California

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• § 54775 — This chapter does not limit any other law and shall be deemed to provide a complete and supplemental method for exercising the powers authorized by this chapter, and shall be deemed as being supplemen
• § 54776 — The county may, from time to time, issue its bonds in an aggregate principal amount the county determines necessary to provide sufficient funds for purposes of advancing moneys representing uncollecte
• § 54777 — (a) The bonds may be issued as serial bonds or as term bonds, in one or more series.
• § 54778 — Any resolution authorizing any bond or any issue of bonds may contain the following provisions, which shall be a part of the contract with the holders of the bonds to be authorized.
• § 54779 — The county may, out of any funds available therefor, purchase its bonds.
• § 54780 — Any bonds issued under this chapter may be secured by an indenture between the county and a corporate trustee or trustees, which may include any trust company or bank having the power of a trust compa
• § 54781 — (a) The county may issue bonds for the purpose of refunding any bonds then outstanding, including the payment of any redemption premium thereon and any interest accrued, or to accrue, on their earlies
• § 54782 — Bonds issued by the county are legal investments for all trust funds, the funds of all insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, trust companies, executors, administrators, trustees and
• § 54783 — Interest earned on any bond issued by the county shall at all times be free from state personal income tax and corporate income or franchise tax.
• § 548 — From the county seat of Siskiyou County to Sacramento it is two hundred and ninety-five (295) miles.
• § 549 — From the county seat of Solano County to Sacramento it is forty (40) miles.
• § 54900 — When there is a change in boundaries (1) of a city, (2) of a district, or special zone thereof, within a city the tax levy of which is carried on the regular city assessment roll, or (3) of a district
• § 54900.1 — The tax or assessment levying authority as used in this chapter shall be the governmental body required to levy taxes or assessments by the principal act of the city or district as defined in Section
• § 54901 — (a) The statement shall be in the form required by the Board of Equalization and include a certified copy of the ordinance or resolution ordering the creation of or change in boundary of the city, dis
• § 54902 — On or before December 1 of the year immediately preceding the year in which the assessments or taxes are to be levied, the statement shall be filed with the auditor of each levying county, and the sta
• § 54902.1 — In the event that any statement, map or plat required by this chapter is filed after the deadline specified in Section 54902, the provisions of Section 54903 shall apply to the territory described in
• § 54902.2 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a taxing agency elects to become a revenue district within the meaning of Section 122 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or elects to utilize the reg
• § 54902.5 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 6103, the State Board of Equalization shall establish a schedule of fees for filing and processing the statements and maps or plats that are required to be filed with the b
• § 54903 — The creation of any city, district or zone thereof or the change in its boundaries is not effective for assessment or taxation purposes nor shall the tax or the special assessment levy of a district p
• § 54903.1 — When a statement of the creation or change of boundaries of a school district and a map or plat thereof is required to be filed with the State Board of Equalization, the authority required to file the
• § 54904 — This chapter does not apply to sanitary districts organized, consolidated, or whose boundaries are changed, pursuant to Part 1 of Division 6 of the Health and Safety Code if the district levies and co
• § 54905 — This chapter does not apply to any community facilities district organized pursuant to the Mello-Roos Community Facilities Act of 1982 (Chapter 2.
• § 54906 — This chapter does not apply to any zones within a permanent road division created pursuant to Section 1162.
• § 54915 — Notwithstanding Sections 54902 and 54903, any change in the boundaries of a fire protection district formed or operating under Part 2.
• § 54915.5 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 54902, 54902.
• § 54916.5 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 54902, 54902.
• § 54930 — (a) The local agency shall provide notice of a new parcel tax to an owner of a parcel affected by the tax, if that owner does not reside within the jurisdictional boundaries of the taxing entity.
• § 54950 — In enacting this chapter, the Legislature finds and declares that the public commissions, boards and councils and the other public agencies in this State exist to aid in the conduct of the people’s bu
• § 54950.5 — This chapter shall be known as the Ralph M.
