Sec.3.
The San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District is hereby declared to be a body corporate and politic and as such shall have, in addition to the other powers vested in it by this act, the following powers:1. To have perpetual succession.
2. To adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.
3. To sue and be sued in the name of said district in all actions and proceedings in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.
4. To acquire, by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease, contract, construction, or otherwise, lands, rights-of-way, easements, privileges and
property of any kind, whether real, personal, or mixed, and to construct, maintain, and operate any and all works or improvements within or without the district necessary, convenient, or proper to carry out any of the objects or purposes of this act, and to complete, extend, add to, repair, or otherwise improve any works or improvements or property acquired by it as authorized by this act; to indemnify or compensate any owner of land or other property for any injury or damage caused by the exercise of the powers conferred by this act.
5. To hold, use, enjoy, and to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of real, personal, or mixed property of every kind within or without the district necessary or convenient to the full exercise of its powers.
6. To incur indebtedness, and to issue bonds in compliance with the provisions
of the California Constitution and any other applicable law, including, but not limited to, Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 29900) of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code and Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 53506) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.
6.1. To incur indebtedness, and to issue revenue bonds in compliance with the provisions of the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), except that no election shall be required for revenue bonds authorized by the board for capital projects undertaken as an exercise of the powers set forth in this section. Nothing in the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 shall be deemed to restrict the power of the district to levy taxes and use the proceeds for purposes of the district consistent
with the provisions of this act.
6.5. To store water in surface or underground reservoirs within or outside of the district for the common benefit of the district or of any zone or zones affected; to conserve and reclaim water for present and future use within the district; to appropriate and acquire water and water rights, and import water into the district and to conserve, within or outside of the district, water for any purpose useful to the district; and to do any and every lawful act necessary to be done that sufficient water may be available for any present or future beneficial use or uses of the lands or inhabitants within the district, including, but not limited to, the acquisition, storage, and distribution of water for irrigation, domestic, fire protection, municipal, commercial, industrial, and all other beneficial uses; to distribute, sell, or
otherwise dispose of, outside the district, any waters not needed for beneficial uses within the district; to commence, maintain, intervene in, defend, or compromise, in the name of the district on behalf of the landowners therein, or otherwise, and to assume the costs and expenses of any action or proceeding involving or affecting the ownership or use of waters or water rights within or without the district, used or useful for any purpose of the district or of common benefit to any land situated therein, or involving the wasteful use of water therein; to commence, maintain, intervene in, defend, and compromise and to assume the cost and expenses of any and all actions and proceedings now or hereafter begun; to prevent interference with or diminution of, or to declare rights in the natural flow of any stream or surface or subterranean supply of waters used or useful for any purpose of the district or
of common benefit to the lands within the district or to its inhabitants; to prevent unlawful exportation of water from the district; to prevent contaminating, polluting, or otherwise rendering unfit for beneficial use the surface or subsurface water used or useful in said district, and to commence, maintain, and defend actions and proceedings to prevent any interference with those waters as may endanger or damage the inhabitants, lands, or use of water in, or flowing into, the district; provided, however, that said district shall not have power to intervene or take part in, or to pay the costs or expenses of, actions or controversies between the owners of lands or water rights which do not affect the interests of the district.
7. To control the floodwaters and stormwaters of the district and the floodwaters and stormwaters of streams that have their source outside
of the district, but which streams and the floodwaters thereof, flow into the district, and to conserve the waters for beneficial and useful purposes within the district by retarding, spreading, storing, retaining, and causing to percolate into the soil within or without the district, or to save and conserve in any manner all or any of the waters and protect from damage from floodwaters or stormwaters watercourses, watersheds, harbors, public highways, life, and property in the district.
7.5. To address and protect against the impacts of sea level rise, including, but not limited to, tidal flooding, coastal erosion, and combined impacts from tidal and riverine flooding, and to take action as may be necessary to protect life, property, and natural systems within the district from rising sea levels, including, but not limited to, tidal flooding, coastal erosion, and
combined impacts from tidal and riverine flooding.
8. To exercise the right of eminent domain, either within or without the district, to take any property necessary to carry out any of the objects or purposes of this act. Nothing in this act authorizes the district or any person or persons to divert the waters of any river, creek, stream, irrigation system, canal, or ditch, from its channel, to the injury or detriment of any person, or persons, having any interest in the river, creek, stream, irrigation system, canal, or ditch, or the waters thereof or therein, unless compensation is first provided in the manner prescribed by law. The district in exercising its powers shall, in addition to the damage for the taking, injury, or destruction of property, also pay the cost of removal, reconstruction, or relocation of any structure, railroads, mains, pipes,
conduits, wires, cable, or poles of any public utility that are required to be reconstructed or relocated.
