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Local custom is only one factor in judging the reasonableness of a water use, method of use, or diversion; it cannot by itself decide the issue. This section says the coordinated state water conservation, development, and utilization plan is called the “State Water Plan.” The American River Development is included in the State Water Plan. The State may not issue a water appropriation permit for a project that would flood any part of Gold Discovery Site State Park at Coloma unless the issuance is specifically authorized by law. This section gives the Georgetown Divide Public Utility District rights to pursue a federal permit and license, limits water-rights filings and permits for certain South Fork of the American River projects for set periods, and requires some applicants to evaluate alternatives or replace lost uses.

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  1. 50335.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Petition [50300 - 50335] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Filing and Recording [50330 - 50335] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Districts organized before May 28, 1868 may keep their existing numbers.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Petition [50300 - 50335] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Filing and Recording [50330 - 50335] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50335. Districts organized before May 28, 1868, may retain their respective numbers. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  2. 50370.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Owners of a majority of the acreage in the district may adopt bylaws for district governance, as long as the bylaws are consistent with state law.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50370. The owners of a majority of the acreage in the district may adopt bylaws, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for the government and control of the affairs of the district. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
  3. 50370.2.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board may adopt bylaws for district government and control, but only after notice and a public hearing, and adoption must be by resolution after the hearing closes.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50370.2. As an alternative to the adoption of bylaws by the owners, the board may adopt bylaws, not inconsistent with the laws of the state, for the government and control of the district, after notice of a public hearing and the holding of a public hearing on the bylaws proposed to be so adopted. Adoption shall be by a resolution adopted after the close of the public hearing on the bylaws. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
  4. 50370.4.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A public hearing notice must be posted in at least three conspicuous places within the district for at least 15 days before the hearing, and it must state the hearing’s date, time, and place and tell the public where and when copies of the proposed bylaws will be available.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50370.4. The notice of public hearing shall be posted in at least three conspicuous places within the district for at least 15 days prior to the date of the public hearing, and shall state the date, time, and place of the public hearing. The notice shall contain a statement that copies of the proposed bylaws will be available to the public at a location and at times which shall be set forth in the notice. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
  5. 50370.6.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    At the public hearing, the board must receive comments or proposals on the proposed bylaws, and it may adopt, reject, or continue the hearing, subject to 30-day limits.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50370.6. At the public hearing held on the bylaws proposed to be so adopted, the board shall receive any comments or proposals concerning the proposed bylaws, and may adopt or reject such comments or proposals, or may continue the hearing from time to time, not to exceed 30 days from the date specified in the notice of hearing. The board may further continue the hearing, from time to time, but each continuance shall be for not more than 30 days. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
  6. 50371.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    After bylaws are adopted, they must be filed for record with the county recorder.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50371. When the bylaws have been adopted they shall be filed for record with the county recorder. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
  7. 50373.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    By-laws may be amended in the same way they were adopted.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50373. By-laws may be amended in the same manner as adopted. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  8. 50374.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A reclamation district’s board of trustees must be elected as Chapter 1 provides, unless the district is formed to operate without trustees under Chapter 3.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Organization [50370 - 50374] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50374. A board of trustees shall be elected as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 50600) of Part 3 of this division unless the district is formed to operate without trustees pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 50400) of this part. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
  9. 50400.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board [50400 - 50403] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If all the land is owned by parties who want to reclaim it without a board or by-laws, they may file the petition described in Chapter 1 and say they will handle the reclamation themselves.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board [50400 - 50403] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50400. When any land, susceptible of one mode of reclamation, is entirely owned by parties who desire to reclaim the land, and to manage the reclamation without a board or the establishment of by-laws, they may file the petition provided for in Chapter 1 of this part, and state therein that they intend to undertake the reclamation on their own responsibility. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  10. 50401.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board [50400 - 50403] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If the petition is granted, the district is organized and the landowners receive the rights, immunities, privileges, and duties given to boards; in proceedings, the owners’ names are used instead of trustees’ names.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board [50400 - 50403] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50401. When the petition is granted, the district is organized and the owners of the lands have all the rights, immunities, privileges, and duties granted to boards and in all proceedings the names of the owners shall be used instead of the names of trustees. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  11. 50402.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board [50400 - 50403] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Owners of land in a district formed without a board may form a district with a board if they submit the petition required by Chapter 1 to the board of supervisors.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board [50400 - 50403] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50402. The existence of a district formed to operate without a board shall not prevent the owners of the land included therein from forming a district to operate with a board by presenting to the board of supervisors the petition provided for in Chapter 1 of this part. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  12. 50403.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board [50400 - 50403] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Presenting a petition to form a district that will operate with a board counts as giving up the rights, immunities, and privileges tied to the original district.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Districts Formed to Operate Without a Board [50400 - 50403] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50403. The presentation of a petition for formation of a district to operate with a board is an abandonment of the rights, immunities, and privileges conferred upon the owners or their predecessors in interest in the land by the creation of the original district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  13. 50440.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Validating Proceedings [50440 - 50442] ( Chapter 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532. )

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    An action may be brought to determine whether a district legally exists.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Validating Proceedings [50440 - 50442] ( Chapter 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532. ) ## 50440. An action to determine the legality of the existence of a district 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. 1532.)
  14. 50441.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Validating Proceedings [50440 - 50442] ( Chapter 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532. )

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    A court must not declare a district invalid if the district has been prosecuting or maintaining reclamation works in good faith for five years before the proceeding began.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Validating Proceedings [50440 - 50442] ( Chapter 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532. ) ## 50441. The court shall not adjudge any district invalid when it appears that the district has for five years prior to the commencement of the proceeding been prosecuting or maintaining reclamation works in good faith. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532.)
  15. 50442.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Validating Proceedings [50440 - 50442] ( Chapter 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532. )