• § 54951 — As used in this chapter, “local agency” means a county, city, whether general law or chartered, city and county, town, school district, municipal corporation, district, political subdivision, or any b
• § 54952 — As used in this chapter, “legislative body” means: (a) The governing body of a local agency or any other local body created by state or federal statute.
• § 54952.1 — Any person elected to serve as a member of a legislative body who has not yet assumed the duties of office shall conform his or her conduct to the requirements of this chapter and shall be treated for
• § 54952.2 — (a) As used in this chapter, “meeting” means any congregation of a majority of the members of a legislative body at the same time and location, including teleconference location as permitted by Sectio
• § 54952.3 — (a) A legislative body that has convened a meeting and whose membership constitutes a quorum of any other legislative body may convene a meeting of that other legislative body, simultaneously or in se
• § 54952.6 — As used in this chapter, “action taken” means a collective decision made by a majority of the members of a legislative body, a collective commitment or promise by a majority of the members of a legisl
• § 54952.7 — A local agency shall provide a copy of this chapter to any person elected or appointed to serve as a member of a legislative body of the local agency.
• § 54953 — (a) All meetings of the legislative body of a local agency shall be open and public, and all persons shall be permitted to attend any meeting of the legislative body of a local agency, except as other
• § 54953.1 — The provisions of this chapter shall not be construed to prohibit the members of the legislative body of a local agency from giving testimony in private before a grand jury, either as individuals or a
• § 54953.2 — All meetings of a legislative body of a local agency that are open and public shall meet the protections and prohibitions contained in Section 202 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.
• § 54953.3 — A member of the public shall not be required, as a condition to attendance at a meeting of a legislative body of a local agency, to register his or her name, to provide other information, to complete
• § 54953.4 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that public access, including through translation of agendas as required by this section, is necessary for an informed populace.
• § 54953.5 — (a) Any person attending an open and public meeting of a legislative body of a local agency shall have the right to record the proceedings in the absence of a reasonable finding by the legislative bod
• § 54953.6 — No legislative body of a local agency shall prohibit or otherwise restrict the broadcast of its open and public meetings in the absence of a reasonable finding that the broadcast cannot be accomplishe
• § 54953.7 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, legislative bodies of local agencies may impose requirements upon themselves which allow greater access to their meetings than prescribed by the minimal sta
• § 54953.8 — (a) The legislative body of a local agency may use teleconferencing as authorized by subdivision (b) of Section 54953 without complying with the requirements of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Sec
• § 54953.8.1 — (a) A health authority may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section 54953.
• § 54953.8.2 — (a) A legislative body of a local agency may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section 54953.
• § 54953.8.3 — (a) A legislative body of a local agency may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section 54953.
• § 54953.8.4 — (a) An eligible neighborhood council may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section 54953.
• § 54953.8.5 — (a) An eligible community college student organization may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section 54953.
• § 54953.8.6 — (a) An eligible subsidiary body may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section 54953.
• § 54953.8.7 — (a) An eligible multijurisdictional body may conduct a teleconference meeting pursuant to Section 54953.
• § 54954 — (a) Each legislative body of a local agency, except for advisory committees or standing committees, shall provide, by ordinance, resolution, bylaws, or by whatever other rule is required for the condu
• § 54954.1 — Any person may request that a copy of the agenda, or a copy of all the documents constituting the agenda packet, of any meeting of a legislative body be mailed to that person.
• § 54954.2 — (a) (1) At least 72 hours before a regular meeting, the legislative body of the local agency, or its designee, shall post an agenda that meets all of the following requirements: (A) The agenda shall c
• § 54954.3 — (a) (1) Every agenda for regular meetings shall provide an opportunity for members of the public to directly address the legislative body on any item of interest to the public, before or during the le
• § 54954.4 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that Section 12 of Chapter 641 of the Statutes of 1986, authorizing reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for costs mandated by the state p
• § 54954.5 — For purposes of describing closed session items pursuant to Section 54954.
