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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Conduct at Precincts › Section 41365.

41365. The board may, in the notice of election, fix the hours for the opening and closing of the polls; but the polls shall be kept open for not less than six consecutive hours between the hours of 6 a.m. and 7 p.m.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Conduct at Precincts › Section 41366.

41366. A list shall be kept by the election board containing the names of each voter who has voted and the number of votes cast by each. If the ballot is cast by proxy the list shall also state the name of the person casting it.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Conduct at Precincts › Section 41367.

41367. Voting may commence as soon as the polls are opened, may continue during all the time the polls remain opened, and shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 4 - Returns of Election › Section 41390.

41390. The ballots shall be strung upon a cord or thread by the inspector during the counting in the order in which they are entered upon the tally list by the judges.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 4 - Returns of Election › Section 41391.

41391. As soon as all votes are counted a certificate shall be drawn upon each of the papers containing the poll lists and tallies, or attached thereto, stating in words and figures at full length the number of votes each one voted for has received, and designating the office to fill which he was voted for. Each certificate shall be signed by a judge and the inspector.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 4 - Returns of Election › Section 41392.

41392. One of the certificates, with the poll list and the tally paper to which it is attached, shall be retained by the inspector and preserved by him at least six months.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 4 - Returns of Election › Section 41393.

41393. The ballots, together with the other certificate with the poll list and tally paper to which it is attached, shall be:
(a) Sealed by the inspector in the presence of the judges and endorsed “Election returns of (naming the precinct) precinct.”
(b) Directed to the secretary.
(c) Immediately delivered by the inspector or some other responsible carrier designated by him, to the secretary.
(d) Kept by the secretary unopened for at least six months.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 4 - Returns of Election › Section 41394.

41394. If any voter of the district is of the opinion that the vote of any precinct has not been correctly counted, he may appear on the day appointed for the board to open and canvass the returns, and demand a recount of the vote of the precinct that is claimed to have been incorrectly counted.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 4 - Returns of Election › Section 41395.

41395. No list, tally paper, or certificate returned from any election shall be set aside or rejected for want of form if it can be satisfactorily understood.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 5 - Canvass › Section 41415.

41415. The board shall meet at its usual place of meeting on the first Monday after each election to canvass the returns.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 5 - Canvass › Section 41416.

41416. If at the time of meeting the returns from each precinct in the district in which the polls were opened have been received, the board shall then and there proceed to canvass the returns. If all the returns have not been received, the canvass shall be postponed from day to day until all the returns have been received, or until six postponements have been had.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 5 - Canvass › Section 41417.

41417. The canvass shall be made in public and by opening the returns and ascertaining the vote of the district for each person voted for, and declaring the result.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 6 - Results of Election › Section 41440.

41440. The person receiving the highest number of votes for each office to be filled at the election shall be elected.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 6 - Results of Election › Section 41441.

41441. The board shall declare elected as director the person having the highest number of votes for that office in each division.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 6 - Results of Election › Section 41442.

41442. The secretary shall immediately make out and deliver to the elected persons certificates of election signed by him and authenticated with the seal of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - General Elections › ARTICLE 6 - Results of Election › Section 41443.

41443. The secretary shall enter in the records of the board a statement of the result of the election as soon as it is declared. The statement shall show:
(a) The whole number of votes cast in the district, and in each division.
(b) The names of the persons voted for.
(c) The office to fill which each person was voted for.
(d) The number of votes cast in each precinct for each person voted for.
(e) The number of votes cast in each division for the office of director.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Special Elections › Section 41550.

41550. If a general election is not held as provided in this part, then upon the filing of a petition with the secretary, signed by the holders of title to more than 15 percent of the total assessed valuation of the land, or the holders of contracts to purchase such land executed by the holders of title thereto and qualified to vote in accordance with the provisions of Section 41006, requesting that a special election be called for the election of officers, the board shall thereupon call a special election for the election of officers. The election shall be held within not less than 15, nor more than 30, days after the filing of the petition.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Special Elections › Section 41551.

