California · Public Utilities Code - PUC

PUC §16431: A district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease, or otherwise acquire, hold and enjoy, and lease or dispose of, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district,

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A district may acquire, hold, and dispose of real and personal property through grants, purchases, gifts, devises, leases, or other means, located inside or outside the district.

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A district may take by grant, purchase, gift, devise, or lease, or otherwise acquire, hold and enjoy, and lease or dispose of, real and personal property of every kind within or without the district, when in the judgment of the board it is for the best interests of the district so to do.

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