• § 54954.6 — (a) (1) Before adopting any new or increased general tax or any new or increased assessment, the legislative body of a local agency shall conduct at least one public meeting at which local officials s
• § 54955 — The legislative body of a local agency may adjourn any regular, adjourned regular, special or adjourned special meeting to a time and place specified in the order of adjournment.
• § 54955.1 — Any hearing being held, or noticed or ordered to be held, by a legislative body of a local agency at any meeting may by order or notice of continuance be continued or recontinued to any subsequent mee
• § 54956 — (a) (1) A special meeting may be called at any time by the presiding officer of the legislative body of a local agency, or by a majority of the members of the legislative body, by delivering written n
• § 54956.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, “emergency situation” means both of the following: (1) An emergency, which shall be defined as a work stoppage, crippling activity, or other activity that severely im
• § 54956.6 — No fees may be charged by the legislative body of a local agency for carrying out any provision of this chapter, except as specifically authorized by this chapter.
• § 54956.7 — Whenever a legislative body of a local agency determines that it is necessary to discuss and determine whether an applicant for a license or license renewal, who has a criminal record, is sufficiently
• § 54956.75 — (a) Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the legislative body of a local agency that has received a confidential final draft audit report from the Bureau of State Audits fro
• § 54956.8 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a legislative body of a local agency may hold a closed session with its negotiator prior to the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property
• § 54956.81 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a legislative body of a local agency that invests pension funds may hold a closed session to consider the purchase or sale of particular, specific
• § 54956.86 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a legislative body of a local agency which provides services pursuant to Section 14087.
• § 54956.87 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the records of a health plan that is licensed pursuant to the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 (Chapter 2.
• § 54956.9 — (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a legislative body of a local agency, based on advice of its legal counsel, from holding a closed session to confer with, or receive advice fr
• § 54956.95 — (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent a joint powers agency formed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1, for purposes of insur
• § 54956.96 — (a) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to prevent the legislative body of a joint powers agency formed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title
• § 54956.97 — Notwithstanding any provision of law, the governing board, or a committee of the governing board, of a public bank, as defined in Section 57600 of the Government Code, may meet in closed session to co
• § 54956.98 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Shareholder, member, or owner local agency” or “shareholder, member, or owner” means a local agency that is a shareholder
• § 54957 — (a) (1) This chapter does not prevent the legislative body of a local agency from holding closed sessions with the Governor, Attorney General, district attorney, agency counsel, sheriff, or chief of p
• § 54957.1 — (a) The legislative body of any local agency shall publicly report any action taken in closed session and the vote or abstention on that action of every member present, as follows: (1) Approval of an
• § 54957.10 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislative body of a local agency may hold closed sessions to discuss a local agency employee’s application for early withdrawal of funds in a deferred c
• § 54957.2 — (a) The legislative body of a local agency may, by ordinance or resolution, designate a clerk or other officer or employee of the local agency who shall then attend each closed session of the legislat
• § 54957.5 — (a) Agendas of public meetings are disclosable public records under the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.
• § 54957.6 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a legislative body of a local agency may hold closed sessions with the local agency’s designated representatives regarding the salaries, salary schedule
• § 54957.7 — (a) Prior to holding any closed session, the legislative body of the local agency shall disclose, in an open meeting, the item or items to be discussed in the closed session.
• § 54957.8 — (a) For purposes of this section, “multijurisdictional law enforcement agency” means a joint powers entity formed pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Tit
• § 54957.9 — In the event that any meeting is willfully interrupted by a group or groups of persons so as to render the orderly conduct of the meeting unfeasible and order cannot be restored by the removal of indi
• § 54957.95 — (a) (1) In addition to authority exercised pursuant to Sections 54954.