41551. Notice of any special election to be held pursuant to the provisions of this division shall be given by posting notices in three public places in each election precinct in the district for at least 20 days, and also by publication of the notice once a week for three successive weeks in each affected county.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Special Elections › Section 41553.

41553. If, by the ninth day prior to the special election, only one person has been nominated as provided in Section 41555, or no one has been nominated for the office, the board may order that an election not be held, following the same appointment procedures provided in Section 41307. If an election is to be held, unless otherwise in this division expressly specified, the election shall be held and the result determined and declared as nearly as may be in accordance with the provisions of this division relating to general elections.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1593, Sec. 13. Effective September 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 4 - Special Elections › Section 41555.

41555. Not less than 10 days before the special election, any 10 or more voters in any division of the district may file with the board a petition requesting that the name of a specified person be placed on the ballot for the particular division as a candidate for the office of director to represent the particular division. Only the names proposed by the petitions filed with the board shall be printed on the ballots for the various divisions of the district. The date of actual receipt of any such petition by the board shall be deemed to be the date of filing of the same with the board. If there are less than 10 voters in any division, signatures of one-third of the number of voters, rounded up to the next whole number, shall be required to nominate a candidate.
(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1593, Sec. 14. Effective September 30, 1990.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 6 - Contest of Elections › Section 41901.

41901. The contest shall be brought in the superior court of any affected county and shall be conducted in the manner provided for contests of election by the Elections Code. In a contest not involving the right of a person declared elected to an office to hold the office, the directors shall be made parties to the contest.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 1 - Plans, Specifications, and Estimate of Costs › Section 42200.

42200. Upon the organization of a district, the board shall make or cause to be made all examinations, surveys, plans and specifications, and estimates of costs for the acquisition, appropriation, diversion, storage, conservation, and distribution of water, any drainage or reclamation works connected therewith, and the generation of hydroelectric energy incident thereto, and the sale and distribution thereof, as may be necessary or requisite to enable the board to ascertain and estimate the requirements and works necessary for the purpose of the district, and the probable cost and to make a report.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1086.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 1 - Plans, Specifications, and Estimate of Costs › Section 42201.

42201. The board may use and adopt all previous estimates, surveys, reports, and other data it may have or acquire.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 1 - Plans, Specifications, and Estimate of Costs › Section 42202.

42202. The cost of the examinations, surveys, plans, specifications, and estimates is a part of the expense of the project. The board may issue warrants therefor, which shall be payable out of the funds of the district and may be included in any bond issue authorized for the purposes of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 2 - Units of Construction › Section 42225.

42225. The board may at any time and from time to time segregate and divide the plans, specifications, and estimates of cost into one or more units of construction, and may provide at that time that one or more individual units of construction shall not be entered upon immediately, but shall be authorized and undertaken in the order and at the time the board may thereafter determine.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 48. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 2 - Units of Construction › Section 42226.

42226. In the event of the division of the project into units of construction, and the specification of one or more units for future construction, the board shall, when it determines upon the construction of any unit, pass a resolution to that effect.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 49. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 2 - Units of Construction › Section 42227.

42227. Upon resolving to construct a unit, the board may amend the plans, specifications, and estimates of costs of the unit by making changes, modifications, and additions.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 50. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 3 - Acquisition of Property › Section 42250.

42250. If the board proposes to acquire property for the purposes or use of the district by purchase or lease, or in any manner other than by condemnation proceedings, that fact shall be stated in its report. A true copy of any instrument evidencing the proposed acquisition of the property or the right to acquire it shall be made a part of the report.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 3 - Acquisition of Property › Section 42251.

42251. Except where it is proposed to be acquired by eminent domain proceedings, no property belonging to any water corporation which is a public utility shall be acquired by a district, nor shall any property of such public utility be included in the report of the board unless and until the Public Utilities Commission has made its order authorizing the sale and any abandonment or curtailment of service by the public utility which would result from the acquisition by the district of property of the public utility.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 3 - Acquisition of Property › Section 42252.

