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CA Water Code § 75153 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 75153.

75153.  No informality in any proceeding under this chapter, including the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall invalidate any such proceedings.Any action wherein the validity of any such proceeding is denied shall be commenced within three months of the date of such proceeding.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75160 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 5 - Inclusion of Territory|Section 75160.

75160.  Territory may be added to a special improvement district in the manner provided in this chapter for its formation.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75165 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.

75165.  Any special improvement district formed pursuant to this chapter shall be under the supervision, direction and control of the board of directors of the water conservation district, unless proceedings are taken under this article for the election of a board of trustees for such special improvement district, in which event such special improvement district shall be under the supervision, direction and control of such board of trustees. Such directors or trustees, as the case may be, shall have the same power, authority and jurisdiction over and with reference to the special improvement district that the board of directors possesses over and with reference to the water conservation district and improvements made within and chargeable to the entire conservation district provided that any obligation created in behalf of a special improvement district shall be a charge against only the properties situated within such special improvement district. All provisions of this division, insofar as they are applicable, including all provisions relating to bonds and assessments, shall apply to and govern special improvement districts formed under this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75165.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.1.

75165.1.  A petition signed by holders of title or evidence of title of land representing at least fifteen percent (15%) of the assessed valuation of taxable land in the special improvement district may be presented to the board of directors requesting that the special improvement district be governed by a board of trustees to be elected by qualified electors in the special improvement district in lieu of the board of directors. The last equalized county assessment roll of the county in which the greater portion of the lands within the special improvement district are situated shall be prima facie evidence of ownership for purposes of this section, and a finding by the board of directors as to the sufficiency of the signatures based on certification by the secretary of the district shall be conclusive.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75165.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.2.

75165.2.  Upon receiving the petition and determining its adequacy, the board of directors shall set it for hearing and give notice of the time and place of the hearing by causing notices to be posted in 3 public places in the special improvement district at least 10 days before the date of hearing. The board shall also cause a copy of the notice to be published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county in which the greater portion of the district is situated, and circulated in the special improvement district, once a week for at least 2 weeks prior to the date set for hearing, with the first publication at least 10 days prior to such date.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75165.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.3.

75165.3.  At the time fixed for the hearing, the board of directors shall hear all persons appearing for and against the matter, and at the conclusion of the hearing the board shall determine whether or not it is for the best interests of the district and of the special improvement district that the latter be governed by a board of trustees.(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 676, Sec. 323.)
CA Water Code § 75165.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.4.

75165.4.  In the event the board determines in favor of the petition, it shall forthwith call a special election within the boundaries of the special improvement district for the purpose of electing a board of trustees to act as the governing body of the special improvement district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75165.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.5.

75165.5.  The resolution calling such election shall include an order dividing the special improvement district into four consecutively numbered divisions. One trustee shall be elected from each division by vote of the electors of the division, and one trustee shall be elected at large by vote of the electors of the entire special improvement district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75165.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.6.

75165.6.  The special election shall be held and conducted, candidates nominated, the results declared and the returns canvassed in the same manner as the regular biennial election of officers of the water conservation district, insofar as applicable.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75165.7 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.7.

75165.7.  The four persons receiving, respectively, the highest number of votes for trustee in each division, plus the one person receiving the highest number of votes for trustee at large, shall be declared to be duly elected to such offices.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75165.8 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.8.

75165.8.  The trustees so elected shall immediately enter upon their duties as such upon qualifying, and shall hold office, respectively, until their successors are elected and qualified. They shall meet, classify themselves, and organize as a board, elect a president and secretary, fix the amounts of bonds, in the same manner as the first directors of a district under Part 3 (commencing with Section 74200).(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75165.9 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75165.9.

