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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 2 - Additional Bond Issues › Section 55552.

55552. If at the election a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the incurring of the bonded indebtedness, then the board shall enter an order to that effect upon its minutes, and shall thereupon be authorized and empowered to issue the bonds of said district for the amount voted, payable out of the funds of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 2 - Additional Bond Issues › Section 55553.

55553. The provisions contained in Articles 1 and 5 of Chapter 2 of this part and Sections 55701, 55703, and 55704, relating to the form of bonds, the issuance and sale of bonds, the validation thereof, and the levying of a tax for the principal and interest thereof, shall apply in like manner to bonds voted and issued as provided in this article.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55580.

55580. The board may issue refunding bonds of the district for the purpose of refunding any or all outstanding bonds of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55581.

55581. The board shall by resolution determine the amount of the outstanding bonds to be refunded, fix the maximum amount of refunding bonds to be issued, the maximum rate of interest to be paid (which shall not exceed the rate of interest on the bonds to be refunded), and the number of years, not exceeding 30, that the refunding bonds or any part thereof are to run.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55582.

55582. In the resolution the board shall call an election and submit to the qualified voters of the district the question whether the refunding bonds should be issued.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55583.

55583. The resolution shall fix the time of the election, establish one or more voting precincts, designate the polling place or places, appoint an inspector, judge, and clerk for each precinct, and fix the hours during the day in which the polls will be open and the manner of voting for and against the issuance of the refunding bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55584.

55584. In all particulars not set forth in this article the election shall be held and conducted as provided in Chapter 4 of Part 2 of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55585.

55585. The resolution shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation in the county designated by the board for that purpose, the last publication to be at least one week before the date of the election. No other notice of the election need be given.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55586.

55586. If at the election a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the issuance of the refunding bonds, the board shall be authorized to issue refunding bonds of the district not exceeding the maximum amount set forth in the resolution, payable out of the funds of the district to be provided as prescribed in Section 55591.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55587.

55587. The board shall, by order entered in its minutes, prescribe the form of the refunding bonds and of the interest coupons to be attached, and fix the date of the refunding bonds, the date of maturity, and the rate or rates of interest to be paid. The bonds and the interest coupons thereof shall be signed as provided in Article 1 of this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55588.

55588. Refunding bonds may be exchanged at par value for any outstanding bonds to be refunded at their par value or less, upon such terms as may be agreed upon by the board and the holders of such bonds, subject to adjustment of accrued interest to the date of exchange. Any moneys required for the adjustment of interest may be paid from any funds of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55589.

55589. In lieu of the exchange for outstanding bonds, the refunding bonds may be sold by the board for cash at not less than par and accrued interest, and the proceeds used for the purchase or retirement of the outstanding bonds upon terms agreed upon by the board and the holders of the bonds, but not to exceed par and accrued interest.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55590.

55590. Any bonds refunded and all interest coupons appurtenant thereto shall be canceled immediately by the county treasurer. Expenses of the refunding proceedings may be paid from any funds of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 3 - Refunding Bonds › Section 55591.

55591. Taxes for the payment of principal and interest of refunding bonds shall be levied as provided in Chapter 3 of this part except that if the bonds refunded were payable from taxes levied upon land only, the taxes for the payment of principal and interest of refunding bonds shall likewise be levied upon land only.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 4 - Adoption of the Revenue Bond Law of 191 › Section 55610.

55610. The Revenue Bond Law of 1941 is applicable to districts for the purpose of financing the production, transmission and distribution of water for public or private purposes.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 53.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 5 - Validating Proceedings › Section 55630.

55630. An action to determine the validity of bonds may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1496.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 5.5 - Bonds as Legal Investments › Section 55640.

55640. The bonds of the district or those issued for any zone pursuant to this act are entitled to the same force or value or use as bonds issued by any municipality.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 406.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55650.