42252. A certified copy of any order of authority made by the Public Utilities Commission shall be made a part of and filed with the report of the board. Unless the order of the Public Utilities Commission in effect finds and declares that the sale and abandonment or curtailment of service of the public utility through the acquisition of its properties by the district will be to the interest of the consumers of the public utility and that the terms and conditions of the acquisition of property of the public utility by the district are fair, just, and equitable to the consumers of the public utility, the report shall be insufficient for any of the purposes of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 4 - Filing the Report › Section 42275.

42275. Upon completion of the examination and study of the proposed project by the board, the board shall prepare and file a report with the secretary.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 51. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 4 - Filing the Report › Section 42276.

42276. The report shall set forth in detail all the following:
(a) The character and nature of the proposed works.
(b) A description of the rights both to water and land it will be necessary to acquire to complete the project.
(c) Plans and specifications.
(d) An estimate of the cost of the project, including the acquisition of all rights necessary to its completion and operation, and including any amounts proposed to be provided out of bond funds for the establishment of a bond reserve fund and for amounts proposed to be provided out of bond funds for the payment of interest on bonds during construction of the project.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 52. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 4 - Filing the Report › Section 42279.

42279. If the board determines before preparing and filing its report to segregate and divide the plans, specifications, and estimates into more than one unit of construction, the plans, specifications, and estimates shall be complete as to each unit, and the board shall in its report specify the particular units the construction of which are to be immediately entered upon and the particular units reserved for future action.
(Amended by Stats. 1971, Ch. 454.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 4 - Filing the Report › Section 42280.

42280. If the board of any district fails to complete and file its report within 10 years from the date of the filing of the order of the department declaring the district duly organized, the project of the district shall be deemed abandoned and the board shall within 90 days thereafter pay all outstanding debts and claims against the district and shall within that time remit to the assessment payers of the district in proportion to the amount paid by the assessment payers on the last call or assessment levied by the board the balance of any funds then remaining with the treasurer of the district or to its credit with the county treasurers of affected counties.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 55. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 5 - Improvement Districts › Section 42290.

42290. The board may by resolution determine that it is likely that the project or unit will benefit only a portion of the district. If the board so determines, the board shall provide for a hearing on the questions whether the project or unit will benefit only a portion of the district and whether an improvement district consisting of that portion should be established.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 57. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 5 - Improvement Districts › Section 42291.

42291. The board shall fix the time and place for any such hearing, and shall cause notice of such hearing, setting forth the purpose, time and place thereof, to be given by publication once a week for two successive weeks. Such publication shall be made in a newspaper of general circulation, printed and published in each affected county, and, if in any such county there is no such newspaper, in a newspaper printed and published in an adjoining county.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 755.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 5 - Improvement Districts › Section 42292.

42292. At the time and place fixed for the hearing, or at any time and place to which the hearing is adjourned, the board shall proceed with the hearing. Any person interested, including any person owning land within the district, may appear at the hearing and present any matters material to the questions which are the subject of the hearing.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 755.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 5 - Improvement Districts › Section 42293.

42293. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall by resolution determine whether the whole or only a portion of the district will be benefited by the project or unit. If the board determines that only a portion of the district will be benefited by the project or unit, the board may by resolution establish an improvement district consisting of that portion of the district. The resolution shall describe the territory within the improvement district in a manner sufficient for identification, and shall designate the improvement district by a distinctive name or number. In accordance with the resolution, said portion of the district shall thereupon constitute and be known as “____ Improvement District of ____ Water Storage District” or as “Improvement District No. ____ of ____ Water Storage District.”
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 755.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 5 - Improvement Districts › Section 42295.

42295. After the establishment of an improvement district within a district pursuant to this article:
(a) All proceedings with respect to the project or unit for which the improvement district was established shall apply only to the improvement district.
(b) Any election with respect to such project or unit or bonds therefor or warrants relating thereto, held pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 42300) of this part, Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 42500) of this part, Part 7 (commencing with Section 44400) of this division or Part 8 (commencing with Section 45100) of this division, shall be held only within the improvement district.
(c) Any assessment with respect to such project or unit shall be levied only upon the land within the improvement district.
(d) Any bonds or warrants issued with respect to such project or unit shall be bonds or warrants of the improvement district, secured by an assessment levied upon the land within the improvement district only, and that fact shall be indicated on the face of each such bond or warrant.
(Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 755.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 5 - Improvement Districts › Section 42296.