• § 54957.96 — (a) The existing authority of a legislative body or its presiding officer to remove or limit participation by persons who engage in behavior that actually disrupts, disturbs, impedes, or renders infea
• § 54958 — The provisions of this chapter shall apply to the legislative body of every local agency notwithstanding the conflicting provisions of any other state law.
• § 54959 — Each member of a legislative body who attends a meeting of that legislative body where action is taken in violation of any provision of this chapter, and where the member intends to deprive the public
• § 54960 — (a) The district attorney or any interested person may commence an action by mandamus, injunction, or declaratory relief for the purpose of stopping or preventing violations or threatened violations o
• § 54960.1 — (a) The district attorney or any interested person may commence an action by mandamus or injunction for the purpose of obtaining a judicial determination that an action taken by a legislative body of
• § 54960.2 — (a) The district attorney or any interested person may file an action to determine the applicability of this chapter to past actions of the legislative body pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 5496
• § 54960.5 — A court may award court costs and reasonable attorney fees to the plaintiff in an action brought pursuant to Section 54960, 54960.
• § 54961 — (a) No legislative body of a local agency shall conduct any meeting in any facility that prohibits the admittance of any person, or persons, on the basis of ancestry or any characteristic listed or de
• § 54962 — Except as expressly authorized by this chapter, or by Sections 1461, 1462, 32106, and 32155 of the Health and Safety Code, or by Sections 37606, 37606.
• § 54963 — (a) A person may not disclose confidential information that has been acquired by being present in a closed session authorized by Section 54956.
• § 54964 — (a) An officer, employee, or consultant of a local agency may not expend or authorize the expenditure of any of the funds of the local agency to support or oppose the approval or rejection of a ballot
• § 54964.5 — (a) A nonprofit organization or an officer, employee, or agent of a nonprofit organization shall not use, or permit another to use, public resources received from any local agency to make a contributi
• § 54965 — The legislative body may, within the powers otherwise conferred by law upon the special district, do and perform all acts necessary to enable the special district to participate in the “Economic Oppor
• § 54970 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that a vast and largely untapped reservoir of talent exists among the citizenry of the State of California, and that rich and varied segments of this great human
• § 54971 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors or its chairman in the case of the county, or the city council or the mayor in the case of a city.
• § 54972 — On or before December 31 of each year, each legislative body shall prepare an appointments list of all regular and ongoing boards, commissions, and committees which are appointed by the legislative bo
• § 54973 — The Local Appointments List shall be made available to members of the public for a reasonable fee which shall not exceed actual cost.
• § 54974 — (a) Whenever an unscheduled vacancy occurs in any board, commission, or committee for which the legislative body has the appointing power, whether due to resignation, death, termination, or other caus
• § 54977 — (a) On and after January 1, 2030, the following shall apply to a city with a population of 50,000 or more: (1) The city shall not appoint members of nonsalaried, nonelected boards or commissions consi
• § 54980 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Legislative body” means the board of supervisors in the case of a county or a city and county, the city council or board of trustees in the case of a city, and the board
• § 54981 — The legislative body of any local agency may contract with any other local agency for the performance by the latter of municipal services or functions within the territory of the former.
• § 54981.7 — A city or county may enter into a contract with an Indian tribe for the city or county to provide fire protection services and police or sheriff protection services for the Indian tribe either solely
• § 54982 — (a) Any agreement entered into pursuant to this chapter shall be for valuable consideration, except as provided in subdivision (b).
• § 54983 — Authority for entering into agreements pursuant to this chapter shall be construed as supplementing existing authority for legislative bodies of local agencies to enter into agreements for the providi
• § 54984 — This chapter shall be known as the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act.
• § 54984.1 — The procedures set forth in this chapter shall be available to any local agency authorized by law to provide water, sewer, or water and sewer service, and authorized to fix, levy, or collect any stand
• § 54984.2 — Any local agency which is authorized by law to provide water, sewer, or water and sewer service, and which is providing either or both of those services within its jurisdiction, may fix, before either
• § 54984.3 — The governing body of the local agency shall adopt a resolution to initiate proceedings to fix a standby charge.
