Title GOV, California Gov. Code

A local agency may operate, maintain, repair, or manage all or any part of any enterprise, including the leasing for commercial purposes of surplus space or other space which it is not economic to use for such enterprise. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 526.)

The local agency may adopt reasonable rules or regulations for the conduct of the enterprise. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 602.)

A local agency may prescribe, revise, and collect charges for the services, facilities, or water furnished by the enterprise. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 526.)

The local agency may provide that charges for any sewer enterprise or service shall be collected together with and not separately from the charges for any other utility service rendered by it, and that all charges shall be billed upon the same bill and collected as one item. (Ame…

(a) If all or part of the bill is not paid, the local agency may discontinue any and all service for which the bill is rendered. (b) Commencing January 1, 1982, if all or part of the bill is not paid, and the ratepayer states the reason for the nonpayment of a component or compon…

The local agency may enter into a written contract with a privately owned public utility rendering other than gas or electric service, that the charges for any sewer enterprise or service shall be collected together with and not separately from the charges of said privately owned…

If all or any part of the bill of any privately owned public utility on which any sewer enterprise or service charge is collected is not paid, the privately owned public utility may discontinue its utility service until said bill is paid. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 1506.)

The local agency may enter into a written contract with any person, firm or public or private corporation providing for the billing and collection by such person, firm or corporation of the charges for the facilities, service or water furnished by any enterprise. If all or any pa…

(a) A local agency whose jurisdiction is geographically coextensive with the county in which it operates, acquires, constructs, or improves a system, plan, works, facilities, or undertaking for the collection, treatment, or disposal of storm water, including drainage, may, with t…

The local agency may provide for the collection of charges. Provisions may be made for, but are not limited to: (a) The granting of discounts for prompt payment of bills. (b) The requiring of deposits or the prepayment of charges in an amount not exceeding one year’s charges eith…

The local agency may provide for a basic penalty for nonpayment of the charges within the time and in the manner prescribed by it. Said basic penalty shall not be more than 10 percent of each month’s charges for the first month delinquent. In addition to the basic penalty it may …

The local agency may issue bonds for funds to acquire, construct, improve or finance an enterprise. The bonds may be secured pursuant to this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 526.)

A local agency has police power over any enterprise acquired, constructed, or improved pursuant to this chapter and may make and enforce all necessary regulations to protect the public health in the operation and maintenance of the enterprise. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

If the local agency acquires, constructs, or improves a sanitation or garbage removal or disposal system, it may require its inhabitants to use the facilities exclusively. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 81.)

If the local agency acquires, constructs, or improves a sewer system pursuant to this chapter, it may declare that the further maintenance or use of cesspools or other local means of sewage disposal constitutes a public nuisance. If the buildings are within a reasonable distance,…

As a remedy established for the collection of due and unpaid deposits and charges and the penalties thereon an action may be brought in the name of the local agency in any court of competent jurisdiction against the person or persons who occupied or, in the case of unoccupied pro…

A local agency that acquires, constructs, or improves a system, plant, works, facilities or undertaking for the collection, treatment, or disposal of sewage or for the obtaining, conserving, treating, and supplying of water, or for the collection, treatment, or disposal of storm …

A resolution or ordinance prescribing or revising charges for the services or facilities furnished by the enterprise and declaring that delinquent charges and penalties when recorded as provided in this chapter shall constitute a lien upon the real property served shall not be ad…

The lien provided by Section 54354 shall attach when the treasurer or other officer whose duty it is to collect the charge records a list of delinquent unpaid charges and penalties thereon with the county recorder, stating the amount of each charge and the penalty thereon, a desc…

As a separate, distinct and cumulative remedy established for the collection of said charges and penalties thereon an action may be brought in the name of the local agency in any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce the lien of the charge and all penalties thereon. In such …

Remedies for collecting and enforcing rates and charges set out in this chapter are cumulative and may be pursued alternately, or any thereof may be used consecutively when the legislative body so determines. If any one of said remedies is or may be invalid, all valid remedies sh…

The local agency may execute all instruments, perform all acts, and do all things necesssary or convenient in the exercise of the powers granted by this chapter or in the performance of its covenants or duties. (Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 602.)

The commission may, at any time, authorize any legislative body holding a hearing pursuant to this division, to continue the hearing to a date or dates extending beyond the dates specified in this division. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 211. Effective January 1, 2001.)

