reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
CA Water Code § 30581 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Board and Officer Activities|Section 30581.

30581.  The general manager shall also:(a) Perform other duties imposed by the board.(b) Report to the board in accordance with the rules and regulations as it adopts.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)
CA Water Code § 30582 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Board and Officer Activities|Section 30582.

30582.  If the board appoints an auditor or treasurer pursuant to Section 30540, the auditor or treasurer shall install and maintain a system of auditing and accounting that shall completely and at all times show the financial condition of the district.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 454, Sec. 8.)
CA Water Code § 30586 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - Board and Officer Activities|Section 30586.

30586.  The board of a district in existence on the effective date of this section shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State on or before January 1, 1964, listing:(a) The name of the district.(b) The date of formation.(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing such boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.If the order declaring the district formed contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the board may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate. If the certificate filed with the Secretary of State stating that the formation of the district was approved by the voters contains all of the information required by this section, no further certificate need be filed. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.)
CA Water Code § 30700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|Section 30700.

30700.  The provisions of the Elections Code relating to the qualifications of electors, so far as they may be applicable, shall govern all water district elections except:(a) To the extent that the provisions of the Elections Code pertaining to the qualification of voters at local elections are inconsistent with the provisions of that code pertaining to general elections, the provisions of the Elections Code pertaining to local elections shall control.(b) This division shall control over any inconsistent provision of the Elections Code except the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 237. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 30700.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|Section 30700.5.

30700.5.  Notwithstanding Section 30021 or any other provision of the law, in the Pleasant Valley County Water District every owner of land within the district, but no others, may vote at the election for directors or otherwise. Such owners need not be residents of the district in order to qualify as voters. Each voter shall be entitled to cast one vote for each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of land, exclusive of improvements, minerals, and mineral rights therein, to which he had title. The last equalized county assessment roll is conclusive evidence of ownership and of the value of the real property so owned. Upon request by the county clerk, the county assessor shall provide within 45 days a certified list of every owner of real property within the district and the assessed value of the land, exclusive of improvements, minerals, and mineral rights therein, owned by the voter in the district. Where the land is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple ownership, the owners of such land shall designate in writing which one of the owners shall be deemed the owner of such land for purposes of qualifying as a voter.The legal representative of a corporation or estate owning real property may vote on behalf of such corporation or estate. As used in this section, legal representative means an official of a corporation owning real property or a guardian, executor, or administrator of the estate of the holder of title to real property who:(a) Is appointed under the laws of the state.(b) Is entitled to possession of the estate in real property.(c) Is authorized by the appointing court to exercise the particular right, privilege or immunity which he seeks to exercise. Before a legal representative votes at a district election he shall present to the precinct board a certified copy of his authority which shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election.Every voter, or his legal representative may vote at any district election either in person or by a person duly appointed as his proxy, but shall be entitled to cast only one vote. The appointment of a proxy shall be as provided in Section 35005.The provisions of this section shall apply only to a county water district heretofore formed in Pleasant Valley, Ventura County. These special provisions are necessary for reasons similar to those expressed in Section 30205.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 728.)
CA Water Code § 30700.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|Section 30700.6.

30700.6.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 30021 or any other provision of the law, qualified voters at elections for directors or otherwise in the Sierra Lakes County Water District shall be (1) voters who are residents of the district, and (2) every owner of real property within the district, who is not a resident of the district.(b) The last equalized county assessment roll shall be conclusive evidence of ownership of the real property so owned. Where land is owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple ownership, the owners of the land shall designate in writing which one of the owners shall be deemed the owner of the land for purposes of qualifying as a voter.(c) The legal representative of a corporation or estate owning real property may vote on behalf of the corporation or estate. As used in this section, legal representative means an official of a corporation owning real property or a guardian, executor, or administrator of the estate of the holder of title to real property who:(1) Is appointed under the laws of this state.(2) Is entitled to the possession of the estate’s real property.(3) Is authorized by the appointing court to exercise the particular right, privilege, or immunity which he or she seeks to exercise.Before a legal representative votes at a district election, he or she shall present to the precinct board a certified copy of his or her authority which shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election.(d) Every voter, or his or her legal representative, may vote at any district election either in person or by a person duly appointed as his or her proxy, but shall be entitled to cast only one vote. The appointment of a proxy shall be as provided in Section 35005. Elections shall be conducted pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 35106) of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of Division 13.(e) This section shall not affect incumbent directors of the district, but in the event of a vacancy or upon the expiration of each present term, each director, upon taking office or commencing a new term, shall be a voter as defined in this section.(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1652, Sec. 1.)
CA Water Code § 30830 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Initiative; Referendum; Recall|Section 30830.

