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CA Water Code § 60439 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60439.

60439.  In case it should appear from said canvass of said votes that a majority of all the votes cast were in favor of disincorporation, said board of supervisors shall make and cause to be entered upon the records of their proceedings an order that the petition for such disincorporation be granted, and declaring that such water replenishment district be disincorporated; said order to take effect at the time hereinafter provided.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 60440 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60440.

60440.  The board of supervisors shall in case the district is disincorporated, forthwith cause its county elections official to make and transmit to the Secretary of State a certified copy of the notice of election hereinbefore provided for, and a statement of the number of voters voting against the disincorporation.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 189. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 60441 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60441.

60441.  Twenty days from and after the holding of the election, in case a majority of said votes were cast in favor of said disincorporation, said district shall be forever disincorporated.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 60442 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60442.

60442.  Upon the disincorporation of any district in the manner hereinbefore provided for, the board of supervisors shall forthwith, after ascertaining by said canvass that the disincorporation has been carried, determine the amount of the indebtedness of said district, the amount of money in the treasury thereof and all indebtedness due or coming due the said district, and the directors of said district shall furnish the said board of supervisors with a statement showing said amount of indebtedness, the said amount of money in the treasury and all indebtedness due or coming due said district, and said district shall before the expiration of 30 days turn over to the treasurer of said county all moneys of said district in his possession, and said county treasurer shall place said money in a special fund to be drawn upon as hereinafter provided for.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 60443 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60443.

60443.  Upon the disincorporation of said district every public officer of said district shall immediately turn over to the board of supervisors of the principal county in which said district is situated, all public property of every nature and description in their possession, and including all public records and data of every nature and description.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 60444 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60444.

60444.  Nothing contained in this act shall be held to relieve said district, or the territory included within it, from any liability or any debt contracted by said district prior to its disincorporation.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 60445 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60445.

60445.  All warrants for said indebtedness shall be drawn on order of the board of supervisors of the principal county in which said district is situated, on the fund hereinabove provided for in the county treasury.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 60446 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60446.

60446.  All moneys paid into the county treasury under the provisions of this act shall be placed in the special fund hereinbefore provided for. If at any time after the disincorporation of said district it shall be found that there is not sufficient money in the treasury to the credit of the fund hereinbefore provided, with which to pay any indebtedness of said district, said board of supervisors shall have the power, and it shall be their duty, to levy upon, and there shall be collected from, the property within the territory formerly included within said district subject to taxation for the indebtedness, a tax or taxes sufficient in amount to pay the said indebtedness as the same shall become due; such tax or taxes, assessments and collections shall be made in the same manner and at the same time that other taxes of each affected county are levied and collected, and they shall be an additional tax within said territory for the payment of said debts.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 60447 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60447.

60447.  If after payment of all debts of said district there shall remain any surplus in the hands of said county treasurer to the credit of the fund hereinbefore mentioned, the board of supervisors shall appropriate said surplus and declare a dividend pro rata to the taxpayers of said district duly paid, and said taxpayers shall have the right to have the amount of such pro rata dividends refunded to them on demand, and the said board of supervisors shall refund such pro rata to said taxpayers and each thereof.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 60448 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60448.

60448.  The board of supervisors of the principal county in which any such district has been disincorporated, shall have the power and it shall be the duty of said board, if the board of directors of such district shall fail or refuse to return to said board the statement of said amounts as hereinbefore in this act provided, to ascertain the indebtedness, other than the bonded indebtedness, of said district at the time of its disincorporation, the amount of money in its treasury and the amount due it at the said time; said board of supervisors shall make provision for the collection of the amounts due to said district, for the closing up of its affairs, and any act or acts necessary for said purposes not otherwise herein provided for, shall upon the order of said board of supervisors directing the same, be as fully done and performed and with as full effect as if the same had been performed by the proper officers of said district before disincorporation, and said county shall succeed to and possess all the right of said district in and to said indebtedness, and shall have the power to sue for or otherwise collect any such debts in the name of said county, and all costs and expenses of ascertaining the facts hereinbefore mentioned, and all other costs and expenses incurred by the board of supervisors in the execution of the orders and duties of said board of supervisors provided for in this act, shall be paid out of the special fund in this act provided for.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 60449 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 18 - WATER REPLENISHMENT DISTRICTS|PART 7 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Disincorporation|Section 60449.

60449.  It is the intent of the Legislature that no district shall be disincorporated until all bonded indebtedness shall have been fully paid, and by the word “indebtedness” as used herein is meant all indebtedness other than said bonded indebtedness unless the latter is expressly used.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1514.)
CA Water Code § 70000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 70000.

70000.  This part shall be known and may be cited as the Levee District Law of 1959.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions|Section 70001.

70001.  Nothing in this part affects the provisions of any statute in relation to levee districts now in force.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70030.

70030.  The people of a county or a portion of a county, whether the portion includes unincorporated territory or not, may form a levee district for the protection of the lands of the district from overflow and for the purpose of conserving or adding water to the sloughs and drains in the district.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70031 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70031.

70031.  The formation petition shall describe the boundaries of the proposed district and shall pray that it be incorporated into a district.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70032 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70032.

70032.  The formation petition shall be signed by at least 50 percent of the landowners and shall also be signed by the owners of 50 percent of the land to be included in the levee district. The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments. The petition shall be filed with the board of supervisors of the county.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70033 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70033.

