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DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
20500-29978
PART 1. INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
20500-20627
CHAPTER 1. Short Title
20500
CHAPTER 2. Definitions
20510-20543
CHAPTER 3. General Provisions
20560-20573
CHAPTER 4. State Public Land
20590-20594
CHAPTER 5. Information by Department
20625-20627
PART 2. FORMATION
20700-20982
CHAPTER 1. Petition for Formation
20700-20742
ARTICLE 1. Petitioners and Land
20700-20702
ARTICLE 2. Petition
20720-20724
ARTICLE 3. Publication
20740-20742
CHAPTER 2. Hearings on Formation
20800-20850
ARTICLE 1. Preliminary Hearing
20800-20806
ARTICLE 2. Reference to Department
20820-20824
ARTICLE 3. Final Hearing
20840-20850
CHAPTER 3. Election on Formation
20890-20938
ARTICLE 1. Calling of Election
20890-20896
ARTICLE 2. Conduct of Election
20910-20916
ARTICLE 3. Contest of Election
20930-20938
CHAPTER 4. Establishment of District
20960-20963
CHAPTER 5. Change of Name
20980-20982
PART 3. INTERNAL ORGANIZATION
21100-21405
CHAPTER 1. Officers
21100-21196
ARTICLE 1. Qualification and Tenure
21100-21104
ARTICLE 2. Consolidation and Segregation
21120-21124
ARTICLE 3. Official Bonds
21141-21147
ARTICLE 4. Compensation
21165-21166.5
ARTICLE 5. Deputies and Employees
21185-21190
ARTICLE 6. Misconduct
21196
CHAPTER 2. Selecting Officers in Certain Cases
21265-21285
ARTICLE 1. Appointments to Fill Vacancies
21265-21266
ARTICLE 2. Appointments in Certain Districts
21285
CHAPTER 3. The Board
21375-21387
CHAPTER 4. District Office
21400-21405
PART 4. ELECTIONS
21550-21935
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions
21550-21608
ARTICLE 1. Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors
21550-21562.5
ARTICLE 2. Abolition and Reestablishment of Divisions
21575-21605
ARTICLE 3. Division and Precinct Boundaries
21606-21608
CHAPTER 4. Bond Elections
21925-21935
PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES
22075-22982
CHAPTER 1. Powers and Purposes Generally
22075-22186
ARTICLE 1. Water
22075-22079
ARTICLE 1.5. Watermaster Service
22080-22089.5
ARTICLE 2. Drainage
22095-22099
ARTICLE 3. Electric Power
22115-22124
ARTICLE 4. Pension and Retirement Systems
22140-22144
ARTICLE 5. Flood Control
22160-22162
ARTICLE 6. Sewage Disposal
22170-22180
ARTICLE 7. Recreational Facilities
22185-22186
CHAPTER 2. Powers
22225-22338
ARTICLE 1. Powers Generally
22225-22235
ARTICLE 2. Water Distribution
22250-22264
ARTICLE 3. Charges
22280-22284
ARTICLE 5. Supervision by Department
22335-22338
CHAPTER 3. Property
22425-22561
ARTICLE 1. Acquisition of Property
22425-22438
ARTICLE 2. Eminent Domain
22456-22458
ARTICLE 3. Power Lines on Public Property
22475-22478
ARTICLE 4. Disposition of Property
22500-22506
ARTICLE 5. Lease of Works
22525-22530
ARTICLE 6. Water Leases for Mechanical Purposes
22550-22561
CHAPTER 4. Controversies
22650-22762
ARTICLE 1. Actions and Proceedings
22650-22655
ARTICLE 2. Validating Proceedings
22670
ARTICLE 3. Limitations
22700-22701
ARTICLE 4. Public Liability
22727
ARTICLE 5. Settlement of Damages to Water Rights of State Land
22750-22762
CHAPTER 5. Provisions Pertaining Only to 500,000-Acre Districts
22825-22970.35
ARTICLE 1. Introduction
22825-22826
ARTICLE 2. Internal Organization
22840-22849
ARTICLE 3. Flood Protection
22875-22879