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    A quo warranto or similar proceeding may not be maintained against a district if it has acted as a district and maintained its reclamation works in good faith for five continuous years before the proceeding starts.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 2. FORMATION [50300 - 50442] ( Part 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Validating Proceedings [50440 - 50442] ( Chapter 4 repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532. ) ## 50442. No proceeding in quo warranto, nor any similar action or proceeding shall be maintained in the name of the people of the State against any district that, continuously for five years next preceding the commencement of the proceeding, has been acting as a district and prosecuting or maintaining its works of reclamation in good faith. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1532.)
  16. 50600.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    After a district is formed, the board of supervisors must call an election when a landowner applies, and three eligible persons are elected to serve as the district’s first board of trustees.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50600. After the formation of the district, the board of supervisors, on the application of a landowner, shall call an election in compliance with the provisions of Part 4 (commencing with Section 50700) of this division at which election there shall be elected three eligible persons, who shall constitute, when elected and qualified the first board of trustees of the district. (Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
  17. 50601.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district’s by-laws may create a board of five or seven members.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50601. The by-laws of a district may provide, or be amended to provide, for a board of five or seven members, and, if the original by-laws so provide, five or seven eligible persons respectively shall be elected as trustees at each election, or, if the by-laws are amended, then five or seven eligible persons shall be elected at the next district election held subsequent to the date of amendment, and at each election held thereafter. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 879.)
  18. 50602.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Board members are elected for four-year terms, remain in office until successors are elected and qualified, and the terms must be staggered.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50602. Members of the board shall be elected for a term of four years and shall serve until their successors are elected and qualified. The terms of the members shall be staggered. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
  19. 50602.5.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Board members with unstaggered terms must meet, split into two nearly equal classes by lot, and use that split to set term expiration dates.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50602.5. Members of the board of a district whose terms have not been staggered as of the date when this section becomes effective shall meet and classify themselves by lot into two classes as nearly equal in number as possible in order to determine when their respective terms shall expire. Unless otherwise provided in the bylaws, the term of office of the class having the lesser number of members shall be deemed to expire on the date for the general district election in 1969. The terms of the other members shall be deemed to expire on the date for the general district election in 1971. (Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
  20. 50603.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    After the board’s first election, the district is organized and may sue and be sued.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50603. After the first election of the board, the district is organized and has power to sue and be sued. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  21. 50604.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Vacancies on the board must be filled under Section 1780 of the Government Code.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50604. Vacancies in the board shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1059.)
  22. 50605.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Board members are entitled to compensation for necessary services and reimbursement for necessary trustee expenses, as determined by the board to be just and reasonable.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50605. (a) Each member of the board shall receive such compensation for services actually and necessarily performed as the board determines to be just and reasonable, and shall be reimbursed for expenses necessarily incurred in the performance of his duties as trustee. (b) 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. 34. Effective January 1, 2006.)
  23. 50606.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Claims by or for a trustee must be presented to the board, and allowed claims are paid like other district debts.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50606. All claims by or in behalf of a trustee for services rendered or expenses incurred shall be presented to the board, and, if allowed, shall be paid in the same manner as other indebtedness of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  24. 50609.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A board meeting is a regular meeting if all members are present or if all members got written notice at least one day before; at that meeting, any business may be transacted unless the bylaws provide otherwise.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50609. Except as otherwise provided in the by-laws, any meeting of the board at which all members are present, or of which all members have received written notice at least one day prior thereto, is a regular meeting at which any business may be transacted. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  25. 50610.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Certain board of trustees members are immune from liability for district debts incurred before they were appointed.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600 - 50610] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50610. Members of the board of trustees appointed pursuant to Section 58762.1 of the Government Code shall be immune from liability to creditors of the district for debts incurred prior to their appointment. (Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 625.)
  26. 50630.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Officers [50630 - 50631] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board must choose one of its members as president and select a secretary from its members or any other person.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Officers [50630 - 50631] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50630. The board shall elect one of its members as its president, and one of its members, or any other person, as its secretary. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  27. 50631.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Officers [50630 - 50631] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The secretary must manage the board’s office, keep meeting minutes, attest certain documents signed by the president, and keep district expenditure accounts.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Officers [50630 - 50631] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50631. The secretary shall have charge of the office of the board, keep the minutes of all meetings, attest all documents, other than bonds, requiring the signature of the president, and keep accounts of all expenditures made in behalf of the district. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  28. 50650.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board is the district’s governing body.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50650. The board is the governing body of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  29. 50651.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board exercises the district’s powers listed in this division, unless the division says otherwise.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50651. The powers of the district enumerated in this division shall, except as therein otherwise provided, be exercised by the board. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  30. 50652.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board must supervise and control the reclamation works and the district’s affairs.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50652. The board shall exercise general supervision and complete control over the construction, maintenance and operation of the reclamation works, and generally over the affairs of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  31. 50653.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board must receive certain money from the reclamation board and either distribute it to district landowners based on their last assessment roll payments or place it in the county treasury for the district’s credit.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50653. The board shall receive from the reclamation board any money allowed on account of uncollected assessments previously levied on lands purchased by the board for rights of way, and shall distribute the money among the landowners of the district in proportion to their payments on the last assessment roll or place the money in the county treasury to the credit of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  32. 50654.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board may distribute surplus district treasury funds to district landowners if it acts by an order entered in its minutes.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50654. The board, pursuant to an order entered in its minutes, may distribute, among the landowners of the district, any surplus funds in the treasury belonging to the district not needed for reclamation purposes, in the proportion that the landowners were assessed on the last assessment made by the district and which assessment produced such surplus money by collections thereon or by rental or sale of delinquent land thereunder. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  33. 50655.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board may adopt and change its seal.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50655. The board may adopt and alter a seal. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 39. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
  34. 50656.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Documents that need board approval must be signed by either a trustee or the secretary.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50656. All documents requiring approval by the board shall bear the signature of either a trustee or the secretary. (Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 40. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
  35. 50657.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board may create a revolving fund, and if it does, it must file a certified copy of the order with the county treasurer.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50657. The board may create a revolving fund by an order entered in its minutes and shall file a copy of the order, certified by the president, with the county treasurer. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  36. 50658.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The county treasurer must not pay a warrant to create or replenish a revolving fund unless the fund order includes the district’s responsibility for disbursement and a hold-harmless agreement for the treasurer.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50658. No warrant for the creation or replenishment of a revolving fund shall be paid by the county treasurer unless the order creating the revolving fund includes the assumption by the district of the responsibility for the disbursement of the fund and contains an agreement to hold and save the county treasurer harmless from any improper disbursement of the fund. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 939, Sec. 26. Effective September 28, 1994. Operative January 1, 1995, by Sec. 29 of Ch. 939.)
  37. 50659.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A revolving fund may be paid out only by checks or drafts signed by at least two board members, or by a person unanimously authorized by the board.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50659. A revolving fund shall be disbursed only by checks or drafts, signed by at least two members of the board, or by some person who is authorized to do so by unanimous vote of the board. No person shall be so authorized until the person has filed with the board a bond in the amount required by the board and in no event less than double the amount of the fund. The bond shall be conditioned as security for the safety and proper disbursements of the fund. (Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 517, Sec. 407.)
  38. 50660.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The county treasurer is the district’s ex officio treasurer unless the board appoints a district treasurer with the county treasurer’s written consent.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600 - 50660] ( Part 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Powers and Duties [50650 - 50660] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50660. The county treasurer shall be deemed the ex officio treasurer of the district unless the board, by resolution, and with the written consent of the county treasurer, appoints a district treasurer. If the resolution is adopted and a district treasurer is appointed, all references to a county treasurer or county treasury within this division shall be deemed to apply to the treasurer appointed by the board and the treasury of the district, and no further consent of the county treasurer will be required. The person so appointed shall file a bond with the board in the manner prescribed in Section 50659. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 246, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  39. 50700.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board of supervisors must appoint an election board made up of three district landowners or their legal representatives, including one inspector and two judges of election.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50700. An election board consists of three landowners of the district or legal representatives who shall be appointed by the board of supervisors and shall consist of one inspector and two judges of election. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
  40. 50701.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Before each election, the board must ensure the appropriate roll is prepared, certified, and furnished to the election board.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50701. The board, prior to each election, shall cause a copy of the appropriate roll to be utilized pursuant to Section 50704 to be prepared and certified by the proper officer and furnished to the election board. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1109, Sec. 1.5. Effective September 28, 1983.)
  41. 50702.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The election board must use the certified roll to determine how many votes each voter may cast.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50702. The certified roll furnished to the election board shall be used by the election board in determining the number of votes each voter may cast. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1109, Sec. 1.2. Effective September 28, 1983.)
  42. 50703.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If an election board member does not show up when the polls open, the voters present may appoint a landowner or legal representative to act in that person’s place.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50703. If a member of the election board fails to attend at the opening of the polls, the voters present may appoint in his place any landowner or legal representative. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
  43. 50704.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    District voters may vote in person or by proxy, and the number of votes depends on the district’s prior-year assessments, installments, fees, charges, or special tax setup.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50704. Each voter in the district may vote at any election in person or by proxy, and may cast his or her votes as follows: (a) If the district has, within the calendar year preceding that in which the election occurs, levied an operation and maintenance assessment pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 51320) of Chapter 2 of Part 7 of this division, then each voter shall be entitled to cast one vote for each dollar’s worth of assessment valuation as shown on that assessment roll for all parcels owned by the voter or his principal. (b) If the district has not levied an operation and maintenance assessment pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 51320) of Chapter 2 of Part 7 of this division during the calendar year preceding that in which the election occurs, but has during that year ordered payment of an installment on an original or additional assessment pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 51510) of Chapter 3 of Part 7 of this division, or levied fees and charges pursuant to Section 50902, then each voter shall be entitled to cast one vote for each dollar’s worth of installment or fee and charge levied in the preceding year upon all parcels owned by the voter or his principal. (c) If neither an operation and maintenance assessment nor an installment upon an original or additional assessment nor fee or charge was levied or ordered paid by the district during the calendar year preceding that in which the election occurs, then each voter shall be entitled to cast one vote for each acre owned by the voter or his principal within the district, provided that if the voter or his principal owns less than one acre then the voter shall be entitled to one vote and any fraction shall be rounded to the nearest full acre. (d) When a district elects to have the board of supervisors levy a special tax on behalf of the district on all taxable land and improvements pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 51360) of Chapter 2 of Part 7 of this division, then each voter may vote at any district election in person or by proxy, and may cast one vote for each dollar’s worth of taxable land and improvements owned by him or his principal in the district, as determined from the last equalized tax roll of each county in which the lands of the district are situated. (e) The ownership and number of acres owned for the purpose of this section shall be determined from the last equalized tax roll of each county in which the lands of the district are situated. (Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1109, Sec. 1.4. Effective September 28, 1983.)
  44. 50704.5.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Certain co-owners or a legal representative may be presumed authorized to cast all votes for a parcel after filing the required perjury certification with the election board.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50704.5. When a parcel is held as community property or in joint tenancy or as tenants in common, any spouse or joint tenant or tenant in common shall be presumed to have authority to cast all votes for the parcel upon filing with the election board a certification under penalty of perjury identifying the spouse, joint tenants, or tenants in common for whom the votes are to be cast. A legal representative, upon filing with the election board a certification under penalty of perjury identifying the principal and the authority of the legal representative, shall be presumed to have authority to cast all votes for the principal identified in the certification. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 1109, Sec. 2. Effective September 28, 1983.)
  45. 50705.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Polling places are generally open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., but the board may choose longer hours in two specified situations.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50705. The polls shall be kept open from 10 a.m. of the day of election until 4 p.m. Where the real property in the district is assessed to 500 or more different individual, joint, or corporate owners, the board may elect to keep the polls open from 7 a.m. of the day of election until 7 p.m. and in that event shall include the time of polling in the notice as provided in Section 50732. However, when the board holds an election which does not involve added costs to any other local governmental entity, the board may elect to keep the polls open from 7 a.m. of the day of election until 8 p.m. and in that event shall include the time of polling in the notice as provided in Section 50732. (Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1327, Sec. 16.)
  46. 50707.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may, if its governing board adopts a resolution, conduct elections by all-mailed ballots. Any such election must be held on the date prescribed in Section 1500 of the Elections Code or on another date that is not an established election date.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [50700 - 50707] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50707. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and regardless of the number of eligible voters within its boundaries, a district may, by resolution of its governing board, conduct any election by all-mailed ballots pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000) of the Elections Code. (b) An election conducted pursuant to this section shall be held on a date prescribed in Section 1500 of the Elections Code or on any other date other than an established election date. (Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 132, Sec. 3. (SB 1188) Effective January 1, 2013.)
  47. 50730.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Each district must hold an election in November of each odd-numbered year, at a place near the district designated by the board, and the district must pay the election costs.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50730. There shall be an election in each district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year at such place in or near the district as designated by the board. The costs of the election shall be a charge upon the district. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
  48. 50731.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If the board of trustees recommends it, or if a verified petition from qualifying landowners is received, the board of supervisors must set a time and place for a general district election for the unexpired trustees' term.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50731. In addition to the regular election under Section 50730, upon receipt of a recommendation of the board of trustees or upon receipt of a verified petition of 20 percent of the landowners who, together, own at least 20 percent in value of the lands in the district, as determined from the last tax roll of the county, the board of supervisors shall appoint a time, not less than 75 days or more than 90 days after receipt of the petition, and place for holding a general district election for the unexpired term of the trustees then serving. (Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 824, Sec. 4. Effective September 15, 1986.)
  49. 50731.5.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Trustee nominations must be filed by petition within the stated election window, and the secretary must publish notice about when petitions may be received.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50731.5. (a) Nominations for the office of trustee shall be made by petition filed with the secretary not earlier than 75 days or later than 5 p.m. on the 54th day before the election. (b) The petition shall be signed as follows: (1) If there are 15 or more qualified voters in the district, by five or more qualified voters. (2) If there are less than 15 qualified voters in the district, by one or more qualified voters. (c) Notice that the petitions may be received shall be published once by the secretary at least seven days prior to the final date for receiving petitions. If the election includes the balance of an unexpired term, the notice shall state that the petition must indicate whether the nomination is for that unexpired term. The notice shall be published in a newspaper in each county in which any of the district lands are situated, if any newspaper is published therein, and if not, in a newspaper having general circulation therein. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 454, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  50. 50731.6.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The nomination petition must follow a specified form for candidate nominations in a reclamation district trustee election.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50731.6. The nomination petition shall be in substantially the following form: Official Filing Petition Nomination of Candidate We, the undersigned voters of Reclamation District No. ____, hereby nominate ___________ (name of candidate) for the office of Trustee of the District for a term of ____ years. Name Date Residence Affidavit of Circulator State of California ⎫ County of ⎭ ss. __________ (name of circulator), being duly sworn, deposes and says: That __________ (he/she) circulated the foregoing petition and saw all the signa­tures appended thereto and knows that they are the signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be. _____ _____ (Signature of circulator) Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___ day of ________, 20__. Notary Public in and for the County of ____, State of California. My commission expires ____. _____ Affidavit of Nominee State of California ⎫ County of ⎭ ss. _________ (name of nominee), being duly sworn, says that he/she is the above-named nominee for the office of _____ (office), that he/she will accept the office in the event of his/her election, that he/she desires his/her name to appear on the ballot as follows: (Print name above) that he/she desires the following occupational designation, containing not more than three words, to appear on the ballot under his/her name, and that this designation is correct. (Print desired designation, if any, above) _____ _____ (Signature of nominee) Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___ day of ________, 20__. Notary Public in and for the County of ____, State of California. My commission expires ____. _____ (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 454, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  51. 50732.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The secretary must publish the election notice once a week for four weeks, starting at least one month before the election date, in the same newspaper or newspapers used for the nomination-petition notice.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50730 - 50732] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50732. Notice of the election shall be published by the secretary once a week for four weeks beginning not less than one month prior to the date of election in the same newspaper or newspapers used for publication of the notice calling for nomination petitions. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
  52. 50740.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1.5. Appointments in Lieu of Election [50740 - 50742] ( Article 1.5 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 56. )