• § 54984.4 — (a) The local agency shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753.
• § 54984.7 — If the procedures set forth in this chapter at the time a charge was established were followed, the governing body may, by resolution, continue a charge pursuant to Section 54984.
• § 54984.8 — After the making of a final determination pursuant to Sections 54984.
• § 54984.9 — (a) A local agency may, by resolution or ordinance, provide that charges that have become delinquent, together with interest and penalties thereon, are a lien on the property when a certificate is fil
• § 54985 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law that prescribes an amount or otherwise limits the amount of a fee or charge that may be levied by a county, a county service area, or a county waterworks
• § 54986 — (a) Prior to either approving an increase in an existing fee or charge or initially imposing a new fee or charge pursuant to Section 54985, the board of supervisors shall hold at least one public meet
• § 54987 — (a) This chapter shall not be construed as granting any additional authority to levy any fee or charge which is not otherwise authorized by another provision of law nor shall its provisions be constru
• § 54988 — (a) (1) In addition to any other remedy provided by law, including the current powers of charter cities, the legislative body of a city, county, or city and county may collect any fee, cost, or charge
• § 54999 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares that many public entities that provide public utility service have imposed capital facilities fees applicable to users of public utility facilities in order to e
• § 54999.1 — For purposes of this chapter: (a) “Actual construction costs” includes the cost of all activities necessary or incidental to the construction of a public utility facility, such as financing, planning,
• § 54999.2 — Any public agency providing public utility service on or after July 21, 1986, may continue to charge, or may increase, an existing capital facilities fee, or may impose a new capital facilities fee af
• § 54999.3 — However, the imposition of a capital facilities fee on any school district, county office of education, community college district, the California State University, the University of California, or st
• § 54999.35 — (a) This section shall apply only to a local publicly owned electric utility or other public agency providing public electric utility service to a public agency in its service territory, as specified
• § 54999.4 — Any capital facilities fees paid prior to March 24, 1988, and not protested or challenged pursuant to law on or before January 1, 1987, shall not be subject to refund, except for capital facilities fe
• § 54999.5 — Capital facilities fees paid by school districts for public utility facilities to serve school facilities for which an application for funding is filed on or after the effective date of this chapter m
• § 54999.6 — Should any provision or clause of this chapter or application thereof to any person or circumstance be held invalid or unconstitutional, that invalidity or unconstitutionality shall not affect other p
• § 54999.7 — (a) Any public agency providing public utility service may impose a fee, including a rate, charge, or surcharge, for any product, commodity, or service provided to a public agency, and any public agen
• § 550 — From the county seat of Sonoma County to Sacramento it is ninety (90) miles.
• § 5500 — As used in this chapter: (a) “Public security” means a bond, note, certificate of indebtedness, or other obligation for the payment of money, issued by any county, city, or public district.
• § 55000 — As used in this chapter, “local agency” means municipal corporation or sanitary district.
• § 55001 — As used in this chapter, “conduits” mean sewers, watermains, and other conduits.
• § 55002 — Under the terms prescribed by its legislative body, a local agency may permit another local agency to construct and maintain conduits in, across, or along its streets and other public places pursuant
• § 55003 — When it is necesary to acquire property in the construction of any outfall sewer or conduit pursuant to this chapter, the property may be acquired by eminent domain.
• § 55004 — All condemnation actions may be brought by and in the name of one local agency designated by all of the parties to the agreement.