ARTICLE 5. Assessments
22950
ARTICLE 6. Miscellaneous Provisions
22960-22961
ARTICLE 7. Runoff Elections
22970-22970.35
CHAPTER 6. Provisions Pertaining Only to the El Dorado Irrigation District
22975-22977
CHAPTER 7. Provisions Pertaining Only to the Merced Irrigation District and the East Contra Costa Irrigation District
22980-22982
PART 6. COOPERATION
23100-23465
CHAPTER 1. Joint Property
23100
CHAPTER 2. Cooperation With United States
23175-23302
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
23175-23179
ARTICLE 2. Contracts With United States
23195-23204
ARTICLE 3. Approval of Federal Contracts
23220-23225
ARTICLE 4. Federal Contract Assessments
23240-23245
ARTICLE 5. Construction of Works for United States
23260-23264
ARTICLE 6. Borrowing from United States
23280-23289
ARTICLE 7. County Water Districts as Irrigation Districts
23300-23302
CHAPTER 3. Cooperation With Other Districts
23375-23465
ARTICLE 1. Cooperation With Districts in Other States
23375-23383
ARTICLE 2. Cooperation with County Water Districts
23450-23465
PART 6.5. DISTRIBUTION DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
23500-23583
CHAPTER 1. Formation
23500-23535
ARTICLE 1. Petition for Formation
23500-23506
ARTICLE 2. Plans and Estimate of Assessment
23510-23512
ARTICLE 3. Hearing on Formation
23520-23524
ARTICLE 4. Formation and Assessment
23530-23535
CHAPTER 2. Inclusion and Exclusion of Land
23540-23549
ARTICLE 1. Inclusion of Land
23540-23542
ARTICLE 2. Exclusion of Land
23545-23549
CHAPTER 3. Functioning of Distribution Districts
23550-23571
ARTICLE 1. Distribution District Management
23550-23553
ARTICLE 2. Distribution District Warrants
23560
ARTICLE 3. Actions and Proceedings
23570-23571
CHAPTER 4. Dissolution of Distribution Districts
23580-23583
PART 7. IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS IN IRRIGATION DISTRICTS
23600-24103
CHAPTER 1. Formation
23600-23674
ARTICLE 1. Petition for Formation
23600-23608
ARTICLE 2. Plans and Estimate of Assessment
23625-23627
ARTICLE 3. Hearing on Formation
23645-23651
ARTICLE 4. Formation and Assessment
23665-23674
CHAPTER 2. Alternative Procedure for Formation
23750-23776
ARTICLE 1. Proposal by Board
23750-23753
ARTICLE 2. Hearing and Formation
23770-23776
CHAPTER 2A. Revenue Improvement Districts
23800-23811
CHAPTER 3. Further Assessments and Inclusion
23850-23879
ARTICLE 1. Supplemental Assessments
23850-23851
ARTICLE 2. Assessment for New Purposes
23865
ARTICLE 3. Inclusion of Land
23875-23879
CHAPTER 3.5. Alternative Provisions for the Formation of Improvement Districts and the Issuance of Bonds Therefor
23900-23917
CHAPTER 4. Functioning of Improvement Districts
23950-24021
ARTICLE 1. Improvement District Management
23950-23956
ARTICLE 2. Improvement District Warrants
23975-23981
ARTICLE 3. Advance Payment of Assessments
24000-24004
ARTICLE 4. Actions and Proceedings
24020-24021
CHAPTER 5. Dissolution of Improvement Districts
24100-24103
PART 8. FINANCIAL ORGANIZATION
24250-24771
CHAPTER 1. General Financial Provisions
24250-24275
ARTICLE 1. Creation of Liabilities
24250-24253
ARTICLE 2. Settlements and Statements
24270-24275
CHAPTER 2. Deposits
24350-24393
ARTICLE 1. Deposits Generally
24350-24352
ARTICLE 2. Deposits in County Treasury
24370-24373
ARTICLE 3. Special Accounts
24390-24393
CHAPTER 3. Funds
24475-24530
