Title WAT, California Water Code

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.)

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 sep…

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 petitioni…

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.)

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.)

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.)

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 payi…

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 …

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 …

No error in the list of charges assessed shall render the assessment of a parcel invalid. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

The list of charges assessed, when completed, shall be filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

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.)

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.)

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 fam…

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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, …

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.)

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.)

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…

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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.)

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, modifie…

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.)

All provisions of Chapter 1 of this part are applicable to bonds issued pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

When any assessment, except an operation and maintenance assessment, levied and assessed upon district lands remains unpaid in whole or in part and, in the judgment of the board it would be for the best interest of the district or the landowners therein to issue bonds to obtain m…

At the special election the board shall submit to the landowners the question of whether bonds shall be issued in an amount equal to the amount of such assessment, or the part of such assessment remaining unpaid, which amount shall be entered by the board in its records and state…

If a majority of the votes cast at the election are in favor of the issuance of bonds, the board shall cause the amount of bonds stated in the order for the election to be executed and delivered, with the assessment list, to the county treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

If the board deems it advisable, it may order a special election to be held prior to making any assessment, to determine whether bonds shall be issued for an amount to be stated in the order for the election, but no bonds shall, in such instance, be issued until an assessment for…

The county treasurer shall place the bonds to the credit of the district. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

The bonds shall be payable serially within 20 years from their date, as follows: (a) Not less than 10 percent of the aggregate face value of bonds issued shall be payable within 10 years from their date. (b) Not less than 10 percent of the aggregate face value of bonds remaining …

The bonds shall be substantially in the following form: Form of Bonds United States of America State of California County of ______ No. _____ $ ______ Reclamation District ______ Reclamation District No. ____, for value received hereby acknowledges itself indebted to and promises…

The interest coupons may be substantially in the following form: No. ________ $ _______ The County Treasurer of ____ County, California, will pay to the holder hereof on the ____ day of ____, 19_, at his office in said County of ____, the sum of ____ dollars ($____) in lawful mon…

The board, at the request of the holder of any warrant, may cancel it and issue two or more warrants in lieu thereof. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

If the canceled warrant has been registered each new warrant shall state that it is issued partly in lieu of a registered warrant, giving the dates of issuance and registration thereof, and upon registration of the new warrant it shall be considered as registered upon the date of…

New warrants issued pursuant to this article shall be issued for the principal only of the old warrant, but, upon registration, shall bear interest from the date of registration of the canceled warrant. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)

The board may issue and sell the bonds of the district, when authorized, at not less than par value, and the proceeds of the sale shall be placed in the county treasury or other depository for the district’s fund to the credit of the proper district fund and shall be applied excl…

The board by an order entered upon its minutes, shall, subject to the provisions of this division, prescribe the form of bonds issued and of the interest coupons attached thereto. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 155.)

The board shall designate an amount, not less than one-fortieth of the principal amount of the indebtedness, or series thereof, which shall be paid annually at a fixed time and place, together with the interest on all sums unpaid. The rate of interest shall be designated in the b…

The board may determine and fix a date for the earliest maturity of the principal of the bonds, or series thereof, not more than 10 years from the date of issue of bonds. The principal amount of the indebtedness, or series thereof, must be made payable in not to exceed 40 years f…

The bonds shall be issued in such denomination or denominations as the board may determine. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 736.)