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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70041.1.

70041.1. Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election.
The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation.
The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed.
The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70041.2.

70041.2. The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.
Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70041.3.

70041.3. If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters.
In selecting the arguments, the election officials shall give preference and priority in the the order named to the arguments of the following:
(a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board.
(b) Individual voters or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of such voters and associations.
(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70041.4.

70041.4. The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question.
The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following in the order prescribed:
(a) The complete text of the proposition.
(b) The impartial analysis of the proposition prepared by the local agency formation commission.
(c) The argument for the proposed district formation.
(d) The argument against the proposed district formation.
The elections officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 258. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70042.

70042. At the formation election:
(a) The measure “Shall the proposition to form ____ Levee District under the Levee District Law of 1959 be adopted?” shall be submitted.
(b) The first directors for the proposed district shall be elected.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70043.

70043. The election shall be conducted, the vote canvassed, and the result declared in the same manner provided by the Elections Code, so far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this part. Each person who wishes to have his name printed on the formation election ballot shall comply with Section 70124. The vote shall be canvassed by the board of supervisors at its next regular meeting, five or more days after the election.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70044.

70044. If less than a majority of the votes cast are in favor of formation, the formation shall fail, but without prejudice to renewing proceedings at any time in the future.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70045.

70045. If a majority of the votes cast at the formation election are in favor of forming the district, the board of supervisors shall, by an order entered on its minutes, declare the territory formed as a district under the name designated for it, and the county clerk shall immediately cause to be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the district is situated, a certificate stating that the formation of the district was approved by the voters.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70046.

70046. No informality in any proceeding, including informality in the conduct of the formation election, not substantially adversely affecting the legal rights of any citizen shall invalidate the organization of a levee district organized under this part.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 70047.

70047. Except as provided in Section 70038, any proceeding, contesting the validity of the organization of a levee district pursuant to this part, shall be commenced within three months from the date of the recordation of the certificate; subsequently, the organization and legal existence of the district and all proceedings in respect thereto, shall be uncontestable.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - The Board of Directors › Section 70070.

70070. A district shall have a board of three directors, each of whom shall be an elector of the district. The term of office of the directors shall be four years except that the directors first elected, upon the formation of the district, who shall serve only until their successors are elected and qualified.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - The Board of Directors › Section 70071.

70071. The three directors elected at the election held pursuant to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code), or appointed pursuant to Section 10515 of the Elections Code, shall take office at 12 o'clock noon on the first Monday after the January 1st succeeding their election. Directors shall hold office until their successors are elected and qualified.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 259. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - The Board of Directors › Section 70072.

70072. Any vacancies in the offices of the directors shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1059.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - The Board of Directors › Section 70073.

70073. Each director shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, take an oath of office and file the same with the county clerk. The directors shall, at their first meeting after taking office, elect a chairman and a clerk from their own membership.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - The Board of Directors › Section 70074.

70074. The majority of the members of the board of directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - The Board of Directors › Section 70075.

70075. The directors shall keep a minute book in which shall be entered the proceedings of all meetings and shall keep an office for the transaction of the district’s business.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - The Board of Directors › Section 70076.

70076. The directors shall hold regular meetings on the second Monday of each and every month. Special meetings may be held when all members are present or may be ordered by a majority of the directors by an order in writing, signed by the directors calling such meeting. A one day’s notice of a special meeting must be given to the member of the board not joining in the order. All meetings must be held at the office of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 1 - The Board of Directors › Section 70078.

70078. Each member of the board shall receive compensation for services actually and necessarily performed, as the board determines to be just and reasonable, and shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of his or her duties as director. The salaries of all officers and employees of the district shall be fixed and determined by the directors. The board of directors shall fix the compensation that the election officers shall receive for district elections. 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. 38. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 2 - Other Officers and Employees › Section 70090.

70090. The treasurer of the county in which a district is located shall be the treasurer of the district. The tax collector of the county in which a district is located shall be the tax collector of the district. The auditor of the county in which a district is located shall be the auditor of the district. The assessor of the county in which a district is located shall be the assessor of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 2 - Other Officers and Employees › Section 70091.