• § 5501 — Any authorized officer may, after filing with the Secretary of State his manual signature certified by him under oath, execute or cause to be executed with a facsimile signature in lieu of his manual
• § 5502 — When the seal of this State or any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities, or of any county, city, or public district, is required in the execution of a public security or instrument
• § 55020 — When the legislative body of a local agency finds and by resolution declares that its location is such that it cannot adequately or conveniently be provided with conduits, unless it constructs and mai
• § 55021 — The resolution shall contain: (a) A description of the conduits proposed to be constructed and maintained in the other local agency.
• § 55022 — The resolution shall be accompanied by a written request that permission be granted to the local agency to construct and maintain the conduits described in the resolution.
• § 55023 — The clerk of the local agency shall sign the request.
• § 55024 — In its discretion the legislative body receiving the request and copy of the resolution may grant permission.
• § 55025 — The permission shall be granted by ordinance, or by resolution in the case of a sanitary district.
• § 55026 — The ordinance or resolution shall state any terms and conditions of the permission prescribed by the legislative body.
• § 55027 — If the legislative body grants permission for the construction and maintenance of sewers, it may require as a condition that it may connect its sewers with those constructed under permission and use t
• § 55028 — The cost may be determined by resolutions of the legislative bodies of both local agencies.
• § 5503 — Any person who with intent to defraud uses on a public security or an instrument of payment; (a) A facsimile signature, or any reproduction of it, of any authorized officer, or (b) Any facsimile seal,
• § 5504 — This act shall be so construed as to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law of states which enact it.
• § 5505 — This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act.
• § 55050 — All contracts for the construction or completion of, or for furnishing labor or materials for, any conduits to be constructed by a local agency in another local agency shall be let to the lowest respo
• § 55051 — The legislative body of the local agency constructing the conduits under permission shall advertise inviting sealed proposals for furnishing the labor and materials for the proposed work before any co
• § 55052 — The advertisement shall be published for at least ten days in one or more newspapers published in the local agency.
• § 55053 — The legislative body shall require such bonds as it deems best from the successful bidder to insure the faithful performance of the contract.
• § 55054 — The legislative body may reject any and all bids.
• § 55055 — This chapter does not prohibit the local agency itself from constructing or completing the works and employing the necessary labor without advertisement for proposals or letting of a contract.
• § 55056 — In any city operating under a charter providing for a board of public works, all things required in this article to be performed by its legislative body shall be performed by the board.
• § 55057 — If the charter or general law under which local agency is operating prescribes the manner of letting and entering into contracts of the kind provided for by this chapter, such contracts shall be let a
• § 5506 — If any provision of this chapter or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the chapter which can be
• § 55080 — When the legislative bodies of two or more local agencies determine and adopt a resolution declaring that it will be for the interest or advantage of the local agencies to do so, the legislative bodie
• § 55081 — The agreement may include the joint construction and maintenance of all necessary outfall sewers within or outside of the boundaries of the local agencies.
• § 55082 — The agreement shall provide for the joint payment of the cost of the joint use, benefit, and maintenance of all the outfall sewers and conduits upon the terms and under the regulations approved by the
• § 55083 — The legislative body of each such local agency may bind and obligate the local agency to pay its proportionate part of the construction and maintenance costs of the outfall sewer and conduits at the t
• § 55084 — By unanimous consent, the local agencies may amend or supplement the agreement and permit additional local agencies to become parties to the agreement.
• § 55085 — When by resolution a legislative body determines and declares that it is for the interest or advantage of the local agency to become a party to the amended or supplemental joint agreement, it may prov
• § 55086 — Each such local agency is obligated to pay the proportionate part of the construction and maintenance costs of the outfall sewer and conduit at the times and in the installments provided for in the am
• § 55087 — Each such local agency is also obligated to reimburse the parties to the original agreement for money they expended pursuant to the original agreement.
• § 55088 — An amended or supplemental agreement may be entered into prior to the commencement, during the construction, or after the completion of the outfall sewer and conduit.