30830.  Ordinances may be passed by voters in accordance with Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 239. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 30831 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Initiative; Referendum; Recall|Section 30831.

30831.  Ordinances may be subject to referendum in accordance with Article 2 (commencing with Section 9140) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 240. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 31575 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Improvement Districts|Section 31575.

31575.  Improvement districts may be formed in districts in the same manner as improvement districts are formed in irrigation districts. When formed, such improvement districts shall be governed in the same manner and shall have the same powers as improvement districts in irrigation districts.(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1652.)
CA Water Code § 31576 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Improvement Districts|Section 31576.

31576.  The board of directors of a district shall have the same rights, powers, duties and responsibilities with respect to the formation and government of improvement districts in districts as the board of directors of an irrigation district has with respect to improvement districts in irrigation districts.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1052.)
CA Water Code § 31577 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Improvement Districts|Section 31577.

31577.  Assessments in an improvement district in a district shall be levied, collected and enforced at the same time and in as nearly the same manner as practicable as annual taxes for purposes of the district in which formed, except that the assessment shall be made in the same manner as provided with respect to improvement districts in irrigation districts.(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1052.)
CA Water Code § 31578 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Improvement Districts|Section 31578.

31578.  If an improvement district is formed in the Kings County Water District to encompass all or a portion of the area within the district served by the Lakeside Ditch Company (a mutual water company) for the purpose of acquiring stock of such company, operating the system of such company, and furnishing the shareholders thereof with water, the voters in such improvement district may elect an advisory board of five members. The members of such advisory board first elected shall be elected at the election of district directors next held following the formation of the improvement district. The members of the advisory board shall be elected in the same manner as district directors. The members first elected shall at their first meeting classify themselves by lot so that three members shall hold office for two years and two members shall hold office for four years. Thereafter all members shall hold office for four years.The advisory board in such improvement district may make recommendations to the district board solely as to matters pertaining to the operation of the system acquired from the Lakeside Ditch Company and the distribution of the water to which the shareholders of such company have rights. The district board shall follow any such recommendation unless it is rejected by the district board by unanimous vote of its members.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1653.)
CA Water Code § 31579 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - Improvement Districts|Section 31579.

31579.  All powers and duties of the district may be exercised on behalf of or within any improvement district formed pursuant to this division.(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 874.)
CA Water Code § 31625 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Kings County Water District Improvement District|Section 31625.

31625.  One or more improvement districts may be formed in the Kings County Water District which may include all or any part of the land in the district in the manner prescribed in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 31585) of this part for capital outlay purposes, including, but not limited to, the acquisition of stock of mutual water companies. If any such improvement district is formed pursuant to this section, assessments shall be levied, collected, and enforced exclusively upon land within such improvement district to raise the funds necessary for the purposes of such improvement district. Such assessments shall be levied, collected, and enforced at the same time and as nearly as may be practicable as annual taxes for the purposes of the district. If bonds are to be issued on behalf of any such improvement district pursuant to Section 31610, the board may, in determining the amount of debt to be incurred, include the estimated cost of all stock of mutual water companies which the board determines should be acquired by such improvement district, even though all of such stock is not then available to be so acquired.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 404.)
CA Water Code § 31630 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31630.

31630.  The Coachella Valley Water District shall have the power to levy and collect water replenishment assessments, as provided in this chapter, for the purpose of replenishing ground water supplies within the district.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 226, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 31630.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31630.5.

31630.5.  As used in this chapter:(a) “Annual” or “year” means a calendar year unless the context indicates a contrary meaning.(b) “District” means the Coachella Valley Water District.(c) “Fiscal year” means the period of July 1 through June 30, inclusive.(d) “Production” or “produce” means the extraction of groundwater by pumping or any other method within the boundaries of the district or the diversion within the district of surface supplies which naturally replenish the groundwater supplies within the district and are used therein.(e) “Producer” means any individual, partnership, association or group of individuals, lessee, firm, private corporation, or any public agency or public corporation, including, but not limited to, the Coachella Valley Water District.(f) “Minimal pumper” means any producer who produces 25 or fewer acre-feet in any year.(g) “Replenishment” and “replenishing” include incentive programs encouraging producers to use reclaimed water supplied by the district, or Colorado River water from the district’s Coachella Branch Canal, for irrigation or other purposes, instead of groundwater.(h) “Supplemental water” means water from the State Water Resources Development System, or from the Colorado River Aqueduct of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, or from any other source which is not part of the natural replenishment of the groundwater supplies within the district, including reclaimed water.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1024, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 31631 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31631.