70091. The treasurer, tax collector, auditor, and assessor shall each enter into a bond to the district in an amount to be determined by the board of directors for the faithful performance of their official duties and they shall be filed with the board of directors. The premiums for the surety bonds required from the treasurer, tax collector, auditor and assessor shall be paid by the district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 2 - Other Officers and Employees › Section 70092.

70092. The directors may appoint a district engineer. The construction or repair of any levees or associated works shall be under the direction, and to the satisfaction, of the engineer of the district and shall be subject to the approval of the board.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization › ARTICLE 2 - Other Officers and Employees › Section 70093.

70093. The directors shall have the power to employ an attorney or attorneys for the purpose of advising them or advising other officers of the district and to prosecute or defend actions brought by or against the district, or any of its officers relative to district matters.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 4 - Elections › Section 70120.

70120. Except as otherwise provided in this part, districts governed under this part are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code).
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 260. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 4 - Elections › Section 70121.

70121. In order to vote at any district election, including the formation election, a person must be a qualified elector of the district. A “qualified elector of the district” is one who meets all of the following qualifications:
(a) He shall be a registered voter.
(b) He shall reside in the district.
(c) His name shall appear on the last equalized assessment roll of the county.
(d) He shall own property assessed within the boundaries of the district.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 506, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Purposes › ARTICLE 1 - Powers Generally › Section 70150.

70150. The district may acquire by purchase, condemnation, gift or other action, drains, canals, sluices, bulkheads, watergates, levees, embankments, pumping plants and pipelines and to purchase, construct or otherwise acquire, maintain and keep in repair all things reasonable or convenient for the protection of the lands of the district from overflow and for the purpose of conserving or adding water to the sloughs and drains in the district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 5 - Powers and Purposes › ARTICLE 1 - Powers Generally › Section 70151.

70151. The district may co-operate and contract with the United States, the State of California, or any department or agency of either, in order to accomplish any of the purposes of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › Section 70200.

70200. 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. Claims not governed thereby or by other statutes or by ordinances or regulations authorized by law and expressly applicable to such claims shall be prepared and presented to the governing body, and all claims shall be audited and paid, in the same manner and with the same effect as similar claims against the county. Upon request from the directors, the auditor shall draw his warrant on the treasurer for the payment of claims.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › Section 70201.

70201. The auditor shall keep all necessary and proper books of account which shall contain all receipts and expenditures with their source and nature. The books and accounts of the district shall be audited once each year.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › Section 70202.

70202. All moneys received or collected for or on behalf of the district shall be paid to the treasurer in the same manner as county money is paid to the treasurer. Upon receipt of any money from the tax collector or from any other source the treasurer shall place the same to the credit of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › Section 70203.

70203. The treasurer shall pay out funds only on warrants drawn by the auditor upon district funds in the same manner as county money is paid out. Warrants presented and not paid for lack of funds shall be registered and bear interest at the rate of 6 percent per annum from date of registration to date of payment or call.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 6 - Financial Provisions › Section 70204.

70204. Claims for salaries and services shall be sworn and approved by the board of directors before a warrant is drawn for the same.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70230.

70230. The board of directors shall avail itself of the equalized assessment roll of the county in which the district is situated, and take such assessments as the basis for district taxation.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70231.

70231. On or before the third Monday in August each year, the county auditor shall transmit to the board of directors a written statement showing the total value of all taxable land and improvements within the district, which value shall be ascertained from the equalized assessment roll of the county.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70234.

70234. The board of directors shall meet on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of September of each year to determine the rate of tax to be levied for district purposes for the next ensuing year. The amount of money to be raised shall be estimated by including the following:
(a) The amount necessary to pay the interest and the part of the principal of the funded debt that will become due in the current year.
(b) The amount needed for salaries, wages, repairs, maintenance and operation.
(c) The amount needed for salvage, fees and delinquencies.
(d) The amount of floating debt that it may be desirable to pay during the current year.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70237.

