Title WAT, California Water Code

The board may continue the hearing on objections to assessments from time to time. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 31, 1983.)

At the hearing, the board shall hear any evidence that may be offered on the correctness of the assessment and may modify, amend, or approve the assessment in any particular and may reapportion the whole or any part of it. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 31, …

After the hearing of objections, the board shall, by resolution, approve the assessment as finally fixed or modified. A certified copy of the assessment roll as finally fixed shall be filed in the district records. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 31, 1983.)

When the secretary files the certificate as provided in Section 35520.11 or, if objections are raised, when the board approves the assessment as finally fixed as provided in Section 35520.14, the board shall call a special district election at which there shall be submitted to th…

The election required by Section 35520.15 shall be called, noticed, and held in the manner provided for bond elections by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 35150) of Part 4, except as follows: (a) The election shall be held on any Tu…

The board may advance general funds of the district to pay all costs and expenses incurred in preparation of the plan of works and estimate of cost provided for by Section 35520.2, in the preparation of the assessment roll and report provided for by Sections 35520.7 and 35520.8, …

If more than one-third of the votes cast are for “Benefit Assessment Bonds - No,” the board shall, by resolution, abandon the project, make a call upon the assessment roll, certified as provided for by Section 35520.11 or as finally fixed as provided for by Section 35520.14, suff…

If two-thirds or more of the votes are cast in favor of the bonds, the board shall transmit a certified copy of the roll to the district tax collector. The charges assessed by the roll as certified as provided for by Section 35520.11, or as finally fixed as provided for by Sectio…

If a district determines to exercise the powers granted by this chapter, the district shall prepare and adopt a plan of works and an estimate of the amount of money necessary to be raised for the implementation of the plan of works. The estimate shall include contingencies, bond …

The assessment roll as approved by the board shall be conclusive evidence before any court or body that the assessment has been made and levied according to law. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 31, 1983.)

All unpaid assessments shall bear interest at the rate of 12 percent per annum. Interest shall commence to run 30 days after the board has adopted a resolution calling for the sale of bonds secured by the assessment. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 31, 1983.)…

The assessment list shall remain open for payment of any unpaid balance of the assessment thereon at the office of the district tax collector until such time as the board adopts a resolution calling for the sale of bonds secured by the assessment. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, S…

Payments on assessments made to the district tax collector prior to the adoption of a resolution of the board calling for the sale of bonds secured by the assessment shall be transferred by the tax collector to the district treasurer and placed in the construction fund. (Added by…

Any time after the filing of the assessment roll as provided in Section 35520.19, the board may, by resolution, call for the sale of bonds secured by the assessment. The form and substance of the bonds and the sale thereof shall be governed by Sections 35520.35 and 35520.36. The …

Collection of assessments levied and called by the board shall be made by the district tax collector. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 31, 1983.)

Concurrently with the making of the annual estimate to be filed with the board of supervisors pursuant to Section 36552, the board shall designate and determine, by resolution, the percentage of any assessment previously levied that shall be called and collected. The interest due…

The district assessor, upon receipt of the assessment call resolution from the secretary, shall compute the amount to be collected from each parcel of land in separate ownership in the service area established pursuant to Section 35520.6 and shall enter in a separate space in the…

Assessments called pursuant to this chapter shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as district assessments. When collected, the entire amount collected shall be transferred to the benefit assessment bond fund of the district. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec…

The board shall levy an amendatory assessment in the manner provided for original assessments if any of the following occur: (a) Any land within the drainage service area is omitted from any assessment roll. (b) Land appears on the assessment roll but is neither assessed or state…

In order to carry out the powers and purposes granted under this chapter, a district may exercise or use any of the powers or procedures otherwise granted to a district under this division to the extent the powers or procedures may be made applicable. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 5…

When any tract of land upon which any assessment has been levied is subdivided into smaller parcels, the board shall, upon its own motion or upon written application therefor signed by a landowner of record within the subdivided tract, after a hearing noticed and held in the same…

The secretary shall file certified copies of any amendatory or reapportioned assessment with the district assessor, the district tax collector, and the district treasurer. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 31, 1983.)