55650. Zones may be established within a district for any of the following purposes:
(a) Incurring a bonded indebtedness within the zone sufficient to pay the cost of constructing a water system and any other necessary improvements incidental thereto for the purpose of supplying the inhabitants of the zone with water, where the water system and the improvements, in the judgment of the board, will not be of district-wide benefit, and levying a special tax within the zone for the payment of the principal and interest on the bonds.
(b) Fixing and collecting special rates or charges for the use and supply of water furnished by the system of the district within the zone, and applying the receipts from the special rates or charges to the expense of constructing a water system, replacing a water system, acquiring an existing water system, or extending or enlarging the mains of an existing water system, where, in the judgment of the board, the improvement will not be of district-wide benefit.
(c) Incurring a bonded indebtedness and levying a special tax within the zone for payment of the principal and interest on the bonds or fixing and collecting special rates or charges to finance the construction, maintenance, and operation of sewage collection and treatment facilities and disposal of effluent therefrom, where, in the judgment of the board, the improvement will not be of district-wide benefit.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 394.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55651.

55651. Zones may be established within the district by either of the following methods:
(1) A petition for the formation of a zone within a district may be presented to the board, signed by owners representing at least 25 percent of the total assessed valuation of the real property within the proposed zone as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of the county, or by not less than 25 percent of the taxpayers residing within the proposed zone.
(2) A resolution may be adopted by the board containing the matters required by Section 55652. If bonds are proposed to be issued under the authority of Section 55677, the resolution shall state the amount of the proposed indebtedness, the maximum maturity date, and the maximum interest rate.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 365.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55652.

55652. The petition shall contain:
(a) The boundaries of the proposed zone.
(b) A general description of the improvement desired.
(c) An estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement and of the incidental expenses in connection therewith.
(d) Either:
(1) A request that an election be called in the proposed zone for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters thereof the proposition of establishing the zone and incurring a bonded indebtedness therein, the principal and interest of which shall be paid by special taxes levied on the taxable property in the zone, to pay the cost and expense of the proposed improvement; or
(2) A request that an election be called in the proposed zone for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters thereof the proposition of establishing the zone and fixing and collecting special rates or charges therein for the use and supply of water and applying the receipts therefrom to the cost and expense of the proposed improvement. If the petition contains such a request, it shall specify the maximum rate or charge permissible and the length of time during which the special rates or charges may be made.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55653.

55653. The petition shall be accompanied by a map showing the exterior boundaries of the district and of the proposed zone and containing a general description of the proposed improvement.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55654.

55654. The failure of the petition to contain any of the matters specified in Sections 55651 and 55652 shall not affect the legality of the establishment of the zone if it is thereafter established.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55655.

55655. The petition shall be presented at a regular meeting of the board, and the board shall thereupon set a time for hearing the petition, which time shall be not less than 21 days nor more than 30 days after the date of presentation of the petition.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55656.

55656. Notice of the filing and hearing of the petition shall be given by the clerk of the board by publishing in the county pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code a notice containing a copy of the petition, stating when the petition was filed, and specifying the time set for the hearing of the petition and protests of interested parties.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55657.

55657. The clerk shall also cause a notice, similar in substance, to be posted in three of the most public places within the proposed zone.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55658.

55658. The date set for the hearing shall be at least 13 days after the date of the posting and the date of last publication of the notice.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55659.

55659. A copy of the petition shall be filed with the county engineer of waterworks districts, or district engineer if one has been appointed, at least two weeks before the petition is presented to the board. The county engineer of waterworks districts or district engineer, as the case may be, shall prepare and file with the board, at least one week before the date set for the hearing on the petition, a report containing cost estimates and preliminary plans and specifications for the proposed improvements, together with any recommendations as to the boundaries of the proposed zone, and any other pertinent information relating to the feasibility of the proposed improvements or proposed zone. The engineer’s report shall be available in the office of the board for public inspection, and may be considered by the board at the hearing on the petition.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 674.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55660.

55660. At the time fixed for the hearing, the board shall hear and pass upon the petition and any protests in writing that have been filed with the clerk before or at the time set for the hearing, and its decision thereon shall be final and conclusive.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55661.

55661. If the board determines that the proposed improvement will be of district-wide benefit, the proceedings shall terminate, and the proposed zone shall not be established.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55662.

55662. If the board determines that the proposed improvement will not be of district-wide benefit, the board may make such changes in the boundaries of the proposed zone as may be deemed advisable and shall define and establish the boundaries, but shall not modify the boundaries so as to exclude from the proposed zone any territory which will be benefited by the improvement, nor to include in the proposed zone any territory which, in its judgment, will not be benefited by the proposed improvement.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55663.