(a) In any commission order giving approval to any change of organization or reorganization, the commission may make that approval conditional upon any of the following factors: (1) Any of the conditions set forth in Section 56886. (2) The initiation, conduct, or completion of pr…

Any change of organization or reorganization may provide for, or be made subject to one or more of, the following terms and conditions. If a change of organization or reorganization is made subject to one or more of the following terms and conditions in the commission’s resolutio…

When applicable, the terms and conditions of any change of organization or reorganization shall provide public utilities, as defined in Section 216 of the Public Utilities Code, 90 days following the recording of the certificate of completion to make the necessary changes to impa…

If the terms and conditions of any change of organization provide for the formation of a new improvement district, or the annexation or detachment of territory to, or from, an existing improvement district, the commission shall do all of the following: (a) Exclude any lands propo…

(a) If a proposal includes the formation of a district or the incorporation of a city, the commission shall determine whether existing agencies can feasibly provide the needed service or services in a more efficient and accountable manner. If a new single-purpose local agency is …

The commission shall not impose a condition for the provision of services by the annexing city to an area which has not been placed within that city’s adopted sphere of influence, as defined in Section 56076, unless that condition would mitigate effects which are a direct result …

(a) The commission shall not impose any condition on an annexing local agency with respect to the standards or frequency of maintenance of any existing street or road within the annexed territory. (b) The commission shall not impose a condition which requires a local agency to im…

Any change of organization or reorganization may be conditionally approved by a local agency formation commission subject to the certification by the California Coastal Commission of an amendment to the local coastal program of a city or a county. (Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, …

If any change of organization or reorganization pertains to city or district territory which is located, in whole or in part, within the boundaries of any city or county, any terms and conditions authorized by Section 56886 may be made applicable to that city or county. However, …

If any commission order approving or conditionally approving a change of organization or reorganization would result in the annexation to a city of land that is subject to a contract executed pursuant to the Williamson Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Division 1)…

Any of the terms and conditions authorized by Section 56886 may be made applicable to all or any part of any city or district or any improvement district within that local agency or any territory annexed to, or detached from, any city or district or improvement district within th…

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions in this section shall govern the construction of this chapter. The definitions provided in this section shall only apply to this chapter and not to any other chapter of this division. (a) “Bank” means the California Infrastru…

The superior court of the county in which a subdivision is situated may cause all or any portion of the real property included within the boundaries of the subdivision to be excluded from such subdivision and the recorded map to be altered or vacated, in accordance with the proce…

A proceeding for exclusion shall be initiated by filing a petition therefor in the offices of the county surveyor and clerk of the board of supervisors of the county in which the subdivision or the portion thereof sought to be excluded is situated. The petition shall accurately a…

The petition shall be accompanied by a new map showing the boundaries of the subdivision as it appears after the exclusion and alteration. The new map shall designate as numbered or lettered parcels those portions excluded and show the acreage of each parcel. If the map can be co…

Upon the filing of a petition pursuant to this article, any judge of the superior court of the county in which the real property is situated shall make an order directing the clerk of the court to give notice of the filing of the petition. The notice shall be for once a week for …

The court may, if no objection has been filed, proceed without further notice to hear the petition. If during the hearing the petitioners produce to the court satisfactory evidence of the necessity of the exclusion of the real property, that the owners of two-thirds of the area o…

If objection is made to the petition which, in the judgment of the court is material, the court shall proceed to hear such objection and may adjourn the proceedings to such time as may be necessary upon proper notice to the petitioners and the objectors. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch…

The exclusion of any real property or the alteration or vacation of any recorded map pursuant to this article shall not affect or vacate the whole or any part of any public street or highway. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1536.)

A certified copy of the decree of the superior court excluding any real property or ordering the alteration or vacation of any recorded map pursuant to this article shall be recorded in the office of the county recorder of the county in which such real property is situated. The c…

At the time a certified copy of the decree of court is recorded, a copy of the new map required by Section 66499.23 shall be filed for record with the county recorder who shall file it in accordance with the provisions of Section 66466. A copy of the new map shall also be filed w…

The determination of whether a judicial district or former judicial district has a population above or below 40,000 shall be made on the latest occurring of the following bases: (a) As shown by the last preceding federal census of the district or of the aggregate cities and other…