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2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - District Powers › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 6909.

6909. Notwithstanding the enumeration and specific statement herein of particular powers, the district may do and perform all acts and things necessary and appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part and the powers of the district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - District Powers › ARTICLE 1 - General › Section 6910.

6910. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the Sacramento-Yolo Port District shall not exercise the power of eminent domain in the County of Sacramento, the City of Sacramento, the County of Yolo, or the County of Solano, without specific authorization respectively from the County of Sacramento, the City of Sacramento, the County of Yolo, or the County of Solano.
(b) This section does not apply to the Sacramento-Yolo Port District if it exercises the power of eminent domain in the City of West Sacramento.
(Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 284, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 1 - District Bonds › Section 6930.

6930. Any district organized pursuant to this part may create a bonded debt pursuant to the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 43600) of Chapter 4 of Division 4, Title 4 of the Government Code.
Bonds may be issued for the purpose of raising money for use in carrying out any of the powers and purposes of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 45.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 1 - District Bonds › Section 6931.

6931. Any bonds issued by any district pursuant to this part are legal investments for all trust funds, and for the funds of all insurers, banks, both commercial and savings, and trust companies, and for the State school funds, and whenever any money or funds may, by law now or hereafter enacted, be invested in bonds of cities, counties, school districts or municipalities in this State, such money or funds may be invested in bonds of a district.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 2 - County and Municipal Bonds › Section 6935.

6935. Whenever, upon the creation of a district, any municipality therein or any county in which the district is located, which has theretofore authorized or incurred a bonded indebtedness for any work or improvement for which the district may incur a bonded debt, and the municipality or county thereafter sells the bonds or any portion thereof, the proceeds of the sale, may, upon the order of the appropriate board of supervisors or city council, be paid by the custodian into the treasury of the district. They shall be applied by the board, exclusively to the purposes for which the bonds were authorized by the municipal corporation or the county issuing them.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Revenue Bonds › Section 6936.

6936. Pursuant to this article a district may create a revenue bond indebtedness for the acquisition and construction, or acquisition or construction of any improvements or property or facilities contained within its powers.
(Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 91.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Revenue Bonds › Section 6937.

6937. The issuance of said bonds shall be authorized by ordinance adopted by five-sevenths of all the members of the board, to take effect upon its publication.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1195, Sec. 18.1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Revenue Bonds › Section 6938.

6938. The secretary shall publish said ordinance once in a newspaper of general circulation printed in said district, and if there is none, then in such newspaper published in one of the counties in which said district is located.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 280.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Revenue Bonds › Section 6939.

6939. Said ordinance shall specify the total amount, denomination, method of maturity, and the rate or maximum rate of interest of said bonds, and in general terms, the acquisitions and improvements to be constructed thereby; and, in addition, shall contain such other and further provisions as in the judgment of the board are deemed advisable.
(Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 91.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Revenue Bonds › Section 6939.1.

6939.1. The proceeds of said bonds shall be placed in an account in the treasury of the district to be entitled ________ Port District Revenue Construction Fund No. ________ and used exclusively for the objects and purposes mentioned in the ordinance.
(Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 91.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Revenue Bonds › Section 6939.3.

6939.3. Proceedings for the issuance of said bonds shall be had, the board shall have such powers and duties, and the bondholders shall have such rights and remedies, all in substantial accordance with and with like legal effect as provided in Sections 54344 to 54346, inclusive, 54347, 54348, 54350, 54351, 54352, and in Articles 4 (commencing at Section 54400) to 11 (commencing at Section 54660), inclusive, of Chapter 6, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code. As used therein the word “resolution” shall mean ordinance, the word “local agency” shall mean district, and the words “legislative body” shall mean board.
(Added by Stats. 1958, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 91.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.4.

6939.4. Pursuant to this article, the Sacramento-Yolo Port District may also create an additional bonded debt, in addition to all other indebtedness authorized by the provisions of this chapter, up to but not in excess of 1 percent of the assessed value of all taxable real and personal property within the district.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.5.

6939.5. This bonded indebtedness may be created solely for the purpose of providing funds for the acquisition, construction, improvement, or extension of revenue-producing harbor improvements of a self-liquidating character.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.6.