Upon the inclusion of any land within a drainage service area, an assessment shall be levied upon the land so included. The amount of the assessment against each tract or parcel is to be the amount, as nearly as can be determined, of all the assessments which would have been levi…

When a district has levied an assessment and it appears to the board that the assessment or some part thereof, together with the interest thereon, will provide an amount greater than is required to meet all obligations incurred, or to be incurred for, the purposes for which the a…

The board, pursuant to a resolution entered in its minutes, may distribute among the landowners of a drainage service area any funds in the treasury belonging to the service area which were collected on an assessment on which no bonds are outstanding or collected by way of intere…

All bonds issued under this chapter shall be payable in lawful money of the United States. Subject to the provisions of this chapter, the board shall prescribe the form and the manner of execution of the bonds. An issue of bonds is hereby defined to be all of the bonds to be issu…

The board may sell the bonds, from time to time, in such quantities as may be necessary and most advantageous to raise money to carry out the objects and purposes of this chapter. Before making any sale, the board shall at a regular meeting, by resolution, declare its intention t…

All bonds of the same issue shall be equally and ratably secured without priority by reason of number, date of bonds, date of sale, date of execution, or date of delivery by the lien of the benefit assessment roll recorded pursuant to Section 35520.19. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. …

For the purpose of the care, operation, management, and improvement of a project or projects, including payment of salaries of officers and employees and all other expenses, and for the payment of principal of and interest on any bonds issued under this chapter, the board may, in…

Whenever any tolls or charges for the use of drainage facilities or for other services rendered by the district provided for in this chapter have been fixed by the board, they may be made payable in advance. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 31, 1983.)

The powers or procedures referred to in Section 35520.3 includes, but are not limited to, the following: (a) Bonds issued pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35950), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 36150), and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 36300) of Part 6. (b)…

In case any tolls or charges remain unpaid for a period of 30 days after they become payable, they shall become delinquent and a penalty of 10 percent shall be added thereto, and they bear interest at the rate of 1 percent per month or fraction thereof. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch.…

After any toll or charge becomes delinquent, the board may, by resolution, direct the assessor to add to the assessment of the parcel of land to which it relates all delinquent tolls and charges, penalties, and interest thereon. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective Ma…

In addition to and as an alternative to all other powers contained in this chapter with respect to provision of funds for the purpose of the care, operation, management, and improvement of a project or projects undertaken under the authority of this chapter, including the payment…

No zone shall be established or varying rates of assessment fixed under Section 35520.42, unless the board, by resolution, declares that it intends to do so and that a public hearing will be held thereon at a specified time and place where all interested persons may appear and be…

The board annually, concurrently with the making of the estimate required by Section 36552, shall adopt a resolution setting forth an estimate of the amount of money needed for the purposes of the drainage service area for the next fiscal year. The amount shall be sufficient to r…

The secretary shall deliver certified copies of the resolution levying the assessment pursuant to Section 35520.44, one to the district assessor, one to the district tax collector, and one to the district treasurer. The district assessor, upon receipt of a certified copy of the r…

Proceeds from assessments levied pursuant to this chapter may be used to pay any lawful obligation of the district incurred in the care, operation, or management of the works of the district for the drainage service area for which the assessment is levied. (Added by Stats. 1983, …

The powers and procedures referred to in Section 35520.3 shall include all powers or procedures necessary, useful, or desirable to carry out the powers and purposes of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1983, Ch. 57, Sec. 1. Effective May 31, 1983.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the board may determine to issue bonds secured by benefit assessments, in which event the board shall define and determine a drainage service area which may be the entire district or any lesser portion thereof that will be ben…

When the board has determined to issue bonds secured by benefit assessments, it shall, by resolution, employ a civil engineer, who shall have no interest, directly or indirectly, in any land in the district, to apportion the cost of the plan, to which shall be added the compensat…

Upon completion of the apportionment of costs, the engineer shall prepare and certify to the board an assessment roll which shall contain all of the following: (a) A description of the service area to be benefited by the plan and of any zones or subareas into which the service ar…

When completed, the roll, which shall be accompanied by the written report of the engineer setting out with particularity the exact nature and quantum of the benefits assessed, apportioned, and allocated to each tract of land in the service area with respect to each separable com…