70237. The county auditor shall compute the district tax on the property within the district using the rate of levy so fixed by the board and the assessed value as found in such assessment roll.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70239.

70239. All taxes levied under the provisions of this part shall be a lien on the property on which they are levied. All of the provisions of law, relative to the collection of state and county taxes, including the time for their payment, the giving of notice as to such time of payment, when they become delinquent, the penalties, costs and interest that shall accrue for their nonpayment and the period and manner of redemption are made applicable to the collection, payment, delinquency and redemption of district taxes except when inconsistent with this part.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 62.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70240.

70240. The tax collector shall sell to the district, for the nonpayment of taxes, the property assessed at the same time and in the same manner as property assessed for state and county taxes is sold. If the delinquent property is not redeemed within the period provided for the redemption of property sold to the State, then the tax collector shall deed the property to the district in the same manner as property is deeded to the State for nonpayment of taxes.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70241.

70241. All acts of the officials of the district in the levy and collection of district taxes shall be given the same credence and shall have the same presumptions as to the regularity of such actions as are given by law to the acts of officials charged with the levy and collection of state and county taxes.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70242.

70242. All deeds executed by the officers of the district shall be conclusive as to all recitals contained therein and that all acts required by law have been regularly done, and all steps required by law have been regularly taken.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70243.

70243. The tax collector shall, when requested, furnish the board a complete list of all delinquent taxes, of the persons owing the same and a certified copy of the assessment contained in the assessment roll.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 7 - Taxes › Section 70244.

70244. In the case of a sale of property for taxes or assessments, except where the sale is conducted and the funds are accounted for as provided in Division 1 (commencing with Section 101) of the Revenue and Taxation Code, all proceeds shall be accounted for and distributed as provided in Article 12 (commencing with Section 53925) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 648.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 8 - Reorganization › Section 70270.

70270. Whenever any district formed under the Protection District Act of 1880 or any other act for the protection of lands from overflow desires to reorganize under this part the district may bring itself within the provisions of this part by unanimously adopting a resolution stating that they have elected to reorganize under this part. Upon the filing of a certified copy of such resolution with the county clerk and the recording of a certified copy of such resolution with the county recorder of the county wherein said district is located the district shall thereafter be organized and shall operate under and pursuant to the provisions of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 665.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 19 - LEVEE DISTRICTS › PART 1 - LEVEE DISTRICT LAW OF 959 › CHAPTER 8 - Reorganization › Section 70272.

70272. This reorganization shall in no manner impair any obligation heretofore legally incurred by the reorganized levee district.
(Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 370.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 71017.

71017. “Voter” means a voter as defined in Section 359 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 261. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions › Section 71030.

71030. Nothing in this division shall be construed as repealing or modifying any other law relating to water or the supply of water to cities, or the acquisition thereof by cities.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions › Section 71032.

71032. The inclusion in, or annexation or addition to, a district, of the territory of any public corporation or agency shall not destroy the identity or legal existence, or impair the powers, of the public corporation or agency, notwithstanding the identity, or substantial identity, of purpose of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions › Section 71034.

71034. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 72322 and 72341, whenever provision is made in this division for notice in a county, it shall be construed to require notice in each affected county.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions › Section 71035.

71035. Except with respect to formation proceedings, in any district containing lands situated in more than one county, all papers required by this division to be filed with a county clerk shall be filed with the secretary.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 1 - INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Provisions › Section 71036.

71036. Except as otherwise provided in this division, procedure relating to formation, fiscal matters, and taxation in districts containing lands situated in more than one county shall conform as near as may be to such provisions with respect to districts containing lands situated in one county.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2043.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 71052.

71052. As used in this part, “application” means an application for the initiation of proceedings for the formation of a district under the provisions of the Knox-Nisbet Act, Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773), Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71060.