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    A general district election must not be held if, by 5 p.m. on the 54th day before the election, the nominees do not exceed the trustees to be elected and no petition signed by 5% of voters asking for the election has been presented to the board.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1.5. Appointments in Lieu of Election [50740 - 50742] ( Article 1.5 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 56. ) ## 50740. If by 5 p.m. on the 54th day prior to a general district election the number of nominees does not exceed the number of trustees to be elected and if a petition signed by 5 percent of the voters requesting that the election be held has not been presented to the board, an election shall not be held. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
  53. 50741.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1.5. Appointments in Lieu of Election [50740 - 50742] ( Article 1.5 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 56. )

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    If no election is held, the board of supervisors must appoint the trustee nominees, or any qualified person if no one was nominated.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1.5. Appointments in Lieu of Election [50740 - 50742] ( Article 1.5 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 56. ) ## 50741. When no election is held pursuant to Section 50740 then the board of supervisors shall appoint those nominated for the positions of trustee, and if no person has been nominated for said position, the board of supervisors shall appoint any qualified person or persons. In lieu of the notice provided in Section 50732, notice shall than be published only once stating that the board of supervisors will appoint the trustees and that no election will be held. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
  54. 50742.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1.5. Appointments in Lieu of Election [50740 - 50742] ( Article 1.5 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 56. )

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    If no district election is held under Section 50740, the county board of supervisors must appoint trustees at its next regular meeting.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1.5. Appointments in Lieu of Election [50740 - 50742] ( Article 1.5 added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 56. ) ## 50742. If pursuant to Section 50740 a district election is not held, the board of supervisors of the county in which the district, or the largest part thereof in area, is situated shall at its next regular meeting appoint to the positions of trustees those persons nominated, or if no persons have been nominated for said positions, the board of supervisors shall appoint any qualified person or persons, and such person or persons shall qualify, take office, and serve exactly as if elected at a general district election. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 56.)
  55. 50750.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Each election board member must be sworn to faithfully perform their duties when they begin those duties.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50750. Each member of the election board, upon entering upon his duties, shall be sworn to a faithful performance thereof by some officer authorized to administer oaths. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  56. 50751.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If the board of supervisors does not appoint an election board, voters present when the polls open may appoint it.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50751. If the board of supervisors fails to appoint an election board, the voters present at the opening of the polls may appoint the election board. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  57. 50752.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The election board must count the votes, issue certificates to the elected persons, and send the canvassed ballots in a sealed envelope to the county elections official.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50752. The election board shall canvass the votes cast and issue certificates of election to the persons elected, and shall place the ballots, when canvassed, in a sealed envelope and forward it to the county elections official. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 173. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  58. 50753.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Each voter may cumulate votes and may allocate them to one candidate or split them among multiple candidates.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50753. Each voter may cumulate his votes, and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of trustees to be elected multiplied by the number of votes he is entitled to cast, or to distribute them on the same principle among any number of candidates. (Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 135.)
  59. 50754.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A board of directors for an irrigation district may cast votes tied to lands it holds through collectors’ deeds.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50754. The board of directors of irrigation districts holding title to lands obtained through collectors’ deeds may cast the votes belonging to such lands. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  60. 50755.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A qualified voter may challenge any vote, the election board must decide whether the challenged person may vote, and any election board member may administer oaths for this section.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50755. Any qualified voter may challenge any vote, and the election board shall determine whether the person challenged is entitled to vote. Any member of the election board may administer oaths for the purposes of this section. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  61. 50756.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The candidates who receive the highest number of votes, within the number to be elected, are deemed elected.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50756. The candidates, of the number to be elected, receiving the highest number of votes shall be deemed elected. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
  62. 50757.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A person must not knowingly make an untrue statement when establishing the right to vote in a district election.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50757. Any person who knowingly makes an untrue statement in establishing his right to vote in a district election shall incur all of the penalties provided in the Elections Code for persons illegally voting at elections. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 879.)
  63. 50758.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If district property ownership changes after the last equalized county tax roll, the owner or the owner’s legal representative may vote at the district election if they produce evidence of ownership.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50758. If the ownership of any property in the district is changed after the making of the last equalized tax roll for the county wherein the property is situated, the owner thereof or his legal representative may vote at a district election upon the production of evidence of ownership of such property. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
  64. 50759.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A person may not vote by proxy at a district election unless voting authority is shown by a written instrument that is acknowledged, certified like a real property grant, and filed with the election board.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730 - 50759] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50750 - 50759] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50759. No person shall vote by proxy at a district election unless authority to vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing acknowledged and certified in the same manner as grants of real property and filed with the election board. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 879.)
  65. 50780.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    This section says Chapter 2.5 applies to how elections are conducted in Reclamation District No. 1000, even if other laws say otherwise.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter applies to the manner in which elections are conducted in the Reclamation District No. 1000. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  66. 50780.10.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    This section defines who counts as a “voter” for the district and says certain voters may vote for specific seat categories.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.10. A “voter” means any of the following: (a) A landowner or the legal representative of a landowner. (b) A voter as defined in Section 359 of the Elections Code who resides within the boundaries of the district. (c) A voter as defined in subdivision (a) may vote for both parcel seats and land assessment seats. (d) A voter as defined in subdivision (a) who is also a voter as defined in subdivision (b) may vote for both resident voter seats and land assessment seats. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 241. Effective January 1, 2008.)
  67. 50780.12.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    Starting with the 1993 district election, the district must have a seven-member board, and the trustees must be residents of the district, except for trustees already in office on July 1, 1992.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.12. Commencing with the 1993 district election, the district shall have a seven-member board, whose trustees are residents of the district. The residency requirement does not apply to any trustee holding office on July 1, 1992. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  68. 50780.14.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    At the 1993 district election, the board must designate certain trustee seats and two new seats as “land assessment seats.”

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.14. At the 1993 district election, the board shall designate the seats of the two trustees whose terms expire and the two new seats as “land assessment seats.” (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  69. 50780.16.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    At the 1995 district election, the board must designate the seats of the three trustees whose terms expire as “parcel seats.”

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.16. At the 1995 district election, the board shall designate the seats of the three trustees whose terms expire as “parcel seats.” (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  70. 50780.18.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    The board must check land-percentage thresholds 180 to 200 days before each election and then assign the trustee seats according to which threshold is met.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.18. (a) The manner in which the trustees shall be elected at the 1997 district election, and at every district election thereafter, depends on the percentage of land in the district that is used for agricultural purposes that is subject to an assessment pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 51320) of Chapter 2 of Part 7 in accordance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d). (b) Between 180 and 200 days before the election, the board shall determine whether the percentage of land described in subdivision (a) has equaled or exceeded 35 percent during the immediately preceding two years. If so, the board shall designate four seats as “land assessment seats” and three seats as “parcel seats.” (c) Between 180 and 200 days before the election, the board shall determine whether the percentage of land described in subdivision (a) has been below 35 percent and has equaled or exceeded 20 percent during the immediately preceding two years. If so, the board shall designate four seats as “parcel seats” and three seats as “land assessment seats.” (d) Between 180 and 200 days before the election, the board shall determine whether the percentage of land described in subdivision (a) has been below 20 percent during the immediately preceding two years. If so, the board shall designate five seats as “resident voter seats” and two seats as “land assessment seats.” (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  71. 50780.2.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    For this chapter, “District” means Reclamation District No. 1000.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.2. “District,” for purposes of this chapter, means the Reclamation District No. 1000. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  72. 50780.20.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    When a designation under Section 50780.18 is made, the board must adjust trustee term lengths by lot if needed to comply with the designation.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.20. At the time of a designation pursuant to Section 50780.18, the board shall adjust, by lot, the length of the terms of any trustees whose terms are not otherwise scheduled to expire if the adjustment is necessary to comply with the designation. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  73. 50780.22.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    This part applies to a district election, unless this chapter provides otherwise.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.22. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this part applies to a district election. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  74. 50780.4.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    A land assessment seat is defined for this chapter, and each voter may cast votes for each land assessment seat when voting for a trustee to hold that seat.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.4. (a) A “land assessment seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50780.10 in accordance with Sections 50701, 50702, 50704, and 50704.5. (b) For the purpose of voting for a trustee to hold a land assessment seat, each voter may cast his or her votes for each land assessment seat in accordance with this part. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  75. 50780.6.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    A parcel seat is a trustee seat elected by certain voters. A landowner may vote for each parcel seat, and the district’s assessment book or county assessment roll is used as conclusive proof of ownership for that voting purpose.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.6. (a) A “parcel seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50780.10 which have one vote for each parcel owned. (b) For the purpose of voting for a trustee to hold a parcel seat, each landowner may cast his or her vote or votes for each parcel seat. (c) The last equalized assessment book of the district is conclusive evidence of ownership for the purpose of voting for a parcel seat, except that the last equalized assessment roll of the county in which the land is located shall be used in lieu of the assessment book of the district if an assessment is not levied for the year in which the election is held. (d) Section 50704.5 applies for the purpose of voting for any parcel seat. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  76. 50780.8.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. )

