Title HSC, California Health & Safety Code

The auditor of each county in which a district is located shall allocate to the district, its share of property tax revenue pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 343, …

A district may levy special taxes services pursuant to the following: (a) Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of the Government Code. (b) Article 16 (commencing with Section 53970) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the…

All money collected pursuant to this article shall be paid into the county treasury for the use of the district. The county treasurer shall pay it out on warrants of the county auditor drawn on the county treasurer upon orders of the district board. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 6…

The county treasurer shall not receive any compensation for performing duties relating to the receipt and disbursement of money collected pursuant to this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)

Within the district’s boundaries or in territory that is located outside the district from which vectors and vectorborne diseases may enter the district, a district may do all of the following: (a) Conduct surveillance programs and other appropriate studies of vectors and vectorb…

A district shall have and may exercise all rights and powers, expressed or implied, necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter, including, but not limited to, all of the following powers: (a) To sue and be sued. (b) To acquire by purchase, eminent domain, or o…

When acquiring, improving, or using any real property, a district shall comply with Article 5 (commencing with Section 53090) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, and Article 7 (commencing with Section 65400) of Chapter 1 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Cod…

(a) A district shall have perpetual succession. (b) A board of trustees may, by a two-thirds vote of its total membership, adopt a resolution to change the name of the district. The name shall contain the words “mosquito abatement district,” “vector control district,” “mosquito a…

(a) A district may cooperate with any public agency or federal agency to carry out the purposes and intent of this chapter. To that end, a district may enter into agreements with those other public agencies or federal agencies to take any and all actions necessary or convenient f…

A district may contract with other public agencies and federal agencies to provide any service, project, or program authorized by this chapter within the district’s boundaries. A district may contract with other public agencies and federal agencies to provide any service, project…

(a) Each district shall adopt policies and procedures, including bidding regulations, governing the purchase of supplies and equipment. Each district shall adopt these policies and procedures by rule or regulation pursuant to Article 7 (commencing with Section 54201) of Chapter 5…

Any person who restrains, hinders, obstructs, or threatens any officer or employee of a district in the performance of that person’s duties, or any person who interferes with any work done by, or under the direction of, the district is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Added by Stats. 20…

(a) The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code applies to all districts. (b) A board of trustees may adopt an ordinance establishing an employee relations system that may include, but is not limited to, a…

A board of trustees may require any employee or officer to be bonded. The district shall pay the cost of the bonds. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2003.)

A board of trustees may provide for any programs for the benefit of its employees and members of the board of trustees pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 53200) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 395, Sec. 6. Effectiv…

A district may authorize the members of its board of trustees and its employees to attend professional, educational, or vocational meetings, and pay their actual and necessary traveling and incidental expenses while on official business. The payment of expenses pursuant to this s…

(a) Pursuant to Article 4 (commencing with Section 106925) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 104, every district employee who handles, applies, or supervises the use of any pesticide for public health purposes shall be certified by the department as a vector control technician i…

(a) A district may request an inspection and abatement warrant pursuant to Title 13 (commencing with Section 1822.50) of Part 3 of the Code of Civil Procedure. A warrant issued pursuant to this section shall apply only to the exterior of places, dwellings, structures, and premise…

Whenever the boundaries of a district or a zone change, the district shall comply with Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 54900) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 2006.)

(a) In any dispute between a district and another public agency over the need to prevent, abate, or control, or the methods and materials used to prevent, abate, or control vectors or vectorborne diseases, the district or the other public agency may appeal the decision to the dir…

(a) (1) An electrical utility, upon receiving a request from a mosquito abatement district or vector control district or a city or county health department, shall enter into a vector management agreement with the requesting entity within 180 days of the request. (2) A mosquito ab…

(a) It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state that in undertaking community redevelopment projects under this part there shall be no discrimination because of any basis listed in subdivision (a) or (d) of Section 12955 of the Government Code, as those bases are defined …

If the legislative body of the City and County of San Francisco adopts, or has adopted, an ordinance which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, it may require the agency to prohibit discrimination on that basis. In this case, the agency shall implement Sec…

An authority constitutes a corporate and politic public body, exercising public and essential governmental functions, and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this chapter. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)

