Contracts|Section 12722.

12722.  Neither the general manager nor any director of the district shall in any manner be interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded or to be awarded by the board, or in the profits to be derived therefrom. Any violation of this provision is a misdemeanor, and conviction shall work a forfeiture of office. This section has no application to contracts awarded to corporations in which such officer owns less than 1 percent of the entire capital stock.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12723 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 2 - Contracts|Section 12723.

12723.  Whenever the board, by resolution passed by a majority of its members, determines that the public interest will be served, a district constructing or operating plants and appurtenant facilities for the generation of electrical power by nuclear energy may purchase or acquire insurance for such properties against physical loss or damage and the resultant loss of capacity for the generation of electrical power from insurance companies organized in the United States or foreign countries as either stock companies or assessment or nonassessment mutual companies. In the event such insurance is acquired from an assessment mutual company, a district shall have authority to share in the initial organization expenses of the company, to become a member of the company, and to assume liability for retrospective premium adjustments in accordance with the terms and conditions of the policy or contract of insurance issued by such company.(Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 405.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12751 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 3 - Purchases|Section 12751.

12751.  (a) Except as specified in Section 12751.5, the purchase of all supplies and materials, when the expenditure required exceeds twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or in a district that has a population of 250,000 or more, when the expenditure required exceeds fifty thousand dollars ($50,000), shall be by contract let to the lowest responsible bidder. Notice requesting bids shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code at least 10 days before bids are received. The district may reject any and all bids and readvertise in its discretion. The board may authorize the general manager to determine, in the discretion of the general manager, whether to reject all bids and whether, after the bids have been rejected, to readvertise.(b) The dollar limit identified in subdivision (a) shall annually be adjusted upward or downward to reflect the percentage change in the Implicit Price Deflator for State and Local Government Purchases of Goods and Services for the United States, as published by the U.S. Department of Commerce. The annual adjustments shall be rounded to the nearest one thousand dollars ($1,000).(Amended by Stats. 1999, Ch. 55, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12751.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 3 - Purchases|Section 12751.1.

12751.1.  Notwithstanding Section 12751, the board of a district which has owned and operated an electric distribution system for at least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more may authorize the general manager to determine the lowest responsible bidder and to award a contract to that bidder.(Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 692, Sec. 14.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12751.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 3 - Purchases|Section 12751.2.

12751.2.  Notwithstanding Section 12751, the board of a district which has owned and operated water distribution or sewage disposal systems for at least eight years and has a population of 250,000 or more may authorize the general manager to act for the board in determining the lowest responsible bidder and awarding a contract to that bidder where the expenditure required by the bid price is less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). When acting pursuant to this section, the general manager shall, in each instance, promptly notify the board of the action taken.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 313, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12752 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 3 - Purchases|Section 12752.

12752.  If after the bids have been rejected, the board determines and declares by a four-fifths vote of all the members of a five-ward district, or by a five-sevenths vote of all the members of a seven-ward district, that in its opinion the materials and supplies may be purchased at a lower price in the open market, the board may proceed, or may authorize the general manager to proceed, to purchase the supplies and materials in the open market without further observance of the provisions requiring contracts, bids, or notice.(Amended by Stats. 1984, Ch. 465, Sec. 2.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12753 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 3 - Purchases|Section 12753.

12753.  In case of any great emergency, the board may, by resolution passed by a four-fifths vote of all the members of a five-ward district, or by a five-sevenths vote of all the members of a seven-ward district, declare and determine that such emergency exists, and thereupon proceed to expend sums or enter into contracts involving the expenditure of any sums needed in such emergency without observance of the provisions requiring contracts, bids, or notice.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 337.)
CA Pub Util Code § 12771 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 6 - Powers and Functions of District|ARTICLE 4 - Property|Section 12771.

12771.  A district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease, or condemn in proceedings under eminent domain, or otherwise acquire, and hold and enjoy, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district necessary to the full or convenient exercise of its powers. The board may lease, mortgage, sell, or otherwise dispose of any real or personal property within or without the district when in its judgment it is for the best interests of the district so to do. The provisions of this section apply to all sales or mortgages heretofore or hereafter made.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)