• § 55089 — All contracts for construction pursuant to this article shall be made and entered into by one local agency designated by the legislative bodies of all the local agencies in the manner provided in Arti
• § 55090 — By their legislative bodies two or more local agencies may also enter into an agreement with each other for the joint use by them of any outfall sewers and conduits already constructed in whole or in
• § 55091 — The local agencies entering into the agreements may use the streets within such local agencies for the construction and maintenance of outfall sewers and conduits pursuant to this article.
• § 55092 — When it is necessary to extend the outfall sewers and conduits without the limits of the local agencies, they may use public highways without the city limits subject only to the right of the board of
• § 55093 — When a local agency enters into an agreement pursuant to this article, the proportionate part of the costs required to be paid by it in the agreement may be raised by any legal means including the iss
• § 551 — From the county seat of Stanislaus County to Sacramento it is seventy-seven (77) miles.
• § 55110 — Upon the terms prescribed by its legislative body, a local agency may enter into an agreement with other local agencies for the joint construction, ownership, or use of sewage treatment plants and oth
• § 55111 — The contracts may provide for the maintenance and operation of the plant or works and the percentages of the maintenance and operation cost to be paid by the local agencies entering into the agreement
• § 55112 — Any local agency may issue bonds to pay all or part of the cost of construction of or ownership in the plant or works, or of purchasing capacity in the plant or works or a right to use them, as provid
• § 55113 — Bonds issued by a city pursuant to this article shall be issued substantially pursuant to Article 1, Chapter 4, Division 4, Title 4.
• § 55114 — In chartered cities bonds shall be issued pursuant to the city charter.
• § 55115 — Bonds issued by a sanitary district shall be issued substantially in the manner provided in the act under which the district is incorporated.
• § 552 — From the county seat of Sutter County to Sacramento it is fifty-eight (58) miles.
• § 553 — From the county seat of Tehama County to Sacramento it is one hundred and thirty-five (135) miles.
• § 55300 — As used in this chapter, “local agency” means county, city, and sanitary district.
• § 55301 — As used in this chapter, “conduits” mean sewers, water mains, or other conduits.
• § 55302 — As used in this chapter, “lines” mean pole lines for the transmission of electricity and electric energy.
• § 55303 — All powers and duties conferred upon the Public Utilities Commission by this chapter are exclusive.
• § 55304 — This chapter is alternative to, and does not repeal, Chapter 1.
• § 55305 — Under the terms prescribed by its legislative body a city or sanitary district may permit a local agency to construct and maintain conduits and lines in, along, or across its streets and other public
• § 55306 — The resolution of necessity and request for permission of a local agency to construct and maintain conduits and poles in another city or sanitary district shall be made and submitted pursuant to Artic
• § 55307 — If a city or sanitary district, grants permission for the construction and maintenance of sewers, it may connect its sewer and those of its inhabitants with the sewers constructed, and use such sewers
• § 55308 — A local agency shall let contracts for furnishing labor or materials for the construction or completion of conduits or line constructed by it in another city or sanitary district pursuant to Article 3
• § 55309 — If a controversy arises between the local agencies after permission has been granted by a city or sanitary district or by the Public Utilities Commission concerning the construction, operation, mainte
• § 55310 — The Public Utilities Commission shall hear and determine the complaint pursuant to the Public Utilities Act.
• § 55330 — When the legislative body of a local agency and the legislative bodies of one or more cities or sanitary districts find and adopt a resolution declaring that it will be for the interests or advantage
• § 55331 — The legislative body of each local agency may bind or obligate it to pay a proportionate part of the construction and maintenance costs of the conduits or lines at the times and in the installments so
• § 55332 — All contracts for construction of conduits or lines pursuant to this article shall be made and entered into by one of the local agencies designated by the legislative bodies of all the local agencies
• § 55333 — The legislative body of a local agency and the legislative bodies of one or more cities or sanitary districts may enter into an agreement with each other for the joint use by them of any conduits or l
• § 55360 — For the purposes of this chapter, all conduits and lines are declared to be public utilities.