71060. The people of any county or counties, or of any portions thereof, whether such portions include unincorporated territory only or incorporated territory of any city or cities, or both such incorporated and unincorporated territory, may organize a district under the provisions of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 1 - In General › Section 71061.

71061. The cities proposed to be included in the district need not be contiguous, and the unincorporated territory may consist of one or more parcels which need not be contiguous to each other or to any such city or cities.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 2 - Inclusion of Cities › Section 71070.

71070. As used in this article, “territory of a city” means the corporate area of the city and all territory as to which proceedings for annexation to the city have been commenced by a valid petition filed with the governing body of the city.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 2 - Inclusion of Cities › Section 71071.

71071. Except as otherwise provided in this article, if an application includes any portion of a city, the entire territory of the city, at the time of filing the application, shall be included within the boundaries of the proposed district.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 2 - Inclusion of Cities › Section 71072.

71072. If an application includes any territory within the boundaries of a proposed city for which a valid petition for incorporation has been filed with the board of supervisors of the affected county, the entire area of the proposed city, at the time of filing the application, shall be included within the boundaries of the proposed district.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 2 - Inclusion of Cities › Section 71073.

71073. If an application is filed, and proceedings for the formation of the district are commenced and prosecuted, in the manner and within the time specified by this part, the inclusion within the boundaries of the proposed district of any city to which territory is annexed, pursuant to proceedings which were not commenced by the filing of a valid petition prior to the approval of the application, shall not prevent or invalidate the formation of the district even though the territory annexed to the city pursuant to the annexation proceedings is not included in the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 2 - Inclusion of Cities › Section 71074.

71074. If an application is filed, and proceedings for the formation of the district are commenced and prosecuted, in the manner and within the time specified by this part, the inclusion within the boundaries of the proposed district of territory formed into a new city or annexed to an existing city, pursuant to proceedings which were not commenced by the filing of a valid petition prior to the approval of the application, shall not prevent or invalidate the formation of the district even though the remainder of the corporate area of the city is not included in the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 2 - Inclusion of Cities › Section 71078.

71078. The inclusion within the boundaries of a proposed district of territory formed into a new city or annexed to an existing city, pursuant to proceedings which were not commenced by the filing of a valid petition prior to the filing of the formation petition, shall not prevent or invalidate the formation of the district even though the remainder of the corporate area of the city is not included in the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 2 - Inclusion of Cities › Section 71079.

71079. Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, if, prior to the filing of a formation petition, any portion of the corporate area of a city is included within an existing municipal water district, a district may be formed pursuant to this division to include the remainder of the corporate area of the city.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 2 - Inclusion of Cities › Section 71080.

71080. If, subsequent to the approval of an application which includes a portion of the corporate area of a city, but prior to the filing of the formation petition, such portion of the corporate area of the city is included within an existing municipal water district so that the entire corporate area of the city is included within such existing district, such portion of the corporate area of the city shall be omitted from the formation petition. Such omission shall not invalidate the approval of the application as to the remaining area of the proposed district.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 2 - Territory › ARTICLE 2 - Inclusion of Cities › Section 71081.

71081. If, subsequent to the approval of an application of intention, but prior to circulating the formation petition, a valid petition is filed with, or a resolution is adopted by, the governing body of a city, the corporate area of which is included in a metropolitan water district organized under the Metropolitan Water District Act, to initiate formal proceedings for the annexation to the city of territory within the proposed municipal water district, in a manner which would result in automatic annexation to the metropolitan water district of the territory annexed to the city, the proponents of the formation of the municipal water district may omit from the proposed municipal water district all territory included in the petition or resolution for annexation. If such territory is omitted, no part of the city shall be included within the proposed municipal water district.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71120.

71120. A petition for the formation of a district, which may consist of any number of separate instruments, shall be filed with the county elections official.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 193. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71121.

71121. The formation petition shall be signed by voters equal in number to at least 10 per centum of the voters registered within the boundaries of the proposed district 30 days prior to the date the petition is filed. If one or more cities are included in the proposed district, the formation petition shall, in addition, be signed by at least 10 percent of the voters of each such city registered to vote 30 days prior to the date the petition is filed.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1513.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71122.