6939.6. Any bonds issued pursuant to this article shall be authorized by ordinance passed by two-thirds of all of the members of the board. The ordinance shall not become effective until approved by a two-thirds vote of the county supervisors who represent any portion of the territory which is included within the district. Except as provided in this section, an election need not be held within the district, and it is unnecessary to secure the approval of the electors within the district for the issuance of bonds for the purposes and within the limitations of this article.
The ordinance shall become effective 30 days from the date of its passage, unless a petition protesting the ordinance is presented to the board pursuant to Section 9144 of the Elections Code, prior to the effective date of the ordinance. If the petition is timely filed, proceedings for the adoption of the ordinance shall be conducted pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 9140) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code, and, as used in these sections, “board of supervisors” means the board of port commissioners, and “county” means the Sacramento-Yolo Port District.
(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 588, Sec. 11. Effective January 1, 2007.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.7.

6939.7. The bonds of any issue may be issued in one or more series. The bonds of such series shall be payable within 30 years from their date and shall mature serially at such times as may be fixed by the board, but the earliest maturityof the principal of the bonds of any series shall be fixed at a date not more than 10 years from the date of issue of such series.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.8.

6939.8. The bonds may be issued in such denominations as the board determines, except that no bond shall be of a denomination less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor of a greater denomination than one thousand dollars ($1,000).
The bonds shall be payable on the day and at the place or places fixed in such bonds, with interest at the rate specified in the bonds, which rate shall not be in excess of 6 percent per annum of the face amount, payable annually or semiannually.
The board may provide for redemption of any bonds before maturity at prices and upon terms and conditions determined by it. A bond shall not be subject to call or redemption prior to maturity unless it contains a recital on its face to that effect.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.9.

6939.9. If any officer whose signature or countersignature appears on the bonds or coupons ceases to be an officer before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, his signature or countersignature is nevertheless as valid and sufficient for all purposes as if he had remained in office.
Bonds may be issued and sold by the board for not less than their par value and accrued interest to date of delivery, at such times and under such conditions as may be designated by the board.
The proceeds shall be placed in the treasury of the district to the credit of the proper improvement fund and applied exclusively to the objects and purposes mentioned in the ordinance. Said purposes may include bond interest during construction and for a period not to exceed one year after completion of construction, and creation of a reserve fund to secure payment of bond interest and principal.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.10.

6939.10. The form of the bonds shall be prescribed by the board and they shall be signed by the officer or officers that the board designates. The coupons appertaining to the bonds shall be numbered consecutively and shall be signed by the facsimile signature of the officer or officers that the board has designated.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.11.

6939.11. The income and revenue derived or to be realized from the harbor improvement acquired, constructed, improved or extended from the proceeds of the bonds shall be deposited in a special fund and kept separate and apart from all other revenues of the district. It shall be applied, firstly, to the creation of an interest fund, herein designated as “interest fund,” for the payment of the annual interest due or to become due upon the bonds during the next ensuing fiscal year and before the time for the fixing of the next general tax levy in the counties in which the district is located.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.12.

6939.12. The special fund shall be applied, secondly, to the creation of a sinking fund, herein designated as “sinking fund,” to provide for the payment of the principal of the bonds at or before their maturity date or dates.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.13.

6939.13. Any additional revenues over and above the amounts required to be deposited in the interest fund and the sinking fund, may be deposited in an operation fund, herein designated as “operation fund,” to be applied to the costs of operation and maintenance, including reasonable repairs, depreciation and capital improvements of the particular revenue-producing harbor improvement acquired, constructed, improved or extended by the issuance and sale of the bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.14.

6939.14. Surplus revenues in the operation fund may be deposited either in the interest fund or any reserve fund created to secure any bonds or in the sinking fund, but money allocated to the interest fund or the sinking fund shall not be transferred to any other fund or used for any other purpose than the payment of the bonds and the interest thereon so long as the bonds are outstanding.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.15.

6939.15. The board, in and by the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds, shall hypothecate and allocate all of the revenues to be realized from the revenue-producing harbor improvement to be acquired or constructed, improved or extended from the proceeds of the bonds to the payment of both principal and interest.
The allocation and hypothecation is irrevocable until all bonds and the accrued interest thereon are paid.
The allocation and hypothecation shall be made in each case for the exclusive benefit of the bonds to be issued for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, improving or extending the particular revenue-producing harbor improvement, and as additional security for the payment of the principal and interest of the bonds.
But the allocation and hypothecation do not constitute the exclusive source of payment. The bonds constitute general obligations of the district and both principal and interest may be paid from any money or sources of revenue of any kind, including taxes, on hand and available for that purpose.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.16.

