Title WAT, California Water Code

When a district is the sole owner of any tract of land not within the boundaries of the district, the board, upon determining that the inclusion of that land will be for the best interests of the district, may by resolution declare that such land shall be included in the district…

A guardian, executor, or administrator of an estate, who is appointed as such under the laws of this state, and who, as such guardian, executor, or administrator, is entitled to the possession of the lands belonging to the estate which he represents, may, on behalf of his ward or…

Upon those terms, limitations, and conditions as it prescribes, the department may contract with any person, local publicly owned electric utility, or other entity for the purchase of power on such terms and for such periods as the department determines and at such prices the dep…

(a) Contracts under this division may provide for the assignment thereof on any terms and conditions as the contracts may specify. (b) Any contract for the purchase or sale of electric power shall contain any contractual terms and security provisions as are determined by the depa…

Upon the delivery of power to them, the retail end use customers shall be deemed to have purchased that power from the department. Payment for any sale shall be a direct obligation of the retail end use customer to the department. (Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec.…

(a) The department may contract with the related electrical corporation or its successor in the performance of related service, for the electrical corporation or its successor in the performance of related service, to transmit or provide for the transmission of, and distribute al…

The commission may issue rules regulating the enforcement of the agency function pursuant this division, including collection and payment to the department. (Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. Effective February 1, 2001.)

(a) The department shall retain title to all electricity sold by it to the retail end-use customers. The department shall be entitled to recover, as a revenue requirement, amounts and at the times necessary to enable it to comply with Section 80134, and shall advise the commissio…

All money collected with respect to any power acquired and sold pursuant to this division and the Governor’s Emergency Proclamation dated January 17, 2001, and all money paid directly or indirectly to or for the account of the department with respect to any sale, exchange, transf…

The department may sell any power acquired by the department pursuant to this division to retail end use customers, and to local publicly owned electric utilities, at not more than the department’s acquisition costs, including transmission, scheduling, and other related costs, pl…

The department may fix and establish the procedure and charges for the sale or other disposal of power purchased by the department. (Added by Stats. 2001, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 4, Sec. 4. Effective February 1, 2001.)

The department may do any of the following as may be, in the determination of the department, necessary for the purposes of this division: (a) Hire and appoint employees as required, at salary levels determined by the director to be competitive to attract and retain persons with …

Under such limitations and restrictions as are prescribed by law, and in addition to jurisdiction and powers otherwise conferred, the boards of supervisors, in their respective counties, may appropriate and expend money from the general fund of the county for any of the following…

(a) The governing body of a public entity identified in Section 81305, by a majority vote of all of its members, may declare the intention of that entity to form the agency with all of the other public entities identified in that section. (b) The resolution shall meet all of the …

The governing board of the public entity adopting the resolution pursuant to Section 81315, not later than 10 days after the date of the adoption of the resolution, shall mail a certified copy of the resolution to the governing body of each public entity identified in the resolut…

(a) The board is continued in existence and shall continue to exercise and have all of its powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board shall act independently of the department. The department shall not o…

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (g), the board consists of nine members who shall be appointed in accordance with this section. (b) (1) Seven members of the board shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to Senate confirmation. (2) Of the members appointed pursuant to pa…

Each member of the board appointed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8551 shall receive compensation as follows: (a) Each member shall receive the necessary expenses incurred by the member in the performance of official duties. (b) Any member traveling outside the state purs…

The Governor shall select one of the members of the board as president. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 366, Sec. 14. Effective January 1, 2008.)

The board may elect one of its members other than the president as vice president. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The vice president shall have the powers and perform the duties of the president under the following circumstances: (a) During the president’s absence or inability to act. (b) At the request of the president. (c) When authorized by the board. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The board shall have its office in the County of Sacramento. The office is the principal place of business and legal residence of the board and of the drainage district. (Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 497, Sec. 4. Effective September 14, 2004.)

The regular meetings of the board shall be held at times fixed by the board. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 275, Sec. 9. (AB 1165) Effective January 1, 2010.)

No action of the board shall be effective unless a quorum is present and the action is concurred in by a majority of all of the voting members of the board. (Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 275, Sec. 10. (AB 1165) Effective January 1, 2010.)

Special meetings of the board may be called at any time by the president or by a majority of the members upon notice given by mail or telegraph to each member at his place of residence or business, and there received at least 12 hours before the hour fixed for the meeting. (Added…

The board shall keep full and correct minutes of all proceedings and transactions of all meetings of the board. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The minutes shall be open for public inspection during office hours. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The board shall have a seal of such device as the board may adopt. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The seal of the board is also the seal of the drainage district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

A copy of any record of the board, certified by its secretary or assistant secretary to be a true copy, and attested by the seal of the board, is prima facie evidence of the existence and contents of the record. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

For making a copy of any of its records the board may charge and collect the actual reasonable cost of making the copy, including the time of its employees and materials used, and one dollar ($1) for the certificate if a certified copy is requested. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369…

The board may require a deposit in advance sufficient to cover the charges for copying and certifying copies of its records. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

All money collected for copying and certifying copies of the board’s records shall be paid monthly to the State Treasurer and credited to the balance remaining unexpended of any appropriation or assessment available for the general administrative expenses of the board. (Added by …

The board may adopt, amend or repeal rules to promote the convenient, orderly and just conduct of the business of the board and of the drainage district. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

The rules may be suspended or compliance therewith may be waived by the board at any meeting to such extent as may be deemed proper. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.)

A member of the board shall comply with the conflict of interest requirements of Section 87100 of the Government Code when voting to carry out any part of a plan of flood control and when carrying out the objects of this part. (Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 366, Sec. 15. Effective …

No member of the board shall be held personally liable on any obligation or liability of any kind or character arising out of the claim that he has failed to carry out any obligation imposed upon the board by this division and the Legislature expressly declares that discretion is…

(a) A board member shall not participate in any board action or attempt to influence any decision or recommendation by any employee of, or consultant to, the board that involves himself or herself or that involves any entity with which the member is connected as a director, offic…

(a) For the purposes of this section, “ex parte communication” means any oral or written communication outside of a noticed board meeting concerning matters, other than purely procedural matters, regarding any of the following: (1) An application that has been submitted to the bo…

(a) Any aggrieved person shall have a right to seek judicial review of any permit or enforcement order issued by the board by filing a petition for a writ of mandate in accordance with Section 1094.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure, within 30 days after the decision or action has …

The unit designated as Shasta Dam consists of the following: (a) A dam, reservoir, and one or more hydroelectric power plants, with necessary afterbay and regulatory appurtenant works located on the Sacramento River at or near Kennett. (b) A transmission line having capacity suff…

The transmission line shall be located in such manner and along such route as to enable the most convenient distribution of electric power to the load centers traversed thereby or capable of service therefrom. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)

Shasta Dam shall be constructed and used primarily for the following purposes: (a) Improvement of navigation on the Sacramento River to Red Bluff. (b) Increasing flood protection in the Sacramento Valley. (c) Salinity control in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta. (d) Storage and s…

Shasta Dam shall be constructed and used secondarily for the generation of electric power and other beneficial uses. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 370.)

The dam shall be built to such height and the power plant or plants shall be of such capacity as the department determines. The reservoir shall have such storage capacity as the department determines but the capacity shall be not less than 2,940,000 acre-feet of water. (Amended b…