Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

The terms and conditions for the annexation of territory to a special district may provide, among other things, for the payment of taxes within the territory to be annexed in addition to the taxes elsewhere in this division provided for, the fixing of rates, rentals, and charges …

Notice fixing the time and place for hearing on the question of the annexation of territory to a special district shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The time for hearing shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days from the date of the first publication of the notice. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

At or before the hearing any person interested may file with the secretary of the district written objections to the annexation of the territory to the special district or to the inclusion of his property therein. Upon the hearing, the board shall hear and determine all protests …

The hearing may be adjourned from time to time by the board without further notice other than an order entered upon the minutes of its meeting fixing the time and place of adjournment. In the event that no protests are filed or the protests filed are overruled and denied the boar…

From and after the date of filing of the resolution with the secretary of the district the annexation of the territory, or portion thereof, to the special district is complete. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

No annexation to a special district shall operate to dissolve or terminate the legal existence of any public agency within or partly within the territory annexed. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

From and after the date of annexation any territory annexed to a special district is liable for payment of its proportionate share of any indebtedness then existing and payable by the special district. From and after the date of annexation the board shall levy upon all of the pro…

In addition to all other powers granted under this part, the district shall have the right to acquire, construct and complete any improvements authorized hereunder by special assessment proceedings. The Improvement Act of 1911 and the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 are applicable t…

An assessment district formed or proposed to be formed under this part, on the acquisition of any property or the construction of any improvement thereby, shall not be subject to any of the provisions of the District Investigation Law of 1933. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

An assessment district formed or proposed to be formed under this part, on the acquisition of any property or the construction of any improvement thereby, shall not be subject to any of the provisions of the Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of…

A special district may be dissolved by resolution of the board if any proposition for the incurring of a bonded indebtedness fails to carry, and if the special district is then subject to no other indebtedness or liability pursuant to this division and has been organized for not …

If lost or completely destroyed, any bond, note, coupon, or other evidence of indebtedness may be reissued in the form and tenor of the lost or destroyed bond, note, coupon, or other evidence of indebtedness, upon the owner furnishing all of the following to the satisfaction of t…

If defaced, mutilated, or partially destroyed, any bond, note, coupon, or other evidence of indebtedness may be reissued in the form and tenor of the defaced or partially destroyed bond, note, coupon, or other evidence of indebtedness, to the bearer, or if registered, to the regi…

When a bond, note, interest coupon, or other evidence of indebtedness payable from funds in the custody of the chief financial officer of the district is presented to the chief financial officer for payment and is not paid for want of funds, the chief financial officer shall endo…

Upon receipt of the first money in the treasury applicable to their payment, the chief financial officer shall set apart the amount necessary to pay the past due bonds, notes, coupons, or other evidences of indebtedness that have been registered for want of funds. The chief finan…

If the registered bonds, notes, coupons, and other evidences of indebtedness are not presented for payment within 30 days from mailing of the notice, the chief financial officer shall apply the fund set aside to the payment of the unpaid registered bonds, notes, coupons, and othe…

All bonds and other evidences of indebtedness issued by the district under the provisions of this part, and the interest thereon, are free and exempt from all taxation within the State of California, except for transfer, franchise, inheritance and estate taxes. (Added by Stats. 1…

An action to determine the validity of bonds or other evidences of indebtedness 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. 2117.)

Any person who, without probable cause, institutes in any court, state or federal, any action or proceeding contesting the validity of the issuance or sale by the district of any bonds or other evidences of indebtedness authorized by this part, and who does not prevail in such ac…

Notwithstanding any other statutory provision to the contrary, the district may pledge all or any part of income received under Section 29123 to the payment of any revenue bonds to be issued pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 29240) of this chapter or the payment of a…

The board shall supervise and regulate sewage disposal within a special district, including the fixing of standards, contracts, issuance of licenses or permits, practices and schedules for or in connection with waste water control and sewage disposal functions of such special dis…

Without limiting in any way the provisions of this division, and in addition to the powers granted therein, the board may make and enforce such regulations for the control of quantity, quality and flow of waste water within the boundaries of a special district as are not in confl…

Rules and regulations pertaining to the control of quantity, quality or flow of waste water may provide for any or all of the following: (a) Periodic technical reports to the district from contributors or dischargers into the district’s system. (b) The issuance of permits or lice…