31631.  By May 1 of each year the board shall have prepared and presented to it an engineering survey and report concerning the groundwater supplies within the district. The report shall include the condition of the groundwater supplies, the need for replenishment, and recommendations for any replenishment program, including the source and amount of replenishment water, the cost of purchasing or producing, transporting, and spreading this water, and the cost of “in lieu” programs, including incentives to use Colorado River water or reclaimed water in place of groundwater. In connection with any proposed replenishment program, the report shall also describe the area or areas benefited, either directly or indirectly, the amount of water production produced in each area during the prior year, and shall recommend the amount of assessment to be levied upon all production within the benefited area or areas.(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1024, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1994.)
CA Water Code § 31631.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31631.5.

31631.5.  If the board determines that funds should be raised by a replenishment assessment, it shall call a public hearing, and shall publish notice at least 10 days in advance thereof pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. Notice shall also be mailed by the district to all producers as disclosed by the records of the district who may be affected by the recommended assessment. Failure of any affected producers to receive such notice shall not affect the validity of any subsequent replenishment assessment. The notice shall contain the time and place of the hearing, a generalized or common description of each area of benefit, the amount of each recommended replenishment assessment, and an invitation to all interested parties to attend and be heard in support of or in opposition to the proposed assessment. The notice shall also state that a copy of the engineering report is available for inspection at the office of the district.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 498.)
CA Water Code § 31632 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31632.

31632.  The hearing shall be held before the board and a quorum shall be present. The hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the president. All evidence relevant to the engineering survey and report, the recommendation that a replenishment assessment pursuant to this chapter be levied, and the determination of the area benefited by such assessment and replenishment program, may be introduced. Upon completion of the hearing, the board shall, by resolution, make specific findings on all facts relevant and material to the purposes for which a replenishment assessment, if any, may be levied under this chapter. In the event the district establishes a replenishment program and levies assessments hereunder, and such program is continued in subsequent years without substantial change and at the same rate of assessment, the board may dispense with the notice, hearing, and findings required by Section 31631.5 and this section.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 498.)
CA Water Code § 31632.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31632.5.

31632.5.  Before July 1 of each year, the board may by resolution levy a replenishment assessment upon all water production during the following fiscal year within each area of benefit as determined by the board. The assessment within each area of benefit shall be at a uniform rate per acre-foot. The resolution shall also state the time or times at which such assessment shall be due and payable, which may be in convenient installments as determined by the board.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 498.)
CA Water Code § 31633 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31633.

31633.  The amount of any replenishment assessment levied within an area of benefit shall be established at the discretion of the board, except that no assessment shall exceed the sum of the following costs and charges:(a) Those charges imposed under the contract between the district and the state for an imported water supply from the State Water Resources Development System consisting of all of the following:(1) The variable operation, maintenance, power, and replacement component of the transportation charge.(2) The off-aqueduct power facilities component of the transportation charge.(3) The delta water charge.(4) Any surplus water or unscheduled water charge.(5) Sums paid by the district to the Desert Water Agency for payment of similar charges under a similar contract the agency has with the state as provided in the water management agreement of July 1, 1976, as amended.(b) The cost of recharging the groundwater basin with imported water from the State Water Resources Development System not included in subdivision (a).(c) The cost of importing and recharging water from sources other than the State Water Resources Development System.(d) The cost of treatment and distribution of reclaimed water for recharge or for direct use in lieu of groundwater.(e) The cost of programs providing incentives to use reclaimed water or Colorado River water in place of groundwater.(Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 929, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)
CA Water Code § 31633.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31633.5.

31633.5.  Minimal pumpers may be excluded from the engineering survey and report on water production, and they shall be exempt from any replenishment assessments and reporting provisions under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 498.)
CA Water Code § 31634 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31634.

31634.  The district, after the levying of any replenishment assessment, shall give notice thereof to all affected producers as disclosed by the records of the district. Such notice shall state the rate of assessment for each acre-foot of production during the fiscal year for which the assessment has been levied, and the dates when the assessment or installments thereof are due and payable. The notice shall be sent by first-class mail with the postage prepaid by the district.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 498.)
CA Water Code § 31634.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 12 - COUNTY WATER DISTRICTS|PART 6 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 7 - Coachella Valley Water District Water Replenishment Assessments|Section 31634.5.

31634.5.  Except as provided in Section 31636, each producer, on or before the dates when the assessment or installments thereof are due and payable, shall file with the district a sworn statement setting forth the total quantity of water production in acre-feet which is subject to the replenishment assessment. Such production shall be reported as of the end of the month immediately preceding the payment date. The statement shall be on a form prepared by the district, and to the extent practicable, shall identify separately the production from each well or other water-producing facility. The statement shall also include a general description or number locating such well or water-producing facility, the method or basis of the measurement or computation of production, and such other information as the district may require.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 498.)