42296. An improvement district shall be governed, and its business shall be conducted, by the board and officers of the district in the name of the improvement district. An improvement district shall not have its own officers or employees. The board and each of the officers of the district, respectively, shall have all the rights, powers and privileges as to an improvement district, its land and the proceedings in relation to the improvement district that each respectively has as to the district of which the improvement district is a part.
(Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 56.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 1 - The Project › ARTICLE 5 - Improvement Districts › Section 42297.

42297. All of the provisions of this part, except Section 42280, all of the provisions of Part 6 (commencing with Section 43000) of this division, all of the provisions of Part 7 (commencing with Section 44400) of this division, all of the provisions of Part 8 (commencing with Section 45100) of this division, all of the provisions of Part 9 (commencing with Section 46000) of this division, and all of the provisions of Part 10 (commencing with Section 48000) of this division except Chapter 2.6 (commencing with Section 48350) shall apply to an improvement district in the same manner as they apply to the district which includes the improvement district and as though the term “improvement district” were used in place of the word “district” at each place where said word appears in any of said provisions except when said word is used as a part of the term “other district” and the improvement district and the board and officers of the district shall have all of the powers, with respect to the improvement district, that are stated in said provisions.
(Added by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 56.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 1 - Investigation by the Board › Section 42301.

42301. If the board recommends that the project be abandoned, the board may call a special election to be held in the district for the purpose of determining whether the recommendation of the board shall be adopted or rejected.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 59. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42325.

42325. If a special election is called by the board pursuant to Article 1 of this chapter, the board shall within 30 days after calling the election give notice of the election.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1607.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42326.

42326. The notice shall be published once a week for at least three weeks previous to the election in each affected county.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42327.

42327. The notice shall require ballots to be cast containing the words “Completion of project—Yes” and “Completion of project—No.”
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42328.

42328. For the purposes of the special election, the board shall establish a convenient number of election precincts and define their boundaries.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1607.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42329.

42329. At the time of calling the election, the board shall in its order designate voting places and appoint three landholders of the district to act as a board of election at each voting place.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1607.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42330.

42330. The election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the provisions of this division relating to general elections, but no particular form of ballot shall be required.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42331.

42331. The qualifications of voters at the election shall be the same as prescribed for the formation election.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42332.

42332. The votes cast at the election shall be canvassed by the board in the same manner as votes cast at the formation election, and the result of the special election shall be declared and entered of record in the minutes of the board.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1607.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42355.

42355. If the canvass of the votes cast at the special election shows more than one-half of all votes cast are “Completion of project—Yes” and also shows that more than one-half of the qualified voters who voted at the election voted “Completion of project—Yes” the board shall appoint the commissioners provided for in Article 1 (commencing with Section 46150) of Chapter 2 of Part 9 of this division and thereafter proceedings shall be taken and followed as are provided in this division for assessments and completion of projects.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 59.1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42356.

42356. If completion of the project is not approved at the election, the board may modify the project or propose a new project. If a revised report is not prepared within six months of the election, the board shall enter an order declaring the project abandoned.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 59.3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42357.

42357. The order of abandonment shall require all persons having claims against the district or proposed district, except the holders of warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of this division and presented for payment, to file them with the necessary vouchers with the district within three months from the date of the order.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 59.5. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42358.

42358. Notice of the order requiring presentation of claims stating the time and place shall be published by the board in the county in which the office of the district is located once a week for four successive weeks, commencing within 10 days after the making of the order.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 59.7. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42359.

42359. After all warrants issued under the provisions of this division which have been presented for payment and all claims that have been presented and have been allowed and approved by the board have been paid, the board shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the project abandoned to be filed for record in the office of the recorder of each affected county.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 59.9. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42360.

42360. After the filing of the copy of the order the district is dissolved.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 2 - Recommendation of Abandonment of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42361.

42361. All liens which have attached to land under any provisions of this division are discharged with the filing of the copy of the order, and any undertakings given are annulled.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 3 - Recommendation of Completion of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42525.