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    This section defines “resident voter seat” and says each voter may cast one vote for each resident voter seat when voting for a trustee.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 [50780 - 50780.22] ( Chapter 2.5 added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. ) ## 50780.8. (a) A “resident voter seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 50780.10. (b) For purposes of voting for a trustee to hold a resident voter seat, each voter may cast one vote for each resident voter seat. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  77. 50800.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A special election under this part is called to ask landowners whether bonds or refunding bonds should be issued.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50800. A special election is an election called pursuant to the provisions of this part to submit to the landowners the question of whether or not bonds or refunding bonds shall be issued. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  78. 50801.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board must call a special election if it finds bond or refunding-bond issuance is in the district’s best interests, or if a qualifying petition is filed with the secretary.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50801. The board shall call a special election when either: (a) The board determines that the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds is to the best interests of the district, or (b) A petition requesting such election, signed by the owners of more than one-half of the land in the district, is filed with the secretary. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  79. 50802.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board must give notice of a special election by posting notices in at least three public places in the district and publishing notice for 21 days in the required newspapers.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50802. Notice of a special election shall be given by the board by posting notices thereof in at least three public places in the district at least 21 days prior thereto, and by publication for 21 days in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county where any portion of the district is situated. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  80. 50803.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    When a special election is called on district bonds, the notice must state the election time and place, the total face value of the proposed bonds, and the names of three landowners or legal representatives to serve as the election board.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50803. When a special election is called to determine whether bonds of the district shall be issued, the notice shall specify the time and place of holding the election, the aggregate face value of bonds proposed to be issued and the names of three landowners or legal representatives to act as an election board. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
  81. 50804.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If a special election is called to decide on refunding bonds, the notice must follow the prescribed form.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50804. When the special election is called to determine whether refunding bonds shall be issued, the notices shall be substantially in the following form: “Notice of special election to determine whether or not refunding bonds shall be issued. Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the board of trustees of reclamation district No. ____ held on the ____ day of ____, 19__, a resolution and order was duly adopted by the said board calling a special election of the landowners of this district, for ____ the ____ day of ____, 19__, at ____ in the county of ____ in said district, to determine whether or not ____ dollars ($____) of the principal amount of the outstanding bonds of this district, dated the ____ day of ____, 19__, and maturing as follows, to wit: ____ shall be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds of said district of the aggregate principal amount of ____ dollars ($____) and maturing as follows, to wit: ____. And notice is hereby further given that ____ and ____ and ____ three landowners of said district, are hereby appointed to act as the board of election for said election. The polls at said election will be open from 10 a.m. of said day until 4 p.m. Witness the name and the seal of the said district this ____ day of ____, 19__. (SEAL) Reclamation District No. ____ By President. By Secretary.” (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  82. 50805.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    An affidavit proving publication and posting of the notice must be filed with the county elections official, together with a copy of the election order certified by the president.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Calling [50800 - 50805] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50805. An affidavit of the publication and posting of the notice shall be filed with the county elections official, with a copy of the order calling the election which is certified by the president. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 174. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  83. 50810.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Each election board member must take and subscribe an official oath before beginning duties.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50810. Each member of the election board, before entering upon his duties, shall take and subscribe an official oath administered by an officer authorized to administer oaths or by any landowner. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  84. 50811.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A person who is not legally qualified to vote and makes a false statement about the right to vote in this special bond/refunding bond election can be penalized under the Elections Code.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50811. Any person not legally qualified to vote who makes any false statement in respect to his right to vote in a special election to determine whether bonds or refunding bonds shall be issued shall incur all of the penalties provided in the Elections Code for persons illegally voting at elections. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  85. 50812.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If property ownership changed after the last equalized county tax roll, the owner or the owner’s legal representative may vote in the special election on issuing bonds or refunding bonds, but only on showing the original deed or a certified recorder’s copy.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50812. If the ownership of any property in the district is changed after the making of the last equalized tax roll for the county wherein the property is situated, the owner thereof or his legal representative may vote at a special election to determine if bonds or refunding bonds shall be issued upon production of the original deed or of certified copy of the record thereof in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property is situated. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
  86. 50813.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A person may not vote by proxy at a special election unless the voting authority is shown by a written instrument that is acknowledged, certified, and filed with the election board.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50813. No person shall vote by proxy at a special election unless the authority to vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing, acknowledged and certified in the same manner as grants of real property and filed with the election board. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  87. 50814.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Special-election ballots must include specified vote choices, the voter’s name, and the number of votes cast.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50814. The ballots cast at the special election shall contain the words: “Bonds—yes” or the words “Bonds—no,” or “Refunding Bonds—yes,” or “Refunding Bonds—no,” as the case may be, the name of the person casting the ballot, and the number of votes cast by him. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  88. 50815.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The election board must make a list of the ballots cast and include each voter’s name, the number of votes cast, how the votes were cast on the bond measure, and the proxy caster’s name if the ballot was cast by proxy.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50815. A list of the ballots cast shall be made by the election board containing the name of each voter, the number of votes cast by him, whether they were cast for or against the issuing of the bonds or refunding bonds, and, if the ballot is cast by proxy, the name of the person casting it. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  89. 50816.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    When the polls close, the election board must canvass the votes, declare the result, send a results certificate to the county elections official, give a copy of the certificate to the board, and deliver all ballots and election papers to the county elections official.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50816. At the close of the polls the election board shall: (a) Immediately canvass the votes and declare the result. (b) Forward a certificate showing the result and the number of votes cast for and against the issuing of bonds or refunding bonds to the county elections official. (c) Deliver a copy of the certificate to the board. (d) Deliver all ballots cast and all documents and papers used at the election to the county elections official. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 175. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  90. 50817.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    An interested person may contest a special election within 20 days after the certificate is filed with the county elections official, by suing in the superior court of the principal county.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700 - 50817] ( Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800 - 50817] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Conducting [50810 - 50817] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50817. Any interested person may contest a special election within 20 days after the filing of the certificate with the county elections official by bringing suit in the superior court of the principal county. Unless contested, the declaration of the result by the election board is final and conclusive. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 176. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  91. 50900.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may do things that are necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes for which it was formed.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50900. A district may do all things necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes for which it was formed. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  92. 50901.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If a district is in debt, it cannot impair or destroy its indebtedness without creditor consent, but it may arrange a surrender of the debt at less than par and levy assessments on district lands to pay it.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50901. If a district is in debt it has no power to impair or destroy any of its indebtedness without the consent of the creditors, but it may make any arrangement with the creditors for the surrender of such indebtedness at less than par, and may levy an assessment on the lands in the district for the payment thereof. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  93. 50902.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may set and collect charges and fees for benefits and services, and the board may manage delinquency rules, penalties, interest, and related collection steps.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50902. (a) In addition to its other powers, a district may, by a resolution of the board at a noticed public hearing, fix and collect charges and fees, including minimum and standby charges, for the provision of benefits and services. (b) Notice of the public hearing shall be given by publication once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the principal county. (c) The board, in fixing the charges and fees, may establish the dates of delinquency and may impose penalties for delinquency not exceeding 10 percent of the amount of the charge or fee and may, in addition, collect interest at a rate not to exceed 1.5 percent per month from the date of delinquency on all delinquent charges and fees. The district may sue for the recovery of unpaid charges and fees or the unpaid charges or fees may be added to the operation and maintenance assessment in the same manner as unpaid water charges pursuant to Section 51440. (d) The revenue obtained from charges and fees may be in lieu of, or supplemental to, revenue obtained in any other manner and may be used for any district purpose and the payment of any district obligation. (e) After a charge or fee is initially fixed by the board at a noticed public hearing, the board may subsequently reduce that amount of that charge or fee without notice or a public hearing. (f) If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the board may, by resolution, continue the charge pursuant to this section in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the board shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 27, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2008.)
  94. 50903.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A small reclamation district next to the Stockton Ship Channel may get sanitation powers, but only after voter petition approval.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50903. A district of less than 100 acres and situated adjacent to the Stockton Ship Channel may acquire, construct, operate, maintain, repair, and improve lands, works, and facilities for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and waste; herein called sanitation, and perform all matters germane thereto; provided, that no district may exercise any of the powers conferred by this section unless a petition approving the exercise of such powers is signed by a majority of the voters within the district and submitted to the district. In such event, it shall cause to be prepared and approved a plan therefor and prepare an estimate of the costs thereof, and may modify, change, or adopt a new, supplemental, or additional plan and estimate. The plan and estimate may include properties, works, and facilities already existing, or in the course of acquisition or construction, and payments therefor may be made to the landowner owning same, or to his legal representative. Such plan shall be reported and may be financed in the same manner as a plan for reclamation of district lands pursuant to this division. Because of the recreational uses being made of the smaller islands in the vicinity of the improved Stockton Ship Channel, in order to protect the quality of the water, the Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary that reclamation districts of less than 100 acres and situated adjacent to the Stockton Ship Channel be able to exercise sanitation powers. Such circumstances are not generally applicable to reclamation districts. It is therefore declared that a general law cannot be made applicable and that the enactment of this section as special legislation applicable only to such districts is necessary. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 978.)
  95. 50904.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may use county tax bills to collect charges, fees, and certain assessments, and must certify the amounts to the county auditor by August 1 each year.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50904. A district may, by resolution of the board, provide a procedure for and collect charges and fees, by way of the tax bills of the county or counties in which such district is located. A district may also collect assessments levied under Part 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of the division by way of the tax bills of the county or counties in which such district is located. Such charges and fees or assessments shall appear as a separate item on the tax bill, shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county ad valorem property taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for such taxes. The district shall, on or before August 1st of each year, certify to the county auditor the charges and fees or assessments to be collected. The county may deduct from the revenue so collected for the district an appropriate amount for the billing and collection services rendered to the district. (Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 153, Sec. 1. Effective June 11, 1980.)
  96. 50905.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The Edgerly Island Reclamation District may arrange for sewage, industrial waste, or other waste disposal and may design, finance, build, operate, and maintain sewage treatment works for that purpose.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50905. The Edgerly Island Reclamation District may provide for the disposal of sewage, industrial waste, or other waste and, for that purpose, may design, finance, construct, operate, and maintain sewage treatment works. (Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1048, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1981.)
  97. 50906.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Certain reclamation districts may develop and operate hydroelectric facilities, finance them with time warrants, and must report specified information on a schedule for Reclamation District No. 108.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50906. (a) A reclamation district specified in subdivision (d) may construct, maintain, and operate a plant for the generation of hydroelectric power, together with transmission lines for the conveyance thereof and with other facilities that may be necessary or appropriate for the construction, maintenance, and operation of that plant. Construction of the plant and transmission lines may be financed by the issuance of time warrants pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53040) of Chapter 1 of Part 9 to pay the cost of construction of the plant, transmission lines, and related facilities, except that the board may, by resolution, provide for the payment of those time warrants solely from the proceeds derived from the operation of the hydroelectric powerplant, in lieu of the assessment described in Section 53040, and may, in that event, pledge the plant, transmission lines, and related facilities and the revenues from the operation of the hydroelectric powerplant as the sole security for the payment of the time warrants. (b) The hydroelectric powerplant, transmission lines, and related facilities constructed pursuant to this section may be leased for operation to, or the power generated may be sold to, a public utility or public agency engaged in the distribution, use, or sale of electricity, but shall not be offered for sale directly by the district to customers other than a public utility or public agency. (c) Proceeds from the sale of electricity shall be used to retire any time warrants issued for construction of the facilities and otherwise for the powers and purposes for which the district was formed. (d) This section applies only to the following reclamation districts: (1) Reclamation District No. 1004 acting in conjunction with the County of Colusa. (2) Reclamation District No. 108. (e) Reclamation District No. 108 shall submit to the Assembly and Senate Committees on Local Government, on or before January 1, 2031, and between January 1, 2035, and January 1, 2036, a report containing the following information: (1) Whether the district has obtained permission from the Colusa Local Agency Formation Commission to enact its hydroelectric authority. (2) (A) Whether the district is using its hydroelectric authority or has plans to use its hydroelectric authority. (B) If the district is using its hydroelectric authority or has plans to use its hydroelectric authority, the report shall include the following information: (i) The status of the project. (ii) Financial statements related to the selling of hydroelectric power. (iii) An estimated date for the use of its hydroelectric authority. (3) If the district is not currently using its hydroelectric authority, regardless of whether the district has plans to use its hydroelectric authority, the reasons for not using that authority. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 371, Sec. 30) by Stats. 2025, Ch. 141, Sec. 1. (AB 59) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  98. 50907.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Specified reclamation districts must comply with competitive bidding requirements under the Public Contract Code.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900 - 50907] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50907. All districts formed under this division or under a special act of the Legislature and authorized to act, under this division, shall be subject to the requirements for competitive bidding under Article 60.5 (commencing with Section 20920) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1042, Sec. 2.)