6939.16. Whenever the revenues of the district are, or in the opinion of the board will be insufficient to provide for the payment in full of the principal or interest on the bonds, the board may, and if the revenues in the interest fund are insufficient to meet the next ensuing fiscal year’s interest on the bonds issued and then outstanding or if the moneys in the sinking fund are insufficient to pay or provide for the payment of any bonds maturing during the next ensuing fiscal year, or if any reserve fund has been drawn upon and not replenished it shall cause a tax to be levied and collected, upon all of the taxable property in the district, sufficient to meet all sums coming due for principal and interest on the bonds during the next ensuing fiscal year and before the time for fixing the next general tax levy in the county in which the district is located or to replenish such reserve fund.
The tax shall be levied and collected annually in the manner provided by Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6940) of this part, and shall be in addition to all other taxes authorized to be levied and collected. When collected, the tax shall not be used for any purpose other than the payment of the bonds and the accruing interest thereon or the replenishment of such reserve fund.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Additional Sacramento-Yolo Port District Bonds › Section 6939.17.

6939.17. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that because of the unique, complex problems existing with respect to the Sacramento-Yolo Port District, as a large inland port district, it is necessary that special legislation be enacted to authorize additional, limited financing provisions for said port district, and that a general law cannot be made applicable.
(Added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1457.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Finances and Taxation › ARTICLE 1 - Levy, Assessment and Collection of Taxes › Section 6940.

6940. On or before June first of each year, the port director shall submit to the board a detailed statement of the money required for the ensuing fiscal year for the purpose of conducting the business of the district. There shall be submitted with the estimate such data and schedules as the board may require.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Finances and Taxation › ARTICLE 1 - Levy, Assessment and Collection of Taxes › Section 6941.

6941. Annually on or before the date set for the consideration of the budget by the board of supervisors of each county in which the district, or any portion thereof, is located, the board of each district shall furnish to the board of supervisors of each county in which the district is situated, an estimate in writing of the amount of money necessary for all purposes by the district during the ensuing fiscal year. Upon approval by the board of supervisors of each county, in which any lands lie within the district, the board of supervisors of each county shall levy a special tax, on all taxable property of the county lying within the district, sufficient in amount to raise the county’s proportionate amount of the sum required.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Finances and Taxation › ARTICLE 1 - Levy, Assessment and Collection of Taxes › Section 6942.

6942. The tax shall not exceed the rate of ten cents on each one hundred dollars of the assessed value of all taxable property within the district, exclusive of the amount necessary to be raised by taxes to meet bond interest and redemption. The tax shall be computed, entered upon the tax rolls and collected in the same manner as county taxes are computed, entered and collected. All money so collected shall be paid into the county treasury to the credit of the particular district fund and shall be paid to the treasurer of the district upon the order of the board of port commissioners.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Finances and Taxation › ARTICLE 1 - Levy, Assessment and Collection of Taxes › Section 6943.

6943. From the time of the organization of any district until the next succeeding July 1st, or in the event that a district is formed between February 1st and July 1st of any year then until one year from the next succeeding July 1st after the formation thereof, the district may incur indebtedness for the purpose of operating the port and the district and in the first tax levy, the rate shall be in an amount sufficient to operate the port and the district for the first full fiscal year as well as to pay the obligations incurred as herein provided for.
(Amended by Stats. 1947, Ch. 563.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Finances and Taxation › ARTICLE 2 - Claims and Demands › Section 6960.

6960. All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto. All claims not governed thereby shall be filed with the auditor on forms and blanks prescribed by him. A claim shall not be paid without the endorsement of the auditor certifying to its correctness.
The auditor shall keep a record, which shall be a public one, of all claims against the district showing by whom made, for what purpose, the amount thereof and when paid.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Finances and Taxation › ARTICLE 2 - Claims and Demands › Section 6961.

6961. If there is not sufficient money in any fund to pay the claims made against the fund, the claim shall be registered in a book kept by the treasurer, showing its number, when presented, date, amount, name of payee, and on what account allowed and out of what fund payable. When so registered, the claim shall be returned to the party presenting it with the endorsement of the word “Registered” dated and signed by the treasurer. All registered claims are payable in the order of their registration.
This section does not prevent the payment by the treasurer of bonds of the district or of any city or county, and interest coupons thereof, in accordance with the Constitution of this State and the provisions of this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Finances and Taxation › ARTICLE 2 - Claims and Demands › Section 6962.

6962. Wages and salaries shall be paid at such intervals as the board may direct, but at least once each month.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 6 - RIVER PORT DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 5 - Finances and Taxation › ARTICLE 2 - Claims and Demands › Section 6963.

