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CA Water Code § 74134 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 6 - Contest of Election|Section 74134.

74134.  The election contest shall be brought within 20 days after the canvass of the votes and declaration of the result by the board of supervisors.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74135 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 6 - Contest of Election|Section 74135.

74135.  Either party to the record may appeal to the Supreme Court of this state within 30 days from entry of judgment.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74136 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 2 - FORMATION|CHAPTER 6 - Contest of Election|Section 74136.

74136.  The appeal shall be heard and determined by the Supreme Court within 60 days from the time of filing the notice of appeal.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74200.

74200.  The board of directors shall consist of three, five, or seven members, depending on the number of divisions in the district. Each director shall be an elector of the division for which he is elected, a qualified elector of the district, and a resident of the county, or of one of the counties, in which the district is situated.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74200.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74200.5.

74200.5.  (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single water conservation district may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code, increase the number of directors to serve on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district to 7, 9, or 11, who shall be members of the board of directors of the districts to be consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization.(b) Unless the local agency formation commission provides for an alternative schedule for reducing the size of the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district, upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district whose terms first expire following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced until the number equals 5, 7, or 9, as may be determined by the local agency formation commission in approving the consolidation or reorganization.(c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event, the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision.(Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 514, Sec. 1. (AB 1172) Effective January 1, 2010.)
CA Water Code § 74201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74201.

74201.  The directors elected at the formation election shall immediately enter upon their duties as such upon qualifying in the manner provided in this chapter. Such directors shall hold office respectively until their successors are elected and qualified.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74202.

74202.  The directors of any district who are elected shall hold office pursuant to Section 10505 of the Elections Code.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 267. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 74203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74203.

74203.  Each director elected subsequent to the formation election shall hold office for a term of four years and until his successor is elected and qualified.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74204.

74204.  Vacancies occurring in the board, by reason of death, resignation, or otherwise, shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1059.)
CA Water Code § 74205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74205.

74205.  Upon his election or appointment, each person who shall be elected or appointed to the office of director shall qualify as such by taking and subscribing to an official oath and executing and filing a bond as provided in Section 74206.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
CA Water Code § 74206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74206.

74206.  Each director shall execute an official bond in the sum of one thousand dollars ($1,000). The director shall file that official bond, together with his or her official oath, with the secretary.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 167, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 74207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74207.

74207.  All official bonds shall be in the form prescribed by law for the official bonds of county officers.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Directors|Section 74208.

74208.  Each director shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board or for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days in any calendar month, together with any expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties required or authorized by the board. 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. 40. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 74220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74220.

74220.  On the first Tuesday next following the formation election, as to the first board, and at the first meeting of the board following the time of taking office of the directors elected in each subsequent general district election, but in no event later than the last day of December, the directors shall meet and organize as a board.(Amended by Stats. 1991, Ch. 167, Sec. 3.)
CA Water Code § 74221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74221.

74221.  The board shall manage and conduct the business and affairs of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74222.

74222.  The office of the board may be established by it at some proper and convenient place within or near the district, but after the office is once established, it shall not be changed without giving notice thereof by posting in three public places in the district and by publishing a similar notice at least once a week for 30 days in some newspaper of general circulation published in the principal county.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74223.

74223.  The board shall hold regular meetings in its office on the first Tuesday in March, June, September, and December, and such special meetings as may be required for the proper transaction of business. Upon a finding by the board for good cause, the board may, by resolution, increase the frequency and number of regular meetings.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 183, Sec. 2.)
CA Water Code § 74224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74224.

74224.  Notwithstanding Section 74223, the board may, by resolution, change the day and location for holding regular meetings. Notice of any change shall be published once a week for at least two consecutive weeks before the date for a regular meeting in a newspaper of general circulation circulated in the district.(Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 566, Sec. 4. Effective September 29, 1997.)
CA Water Code § 74225 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74225.

74225.  Special meetings may be ordered by the president or by a majority of the members of the board, specifying in writing the business to be transacted. The order calling for a special meeting shall be entered in the minutes of the board. Three days’ notice shall be given by the secretary to any member not joining in the order, by mailing the notice to him at his last address. Only the business specified in the order shall be transacted at the special meeting.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74226 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74226.

74226.  All meetings of the board shall be open to the public.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74227 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74227.

74227.  A majority of the members of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74228 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74228.

74228.  A minute of all proceedings of the board shall be kept by the secretary.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 371.)
CA Water Code § 74228.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74228.5.

74228.5.  A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 44. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 74229 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 2 - The Board|Section 74229.

74229.  The board shall, annually, make and render a verified statement of the financial condition of the district, showing particularly the receipts and disbursements of the last preceding year, together with the source of such receipts and purpose of such disbursements. This statement shall be placed on file in the office of the district.(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 371.)
CA Water Code § 74250 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Officers|Section 74250.

74250.  At each of its organization meetings the board shall elect a president from their number, and shall appoint a secretary, who shall each hold office at the pleasure of the board.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74251 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Officers|Section 74251.

74251.  The secretary need not be one of the directors.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74252 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Officers|Section 74252.