42525. Within 45 days after the board approves the report, it shall call a district election for the purpose of determining whether the recommendation and report shall be adopted.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 62. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 3 - Recommendation of Completion of Project › ARTICLE 2 - Election › Section 42526.

42526. The election shall be noticed, held, and conducted and the result determined and declared in all respects as nearly as possible as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 42325) of Chapter 2 of this part.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 63. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 3 - Recommendation of Completion of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42550.

42550. If a majority of all votes cast are “Completion of project—Yes” and also a majority of the qualified voters who voted at the election voted “Completion of project—Yes,” the report and recommendation is adopted.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 3 - Recommendation of Completion of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42551.

42551. The board shall carry out the project of the district in accordance with the plans and specifications of the approved and adopted report of the board.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 3 - Recommendation of Completion of Project › ARTICLE 3 - Proceedings After Election › Section 42552.

42552. If completion of the project is not approved at the election, the project is abandoned.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 72. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 4 - Project Uncompleted › ARTICLE 1 - New Report › Section 42700.

42700. If any project, whether original, modified, substituted or other, already adopted under this part, remains uncompleted, whether in whole or in part, and any assessment levied under Part 9 (commencing with Section 46000) of this division on the basis of the project remains uncalled, either in whole or in part, and if the board finds, through resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of its entire membership, that, for reasons explicitly stated in the resolution, the project should be materially modified or should be completely abandoned and another project be substituted in its place, then the board shall proceed under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 42200) of this part to prepare a new report which shall be complete in itself and which shall set up the existing project as materially modified or a new project to be substituted in its place.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 73. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 4 - Project Uncompleted › ARTICLE 1 - New Report › Section 42701.

42701. The report shall specify what disposition or use shall be made in the new project or otherwise of such parts of the existing project as have been completed and are in process of completion and of such property as the district has acquired. An abandonment of such existing project shall not restore any project, original or other, which had been displaced by such existing project.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 68.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 4 - Project Uncompleted › ARTICLE 1 - New Report › Section 42702.

42702. Thereafter all proceedings in respect of the new report shall be conducted as set forth in this part for an original report.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 4 - Project Uncompleted › ARTICLE 2 - Elections and Subsequent Proceedings › Section 42725.

42725. If the vote at either of the elections prescribed in this part is adverse to the report, the proposed project is abandoned. Thereafter the district shall continue, and the original project shall be and remain in the same full force and effect, as though no proceedings had been taken under this chapter.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 74. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 4 - Project Uncompleted › ARTICLE 2 - Elections and Subsequent Proceedings › Section 42726.

42726. If the vote at either of the elections is favorable to the new report, nothing further shall be done toward completion of the former project so modified or eliminated. If there is any uncalled portion of principal or interest of any outstanding assessment already levied and in effect to carry out the former project, the board shall, by resolution, cancel so much thereof as is not required for a refund to landowners who have already paid all or a part of their pro rata share of the portion to be canceled. The board shall specify in this resolution the portion of the assessment levied against each tract which is to be canceled, describing each tract as described in the assessment roll or by the number of the tract as used in the assessment roll. These and subsequent proceedings under this section shall be governed by Sections 47806, 47807, 47808, 47809, and 47810.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 75. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 4 - Project Uncompleted › ARTICLE 2 - Elections and Subsequent Proceedings › Section 42727.

42727. To the extent that the district is indebted or has any outstanding liabilities at the time of adoption of the report, whether contingent or otherwise, the board shall levy, by order from time to time, special assessments upon the land in the district, pro rata according to the rate of assessment per acre established in the original assessment, to raise funds to pay the debts and liabilities. The provisions of Chapters 3 and 5 of Part 9 of this division shall be applicable to such assessments.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 4 - Project Uncompleted › ARTICLE 2 - Elections and Subsequent Proceedings › Section 42728.