6963. The provisions of Chapter I, Division II of the District Organization Act relating to notices shall govern and control this part.
(Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 7001.

7001. This part and all of its provisions shall be liberally construed to the end that its purpose may be effective. This part does not affect any other law covering the same subject, nor apply to any proceedings had thereunder, nor does it in any manner interfere with existing harbors or prevent the formation, operation or government of harbors within the State under any other law.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 7002.

7002. “Harbor” means a portion of the Pacific Ocean or inland waters, including rivers, streams, lakes, bays, estuaries, inlets, straits and other waters within the jurisdiction of the State, naturally or artificially protected or capable of being artificially protected so as to be a place of safety for vessels, including the artificially protective works, the public lands underlying, washed by, ashore of, or abutting any of said waters and the structures and facilities provided within, beneath, abutting or ashore of any enclosed body of any of said waters for any of the uses or purposes set forth in Section 7149, including the moving and servicing of vessels and the servicing of their crews and passengers.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 7005.

7005. “Develop” and “development” includes without limitation the acquisition, construction, repair, leasing improvement or any combination thereof necessary to create or develop a harbor.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Petition › Section 7010.

7010. A district may be formed consisting of any portion or portions of a county, whether contiguous or not, lying entirely within a city or entirely within unincorporated territory of the county or wholly or partially including territory of all or part of one or more cities within the county, including within its boundaries the whole or some part of the harbor proposed to be developed.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Petition › Section 7011.

7011. Fifty or more registered, qualified electors in a county residing within the proposed district may sign and present to the board of supervisors of the county a petition in writing for the formation of a district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Petition › Section 7012.

7012. The petition shall:
(a) Set forth the exterior boundaries of the proposed district.
(b) Generally describe the proposed harbor development.
(c) A request that the territory included within the described boundaries be formed into a district pursuant to this part.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Petition › Section 7013.

7013. Within 10 days from the filing thereof the county registrar of voters, or if there be none, the county clerk, shall examine the petition and report in writing to the board of supervisors as to the sufficiency thereof. If the report shows the petition to be insufficient a supplemental petition may be filed within one month from the date of the report.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 1 - Petition › Section 7014.

7014. If the report shows the petition to be sufficient the petition shall be published as provided in Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the proposed district is located together with a notice setting forth the day, hour and place at which the petition will be heard by the board of supervisors and stating that at the designated time and place all persons interested may appear and be heard. The notice shall also state that any interested person, including any owner of taxable real property within the proposed district, may file with the clerk of the body conducting the hearing at any time prior to the time fixed for the hearing a written protest or objection to the formation of the district. The names of only three signers of the petition need be published. The time fixed for the hearing shall not be less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the first publication of the petition and notice of hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 7020.

7020. At the time and place specified in the notice the board of supervisors shall hold the hearing, consider the petition and may continue the hearing from time to time.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 7021.

7021. At the hearing the board of supervisors, without further notice, may change the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, as set forth in the petition, by excluding lands which would not be benefited by the proposed harbor development.
The board of supervisors may also change the exterior boundaries of the proposed district by adding to the district and including therein other lands which will be benefited by the proposed harbor development. Land may not be added to the proposed district unless notice is given by the board of supervisors of the proposed addition or additions to the district by publication of its intention to do so. The notice shall contain a description of the additional lands to be included in the proposed district, and it shall state the day, hour and place for the owners of land within the proposed addition to appear before the board of supervisors and state their objections, if any, to the inclusion. The notice shall be published as provided in Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the proposed district is located, the first publication to be at least 15 days before the day so fixed.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 7022.

7022. If the territory included within the proposed district lies entirely within one city, the petition shall be filed with the city clerk and the clerk and the legislative body of the city shall conduct all the formation proceedings in the same manner as herein provided for the board of supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 7023.

7023. Except for proceedings to which Section 7022 applies, no territory lying within a city may be included in a district formed pursuant to this part without the consent of the city given by its legislative body, and filed with the board of supervisors prior to the adoption by the board of supervisors of the resolution provided for in Section 7024.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 7023.5.

7023.5. If, prior to the time fixed for the hearing, the owners of taxable real property in the proposed district having an assessed valuation of more than one-half of the assessed valuation of all taxable real property in the proposed district have filed with the clerk of the body conducting the hearing written protest or objection to the formation of the district, the body conducting the hearing shall so find and the proceeding shall be terminated and no further proceedings shall be had or taken pursuant to the petition. If the proceeding is so terminated by the filing of a written majority protest or objection, a new petition for the same or substantially the same district may not be filed until the expiration of two years from the date of the finding that such protest or objection has been filed.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 7024.