55663. The board shall not modify the boundaries except after notice of its intention has been published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published in the county and designated by the board for that purpose, describing the proposed modification, and specifying a time for hearing objections to the modification, which time shall be at least 10 days after the publication of the notice.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55664.

55664. Written objections to the proposed modification may be filed with the clerk of the board by any interested person at or before the time set for hearing the objections.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55665.

55665. The board shall hear and pass upon the objections at the time appointed, or at any time to which the hearing may be adjourned, and its decision thereon shall be final and conclusive.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55666.

55666. If the objections, or any of them, be sustained, no further proceedings pursuant to the petition shall be taken, but a new petition for the same or a similar purpose may be filed at any time.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55667.

55667. If no protests are filed, or if all protests filed are heard and denied, or if authorized modifications are made in the boundaries of the proposed zone and the boundaries are finally established, the board shall have jurisdiction to proceed.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55668.

55668. If the board determines that the petition is signed by owners representing at least 60 percent of the total assessed valuation of the real property within the proposed zone as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of the county, or by at least 60 percent of the taxpayers resident within the proposed zone, as its boundaries shall have been established upon the hearing on the petition, the board may by resolution reciting the finding declare that an election is unnecessary and that the zone is established.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55668.5.

55668.5. Notwithstanding Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2201) of Part 4 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation code, or any other provisions of law to the contrary, the board may levy, without an election, a tax rate within a zone to pay the cost of interest and redemption charges on bonded indebtedness incurred prior to July 1, 1974, where a valid petition is presented pursuant to Section 55668.
This section shall only apply the Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1. It is hereby declared to be necessary to enact this special law with respect to such district because of special facts and circumstances existing therein:
It has recently been discovered that due to the lowering of the water table, ranchers in certain areas of Ventura County are threatened with drought and a loss of crops. In order to expedite the provision of water to the areas, the landowners in the areas petitioned for annexation to Ventura County Waterworks District No. 1, for the formation of improvement zones, and for authorization of bonded indebtedness. Registered voters and owners of land approved such actions, and the Board of Supervisors of Ventura County approves. In order to insure, however, that the bonds may be immediately sold without the requirement of an election, it is necessary to exempt the district from the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2201) of Part 4 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code with respect to such bonded indebtedness. Thus, this special law is necessary in order to permit bonds to be sold and water to be provided to the affected areas in time to avoid severe crop losses in the area.
(Amended by Stats. 1974, Ch. 63.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55669.

55669. The board shall thereupon be authorized to issue bonds of the zone, to fix and collect special rates or charges, as prayed for in the petition, and proceed with the proposed improvement.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55670.

55670. If the petition for formation of the zone is signed by owners representing less than 60 percent of the total assessed valuation of the real property within the proposed zone as shown by the last equalized assessment roll of the county, and by less than 60 percent of the taxpayers resident within the proposed zone, as its boundaries shall have been established upon the hearing on the petition, or if for any other reason the board deems it advisable to conduct an election, the board shall by resolution order that a special election be held in the proposed zone to determine whether or not the zone shall be established.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55672.

55672. The election shall be called by posting in three of the most public places in the proposed zone, and by publishing in the county pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, a notice specifying the time, place and purposes of the election, and giving the purposes and boundaries of the proposed zone.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55673.

55673. The date set for the election shall be at least 13 days after the date of the posting and the date of last publication of the notice. No other notice of the election need be given.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55675.

55675. The proposition submitted shall be in accordance with the petition and shall be either:
(a) “Shall the proposed zone described in the resolution of the board of ________ adopted on the ________ day of ________, 19___, be established within County Waterworks District No. ___, and shall the zone incur a bonded indebtedness in the sum of ________ dollars ($________) for the purpose of (stating the purpose for which the amount so raised is to be used)?” or
(b) “Shall the proposed zone described in the resolution of the board of ________ adopted on the ___ day of ________, 19___, be established within County Waterworks District No. ____, and shall special rates or charges for (the use and supply of water or sewage facilities, as the case may be), not to exceed ________, be fixed and collected in the zone for the period of time not to exceed ________, to pay the cost and expense of (describing generally the proposed improvement)?”
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 394.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55676.

55676. If 60 percent of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the zone, and of incurring the bonded indebtedness, or fixing and collecting the special rates or charges, as the case may be, the board shall by resolution establish the zone.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55677.