  99. 50910.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may acquire, hold, maintain, and operate irrigation systems and related property for irrigation use.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50910. A district may acquire, take or hold by gift, purchase, conditional sales contract, lease, condemnation, or other legal means, and maintain and operate the whole or any part of any irrigation system through which any lands in the district and lands contiguous thereto may be supplied with water for irrigation, including water rights, dams, diversion works, rights of way, canals, pumps and all property or things, real or personal, incidental thereto. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  100. 50911.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If a district has adopted irrigation plans, it may set water distribution rules and rates, including limited standby charges, and may collect unpaid charges or sue to recover them.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50911. When a district has adopted plans for the irrigation of district lands it may: (a) Adopt rules and regulations for the distribution of water. (b) Adopt a schedule of rates to be charged by the district for furnishing water for the irrigation of district lands. The schedule of rates may include standby charges to holders of title to land to which water may be made available, whether the water is actually used or not. The standby charge shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20) per year for each acre of land or for a parcel less than one acre, unless the standby charge is imposed pursuant to the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act (Chapter 12.4 (commencing with Section 54984) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code). (c) If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the district may, by resolution, continue the charge pursuant to this section in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the district shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code. (d) Collect the charges from the persons to or for whom the water was furnished and from the holders of title to land to which water has been made available, whether used or not. (e) Sue for the recovery of the unpaid charges. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 27, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2008.)
  101. 50912.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may provide irrigation water, subject to tolls, rates, and regulations adopted by the board.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50912. A district, upon payment of and compliance with such tolls, rates, and regulations as the board may adopt, may furnish through its irrigation works, water for irrigation of district lands, and may furnish, to nondistrict land contiguous to the district, water where it can be furnished through canals or ditches which may be used for the irrigation of lands within the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  102. 50913.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Money collected by the board for irrigation charges must be credited to the irrigation fund when it is deposited in the county treasury.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50913. Moneys collected by the board for irrigation charges pursuant to Section 50911, when deposited in the county treasury shall be credited to the “irrigation fund.” (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  103. 50914.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Money in an irrigation fund may be spent only on board orders or warrants, and only for irrigation-related costs or related incidental expenses.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Irrigation [50910 - 50914] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50914. Money deposited in an “irrigation fund” shall be disbursed only on orders or warrants of the board in payment of the expense or cost of irrigation or irrigation works constructed by the district, or incidental expenses incurred in connection therewith. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  104. 50930.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Property [50930 - 50933] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may acquire needed real or personal property by purchase, condemnation, gift, lease, or other legal means.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Property [50930 - 50933] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50930. A district may acquire, by purchase, condemnation, gift, lease or other legal means, such real or personal property as is necessary for accomplishing the purposes of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  105. 50931.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Property [50930 - 50933] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may dispose of property the board no longer needs for reclamation works, and may lease or use for hire tools or machinery not currently needed.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Property [50930 - 50933] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50931. A district may sell, convey, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of such of its property as the board determines is no longer necessary for the construction, maintenance or operation of the reclamation works of the district, and lease or operate for hire any district tools or machinery not at the time needed by the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  106. 50932.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Property [50930 - 50933] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may build, maintain, and run specified water and irrigation works, plus anything reasonably needed to carry out the district’s purposes.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Property [50930 - 50933] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50932. A district may construct, maintain and operate such drains, canals, sluices, bulkheads, water gates, levees, embankments, pumping plants, dams, diversion works, or irrigation works, and all things reasonably necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  107. 50933.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Property [50930 - 50933] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may build, maintain, and run ferry boats, bridges, road systems, and related facilities for access to its waterworks and district lands.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 3. Property [50930 - 50933] ( Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50933. A district may construct, maintain, and operate ferry boats, bridges, road systems, and related facilities to provide access to the district’s levee, drainage, and irrigation systems, and to provide access to the lands within the district. (Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 268, Sec. 1. Effective August 2, 1989.)
  108. 50940.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Office, Records and Documents [50940 - 50942] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The district must keep an office in the principal county or a contiguous county, unless another law provides otherwise.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Office, Records and Documents [50940 - 50942] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50940. Unless otherwise provided by law the district shall keep an office in the principal county or in a county contiguous thereto for the transaction of the business of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  109. 50941.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Office, Records and Documents [50940 - 50942] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    District books and other listed documents must be kept in the office and be open to inspection during business hours by any interested person.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Office, Records and Documents [50940 - 50942] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50941. All district books, maps, papers, records, contracts and other documents shall be kept in the office and be open to inspection during all business hours by any person interested. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  110. 50942.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Office, Records and Documents [50940 - 50942] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may destroy a record if it follows the referenced Government Code chapter.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 4. Office, Records and Documents [50940 - 50942] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50942. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 41. Effective January 1, 2006.)
  111. 50950.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may hire engineers and others to help survey, plan, locate, report on, and estimate the cost of reclamation works for the district’s lands.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50950. A district may employ engineers and others to survey, plan, locate and report on the works necessary for the reclamation of the lands of the district, and estimate the cost thereof. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  112. 50951.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may get professional and other services needed to carry out its purposes, and may hire assistance the board considers necessary.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50951. A district may obtain such professional and other services as is necessary to accomplish the purposes of the district and may employ such assistance as the board deems necessary. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  113. 50952.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may hire agricultural experts and assistants for specified district work.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50952. A district may employ an expert in agriculture and related matters and such assistants as may be deemed necessary to do any of the following: (a) Supervise the construction of works for the irrigation or protection of district lands. (b) Advise landowners, or any person engaged in farming district land, of methods of increasing the productiveness of such land or as to any matters of husbandry. (c) Conduct experiments as prescribed by the board. (d) Perform duties for the general welfare of the people of the district as prescribed by the board. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  114. 50953.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district that issues warrants or levies or collects assessments may hire a clerk, and the clerk must handle warrant registration and payment and assessment levying and collection under the county treasurer’s direction.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50953. A district issuing warrants or levying or collecting assessments may employ a clerk who, under the direction of the county treasurer, shall attend to matters pertaining to the registration and payment of warrants and to the levying and collecting of assessments. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  115. 50954.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The clerk is entitled to a yearly per-acre payment, and the district must pay a higher per-acre amount if it has outstanding bonds.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50954. The clerk shall receive for his or her services a yearly sum equal to one and one-half cents ($0.015) per acre based on the net acreage of the district as indicated by the records of the district, or, if the net acreage is not obtainable from the records of the district, based upon the records of the county elections official or, if the district has outstanding bonds it shall pay the clerk three cents ($0.03) per acre. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 177. Effective January 1, 2003.)
  116. 50955.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Each claim for clerk hire must be approved by the county treasurer.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50955. Each claim for clerk hire must be approved by the county treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  117. 50956.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board must draw a warrant on district funds for clerk hire when a proper claim is presented, and do so semiannually.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50956. The board, upon presentation of a proper claim, shall draw semiannually a warrant on the district funds for such clerk hire. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  118. 50957.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If the board does not issue a warrant on a proper clerk-hire claim, the claim is increased by 10%, then by 2% per month until a warrant is issued.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50957. If the board neglects or refuses to draw a warrant based upon a proper claim for clerk hire, 10 percent of the amount of the claim shall be added thereto, and thereafter 2 percent per month shall be added to the claim until a warrant is issued. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  119. 50958.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    County officers may not charge or receive fees for services they must perform for warrant registration/payment or assessment collection.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50958. No county officer shall charge or receive any fee for services which he is required to perform in relation to the registration and payment of warrants or the collection of assessments but reasonable and necessary expense actually incurred by a county treasurer in connection with such acts shall be paid out of the funds of the districts. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
  120. 50959.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Board members and the board clerk may not receive extra compensation for services under this division, except for their regular salary.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 5. Personnel [50950 - 50959] ( Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 50959. No member of any board of supervisors, or clerk of such board, shall receive compensation, other than his regular salary, for services performed pursuant to this division. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  121. 50970.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    A district may cooperate and contract with the United States if the cooperation is permitted under the cited federal reclamation laws.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50970. A district may co-operate and contract with the United States, under the Federal Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and all acts amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto or any act of Congress heretofore or hereafter enacted permitting co-operation. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111.)
  122. 50971.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    The provision says cooperation and contracts may be used for specified water-project purposes.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50971. The co-operation and contract may be for any or all of the following purposes: (a) Construction, acquisition, purchase, extension, operation or maintenance of works and facilities for irrigation, storage, drainage, flood control or either or any of these, or the use or enjoyment of any such works or facilities, or any rights or interests therein. (b) A water supply. (c) Assumption as principal or guarantor of indebtedness to the United States. (d) To receive or borrow money from the United States and provide for the repayment thereof, for the purpose of constructing projects, distribution systems or other works for the district or for any distribution district or improvement district formed therein, which said works shall be used for the storage, regulation, control, development and distribution of water for irrigation of land or for the use, control and distribution of drainage water within the district or for flood control purposes. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111.)
  123. 50972.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    A district may carry out and perform the terms of any contract made under this section.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50972. A district may carry out and perform the terms of any contract so made. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111.)
  124. 50973.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    The board must call a special election and ask the landowners whether the district should enter the contract with the United States.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50973. A proposal to enter into a contract with the United States under terms of this chapter shall be authorized at an election. The board, by order entered upon its records, shall order a special election to be held at some place in the district to be designated by the board, and at such special election the board shall submit to the landowners the question of whether the contract shall be entered into by the district. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111.)
  125. 50974.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    Election proceedings must be conducted, as applicable, in the manner used for the elections covered by Chapter 3, starting at Section 50800.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50974. Proceedings at the election shall be had insofar as applicable in the manner provided in the case of elections provided for in Chapter 3 (commencing at Section 50800) of Part 4 of this division. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111.)
  126. 50975.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    The election notice must state the election time and place, the purpose of the election, a brief statement of the contract’s general purpose, and the amount of money to be paid to the United States under the contract.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50975. Notice of the election shall specify: (a) The time and place of election. (b) The purpose of the election. (c) A brief statement of the general purpose of the contract. (d) The amount of money to be paid to the United States under the contract. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111.)
  127. 50976.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    Ballots for the election must include a brief statement of the contract’s general purpose and the amount to be paid to the United States, and must print “yes” and “no” on separate lines with voting targets.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50976. The ballots at the election shall contain a brief statement of the general purpose of the contract substantially as stated in the notice of election and the amount of money to be paid to the United States under the contract. To the right of or below the statement, the words “yes” and “no” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 61. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.)
  128. 50977.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    The board may execute the contract for the district if a majority of votes cast at the election favor it.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50977. The board may execute the contract on behalf of the district if a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the contract. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111.)
  129. 50978.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    If the district has a contract with the United States under this chapter, the board may set an assessment on benefited land or collect charges from water users to cover all or part of what is owed under the contract.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50978. Without limiting the generality of Section 50971, when a contract has been executed with the United States under this chapter, the board may, by resolution, provide for an assessment upon the land to be benefited by such contract to pay all or any portion of the amounts to become due under the contract. Such assessment may be levied and collected in the same manner as any other district assessment might be levied and collected, as deemed appropriate by the board. As an alternative to such levy of an assessment, or in addition thereto, the board may derive all or a portion of the amounts to be paid to the United States under the contract by the collection of charges from the persons to or for whom the water was furnished, under the provisions of Section 50911. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111.)
  130. 50979.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. )