71122. If only a portion of the corporate area of a city is included within a proposed district, and 12 or more registered voters reside within such portion of the city, the formation petition shall be signed by voters residing within such portion equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total number of registered voters in such portion, or 10 percent of the number of voters of such portion voting for all candidates for the office of Governor at the last general election prior to the filing of the petition, whichever is the lesser number. If less than 12 registered voters reside within such portion of the city, the formation petition shall be signed by at least 50 percent of the voters residing in such portion.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71124.

71124. Except as otherwise authorized in this part, the boundaries of the proposed district shall be described in the formation petition in the same manner as in the declaration of intention and shall include the same area.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71125.

71125. The circulation of a formation petition shall be commenced by the proponents within 30 days from the date of the filing of the declaration of intention with the county elections official. The petition shall be circulated and filed with the county elections official within 90 days from the date of the filing of the declaration of intention.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 194. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71126.

71126. Within 30 days of the date of the filing of the formation petition, the county elections official shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of voters. Upon request of the county elections official, the board of supervisors shall authorize him or her to employ persons specially for this purpose, in addition to the persons regularly employed in his or her office, and shall provide for their compensation.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 195. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71127.

71127. When the county elections official has completed the examination of the formation petition, he or she shall attach to it the certificate, properly dated, showing the result of the examination.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 196. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71128.

71128. If the county elections official finds from the examination that the formation petition is signed by the requisite number of voters residing within the boundaries of the proposed district, and within the boundaries of each city included therein, he or she shall certify that the petition is sufficient. If he or she finds that it is not so signed, he or she shall certify that the petition is insufficient.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 197. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71129.

71129. If the county elections official certifies in the certificate that the formation petition is insufficient, he or she shall also certify therein to the number of voters required to make the petition sufficient, and the petition may be amended by filing a supplemental petition or petitions within 10 days from the date of the certificate.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 198. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71130.

71130. Within 30 days after the filing of any supplemental petition or petitions, the county elections official shall examine them and certify to the result of the examination as provided in Sections 71126 to 71128, inclusive.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 199. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71132.

71132. After the time for filing supplemental petitions has expired and all supplemental petitions have been examined, if the county elections official’s certificate shows that the formation petition is insufficient, the petition shall be filed with the board of supervisors and kept as a public record, without prejudice to the filing of a new petition.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 200. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Formation Petition › Section 71133.

71133. If the county elections official’s certificate shows that the formation petition is sufficient, the county elections official shall present the petition to the board of supervisors without delay.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 201. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71160.

71160. When a formation petition is presented to it, the board of supervisors shall make an order dividing the proposed district into five divisions in such manner as to equalize, as nearly as practicable, the population in the respective divisions. The board of supervisors shall use for this purpose the population as estimated by it from the register of voters used at the last general election.
The divisions of the district shall be numbered first, second, third, fourth, and fifth.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71161.

71161. When the order dividing the proposed district into five divisions is made, the board of supervisors shall by resolution or ordinance call and provide for the holding of an election in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether the district shall be formed and to elect the first board of directors if the district is formed.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71162.

71162. The formation election shall be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days from the date of adoption of the resolution or ordinance calling the election.
For purposes of this election the board of supervisors may consolidate election precincts of one or more divisions.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71163.

71163. Notice of the formation election shall be published once, not less than one week nor more than four weeks prior to the election, in at least one newspaper but not exceeding three newspapers, printed and published in each affected county.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 156.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71163.1.

71163.1. 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 › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71163.2.

71163.2. 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 › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71163.3.

71163.3. 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 › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 20 - MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Formation Election › Section 71163.4.

71163.4. The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question.
The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following in the order prescribed:
(a) The complete text of the proposition.
(b) The impartial analysis of the proposition prepared by the local agency formation commission.
(c) The argument for the proposed district formation.
(d) The argument against the proposed district formation.
The elections officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 262. Effective January 1, 1995.)