ARTICLE 1. Funds Generally
24475-24486
ARTICLE 2. Payment and Purchase of Bonds
24500-24507
ARTICLE 2.5. Distribution District Funds
24510-24513
ARTICLE 3. Improvement District Funds
24525-24530
CHAPTER 4. Warrants
24600-24675.1
ARTICLE 1. Payment of Claims
24600-24604
ARTICLE 2. Warrants Payable at Future Times
24625-24636
ARTICLE 3. Registration of Warrants
24650-24675.1
CHAPTER 5. Provisions Applicable to Bonds and Warrants
24735-24771
ARTICLE 1. Surrender of Bonds and Warrants
24735-24738
ARTICLE 2. Modification of Bonds and Warrants
24760-24771
PART 9. BONDS
24950-25402
CHAPTER 1. Construction Bonds
24950-24963
CHAPTER 2. Refunding Bonds
25035-25119
ARTICLE 1. General Refunding Provisions
25035-25041
ARTICLE 2. Refunding Bond Sinking Fund
25060-25068
ARTICLE 3. Authorized Refunding Modification
25091-25092
ARTICLE 4. Unauthorized Refunding Modification
25110-25119
CHAPTER 3. General Bond Provisions
25200-25354
ARTICLE 1. Bond Terms
25200-25219
ARTICLE 2. Payment Solely from Revenue
25240-25245
ARTICLE 3. Allocation of Revenue to Bond Payment
25260-25264
ARTICLE 4. Allocation of Revenue to Reserve Fund
25280
ARTICLE 5. Callable Bonds
25300-25304
ARTICLE 6. Bond Issuance
25325-25336
ARTICLE 7. Bond Cancellation
25350-25354
CHAPTER 4. Issuance of Bonds Pursuant to the Revenue Bond Law of 1941
25400-25402
PART 10. ASSESSMENTS
25500-26677
CHAPTER 1. Assessment
25500-25559
ARTICLE 1. Assessment Book
25500-25509
ARTICLE 2. Land Escaping Assessment
25525-25528
ARTICLE 3. Equalization
25550-25559
CHAPTER 2. Levy
25650-25725
ARTICLE 1. Amount of Assessments Generally
25650-25656
ARTICLE 2. Completion Assessments
25670-25679
ARTICLE 3. Particular Purpose Assessments
25700-25705
ARTICLE 4. Emergency Assessments
25725
CHAPTER 3. Assessment Rate
25800-25835
ARTICLE 1. Regular Rate
25800-25809
ARTICLE 2. Special Rate
25825-25835
CHAPTER 4. Collection
25925-26003
ARTICLE 1. Collection Generally
25925-25932
ARTICLE 2. Installments
25950-25953
ARTICLE 3. Segregation Before Delinquency
25975-25987
ARTICLE 4. Modification and Refund of Assessments
26000-26003
CHAPTER 5. Delinquency
26075-26138
ARTICLE 1. Date and Penalties for Delinquency
26075-26083
ARTICLE 2. Publication of List of Delinquencies
26100-26108
ARTICLE 3. Assessment Sale
26125-26138
CHAPTER 6. Redemption and Its Termination
26225-26326
ARTICLE 1. Redemption Generally
26225-26232
ARTICLE 2. Partial Redemption
26250-26259
ARTICLE 3. Deed on Termination of Redemption
26275-26280
ARTICLE 3.5. Redemption After Collector’s Deed
26290
ARTICLE 4. Effect of Deed
26300-26307
ARTICLE 5. Recordation of Deed to District
26325-26326
CHAPTER 7. Assessment and Collection by County
26500-26553
ARTICLE 1. Assessment and Levy by County
26500-26504
ARTICLE 2. Collection by County
26525-26529
ARTICLE 3. Supervision by District Attorney and Attorney General
26550-26553
CHAPTER 8. Alternative Procedure for Assessment and Collection by County
26600-26658
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions
26600-26606
ARTICLE 2. Assessment and Equalization
26625-26631
ARTICLE 3. Collection
26650-26658
CHAPTER 9. Collection, Payment in Lieu of Assessment and Distribution of Water by Public Agencies
26670-26677
PART 11. CHANGES IN ORGANIZATION
26875
CHAPTER 2. Inclusion
26875
ARTICLE 1. Petition and Notice
26875
PART 12. REPEALS
29975-29978