No person shall discharge waste water into a community sewer system connected to or directly into a district interceptor which will result in contamination, pollution or a nuisance. All discharges of waste water which are, or could be, harmful to or unreasonably affect the sewage…

Whenever a discharge of waste water is in violation of the district’s regulations or otherwise causes or threatens to cause a condition of contamination, pollution or nuisance, as defined in this article, the district may petition the superior court for the issuance of a prelimin…

(a) Any person who fails to comply with any order issued by the district, shall be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for each day in which the discharge, violation, or refusal occurs. (b) Any person who intentionally or negligently violates a…

(a) The district may issue a complaint to any person on whom civil liability may be imposed pursuant to this article. The complaint shall allege the act or failure to act that constitutes a violation of law, the provision of law authorizing civil liability to be imposed pursuant …

Any party aggrieved by a final order issued by the board under Section 13575.5, after granting review of a hearing officer order, may obtain review of the order of the board in the superior court by filing in the court a petition for writ of mandate within 30 days following the i…

(a) Within 30 days after service of a copy of a decision and order issued by the board pursuant to Section 13575.5, any aggrieved party may file with the superior court a petition for writ of mandate for review thereof. Failure to file a petition shall not preclude a party from c…

Any person who intentionally discharges waste water in any manner, in violation of any order issued by the district, which results in contamination, pollution or a nuisance, as defined in this article, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 733.)

Any person who knowingly makes any false statement or representation in any record, report, plan, or other document filed with the district, or who falsifies, tampers with, or knowingly renders inaccurate any monitoring device or method required by the district, shall be punished…

Any abatement actions taken pursuant to the foregoing sections with respect to contamination, pollution or nuisance, as defined in this article, created by the discharge of waste water into a community sewer system shall be taken against the agent or agency operating such system …

The district may enter upon private property of any person and sample at, inspect or survey the waste water sampling installation or pretreatment facilities or processes of any contributor or discharger to ascertain whether district regulations for control of quantity, quality an…

The special district may borrow money and incur indebtedness in anticipation of the sale of bonds which have been authorized to be issued by the voters within the special district but which have not been sold and delivered, and it may issue bonds, notes, or other securities as pr…

The special district may issue refunding bonds, notes, or other securities for the purpose of paying and redeeming at or before maturity any bonds, notes or other securities issued under this article, provided that such refunding bonds, notes, or other securities shall not be in …

Evidences of indebtedness issued pursuant to this article shall be payable from any sources of available funds of the special district, including revenues, taxes, or state or federal grants. If not previously otherwise paid the evidence of indebtedness shall be paid from the proc…

The VTA may be dissolved pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code). (Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 381, Sec. 106. (AB 2196) Effective January 1, 2017.)

The district may be dissolved pursuant to the provisions of the District Reorganization Act of 1965 (Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000), Title 6 of the Government Code). (Added by Stats. 1971, Ch. 1374.)

The district may be dissolved pursuant to the provisions of the District Reorganization Act of 1965 (Division 1 (commencing with Section 56000), Title 6 of the Government Code). (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 502.)

One or more service zones to provide different levels of service, to provide different facilities or other improvements, or to raise additional revenues within specific areas of the district, may be created within the boundaries of the district. A service zone may consist of one …

(a) Proceedings for the creation of a service zone may be initiated by resolution of the legislative body or bodies of the city or cities proposed to be included in the service zone, and if unincorporated territory is proposed to be included in the service zone, by resolution of …

(a) As an alternative to the initiation of proceedings for the formation of a service zone by resolution or resolutions, a petition may be filed with the secretary of the district signed by voters equal in number to at least 25 percent of the registered voters registered within t…

The secretary of the district shall compare the signatures in the petition with the affidavits of registration on file with the county election official. The secretary of the district also shall certify to the sufficiency or insufficiency of the petition. (Amended by Stats. 2003,…

(a) Within 30 days after receipt of the resolution or resolutions of the legislative body or bodies or receipt of the certification of the sufficiency of a petition by the secretary of the district, the board shall initiate proceedings for the formation of a new service zone by a…

The board may change the boundaries of a service zone or dissolve a zone by following the procedures in Section 105301. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 341, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)