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    An action to determine whether a contract is valid may be brought under the referenced Code of Civil Procedure chapter.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900 - 50979] ( Part 5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 6. Co-operation With the United States [50970 - 50979] ( Chapter 6 added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 1111. ) ## 50979. An action to determine the validity of any contract may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1533.)
  131. 510.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100 - 550] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Water Measurement [500 - 537.5] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Definitions [510 - 517] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. )

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    This article governs how this chapter is construed, unless the context requires otherwise.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100 - 550] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Water Measurement [500 - 537.5] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Definitions [510 - 517] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## 510. Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this article govern the construction of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
  132. 5100.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. )

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    This section defines key terms used in Part 5.1, including “best available technologies,” “best professional practices,” “diversion,” and “person.”

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. ) ## 5100. As used in this part: (a) “Best available technologies” means technologies at the highest technically practical level, using flow totaling devices, and if necessary, data loggers and telemetry. (b) “Best professional practices” means practices attaining and maintaining the accuracy of measurement and reporting devices and methods. (c) “Diversion” means taking water by gravity or pumping from a surface stream or subterranean stream flowing through a known and definite channel, or other body of surface water, into a canal, pipeline, or other conduit, and includes impoundment of water in a reservoir. (d) “Person” means all persons whether natural or artificial, including the United States of America, State of California, and all political subdivisions, districts, municipalities, and public agencies. (Amended by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 2, Sec. 3. (SB 8 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
  133. 5101.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. )

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    People who divert water after December 31, 1965 must file a statement of diversion and use with the board, unless one of the listed exceptions applies.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. ) ## 5101. (a) Each person who, after December 31, 1965, diverts water shall file with the board a statement of their diversion and use, as provided in subdivision (b), except that a statement is not required to be filed if the diversion is any of the following: (1) From a spring that does not flow off the property on which it is located and from which the person’s aggregate diversions do not exceed 25 acre-feet in any year. (2) Covered by a registration for small domestic use, small irrigation use, or livestock stockpond use, or permit or license to appropriate water on file with the board. (3) Included in a notice filed pursuant to Part 5 (commencing with Section 4999). (4) Regulated by a watermaster appointed by the department and included in annual reports filed with a court or the board by the watermaster, which reports identify the persons who have diverted water and describe the general purposes and the place, the use, and the quantity of water that has been diverted from each source. (5) Included in annual reports filed with a court or the board by a watermaster appointed by a court or pursuant to statute to administer a final judgment determining rights to water, which reports identify the persons who have diverted water and give the general place of use and the quantity of water that has been diverted from each source. (6) For use in compliance with Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 1226) or Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 1228) of Chapter 1 of Part 2. (7) A diversion that occurs before January 1, 2009, if any of the following applies: (A) The diversion is from a spring that does not flow off the property on which it is located, and the person’s aggregate diversions do not exceed 25 acre-feet in any year. (B) The diversion is covered by an application to appropriate water on file with the board. (C) The diversion is reported by the department in its hydrologic data bulletins. (D) The diversion is included in the consumptive use data for the Delta lowlands published by the department in its hydrologic data bulletins. (b) (1) For diversions after December 31, 1965, and before January 1, 2021, the statement shall be filed before July 1 of the year after the diversion. (2) For diversions after December 31, 2020, and before October 1, 2021, the statement shall be filed before April 1, 2022. (3) For diversions after September 30, 2021, the statement shall include diversions during the one-year period from October 1 of each year through September 30, inclusive, of the following year, and shall be filed before February 1 of the year after that one-year period. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 258, Sec. 44. (SB 155) Effective September 23, 2021.)
  134. 5102.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. )

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    A water diversion statement may be filed by the person diverting the water, or by a designated agency that keeps a record of the diversion. A separate statement is required for each point of diversion.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. ) ## 5102. The statement may be filed either by the person who is diverting water or, on his behalf, by an agency which he designates and which maintains a record of the water diverted. A separate statement shall be filed for each point of diversion. (Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 62.)
  135. 51020.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If part of a district lies in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, the board of trustees must report each reclamation plan to the board of supervisors by filing three copies with the county clerk.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51020. If any part of a district is located within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District the board of trustees shall report each plan for the reclamation of district lands to the board of supervisors by filing, with the county clerk, three copies thereof with the estimate of the cost of the contemplated reclamation works, including incidental expenses, maintenance and repair necessary for the reclamation of the district lands in pursuance of such plan. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  136. 51021.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The county clerk must certify two copies of the plan and estimate and send them to the Secretary of the Reclamation Board within five days after the copies are filed with the clerk.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51021. Within five days after the copies of the plan and estimate are filed with the county clerk he shall certify two of the copies and transmit them to the Secretary of the Reclamation Board. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  137. 51022.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    After receiving the certified copies of the plan, the Secretary of the Reclamation Board must immediately set a hearing date.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51022. Upon receipt of the certified copies of the plan, the Secretary of the Reclamation Board shall immediately set a date when the Reclamation Board will hold a hearing for considering any objections thereto, which hearing shall be held not less than 20, nor more than 60 days after the Secretary of the Reclamation Board received the certified copies of the plan. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  138. 51023.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The Secretary of the Reclamation Board must publish a hearing notice once a week for two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation within the district, or in the county seat of the principal county if no newspaper is published in the district.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51023. The Secretary of the Reclamation Board shall publish a notice of the hearing once a week for two weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published within the district, or, if no newspaper is published within the district, then in the county seat of the principal county. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  139. 51024.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The section gives the required form of notice about a reclamation plan and a meeting where interested parties may object.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51024. The notice shall be in substantially the following form: “Notice to the landowners of reclamation district No. ____. Notice is hereby given to the landowners of reclamation district No. ____ that there has been filed with the county clerk of the County of ____ and with the Secretary of the Reclamation Board, an original (supplemental or new, as the case may be) plan for the reclamation of lands of the district; that the Reclamation Board will hold a meeting at its office in the City of Sacramento, County of Sacramento, State of California, on the ____ day of ____, 19__, at ____ o’clock, at which time any interested party may appear and object to the said plan.” (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  140. 51025.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    At the hearing, the Reclamation Board must hear any evidence offered about the plan and then may approve, modify, amend, or reject the plan.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51025. At the hearing the Reclamation Board shall hear any evidence offered with respect to the plan, and thereafter shall approve, modify, amend or reject the plan. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  141. 51026.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The Reclamation Board may not refuse or change a plan just because it thinks a levee is too strong in height, slope, or crown width.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51026. The Reclamation Board shall not modify, amend or reject any plan on the ground that the plan provides for a levee which in its judgment is of excessive strength either in height, slopes or crown width, but no claim for compensation shall thereafter be made against the Reclamation Board or the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District for any part of the levees which the Reclamation Board considers in excess of what is required to comply with its plans for flood control. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  142. 51027.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The Reclamation Board may continue a hearing and may have the plan investigated and reported on by its engineers or another competent authority it considers necessary.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51027. The Reclamation Board may continue the hearing from time to time and may cause such investigation and report of the plan to be made by the engineers connected with the Reclamation Board or by such other competent authority as the board deems necessary. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  143. 51028.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    After the Reclamation Board acts on a reclamation plan following a hearing, that action is final and the plan’s sufficiency cannot be challenged in the board or in court.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51028. When the Reclamation Board has approved, modified, or rejected any reclamation plan after a hearing as provided in this article, such action shall be final, and the sufficiency of the plan shall not be subject to attack before the reclamation board or in any court, but nothing in this section shall prevent the board from filing with the county clerk any amendatory, additional or supplemental plan of reclamation at any time. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  144. 51029.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If an amendatory, additional, or supplemental reclamation plan is filed with the county clerk, two certified copies must be sent to the Secretary of the Reclamation Board, and the later proceedings must follow the same process and have the same effect as for the original plan.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51029. When an amendatory, additional or supplemental plan is filed with the county clerk, two certified copies thereof shall be transmitted to the Secretary of the Reclamation Board and thereafter the same proceedings shall be had, and with like effect, with respect to such plan as are provided for the original plan. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  145. 5103.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. )

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    Water diversion statements must be prepared on a board-provided form and include specified diversion, use, location, and measurement details.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. ) ## 5103. Each statement shall be prepared on a form provided by the board. The statement shall include all of the following information: (a) The name and address of the person who diverted water and of the person filing the statement. (b) The name of the stream or other source from which water was diverted, and the name of the next major stream or other body of water to which the source is tributary. (c) The place of diversion. The location of the diversion works shall be depicted on a specific United States Geological Survey topographic map, or shall be identified using the California Coordinate System, or latitude and longitude measurements. If assigned, the public land description to the nearest 40-acre subdivision and the assessor’s parcel number shall also be provided. (d) The capacity of the diversion works and of the storage reservoir, if any, and the months in which water was used during the preceding calendar year. (e) (1) (A) At least monthly records of water diversions. The measurements of the diversion shall be made in accordance with Section 1840. (B) (i) On and after July 1, 2016, the measurement of a diversion of 10 acre-feet or more per year shall comply with regulations adopted by the board pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 1840) of Chapter 12 of Part 2. (ii) The requirement of clause (i) is extended to January 1, 2017, for any statement filer that enters into a voluntary agreement that is acceptable to the board to reduce the statement filer’s diversions during the 2015 irrigation season. (2) (A) The terms of, and eligibility for, any grant or loan awarded or administered by the department, the board, or the California Bay-Delta Authority on behalf of a person that is subject to paragraph (1) shall be conditioned on compliance with that paragraph. (B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the board may determine that a person is eligible for a grant or loan even though the person is not complying with paragraph (1), if both of the following apply: (i) The board determines that the grant or loan will assist the grantee or loan recipient in complying with paragraph (1). (ii) The person has submitted to the board a one-year schedule for complying with paragraph (1). (C) It is the intent of the Legislature that the requirements of this subdivision shall complement and not affect the scope of authority granted to the board by provisions of law other than this article. (f) (1) The purpose of use. (2) The amount of water used, if any, for cannabis cultivation. (g) A general description of the area in which the water was used. The location of the place of use shall be depicted on a specific United States Geological Survey topographic map and on any other maps with identifiable landmarks. If assigned, the public land description to the nearest 40-acre subdivision and the assessor’s parcel number shall also be provided. (h) The year in which the diversion was commenced as near as is known. (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 32, Sec. 103. (SB 837) Effective June 27, 2016.)
  146. 51030.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Cities and counties may not reclaim lands in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District until the article’s requirements have been complied with.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Districts Within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51020 - 51030] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51030. No city or county shall proceed with the reclamation of any lands located within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District until the provisions of this article have been complied with. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 2122.)
  147. 5104.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. )