55677. Upon the establishment of the zone the board shall be authorized and empowered to issue bonds of the zone, or to fix and collect special rates and charges, as voted on at the election, and to proceed with the proposed improvement.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55678.

55678. The provisions in this division for the form, issuance, and sale of bonds, the levying and collecting of taxes for the payment thereof and of other matters relating to bonds of the district shall govern in the case of bonds authorized by proceedings under this article except that all taxes for payment of interest and principal on the bonds shall be levied solely upon the taxable property within the zone.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Bonds › ARTICLE 6 - Zones › Section 55679.

55679. The taxes and special rates or charges authorized by this article are in addition to all other taxes and rates or charges authorized by this division, and shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 55108, 55182, and 55702.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Taxes › Section 55700.

55700. The board of supervisors may in any year levy a tax upon the taxable property in the district, sufficient to pay the cost and expenses of maintaining, operating, extending and repairing the waterworks of the district for the ensuing fiscal year.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Taxes › Section 55701.

55701. The board of supervisors shall levy a tax, each year, upon the taxable property in the district, sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds for that year authorized at the time of formation of the district, and that portion of the principal which is to become due before the time for making the next general tax levy.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Taxes › Section 55702.

55702. Where the petition for formation contained a statement that taxes shall be levied only upon the land within the district, all taxes levied under the provisions of this division in a district shall be levied upon the land within the district, and in any extension or additions thereto, and upon no other property.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Taxes › Section 55703.

55703. If the maturity of the indebtedness created by the issue of the bonds is made to begin more than one year after the date of issue, the tax shall be levied and collected each year, sufficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness as it falls due, and also to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal on or before maturity.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Taxes › Section 55704.

55704. All taxes pursuant to this chapter shall be levied and collected at the time and in the same manner as the general tax levy for county purposes, and when collected shall be paid into the county treasury to be used for the payment of the principal and interest on bonds, or paid into the county treasury to the credit of the proper fund of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 4 - FINANCIAL PROVISIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Claims › Section 55720.

55720. 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.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1715.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 5 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Inclusion Generally › Section 55800.

55800. Any portion or portions of a county containing unincorporated territory, or containing the whole or any portion of one or more incorporated cities, and not included in a district, may be added to any district as prescribed in this chapter.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 5 - CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Inclusion Generally › Section 55801.

55801. Territory within the same county but not contiguous with the district may be annexed to the district if the board determines that the district resulting from the annexation may be more efficiently and economically operated than if a separate district were formed. No parcel of noncontiguous territory which contains less than 10 acres may be annexed to any district.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 33.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 16 - COUNTY WATERWORKS DISTRICTS › PART 6 - REPEALS › Section 55991.

55991. The repeal effected by this part shall not be construed to deprive any district or any person or other entity of any substantial right which would have existed or hereafter exists had such repeal not be effected.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56010.

56010. Proceedings for the formation of a county drainage district shall be instituted by the board of supervisors of a county when a petition requesting the institution of such proceedings and signed by the requisite number of owners of real property is filed with the board. The petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, each of which must comply with all of the requirements of a petition except as to the number of signatures.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56011.

56011. A petition requesting the institution of proceedings for the formation of a county drainage district shall:
(a) Request the board of supervisors of a county in which the district will be located to institute proceedings to form a county drainage district pursuant to this part;
(b) Describe the boundaries of the territory which is proposed for the district;
(c) Be signed by not less than 100 owners of real property within the proposed district unless the total number of owners of real property within the proposed district does not exceed 200, in which case the petition shall be signed by a majority of such owners. If the board of supervisors finds that the petition is signed by the requisite number of owners of real property residing within the territory to be included within the proposed district, that finding shall be final and conclusive.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56012.

56012. Proceedings for the formation of a county drainage district shall be instituted by the board of supervisors by the adoption of a resolution of its intention to do so. The resolution shall contain all of the following:
(a) A statement of the intention to form the district;
(b) The boundaries of the proposed district or some other designation of its territorial extent;
(c) The name of the proposed district;
(d) The time and place where objections to the formation of the district or to its extent will be heard;
(e) Instructions to the clerk of the board to publish the resolution and notices of hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56013.

