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CA Water Code § 50006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50006.

50006.  “Landowner” means the holder of title or evidence of title to land within a district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50007 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50007.

50007.  “Parcel” means a tract of land within a district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50008 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50008.

50008.  “District lands” means all lands within a district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50009 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50009.

50009.  “Principal county” means the county in which the whole or the greater portion of the land of a district is situated.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50010 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50010.

50010.  “County treasurer” means the county treasurer of the principal county.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50011 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50011.

50011.  “Board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of the principal county.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50012 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50012.

50012.  “County clerk” means the county clerk of the principal county.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50013 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50013.

50013.  “Reclamation works” means such public works and equipment as are necessary for the unwatering, watering, or irrigation of district lands and other district operations.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
CA Water Code § 50014 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50014.

50014.  “Eligible person” means a landowner or the legal representative of a landowner.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
CA Water Code § 50015 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50015.

50015.  “Legal representative” means an officer or other person or persons appointed to serve in that capacity by a landowner.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 38, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 50016 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Definitions|Section 50016.

50016.  “Voter” means a landowner or the legal representative of a landowner, or if the district uses the alternate tax procedure under Article 4 (commencing with Section 51360) of Chapter 2 of Part 7 of this division for the levying of a special tax on all taxable land and improvements, then “voter” means the owner of taxable land or land and improvements as shown on the last equalized tax roll of any county in which the lands of the district are situated.(Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 135.)
CA Water Code § 50370 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|Section 50370.

50370.  The owners of a majority of the acreage in the district may adopt bylaws, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for the government and control of the affairs of the district.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
CA Water Code § 50370.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|Section 50370.2.

50370.2.  As an alternative to the adoption of bylaws by the owners, the board may adopt bylaws, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for the government and control of the district, after notice of a public hearing and the holding of a public hearing on the bylaws proposed to be so adopted. Adoption shall be by a resolution adopted after the close of the public hearing on the bylaws.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
CA Water Code § 50370.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|Section 50370.4.

50370.4.  The notice of public hearing shall be posted in at least three conspicuous places within the district for at least 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing, and shall state the date, time, and place of the public hearing. The notice shall contain a statement that copies of the proposed bylaws will be available to the public at a location and at times which shall be set forth in the notice.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
CA Water Code § 50370.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|Section 50370.6.

50370.6.  At the public hearing held on the bylaws proposed to be so adopted, the board shall receive any comments or proposals concerning the proposed bylaws, and may adopt or reject such comments or proposals, or may continue the hearing from time to time, not to exceed 30 days from the date specified in the notice of hearing. The board may further continue the hearing, from time to time, but each continuance shall be for not more than 30 days.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
CA Water Code § 50371 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|Section 50371.

50371.  When the bylaws have been adopted they shall be filed for record with the county recorder.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
CA Water Code § 50373 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|Section 50373.

50373.  By-laws may be amended in the same manner as adopted.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50374 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 2 - Organization|Section 50374.

50374.  A board of trustees shall be elected as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 50600) of Part 3 of this division unless the district is formed to operate without trustees pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 50400) of this part.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
CA Water Code § 50400 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 3 - Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board|Section 50400.

50400.  When any land, susceptible of one mode of reclamation, is entirely owned by parties who desire to reclaim the land, and to manage the reclamation without a board or the establishment of by-laws, they may file the petition provided for in Chapter 1 of this part, and state therein that they intend to undertake the reclamation on their own responsibility.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50401 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 3 - Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board|Section 50401.

50401.  When the petition is granted, the district is organized and the owners of the lands have all the rights, immunities, privileges, and duties granted to boards and in all proceedings the names of the owners shall be used instead of the names of trustees.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
CA Water Code § 50402 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 3 - Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board|Section 50402.

50402.  The existence of a district formed to operate without a board shall not prevent the owners of the land included therein from forming a district to operate with a board by presenting to the board of supervisors the petition provided for in Chapter 1 of this part.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50403 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 3 - Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board|Section 50403.

50403.  The presentation of a petition for formation of a district to operate with a board is an abandonment of the rights, immunities, and privileges conferred upon the owners or their predecessors in interest in the land by the creation of the original district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50440 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 4 - Validating Proceedings|Section 50440.

50440.  An action to determine the legality of the existence of a district may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532.)
CA Water Code § 50441 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 4 - Validating Proceedings|Section 50441.

50441.  The court shall not adjudge any district invalid when it appears that the district has for five years prior to the commencement of the proceeding been prosecuting or maintaining reclamation works in good faith.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532.)
CA Water Code § 50442 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 4 - Validating Proceedings|Section 50442.

50442.  No proceeding in quo warranto, nor any similar action or proceeding shall be maintained in the name of the people of the State against any district that, continuously for five years next preceding the commencement of the proceeding, has been acting as a district and prosecuting or maintaining its works of reclamation in good faith.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532.)
CA Water Code § 50600 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50600.

50600.  After the formation of the district, the board of supervisors, on the application of a landowner, shall call an election in compliance with the provisions of Part 4 (commencing with Section 50700) of this division at which election there shall be elected three eligible persons, who shall constitute, when elected and qualified the first board of trustees of the district.(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
CA Water Code § 50601 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50601.

50601.  The by-laws of a district may provide, or be amended to provide, for a board of five or seven members, and, if the original by-laws so provide, five or seven eligible persons respectively shall be elected as trustees at each election, or, if the by-laws are amended, then five or seven eligible persons shall be elected at the next district election held subsequent to the date of amendment, and at each election held thereafter.(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 879.)
CA Water Code § 50602 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50602.