75165.9.  Each trustee shall receive an amount to be fixed by the board of trustees for each day’s actual attendance at the meetings of the trustees and actual and necessary expenses incurred while engaged in official business under an order of the board of trustees. No trustee shall, however, receive more than twenty-five dollars ($25) for each meeting attended, nor more than twenty-five dollars ($25) in any calendar month for attendance of meetings. The secretary may but need not be one of the trustees or may be the secretary of the district or any other person.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75166 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75166.

75166.  The salary of the secretary and the amount of the bond to be given for the faithful performance of his duties shall be fixed by the board of trustees.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75166.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75166.1.

75166.1.  The board of trustees shall meet regularly at least once each month at a time and place to be fixed by resolution of the trustees.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75166.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75166.2.

75166.2.  Except as otherwise provided in this article, all provisions of this division relating to biennial elections, vacancies, oaths, bonds, terms of office, appointments of sole nominees without elections, meetings and changes in boundaries of divisions which are applicable to the board of directors of the district are applicable to the board of trustees of the special improvement district, except that any vacancies on the board of trustees shall be filled by appointment of the board of directors of the district. Each trustee must be a registered voter and a holder of title, or evidence of title, of land in the special improvment district, and of the division which he represents.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75166.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Alternative Provisions for Government of Special Improvement Districts|Section 75166.3.

75166.3.  The board of trustees of any special improvement district, the lands within which are obligated to repay a loan or loans from the United States under any loan repayment contract made between the district and the United States pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 74610) of Chapter 5 of Part 5, shall be charged with the responsibility of performing or causing the performance of all obligations of the district and of the special improvement district under such contract. If, in the opinion of the board of directors, the board of trustees fails to adequately maintain and operate the waterworks facilities of the special improvement district constructed pursuant to such contract, or otherwise fails to perform or cause the performance of the obligations under such contract, the board of directors shall give the board of trustees written notice specifying the respect in which the board of trustees has failed, and in the event the board of trustees fails to cure such default within a reasonable time fixed in the notice following the giving of such notice, the board of directors may, upon giving at leasty thirty (30) days’ written notice to the board of trustees, take over the care, operation and maintenance of such waterworks and thereafter care for and operate and maintain the same and perform or cause the performance of such obligations.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1651.)
CA Water Code § 75168 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 7 - Transfer of District Funds|Section 75168.

75168.  The board may from time to time order the transfer of funds to a special improvement district for the benefit of such special improvement district, from any available funds of the district. Any funds so transferred may be used for the payment of any expenses of such special improvement district as set forth in the notice of election.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 34.)
CA Water Code § 75168.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 7 - Transfer of District Funds|Section 75168.1.

75168.1.  Prior to the transfer of any funds authorized by Section 75168, the board shall call an election pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 75390) of Part 8 of this division for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the special improvement district the question of incurring an indebtedness and levying a special assessment in the amount of the funds to be transferred for the purpose of repaying such funds.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 34.)
CA Water Code § 75168.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 7 - Transfer of District Funds|Section 75168.2.

75168.2.  The notice of election shall specify the amount of money proposed to be transferred by the district and the purpose or purposes for which it is intended to be used, and it may state that the assessment shall be levied in two, three, four, or not to exceed five successive annual installments and specify the amount of the installment to be levied in each year and the maximum rate of interest to be charged, if any, not to exceed 6 percent.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 34.)
CA Water Code § 75168.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 7 - Transfer of District Funds|Section 75168.3.

75168.3.  At the election the ballot shall contain the words, “Transfer—Yes,” or “Transfer—No,” or words equivalent thereto.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 34.)
CA Water Code § 75168.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 7 - Transfer of District Funds|Section 75168.4.

75168.4.  If a majority of the votes cast are “Transfer—Yes,” the board shall at the time of the annual estimate under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 75350) of Part 8 of this division, include in the estimate the amount voted, or if the notice of election has provided for levying the special assessment in annual installments, the board shall, at the time of the annual estimate in each of the years specified in the notice include in the estimate the amount of the installment required to be raised in that year.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 34.)
CA Water Code § 75168.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 7 - Transfer of District Funds|Section 75168.5.