70033.  The county elections official of the county containing the proposed district shall publish notice of a hearing on the formation petition pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 190. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 70034 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70034.

70034.  The notice of the hearing on the formation petition shall contain all of the following:(a) The text of the petition, which need be set forth only once even though contained upon more than one instrument.(b) The number of persons who have signed the petition.(c) At least five of the names attached to the petition.(d) The time of the meeting of the board of supervisors at which the petition will be presented and considered.(e) A statement that all persons interested may then appear and be heard.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70035 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70035.

70035.  No defects in the contents of the petition, or in the form of the required notice, shall vitiate the formation proceedings, if the petition has a sufficient number of qualified signatures attached.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70036 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70036.

70036.  The formation petition shall be presented and considered at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed district is to be situated.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70037 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70037.

70037.  At the time stated in the notice of the hearing the board of supervisors shall hear the petition, and shall hear from any of those who signed the petition and who wish to appear, and shall consider any written protest filed with the clerk of the board prior to the hearing, by or on behalf of owners of taxable property situated within the proposed district. The board of supervisors may adjourn the hearing from time to time, not exceeding four weeks in all.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70038 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70038.

70038.  At the hearing of the formation petition the board of supervisors shall determine whether or not the petition complies with this part and for that purpose shall hear all competent and relevant testimony offered in support of or in opposition thereto. The determination shall be entered upon the minutes of the board of supervisors. A finding of the board of supervisors in favor of the genuineness and sufficiency of the petition and notice shall be conclusive against all persons, except the State in a suit by the Attorney General, commenced within one year after the order of the board of supervisors declaring the district formed.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70039 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70039.

70039.  At the final hearing the board of supervisors may make changes in the boundaries of the proposed district, as may be deemed advisable, and shall then describe the boundaries of the proposed district. In doing this:(a) No land included in the proposed district in the petition, which will be benefited by the district shall be excluded.(b) No land which will not, in the judgment of the board, be benefited by the district shall be included.(c) Upon the application of any person whose land was not included in the petition but whose land will be benefited by the proposed district, the land may, in the discretion of the board, be included.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70040.

70040.  Upon the final determination of the boundaries of the proposed district, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of a formation election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not the district shall be formed. The date of the election shall be not less than 50 days nor more than 60 days from the date of the final hearing on the formation petition.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70041 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70041.

70041.  The notice of the formation election shall contain:(a) The date of the election.(b) A description of the boundaries of the proposed district.(c) The name of the proposed district, which name shall contain the words “Levee District.”(d) A statement that the first directors will be elected at that election.The county elections official shall publish the notice once a week for at least two weeks prior to the formation election in one newspaper printed and published in the county.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 191. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 70041.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70041.1.

70041.1.  Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election.The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation. The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed. The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
CA Water Code § 70041.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70041.2.

70041.2.  The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
CA Water Code § 70041.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70041.3.

70041.3.  If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters.In selecting the arguments, the election officials shall give preference and priority in the the order named to the arguments of the following:(a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board.(b) Individual voters or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of such voters and associations.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
CA Water Code § 70041.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70041.4.

70041.4.  The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question.The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following in the order prescribed:(a) The complete text of the proposition.(b) The impartial analysis of the proposition prepared by the local agency formation commission.(c) The argument for the proposed district formation.(d) The argument against the proposed district formation.The elections officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 258. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 70042 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70042.

70042.  At the formation election:(a) The measure “Shall the proposition to form ____ Levee District under the Levee District Law of 1959 be adopted?” shall be submitted.(b) The first directors for the proposed district shall be elected.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70043 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70043.

70043.  The election shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner provided by the Elections Code, so far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this part. Each person who wishes to have his name printed on the formation election ballot shall comply with Section 70124. The vote shall be canvassed by the board of supervisors at its next regular meeting, five or more days after the election.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70044 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70044.

70044.  If less than a majority of the votes cast are in favor of formation, the formation shall fail, but without prejudice to renewing proceedings at any time in the future.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70045 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70045.

70045.  If a majority of the votes cast at the formation election are in favor of forming the district, the board of supervisors shall, by an order entered on its minutes, declare the territory formed as a district under the name designated for it, and the county clerk shall immediately cause to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the district is situated, a certificate stating that the formation of the district was approved by the voters.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70046 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70046.

70046.  No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of the formation election, not substantially adversely affecting the legal rights of any citizen shall invalidate the organization of a levee district organized under this part.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70047 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 2 - Formation|Section 70047.

70047.  Except as provided in Section 70038, any proceeding, contesting the validity of the organization of a levee district pursuant to this part, shall be commenced within three months from the date of the recordation of the certificate; subsequently, the organization and legal existence of the district and all proceedings in respect thereto, shall be uncontestable.(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
CA Water Code § 70120 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 4 - Elections|Section 70120.

70120.  Except as otherwise provided in this part, districts governed under this part are subject to the provisions of 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. 260. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 70121 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS|PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959|CHAPTER 4 - Elections|Section 70121.

70121.  In order to vote at any district election, including the formation election, a person must be a qualified elector of the district. A “qualified elector of the district” is one who meets all of the following qualifications:(a) He shall be a registered voter.(b) He shall reside in the district.(c) His name shall appear on the last equalized assessment roll of the county. (d) He shall own property assessed within the boundaries of the district.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 506, Sec. 3.)