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    People who divert water must file supplemental statements and update them with required diversion details and any name or address changes.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. ) ## 5104. (a) Supplemental statements shall be filed annually, as provided in subdivision (b). They shall contain the quantity of water diverted and the rate of diversion by months in the preceding calendar year and any change in the other information contained in the preceding statement. (b) (1) For diversions before January 1, 2021, a supplemental statement required under this section shall be filed before July 1 of the year after the diversion. (2) For diversions after December 31, 2020, and before October 1, 2021, the supplemental statement shall be filed before April 1, 2022. (3) For diversions after September 30, 2021, the supplemental statement shall include diversions during the one-year period from October 1 of each year through September 30, inclusive, of the following year, and shall be filed before February 1 of the year after that one-year period. (c) If there is a change in the name or address of the person diverting the water, a supplemental statement shall be filed with the board that includes the change in name or address. (d) A supplemental statement filed prior to July 1, 2016, shall include data satisfying the requirements of subdivision (a) for any diversion of water in the 2012, 2013, and 2014 calendar years, that was not reported in a supplemental statement submitted prior to July 1, 2015. (e) This section does not limit the authority of the board to require additional information or more frequent reporting under any other law. (Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 258, Sec. 45. (SB 155) Effective September 23, 2021.)
  148. 51040.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Districts Outside the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51040- 51040.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If a district lies entirely outside the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, the board must report each reclamation plan to the board of supervisors and file two copies with the county clerk, including a cost estimate.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 6. RECLAMATION PLANS [51000 - 51040] ( Part 6 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Approval [51020 - 51040] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Districts Outside the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District [51040- 51040.] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51040. If no part of a district is within the boundaries of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, the board shall report each plan for reclamation of district lands to the board of supervisors by filing with the county clerk two copies thereof with an estimate of the cost of the contemplated works, including incidental expenses, maintenance and repairs, necessary for the reclamation of district lands pursuant to the plan. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  149. 5105.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. )

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    If a required statement is not filed, the board may investigate and determine the facts in writing after giving written notice and 60 days to file without penalty.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. ) ## 5105. Upon failure of any person to file a statement required by this part, the board may, at the expense of such person, investigate and determine in writing the facts required by either Sections 5103 or 5104, provided the board first gives such person written notice of its intention to investigate and determine the facts and 60 days in which to file the statement without penalty. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430.)
  150. 5106.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. )

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    The board may use statement names and addresses to decide who gets notices, and it must send notice to a different address if a person asks in writing.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. ) ## 5106. (a) Neither the statements submitted under this part nor the determination of facts by the board pursuant to Section 5105 shall establish or constitute evidence of a right to divert or use water. (b) (1) The board may rely on the names and addresses included in statements submitted under this part for the purpose of determining the names and addresses of persons who are to receive notices with regard to proceedings before the board. (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any person may submit, in writing, a request to the board to provide notification to a different address, and the board shall provide the notification to that address. (3) If the board provides notice to persons who file statements under this part, the notice shall not be determined to be inadequate on the basis that notice was not received by a person, other than a party to whom the board’s action is directed, who fails to file a statement required to be filed under this part. (4) This subdivision does not affect the requirement in Section 2527 to provide notice to all persons who own land that appears to be riparian to the stream system. (c) In any proceeding before the board to determine whether an application for a permit to appropriate water should be approved, any statement submitted under this part or determination by the board pursuant to Section 5105 is evidence of the facts stated therein. (Amended by Stats. 1997, Ch. 323, Sec. 22. Effective January 1, 1998.)
  151. 5107.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. )

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    Willful misstatements under this part are misdemeanors, and civil penalties can also apply for failing to file, tampering with a measuring device, or making material misstatements.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 2. WATER [1000 - 5951] ( Division 2 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## PART 5.1. STATEMENTS OF WATER DIVERSIONS AND USE [5100 - 5107] ( Part 5.1 added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1430. ) ## 5107. (a) The making of any willful misstatement pursuant to this part is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for not to exceed six months, or both. (b) Any person who fails to file a statement required to be filed under this part for a diversion or use that occurs after January 1, 2009, who tampers with any measuring device, or who makes a material misstatement pursuant to this part may be liable civilly as provided in subdivisions (c) and (d). (c) Civil liability may be administratively imposed by the board pursuant to Section 1055 in an amount not to exceed the following amounts: (1) For failure to file a statement, one thousand dollars ($1,000), plus five hundred dollars ($500) per day for each additional day on which the violation continues if the person fails to file a statement within 30 days after the board has called the violation to the attention of that person. (2) For a violation resulting from a physical malfunction of a measuring device not caused by the person or any other unintentional misstatement, two hundred fifty dollars ($250), plus two hundred fifty dollars ($250) per day for each additional day on which the measuring device continues to malfunction or the misstatement is not corrected if the person fails to correct or repair the measuring device or correct the misstatement within 60 days after the board has called the malfunction or violation to the attention of that person. (3) For knowingly tampering with any measuring device or knowingly making a material misstatement in a statement filed under this part, twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), plus one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day on which the violation continues if the person fails to correct the violation within 30 days after the board has called the violation to the attention of that person. (4) For any other violation, five hundred dollars ($500), plus two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for each additional day on which the violation continues if the person fails to correct the violation within 30 days after the board has called the violation to the attention of that person. (d) When an additional penalty may be imposed under subdivision (c) for failure to correct a violation or correct or repair a malfunctioning measuring device within a specified period after the violation has been called to a person’s attention by the board, the board, for good cause, may provide for a longer period for correction of the problem, and the additional penalty shall not apply if the violation is corrected within the period specified by the board. (e) In determining the appropriate amount, the board shall consider all relevant circumstances, including, but not limited to, all of the following factors: (1) The extent of harm caused by the violation. (2) The nature and persistence of the violation. (3) The length of time over which the violation occurs. (4) Any corrective action undertaken by the violator. (f) All funds recovered pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Water Rights Fund established pursuant to Section 1550. (g) Remedies under this section are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any other remedies, civil or criminal. (Amended by Stats. 2009, 7th Ex. Sess., Ch. 2, Sec. 6. (SB 8 7x) Effective February 3, 2010.)
  152. 511.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100 - 550] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Water Measurement [500 - 537.5] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Definitions [510 - 517] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. )

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    A statutory definition also applies to the word’s variants.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100 - 550] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Water Measurement [500 - 537.5] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Definitions [510 - 517] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## 511. The definition of a word applies to any of its variants. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
  153. 512.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100 - 550] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Water Measurement [500 - 537.5] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Definitions [510 - 517] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. )