7024. If, after concluding the hearing, the board of supervisors determines that the proposed harbor development will benefit the property within the proposed district, as originally proposed or as changed by the board of supervisors, and that the proceedings have been regularly had and taken it shall so find by resolution. The resolution shall also contain:
(a) The name of the proposed district, as determined by the board of supervisors.
(b) The official name by which the harbor will be known, as determined by the board of supervisors.
(c) A description of the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, as finally determined by the board of supervisors.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 2 - Hearing › Section 7025.

7025. A finding of the board of supervisors of the genuineness and sufficiency of the petition and that notice shall be conclusive against all persons.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7030.

7030. After adoption of the resolution provided for in Section 7024 the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether or not it shall be formed and for the election of five persons who shall serve as the first directors of the district if the district is formed.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7031.

7031. The resolution calling the election shall contain:
(a) The date of the election.
(b) The name of the proposed district.
(c) The official name by which the harbor will be known.
(d) A description of the exterior boundaries of the proposed district.
(e) The hours that the polls will be open, the election precincts, the polling place or places and the election board or boards appointed to conduct the election.
(f) The statement of the proposition to be voted upon.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7032.

7032. The election shall be called and conducted and candidates nominated in the manner provided for general district elections, except that the board of supervisors shall establish election precincts, designate the polling place or places, appoint the election board or boards and canvass the returns.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7033.

7033. The resolution calling the election shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the proposed district is located, the first publication to be at least 30 days prior to the date of election.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7033.1.

7033.1. 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.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7033.2.

7033.2. 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.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7033.3.

7033.3. 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 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.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7033.4.

7033.4. The elections 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. 114. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7034.

7034. The vote shall be canvassed by the board of supervisors not more than 10 days after the election.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7035.

7035. If less than a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are in favor of forming the district the board of supervisors shall declare the proceedings terminated.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7036.

7036. If a majority of the votes cast upon the proposition are in favor of forming the district the board of supervisors shall by resolution declare the district duly organized under this part. Said resolution shall state:
(a) The name of the district.
(b) The official name by which the harbor will be known.
(c) The exterior boundaries of the district.
A certified copy of the resolution declaring the district formed shall be filed with the Secretary of State. The organization of the district shall then be complete.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › ARTICLE 3 - Election on Formation › Section 7037.

7037. No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of the election not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall invalidate the formation of the district. Any proceedings wherein the validity of the formation of a district is denied shall be commenced within six months from the date of filing of the certified copy of the resolution declaring the district formed with the Secretary of State; otherwise the formation and legal existence of the district and all proceedings in respect thereto shall be incontestable.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Directors › Section 7040.

7040. Each district shall have a board of five directors all of whom shall be registered electors residing within the boundaries of the district and all of whom shall be elected at large. The directors first elected upon the formation of the district shall classify themselves by lot so that two of them shall hold office until the election and qualification of their successors at the first succeeding general district election, and three of them shall hold office until the election and qualification of their successors in the second general district election.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Directors › Section 7041.

7041. The term of office of each director, other than directors first elected or directors appointed to fill an unexpired term, shall be four years.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Directors › Section 7042.

7042. If a person elected fails to qualify, the office shall be filled as if there were a vacancy in the office.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Directors › Section 7043.

7043. All vacancies occurring in the office of director shall be filled by appointment by the remaining directors.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Directors › Section 7044.

7044. An appointment to fill a vacancy in the office of director shall be for the unexpired term of the office in which the vacancy exists.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Directors › Section 7046.

7046. If and when the territory included within the district lies entirely within a single city, the legislative body of such city shall be ex officio the board of directors of the district. In such a case, the presiding officer of such legislative body shall be ex officio the president of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 378.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Directors › Section 7047.

7047. Each director shall receive a sum as may be fixed by the board, not exceeding fifty dollars ($50) for each meeting of the board attended by him or her, for not exceeding four meetings in any calendar month. A director may also receive traveling and other expenses incurred by him or her when performing duties for the district other than attending board meetings. 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. 7. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Harbors and Navigation Code - HNC › DIVISION 8 - HARBOR AND PORT DISTRICTS › PART 7 - SMALL CRAFT HARBOR DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - Directors › Section 7048.

7048. Before entering upon the duties of his office each director shall take and subscribe the official oath and file it with the secretary. The oath of office may be taken before the secretary, any member of the board of directors, or any officers authorized by law to administer oaths.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1598.)