50602.  Members of the board shall be elected for a term of four years and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. The terms of the members shall be staggered.(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
CA Water Code § 50602.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50602.5.

50602.5.  Members of the board of a district whose terms have not been staggered as of the date when this section becomes effective shall meet and classify themselves by lot into two classes as nearly equal in number as possible in order to determine when their respective terms shall expire. Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the term of office of the class having the lesser number of members shall be deemed to expire on the date for the general district election in 1969. The terms of the other members shall be deemed to expire on the date for the general district election in 1971.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
CA Water Code § 50603 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50603.

50603.  After the first election of the board, the district is organized and has power to sue and be sued.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
CA Water Code § 50604 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50604.

50604.  Vacancies in the board shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1059.)
CA Water Code § 50605 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50605.

50605.  (a) Each member of the board shall receive such compensation for services actually and necessarily performed as the board determines to be just and reasonable, and shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties as trustee.(b) 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. 34. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 50606 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50606.

50606.  All claims by or in behalf of a trustee for services rendered or expenses incurred shall be presented to the board, and, if allowed, shall be paid in the same manner as other indebtedness of the district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50609 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50609.

50609.  Except as otherwise provided in the by-laws, any meeting of the board at which all members are present, or of which all members have received written notice at least one day prior thereto, is a regular meeting at which any business may be transacted.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
CA Water Code § 50610 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 1 - Selection, Tenure and Compensation|Section 50610.

50610.  Members of the board of trustees appointed pursuant to Section 58762.1 of the Government Code shall be immune from liability to creditors of the district for debts incurred prior to their appointment.(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
CA Water Code § 50630 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 2 - Officers|Section 50630.

50630.  The board shall elect one of its members as its president, and one of its members, or any other person, as its secretary.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50631 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 2 - Officers|Section 50631.

50631.  The secretary shall have charge of the office of the board, keep the minutes of all meetings, attest all documents, other than bonds, requiring the signature of the president, and keep accounts of all expenditures made in behalf of the district.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
CA Water Code § 50650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50650.

50650.  The board is the governing body of the district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50651.

50651.  The powers of the district enumerated in this division shall, except as therein otherwise provided, be exercised by the board.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50652.

50652.  The board shall exercise general supervision and complete control over the construction, maintenance and operation of the reclamation works, and generally over the affairs of the district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50653.

50653.  The board shall receive from the reclamation board any money allowed on account of uncollected assessments previously levied on lands purchased by the board for rights of way, and shall distribute the money among the landowners of the district in proportion to their payments on the last assessment roll or place the money in the county treasury to the credit of the district.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
CA Water Code § 50654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50654.

50654.  The board, pursuant to an order entered in its minutes, may distribute, among the landowners of the district, any surplus funds in the treasury belonging to the district not needed for reclamation purposes, in the proportion that the landowners were assessed on the last assessment made by the district and which assessment produced such surplus money by collections thereon or by rental or sale of delinquent land thereunder.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
CA Water Code § 50655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50655.

50655.  The board may adopt and alter a seal.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 39. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Water Code § 50656 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50656.

50656.  All documents requiring approval by the board shall bear the signature of either a trustee or the secretary.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 40. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Water Code § 50657 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50657.

50657.  The board may create a revolving fund by an order entered in its minutes and shall file a copy of the order, certified by the president, with the county treasurer.(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
CA Water Code § 50658 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50658.

50658.  No warrant for the creation or replenishment of a revolving fund shall be paid by the county treasurer unless the order creating the revolving fund includes the assumption by the district of the responsibility for the disbursement of the fund and contains an agreement to hold and save the county treasurer harmless from any improper disbursement of the fund.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 939, Sec. 26. Effective September 28, 1994. Operative January 1, 1995, by Sec. 29 of Ch. 939.)
CA Water Code § 50659 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50659.

50659.  A revolving fund shall be disbursed only by checks or drafts, signed by at least two members of the board, or by some person who is authorized to do so by unanimous vote of the board. No person shall be so authorized until the person has filed with the board a bond in the amount required by the board and in no event less than double the amount of the fund. The bond shall be conditioned as security for the safety and proper disbursements of the fund.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 407.)
CA Water Code § 50660 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - BOARD OF TRUSTEES|CHAPTER 3 - Powers and Duties|Section 50660.

50660.  The county treasurer shall be deemed the ex officio treasurer of the district unless the board, by resolution, and with the written consent of the county treasurer, appoints a district treasurer. If the resolution is adopted and a district treasurer is appointed, all references to a county treasurer or county treasury within this division shall be deemed to apply to the treasurer appointed by the board and the treasury of the district, and no further consent of the county treasurer will be required. The person so appointed shall file a bond with the board in the manner prescribed in Section 50659.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 246, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
CA Water Code § 50700 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 50700.

50700.  An election board consists of three landowners of the district or legal representatives who shall be appointed by the board of supervisors and shall consist of one inspector and two judges of election.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
CA Water Code § 50701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 50701.

50701.  The board, prior to each election, shall cause a copy of the appropriate roll to be utilized pursuant to Section 50704 to be prepared and certified by the proper officer and furnished to the election board.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1109, Sec. 1.5. Effective September 28, 1983.)
CA Water Code § 50702 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 50702.

50702.  The certified roll furnished to the election board shall be used by the election board in determining the number of votes each voter may cast.(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1109, Sec. 1.2. Effective September 28, 1983.)
CA Water Code § 50703 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 50703.

50703.  If a member of the election board fails to attend at the opening of the polls, the voters present may appoint in his place any landowner or legal representative.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)