74252.  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.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74253 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 3 - Officers|Section 74253.

74253.  The bond of the secretary shall be recorded in the office of the recorder of the principal county and then filed with the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74430 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Relocation of Division Boundaries|Section 74430.

74430.  The board of directors shall, by resolution, adjust the boundaries of any divisions pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 22000) of Division 21 of the Elections Code.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 435, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Water Code § 74431 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Relocation of Division Boundaries|Section 74431.

74431.  Before any change of the boundaries of the divisions is made pursuant to Section 74430, the board shall give notice of its intention to do so. Such notice shall specify, in a general way, the changes which the board proposes to make and a time and place for a hearing at which any owner of land in the district may appear before the board and object to the making of the proposed change or changes or petition that a change be made otherwise than as proposed.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74432 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Relocation of Division Boundaries|Section 74432.

74432.  The notice of intention to change the boundaries of the divisions shall be published at least once a week for two weeks before the time appointed for the hearing in some newspaper or newspapers published in each of the counties in which any part of the district is situated.At the time and place appointed for the hearing, or at the time and place to which the hearing may be adjourned, the board shall hear all the objections and petitions which are presented to the board, and, thereupon, the board may make such change or changes in the boundaries of the divisions as it determines to be for the best interests of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74433 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Relocation of Division Boundaries|Section 74433.

74433.  If land is excluded from a district pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 75750) of Part 10 of this division, the board not less than 30 days before any election in the district, may reestablish the boundaries of the divisions and election precincts within the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74434 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Relocation of Division Boundaries|Section 74434.

74434.  If land is included within a district pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 75850) of Part 10 of this division, the board shall, not less than 30 days before any election in the district, reestablish the boundaries of the divisions and election precincts within the district so as to include such lands therein and so as to make such divisions as nearly equal in area as may be practicable. In case of the inclusion of any land less than 30 days before an election within the district, the inhabitants of the land so included shall not be entitled to vote at such election.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74435 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 3 - Relocation of Division Boundaries|Section 74435.

74435.  If another district is annexed to a district pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 75940) of Part 10 of this division the board of the annexing district shall reestablish the boundaries of the divisions and election precincts within the district in the same manner as provided in Section 74434.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74500 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74500.

74500.  A district may:(a) Have perpetual succession.(b) Adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74501 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74501.

74501.  A district may make contracts and do all acts necessary for the full exercise of its powers.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74502 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74502.

74502.  A district may appoint and employ such engineer or engineers and such attorney or attorneys as the board deems necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74503 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74503.

74503.  A district may employ and hire such men, teams, tools, implements, machinery, and equipment as the board deems expedient or advisable to perform the work which it deems necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74504 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74504.

74504.  A district shall cause such work to be done and shall acquire such property as the board deems necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes of the district, and the board shall estimate the cost thereof, together with rights-of-way for the purpose of ingress to and egress from the works of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74505 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74505.

74505.  A district shall provide for the payment, from the proper fund, of all the debts and just claims against the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74506 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74506.

74506.  A district may disseminate information concerning the rights, properties, activities, plans, and proposals of the district; provided, however, that expenditures during any fiscal year for such purposes shall not exceed three cents ($0.03) for each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed valuation of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74507 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74507.

74507.  A district may vote bonds, cause assessments to be levied, cause elections to be held for the voting of bonds, or on the question of special assessments.If special assessments are voted, the district may cause them to be levied, as provided by Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 75390) of Part 8 of this division, for the purpose of paying any obligation of the district, and for the purpose of raising money to further accomplish the purposes of this division in the manner provided in this division.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74508 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74508.

74508.  A district may levy and collect a ground water charge for the production of water from the ground water supplies within the district or within a zone or zones thereof in the manner prescribed in Part 9 (commencing with Section 75500) of this division.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)
CA Water Code § 74509 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74509.

74509.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district may, by resolution of the board of the district, change the name of the district. Such changed name shall include the words “Water Conservation District.”(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 317.)
CA Water Code § 74510 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74510.

74510.  A district may construct, operate, and maintain one or more plants, which plants are constructed after the effective date of this section, for the generation of hydroelectric power and transmission lines for the conveyance thereof. Construction of the plants or plants and transmission lines may be financed by the issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (commencing with Section 54300 of the Government Code) or any other method of financing district works as provided in this division.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 232, Sec. 1. Effective July 20, 1981.)
CA Water Code § 74511 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 1 - Powers and Duties Generally|Section 74511.

74511.  The hydroelectric plant or plants and transmission lines constructed pursuant to Section 74510 may be leased for operation to, or the power generated may be sold to, a public utility or public agency engaged in the distribution, use, or sale of electricity. The power generated may be used by the district for its own purposes, or for the production or transmission of water, but shall not be offered for sale directly by the district to customers other than a public utility or public agency.(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 232, Sec. 2. Effective July 20, 1981.)
CA Water Code § 74520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 21 - WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS|PART 5 - POWERS AND PURPOSES|CHAPTER 2 - Water|Section 74520.

74520.  A district may make surveys and investigations of the water supply and resources of the district.(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 75.)