75168.5.  The special assessment shall be levied as generally provided in Chapters 1 (commencing with Section 75350) and 2 (commencing with Section 75370) of Part 8 of this division and when collected shall be paid to the treasurer for repayment to the district.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 34.)
CA Water Code § 75168.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 2 - Special Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 7 - Transfer of District Funds|Section 75168.6.

75168.6.  If the provisions of Section 74056 are complied with in the formation of a district or if the provisions of Section 75151 have been complied with as to such special improvement district, special assessments may be levied upon all real property within the special improvement district in the manner provided in this chapter for the levy of special assessments upon land only. In such case, the resolution of the board and the notice of election shall each contain a statement that the special assessment will be levied upon all real property within the special improvement district.(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 34.)
CA Water Code § 75170 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Benefit Assessment Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 75170.

75170.  As an additional and alternative method of creating improvement districts of parts of the area within districts two-thirds of the holders of title or evidence of title of any tract or contiguous tracts of land, situated within any district, susceptible of conservation of water, or capable of development separate and apart from the main project or the development of the water resources of the entire district, may petition the board to form an improvement district within the district for the purpose of conserving and developing the water resources of such improvement district and for the levying of assessments to pay the costs thereof.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75171 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Benefit Assessment Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 75171.

75171.  Said formation petition shall contain a statement of the plan of the proposed improvement, a description of the boundaries of the proposed improvement district, and the names of the owners of all lands within the improvement district, with their last known addresses, and a description of the lands owned thereby. The petition shall be signed and acknowledged by the requisite number of landowners.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75172 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Benefit Assessment Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 75172.

75172.  The formation petition, and all proceedings in reference thereto, and the lands affected thereby, shall be designated by number, and the description of the parcels of land shall be according to the last duly equalized assessment book of the county assessor.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75173 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Benefit Assessment Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 75173.

75173.  Upon receipt of the formation petition the board shall cause a survey to be made of the proposed improvement and if it is found that the plan of improvement is feasible, the board shall cause to be prepared plans and specifications of the improvement and an estimate of the cost thereof, together with a statement and assessment of the amount of such costs apportioned to each tract of land in the improvement district, as such tracts of land are shown upon the last equalized assessment book of the county assessor, according to the benefits that will accrue to each of such tracts of land, respectively, by reason of the expenditures of such sums of money for the improvements.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75174 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Benefit Assessment Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 75174.

75174.  The board constitutes a board of assessment commissioners to levy and apportion such assessment.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75175 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Benefit Assessment Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Initiation of Proceedings|Section 75175.

75175.  The formation petition, plans, specifications, estimate, and statement and assessment shall be filed in the office of the district and shall be subject to the inspection of all parties interested.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75190 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Benefit Assessment Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing and Formation|Section 75190.

75190.  After the filing of the plans, specifications, estimate, and statement and assessment, the board shall give notice of a hearing upon the formation petition and whether a special assessment shall be levied upon the lands within the improvement district for the purpose of raising money to pay for the improvements, as set forth in the petition, plans, specifications, and statement and assessment.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75191 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Benefit Assessment Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing and Formation|Section 75191.

75191.  Notice of the hearing shall be given by posting a notice thereof in three public places within the proposed improvement district, by publishing the notice once a week for two weeks in some newspaper published in the county in which the office of the district is situtated, and by mailing a copy thereof to the last known address of all the owners of lands in the improvement district, as such addresses appear in the formation petition.The notice shall be posted and mailed not less than 20 days prior to the date set for the hearing.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 75192 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 7 - IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS|CHAPTER 3 - Benefit Assessment Improvement Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Hearing and Formation|Section 75192.

75192.  At the hearing the board shall hear such objections to the formation petition, to the formation of the improvement district and its boundaries, to the plans, specifications, and estimates, and to the proposed assessment and the apportionment thereof as may come before it, and shall make such changes in reference thereto as it may consider proper.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)