56013. The district as formed may include unincorporated or incorporated and contiguous unincorporated territory. The incorporated territory included in the district may include the whole or part of one or more cities. However, the whole or part of a city shall not be included in a district except by the vote of a majority of the governing board of the city. The district shall not include the whole or any part of any other district formed for similar purposes unless the governing body of such other district shall consent thereto and the board of supervisors shall find and determine by resolution duly adopted that the proposed inclusion of the whole or part of such other district is in the best public interest and the territory affected will be benefited thereby.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56014.

56014. The time to be fixed for the hearing of objections to the formation or extent of the district shall be not less than 30 days after the adoption of the resolution of intention to form the district by the board of supervisors. The hearing shall be held at the regular meeting place of the board of supervisors or at some place within the proposed district as specified by the board in the resolution of intention to form the district.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56015.

56015. Prior to the time of hearing, the resolution shall be published at length in the proposed district pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code. Brief notices of the passage of the resolution and the time and place of the hearing may be published in the proposed district pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56016.

56016. At the time provided in the resolution of intention or at any time to which the hearing is continued, the board of supervisors shall hear any objections to the formation of the district or to its extent. At the hearing the board of supervisors shall exclude any territory that in its opinion will not be benefited by being in the district.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56017.

56017. If written objection to the formation of the district signed by 10 percent of the voters registered in the district is filed with the board of supervisors, it shall, and in any event it may, either adopt an order abandoning the formation of the district or order the matter of the formation of the district with the boundary lines determined at the close of the hearing submitted to the voters of the proposed district at an election.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56018.

56018. At the election only voters registered in the proposed district may vote. Election precincts shall be established by the board of supervisors, and precinct boards, composed of one inspector, one judge, and one clerk shall be appointed. At least one week prior to the election notice of the election shall be published in the proposed district pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. In other particulars the election shall be conducted in the manner ordered by the board of supervisors.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 357.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56018.1.

56018.1. 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 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56018.2.

56018.2. 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 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56018.3.

56018.3. 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 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56018.4.

56018.4. 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. 257. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56019.

56019. At the conclusion of the hearing, or if an election is held and the canvass of the election returns shows that a majority of all the votes cast in the entire proposed district were in favor of the formation of the district, the board of supervisors may, if it deems best, make an order forming the district.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 2 - Formation › Section 56020.

56020. The order of formation shall contain the name of the district, and a description of the boundaries or otherwise indicate its territory. The order is conclusive evidence of the regularity of all prior proceedings, except the adoption and publication in full of the resolution of intention and of the fact of the hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Officers › Section 56030.

56030. The governing body of a county drainage district is a board of directors of not less than five members.
If the district does not include a city or cities or any part thereof, the board of supervisors of the county is the board of directors of the district. If the district includes a city or cities or any part thereof, the members of the board of directors shall be as follows:
(a) The presiding officer of the governing body of each city is a member of the board of directors;
(b) The chairman of the board of supervisors is a member of the board of directors;
(c) A member of the governing body of each city included within the district, other than the presiding officer, as appointed by the governing body of the city is a member of the board of directors;
(d) Two members of the board of supervisors, other than the chairman of the board of supervisors, as appointed by the board of supervisors are members of the board of directors.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 3 - Officers › Section 56031.

56031. The district board shall have power to fix the amount of compensation per meeting to be paid each member of the board for his or her services for each meeting attended by him or her; provided, that the compensation shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) for each meeting of the district board attended by him or her, together with expenses necessarily incurred by him or her in traveling between his or her place of residence and the place of meeting. However, no member shall receive compensation for attending more than three meetings of the board during any calendar month. This compensation shall be in addition to any other fees or compensation allowed by law for the other official positions specified in Section 56030 that are occupied by members of the district board. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 17 - DRAINAGE › PART 1 - COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS › CHAPTER 4 - District Powers and Purposes › Section 56040.

56040. The objects and purposes of a county drainage district shall be to provide for:
(a) The control of storm and other waste waters of or within said district, including waters which arise outside said district and which flow or drain into or through the said district;
(b) The protection from damage by storm or waste waters of private property and of public highways and other public property within said district;
(c) The conservation of storm and waste waters for beneficial and useful purposes by spreading, storing, retaining or causing such waters, or any part thereof, to percolate into the soil within or without said district or the saving and conservation in any manner of any and all of such waters.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1232.)