42728. If, after all debts and liabilities have been paid, any funds remain on hand which have been collected under the original assessment or any funds are subsequently collected through redemptions from any sale for any delinquent call on the original assessment, such funds shall, unless distributed to landowners pursuant to Section 46675, be credited pro rata to the respective tracts of land in the district on the assessment roll for the original assessment according to the rate of assessment per acre established in the original assessment and thereafter shall be applied on account for the benefit of the tracts of land against any call on any assessment levied upon the tracts through proceedings authorized under this article.
(Amended by Stats. 1957, Ch. 821.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 4 - Project Uncompleted › ARTICLE 2 - Elections and Subsequent Proceedings › Section 42729.

42729. If for any reason funds are not available to the district to defray all expenses under this article, as estimated by the board to be incurred for the general benefit of the district up to the time that a new assessment for the new project has been levied and become available under Chapter 2 of Part 9 of this division, the board may levy assessments from time to time pursuant to Chapter 1 of Part 9 of this division to raise the necessary funds to defray such expenses.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 5 - Additional Projects › Section 42750.

42750. If the board shall find, by a two-thirds vote of its entire membership, that some project, other than any project (whether original, modified, substituted, or other) already adopted, should be adopted then the board shall proceed under Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 42200) of this part to prepare an additional report which shall be complete in itself and shall set up the project as an additional project for the district. The additional report shall not modify, rescind, or terminate any other project which has already been adopted.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 76. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 5 - DISTRICT PROJECT › CHAPTER 5 - Additional Projects › Section 42752.

42752. If for any reason funds are not available to the district to defray all expenses under this chapter as estimated by the board to be incurred for the general benefit of the district up to the time that a new assessment for such additional project has been levied and become available under Chapter 2 of Part 9 of this division, the board may levy assessments from time to time pursuant to Chapter 1 Part 9 of this division to raise the necessary funds to defray such expenses.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 392.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 6 - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Water and Electricity › ARTICLE 1 - Water › Section 43000.

43000. The board may acquire, improve, and operate the necessary works for the storage and distribution of water, and any drainage or reclamation works connected therewith.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 6 - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Water and Electricity › ARTICLE 1 - Water › Section 43001.

43001. The board may sell, distribute, or otherwise dispose of water and water rights not necessary for the uses and purposes of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 6 - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Water and Electricity › ARTICLE 1 - Water › Section 43002.

43002. The board may grant to the owner or lessee of a right to the use of any water permission to store the water in any reservoir of the district or to carry it through any conduit of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 6 - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Water and Electricity › ARTICLE 1 - Water › Section 43003.

43003. The board shall establish equitable rules and regulations for the most economical and efficient distribution and use of water within the district, and pursuant thereto may enter into long-term water service contracts with landowners in the district which contracts may, in the discretion of the board, provide, among other things, that the obligations are a lien on the land with the same force, effect, and priority as an assessment lien if such contract is recorded in the office of the county recorder in the county in which such land is situated. The rules, regulations, and contracts shall recognize and shall be subject to such priorities in the right to water between the different consumers of the water as may legally exist. Among other things the rules and regulations may establish a procedure for fixing tolls and charges authorized by Sections 43006 and 47180 and may provide equitable rules for reapportionment of assessments supplementary to the provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 46325) of Chapter 2 of Part 9 of this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1086.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 6 - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Water and Electricity › ARTICLE 1 - Water › Section 43003.5.

43003.5. Upon adoption of rules and regulations, or the adoption of any amendment thereto, a certified copy thereof shall be recorded with the county recorder of each affected county, and until so recorded, no rule or regulation, or amendment thereto, shall be enforceable against any person not having actual knowledge thereof. A copy of the adopted rules and regulations in effect in the district shall be maintained on file and open for inspection at the district office by the district secretary.
(Added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1086.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 14 - CALIFORNIA WATER STORAGE DISTRICT LAW › PART 6 - POWERS AND FUNCTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Water and Electricity › ARTICLE 1 - Water › Section 43004.

43004. In the event that the volume of water under the control of any district is in any season so diminished below normal, by reason of water shortage or otherwise, as to make it probable that all the land cannot receive the full amount of water which it may need and to which it would otherwise be entitled, the deficiency shall be borne ratably by all the land, except insofar as priorities in the right to water as between different lands may prevent. The board may make rules and regulations to provide for distributing the burden of the deficiency and for the most economical and efficient use of the water which is or probably will be available.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 391.)