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    “Water purveyor” means a person who furnishes water service to another person.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100 - 550] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Water Measurement [500 - 537.5] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Definitions [510 - 517] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## 512. “Water purveyor” means any person who furnishes water service to another person. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
  154. 51200.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district’s assessments must include all lands and rights of way in the district that are owned by the State, a city, county, public corporation, or utility district, except public roads, highways, and school districts.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51200. The assessments levied by a district shall include all lands and rights of way within the district, owned by the State or by any city, county, public corporation, or utility district formed under the laws of the State other than public roads, highways, and school districts. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  155. 51201.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Assessments on these lands or rights of way must be levied in proportion to the benefits, in the same way as other district lands or rights of way.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51201. The assessments upon those lands or rights of way shall be levied in proportion to the benefits in the same manner as assessments are levied upon other lands or rights of way within the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  156. 51202.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Certain government bodies and utility districts must pay an assessment before it becomes delinquent when they own affected land or rights of way.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51202. The governing body of the State, city, county, public corporation, or any utility district formed under the laws of this State owning land or rights of way on which an assessment has been levied by a district, shall pay the assessment before it becomes delinquent. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  157. 51203.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Land or rights of way owned by the State, a city, county, public corporation, or utility district cannot be sold because an assessment was not paid.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51203. No land or rights of way owned by the State, or any city, county, public corporation, or any utility district formed under the laws of the State shall be sold for nonpayment of an assessment. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  158. 51204.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district may use a specified civil procedure to collect assessments it has lawfully levied.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51204. A district may take the procedure prescribed by Chapter 2, Title 1, Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure to compel the payment of any assessment lawfully levied by it upon the land or rights of way within the district belonging to the State, or any city, county, public corporation, or any utility district formed under the laws of the State. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  159. 51205.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If a parcel on an assessment list is deeded in whole, the board may update the list to show the new owner’s name and must file notice of the changes with the county treasurer.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51205. When any parcel appearing on an assessment list is deeded in whole, the board may, by a minute order, cause to be made such changes in the assessment list as are necessary to show the name of the new owner, as it appears on the record of the tax rolls of the county in which the land is situated, and shall file notice of all such changes with the county treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  160. 51206.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A district must publish notice before levying certain assessments, and the notice must include the time and place of a public hearing.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51206. (a) Prior to the levy of any installment upon an original or additional assessment, or the levy of an operation and maintenance assessment, in one or more installments, by a district pursuant to this division, notice shall be given by publication once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the principal county of the intent to levy an installment or operation and maintenance assessment, together with the time and place for a public hearing to be held by the board to consider and adopt an installment or assessment levy. (b) If an installment upon an original or additional assessment or an operation and maintenance assessment levy has been approved by the board at a noticed public hearing, notice of subsequent installments or operation and maintenance assessments shall be required only if the amount of the installment or assessment levy is proposed to be increased. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 38, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  161. 51207.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Costs for notices, public hearings, or filing charges required under this division must be recovered through charges, fees, or assessments.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 1. Miscellaneous Provisions [51200 - 51207] ( Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51207. Any costs associated with notices, public hearings, or filing charges with the board required pursuant to this division shall be recovered through charges, fees, or assessments. (Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 38, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
  162. 51230.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    When a reclamation plan is adopted for a district entirely outside the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, the board of supervisors must appoint three assessment commissioners.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51230. When a plan of reclamation has been adopted by a district located entirely outside the boundaries of the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District the board of supervisors shall appoint three assessment commissioners, who have no interest in any real estate within the district, each of whom, before entering upon his duties, shall make and subscribe an oath that he is not in any manner interested in any real estate within the district, directly or indirectly, and that he will perform the duties of a commissioner to the best of his ability. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  163. 51231.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Assessment commissioners must view and assess district land for the estimated cost of the reclamation plan, then apportion that sum based on the benefits to each parcel.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51231. The assessment commissioners shall view and assess upon the district land the sum estimated to be the cost of the reclamation plan, and shall apportion the sum according to the benefits that will accrue to each parcel by reason of the expenditures of the sums of money. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  164. 51232.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The assessment must be collected and paid into the county treasury as provided by Chapter 3 of this part.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51232. The assessment shall be collected and paid into the county treasury in the manner provided in Chapter 3 of this part. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  165. 51233.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Money collected from certain assessments must be used for reclamation works, or—if district bonds were issued on the assessment—placed in a separate fund for bond principal and interest.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51233. Money collected on assessments levied pursuant to Section 51231 shall be paid out for reclamation works upon the warrants of the board of trustees, approved by the board of supervisors, or, if bonds of the district have been issued upon the assessment, shall be deposited in a separate fund for the sole purpose of paying principal and interest on the bonds. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  166. 51234.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If part of the district is within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District and the reclamation board has approved the reclamation plan, the board must report to the board of supervisors and ask it to appoint three assessment commissioners.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51234. When any part of the district is located within the Sacramento and San Joaquin Drainage District, and the reclamation board has approved the reclamation plan, the board shall so report to the board of supervisors, stating the estimated cost of the reclamation works, and petitioning the board of supervisors to appoint three assessment commissioners. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  167. 51235.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    After receiving the petition from the board, the board of supervisors must appoint assessment commissioners within 60 days.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51235. Upon receipt of the petition from the board, the board of supervisors shall appoint assessment commissioners within 60 days, who shall qualify in the manner provided in Section 51230. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  168. 51236.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The assessment commissioners must assess the estimated cost of the reclamation plan against the district land, using the method in Section 51231.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51236. The assessment commissioners shall assess the estimated cost of the reclamation plan upon the district land in the manner provided in Section 51231. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  169. 51237.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Assessed sums must be collected as Chapter 3 of this part provides and paid into the county treasury for the district’s credit.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51237. The sums assessed shall be collected in the manner provided in Chapter 3 of this part and paid into the county treasury to the credit of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  170. 51238.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Money collected from assessments under Section 51236 must be used for reclamation works, or, if district bonds were issued, placed in a separate fund to pay bond principal and interest and county treasurer expenses.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51238. The money collected on assessments levied pursuant to Section 51236 shall be paid out for the reclamation works upon the warrants of the trustees, or, if bonds of the district have been issued upon the assessment, shall be deposited in a separate fund for the sole purpose of paying principal and interest on the bonds and the expenses of the county treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  171. 51239.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Assessment commissioners must prepare a list of charges assessed against each parcel.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51239. The assessment commissioners appointed pursuant to Sections 51230 and 51235 shall make a list of the charges assessed against each parcel, containing: (a) A description of each parcel assessed, by legal subdivisions, swamp-land surveys, or other boundaries sufficient to identify the same. (b) A statement as to the number of acres in each parcel. (c) The names of the owners of each parcel, if known, and if unknown, that fact. (d) A statement as to the amount of the charge assessed against each parcel. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  172. 51240.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Assessment commissioners may correct the list of charges before the board of supervisors approves it, if there are errors or omissions in the list.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51240. If the list of charges contains any error in the description of the land or the name of the owner, or if any land which should be assessed is omitted from the list, or if there is an error in any other respect, the assessment commissioners may correct the list at any time before it is approved by the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  173. 51241.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    An assessment of a parcel is not invalid just because there is an error in the list of charges assessed.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51241. No error in the list of charges assessed shall render the assessment of a parcel invalid. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  174. 51242.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    When completed, the list of assessed charges must be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51242. The list of charges assessed, when completed, shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  175. 51243.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    When the board of supervisors receives the list of charges, it must set a time to meet and hear objections to the assessment.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51243. Upon receipt of the list of charges, the board of supervisors shall appoint a time when it will meet for the purpose of hearing any objections to the assessment. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  176. 51244.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Notice of the hearing must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the principal county.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51244. Notice of the hearing shall be given by publication once a week for two successive weeks in some newspaper of general circulation published in the principal county. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  177. 51245.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    Before the hearing, a person interested in land with an assessed charge may file a written objection to the assessment.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51245. Any time before the hearing, any person interested in land upon which any charge has been assessed may file a written objection to the assessment, which shall state the grounds of objections and be verified by the affidavit of the person objecting, or some other person who is familiar with the facts. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  178. 51246.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    An objection will not be considered unless it is made in writing to the board of supervisors.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51246. No objection shall be considered by the board of supervisors, or allowed in any other action or proceeding, unless it is made in writing to the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  179. 51247.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    At the hearing, the board of supervisors must hear evidence supporting written objections and may change the assessment or reapportion it.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51247. At the hearing the board of supervisors shall hear any evidence offered in support of written objections and may modify or amend the assessment, or make a reapportionment of the entire assessment. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  180. 51248.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If an assessment amount in the list changes, the board of supervisors must set a hearing day for objections and publish notice of the hearing.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51248. If the amount of any assessment in the list is changed, the board of supervisors shall set a day for hearing objections to the assessment as changed, and shall publish notice of the hearing as provided in Section 51244. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  181. 51249.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A person interested may file a written objection at the hearing on assessment changes, and the board of supervisors must hear it.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51249. At the hearing on the changes in the assessment an objection in writing may be made by any person interested, and the board of supervisors shall proceed to hear that objection in the same manner as upon the original hearing. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  182. 51250.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If an assessment amount changes again, the board of supervisors must give notice, hear objections, and continue the process until each assessment amount is finally fixed and approved.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51250. If the amount of any assessment is again changed the board of supervisors shall proceed as before to give notice and to hear objections to the changes, and shall proceed in a similar manner until the amount of each assessment is finally fixed and approved. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  183. 51251.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board of supervisors must approve the assessment and endorse that order on the assessment list.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51251. The board of supervisors shall then make an order approving the assessment, and shall endorse the order upon the assessment list. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  184. 51252.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The endorsement must be signed by the chairman of the board of supervisors and attested by the clerk.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51252. The endorsement shall be signed by the chairman of the board of supervisors and attested by the clerk thereof. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  185. 51253.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board of supervisors’ approval of the assessment list is final, and the endorsed list is conclusive evidence that the charges were levied according to law, except in an action under Section 51259.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51253. The decision of the board of supervisors in approving the assessment list is final, and thereafter the endorsed assessment list is conclusive evidence that the charges were levied according to law, except in an action commenced pursuant to Section 51259. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  186. 51254.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The assessment list must be prepared in duplicate, with one original kept in the district office and the second original filed with the county treasurer.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51254. The assessment list shall be prepared in duplicate, and one original shall be retained in the office of the district, and the second original shall be filed with the county treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  187. 51255.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If a district is in more than one county, a certified copy of the assessment list must be filed with the treasurer of each other county.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51255. If the district is situated in more than one county, a copy of the assessment list certified by the county treasurer, shall be filed with the treasurer of each of the other counties. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  188. 51256.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If the second original assessment list is filed under Section 51254, the assessed charges on parcels become a lien, and the filing serves as notice to everyone.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51256. When the second original assessment list is filed as provided in Section 51254, the charges assessed thereby upon parcels constitute a lien thereon, and the filing constitutes notice thereof to all persons. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  189. 51257.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A lien for an unpaid assessment with issued bonds stays in place until the bonds, including any refunding bonds, are paid in full, except where bonds may be used as payment of assessments.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51257. The lien of an unpaid assessment upon which bonds have been issued continues until the bonds, and any refunding bonds which have been issued, are paid in full, except as provided in reference to the use of bonds as payment of assessments. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  190. 51258.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    The board’s later acts or conduct cannot invalidate an assessment once it has become a lien, and the board can be forced to carry out its legal duties.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51258. No subsequent act or conduct of the board shall invalidate an assessment after it becomes a lien, and the board may be compelled by mandate, or other proper proceeding, to perform its duties as required by law. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  191. 51259.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A person aggrieved by the board of supervisors’ approval of an assessment list may file an action in the superior court of the principal county within 30 days after the list is filed with the county treasurer.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51259. At any time within 30 days after the assessment list is filed with the county treasurer, any person aggrieved by the decision of the board of supervisors in approving the list may commence an action in the superior court of the principal county to have the list corrected, modified or annulled. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  192. 51260.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    An action challenging the legality of the assessment must be commenced within 30 days.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 1. Original Assessments [51230 - 51260] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51260. If the action is not commenced within 30 days, no action or defense shall thereafter be maintained attacking the legality of the assessment. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  193. 513.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100 - 550] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Water Measurement [500 - 537.5] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Definitions [510 - 517] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. )

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    This section defines “person” to include individuals, businesses, organizations, corporations, and public entities.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 1. GENERAL STATE POWERS OVER WATER [100 - 550] ( Division 1 enacted by Stats. 1943, Ch. 368. ) ## CHAPTER 8. Water Measurement [500 - 537.5] ( Chapter 8 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Definitions [510 - 517] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2. ) ## 513. “Person” means any individual, firm, association, partnership, corporation, or public entity of any kind. (Added by Stats. 1991, Ch. 407, Sec. 2.)
  194. 51300.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Additional Assessments [51300 - 51302] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If the original assessment is not enough, or if more assessments are needed for reclamation work, the board may file specified reclamation documents with the clerk of the board of supervisors.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Additional Assessments [51300 - 51302] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51300. If the original assessment is insufficient to provide for the complete reclamation of district lands, or if further assessments are required to provide for the protection, maintenance and repair of the reclamation works, the board may file with the clerk of the board of supervisors two copies of the reclamation plan and a statement of the work done, or to be done, and its estimated cost, and the same proceedings shall be had as provided for an original reclamation plan. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  195. 51301.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Additional Assessments [51300 - 51302] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If bond principal or interest remains unpaid after the assessment has been enforced, the board of supervisors must order an additional or supplemental assessment.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Additional Assessments [51300 - 51302] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51301. If any part of the principal or interest of bonds or refunding bonds is unpaid after enforcement of the assessment securing such bonds, the board of supervisors shall order an additional or supplemental assessment to be made as provided in Section 51300, sufficient to pay the unpaid principal and interest. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  196. 51301.5.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Additional Assessments [51300 - 51302] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    If the board calls bonds for redemption at a premium and district funds are not otherwise available to cover that premium, the board must ask the board of supervisors to order an additional or supplemental assessment.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Additional Assessments [51300 - 51302] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51301.5. Whenever the board shall call for redemption any bonds which by their terms are subject to call and redemption at the option of the district at a premium, then, unless district funds are otherwise available for payment of such premium, the board shall request the board of supervisors to order an additional or supplemental assessment to be made as provided in Section 51300 sufficient to pay the premium on the bonds so called for redemption. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 310.)
  197. 51302.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Additional Assessments [51300 - 51302] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    An assessment under this article must be levied and collected the same way as the original assessment.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 2. Additional Assessments [51300 - 51302] ( Article 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51302. An assessment levied pursuant to this article shall be levied and collected in the same manner as the original assessment. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  198. 51320.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Operation and Maintenance Assessments [51320 - 51349] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    After the relevant reclamation work is completed, the board may report that completion to the board of supervisors and ask for valuation assessment commissioners to be appointed.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Operation and Maintenance Assessments [51320 - 51349] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51320. When the work contemplated by the original or any supplemental reclamation plan is completed, the board may so report to the board of supervisors, and petition the board of supervisors to appoint valuation assessment commissioners. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  199. 51321.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Operation and Maintenance Assessments [51320 - 51349] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    A report and petition must state that the planned reclamation work is finished and that future funds will only be needed for maintenance, repair, operation, or supplemental/replacement works.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Operation and Maintenance Assessments [51320 - 51349] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51321. The report and petition shall state that the work contemplated by the original or supplemental reclamation plan is completed, and that hereafter the district will only require funds for the maintenance, repair and operation of the reclamation works, or construction of works supplemental thereto or in replacement thereof. (Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
  200. 51322.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Operation and Maintenance Assessments [51320 - 51349] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. )

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    When the report and petition are received, the board of supervisors must appoint three valuation assessment commissioners, and those commissioners must qualify as Section 51230 requires.

    ## Water Code - WAT ## DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000 - 53901] ( Division 15 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## PART 7. ASSESSMENTS [51200 - 51894] ( Part 7 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## CHAPTER 2. Levy of Assessments [51230 - 51485] ( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## ARTICLE 3. Operation and Maintenance Assessments [51320 - 51349] ( Article 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336. ) ## 51322. Upon receipt of the report and petition the board of supervisors shall appoint three valuation assessment commissioners who shall qualify in the manner provided in Section 51230. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

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