An authority may: (a) Sue and be sued. (b) Have a seal and alter it. (c) Have perpetual succession. (d) Make and execute contracts and other instruments necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers. (e) Make, amend, and repeal by-laws and regulations, not inconsistent wi…

Within its area of operation, an authority may undertake any of the following: (a) Prepare, carry out, acquire, lease, and operate housing projects for persons of low income, as authorized by this chapter, and housing developments for persons of low income, as authorized by Part …

(a) Subject to the requirements of this section and of Article 5 (commencing with Section 34350), an authority may do any of the following: (1) Issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing the acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, refinancing, or development of multifami…

(a) Subject to the requirements of Article 5 (commencing with Section 34350), for purposes of implementing a home financing program an authority has the following powers and duties: (1) To acquire, contract, and enter into advance commitments to acquire, home mortgages made or ow…

(a) An authority may provide leased housing to persons of low income throughout the county in which it operates, except: (1) No commitment to provide leased housing outside the area of operation may be made in advance of construction without approval of the local governing body o…

The same notice requirements as specified in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code shall apply to multifamily rental housing that receives financial assistance pursuant to Section 34312.3. (Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1563, Sec. 3.)

(a) (1) When refunding revenue bonds for multifamily housing which were previously issued pursuant to Section 34312.3, the authority shall ensure that rental units required, by this chapter or by applicable federal law at the time the original bonds were issued, to be reserved fo…

Except where there existed on September 15, 1945, contracts for financial assistance between a housing authority and the Federal Government, no low-rent housing or slum-clearance project shall be developed, constructed, or owned by an authority after September 15, 1945, except af…

An authority may arrange or contract for the furnishing by any person or agency, public or private, of services, privileges, works, or facilities for, or in connection with, a housing project, or a project assisted pursuant to Section 34312.3, or the occupants thereof. Notwithsta…

An authority may: (a) Lease or rent any dwellings, houses, accommodations, lands, buildings, structures, or facilities embraced in any housing project, or a project assisted pursuant to Section 34312.3, and establish and revise the rents or charges for them. (b) Own, hold, and im…

An authority may accept financial or other assistance from any public or private source, and expend any funds so received for the purposes of this chapter and the activities permitted to authorities by state law, including leased housing. (Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1135.)

An authority may transfer real property not needed by the authority to a fire protection district for fire protection purposes without consideration if the board determines that such transfer is necessary or desirable to effectuate the purposes of the authority. (Added by Stats. …

Real property owned by an authority which the authority determines is not required for its foreseeable needs and which is not transferred pursuant to Section 34315.5, shall be disposed of for the following purposes, in descending order of priority: (a) For the purposes, and in ac…

An authority may: (a) Invest any money held in reserves or sinking funds, or any money not required for immediate disbursement, in property or securities in which commercial banks may legally invest money subject to their control. (b) Purchase its bonds at a price not more than t…

The provisions of Article 2 (commencing with Section 53630) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code shall apply to the deposit of funds of an authority. Where the term “treasurer” is used in such article, it shall mean “housing authority” or the off…

An authority may deposit the money of the authority with the county treasurer. The county treasurer shall deposit those funds in the county treasury and disburse them upon warrants of the county auditor issued at the request of the authority. The county may require the authority …

The proceeds of bonds issued pursuant to this part to finance housing as provided in subdivision (d) of Section 34312, Section 34312.3, and subdivision (g) of Section 34315 and revenues accruing to the authority on account of such a program may be invested in any securities or ob…

Within its area of operation, an authority may: (a) Investigate into living, dwelling, and housing conditions and into the means and methods of improving such conditions. (b) Determine where slum areas exist or where there is a shortage of decent, safe, and sanitary dwelling acco…

Acting through one or more commissioners or other person or persons designated by it, an authority may: (a) Conduct investigations, hear testimony, and take proof under oath at public or private hearings on any matter material for its information. (b) Administer oaths, issue subp…

An authority may exercise all or any part or combination of powers granted in Sections 34311 to 34318, inclusive. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)

No law concerning the acquisition, operation, or disposition of property by other public bodies is applicable to an authority unless the Legislature specifically so states. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 710.)

An authority shall provide relocation assistance and shall make all of the payments required by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, including the making of such payments financed by the federal government. This section shall …