9. To enter upon any land, to make surveys and locate the necessary works of improvement and the lines of channels, conduits, canals, pipelines, roadways, and other rights-of-way; to acquire by purchase, lease, contract, gift, or other legal means all lands and water and water rights and other property necessary or convenient for the construction, operation, use, supply, maintenance, repair, and improvement of works, including works
constructed and being constructed by private owners, lands for reservoirs, for storage of necessary water, and all necessary appurtenances, and also where necessary or convenient to those ends, purposes, and uses, to acquire and hold the stock of corporations, domestic or foreign, owning water or water rights, canals, waterworks, powerplants, easements, franchises, concessions, or rights; to enter into and to do any and all acts necessary or proper for the performance of any agreement with the United States, or any state, county, district of any kind, public or private corporation, association, firm or individual, or any number of them, for the joint acquisition, construction, leasing, ownership, disposition, use, management, maintenance, repair, or operation of any rights, works, or other property of a kind which might be lawfully acquired or owned by the San Mateo County Flood
and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District; to acquire the right to store water in any reservoir, or to carry water through any canal,
ditch, or conduit not owned or controlled by the district; to grant any owner or lessee the right to the use of any water or the right to store the water in any reservoir of the district or to carry the water through any tunnel, canal, ditch, or conduit of the district; to enter into and to do any acts necessary or proper for the performance of any agreement with any district or other political entity of any kind, public or private corporation, association, firm or individual, or any number of them for the transfer or delivery to any district, corporation, association, or firm or individual of any water right or water pumped, stored, appropriated or otherwise acquired, or secured for the use of the San Mateo County Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District; to cooperate with, and to act in conjunction with, the State of California, or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions,
departments, or agencies, or with the government of the United States, or any of its engineers, officers, boards, commissions, departments, or agencies, or with any public or private corporation, in the construction of any work for the controlling of floodwaters or stormwaters of the district, or for the protection of life or property therein, or for the purpose of conserving waters for beneficial use within the district, or in any works, acts, or purposes provided for in this act, and to adopt and carry out any definite plan or system of work for any purpose as authorized in this act.
10. To cause taxes, assessments, and property-related fees and charges to be levied and collected for the purpose of paying any obligation of the district and to carry out any of the purposes of this act, in the manner hereinafter provided.
11. To carry on technical and other investigations of all kinds, make measurements, collect data, and make analyses, studies, and inspections pertaining to water sources, water rights, control of floods and use of water, both within and without the district, and for those purposes, the district shall have the right of access through its authorized representatives to all properties within the district.
12. To make contracts and to employ labor and professional services and to do all acts necessary for the full exercise of all powers vested in the district, or any of the officers of the district, by this act.
Provided, that in the exercise of the powers vested in it by this act, with respect to lands lying without the exterior boundaries of the County of San Mateo, the San Mateo County
Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District shall obtain, prior to the taking of any action to carry out the purposes of this act without the district boundaries, written approval of the action from the governing body of each affected county, city and county, and city.
13. To plan, improve, operate, maintain, and keep in a sanitary condition a system of public parks, playgrounds, beaches, swimming areas, and other facilities for public recreation, for the use and enjoyment of all inhabitants of the district, as an incident to the carrying out of the projects of the district and on land acquired or used for the flood control drainage and water conservation purposes of this act; to construct, maintain, and operate any other amusement or recreational facilities on those lands, including picnic benches and tables, bathhouses, golf courses, tennis courts, or
other special amusements and forms of recreation; to fix and collect reasonable fees for the use by the public of any such special facilities, services, or equipment, or any other district facilities, services, or equipment; and to adopt rules and regulations as in the discretion of the board are necessary to the orderly operation and control of the use by the public of the lands and facilities for recreational purposes. However, the district shall not, for the purposes specified in this subdivision, interfere with control or operation of any existing public park, playground, beach, swimming area, parkway, recreation ground, or other public property owned or controlled by any other district or municipality, except with the consent of the governing body of that district or municipality, and upon terms as may be mutually agreed upon between the board and the governing body of that other district or municipality.