California

Water Code

10,139 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 1701.3 — (a) After a petition is filed, the board may request additional information reasonably necessary to clarify, amplify, correct, or otherwise supplement the information required to be submitted under th
• § 1701.4 — If, within the period provided, the petitioner does not provide the information requested pursuant to Section 1701.
• § 1702 — Before permission to make such a change is granted the petitioner shall establish, to the satisfaction of the board, and it shall find, that the change will not operate to the injury of any legal user
• § 1703 — After filing a petition for permission to make a change, the petitioner, in case the board so requires, shall cause notice thereof to be given or published in the manner prescribed by the board.
• § 1703.1 — Any interested person, within the time allowed in the notice of petition, or within the time the board may allow for good cause shown, may file with the board a written protest against approval of the
• § 1703.2 — The protest shall meet all of the following requirements: (a) State the name and address of the protestant.
• § 1703.3 — The board may request from the protestant additional information reasonably necessary to clarify, amplify, correct, or otherwise supplement the information required to be submitted pursuant to Section
• § 1703.4 — The protestant and the petitioner shall make a good faith effort to resolve the protest not later than 180 days from the date the period provided pursuant to Section 1703.
• § 1703.5 — The board may request from the protestant or the petitioner additional information that the board determines is reasonably necessary to attempt to resolve the protest.
• § 1703.6 — (a) The board may cancel a protest or petition for failure to provide information requested by the board under this chapter within the period provided.
• § 1704 — (a) The board, after a hearing, may approve with conditions, or deny, a petition.
• § 1704.1 — The Division of Water Rights shall conduct a field investigation of all minor protested petitions for change.
• § 1704.2 — The Division of Water Rights may request the parties to submit information in support of their positions.
• § 1704.3 — Based upon the field investigation and any other information obtained under this chapter, the Division of Water Rights shall issue an order acting on the minor petition for change unless the board in
• § 1704.4 — For purposes of this chapter, a minor petition for change means either of the following: (a) Any petition which does not involve direct diversions in excess of three cubic-feet per second or storage i
• § 1705 — After the hearing, the board shall grant or refuse, as the facts warrant, permission to change the point of diversion, place of use, purpose of use, or any other provision or condition.
• § 1706 — The person entitled to the use of water by virtue of an appropriation other than under the Water Commission Act or this code may change the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use if other
• § 1707 — (a) (1) Any person entitled to the use of water, whether based upon an appropriative, riparian, or other right, may petition the board pursuant to this chapter, Chapter 6.
• § 1725 — (a) A permittee or licensee may temporarily change the point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use due to a transfer or exchange of water or water rights if the transfer would only involve the
• § 1725.5 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “Consumptively used” means the amount of water that has been consumed through use by evapotranspiration, has percolated underground,
• § 1726 — (a) (1) A permittee or licensee who proposes a temporary change shall submit to the board a petition to change the terms of the permit or license as required to accomplish the proposed temporary chang
• § 1727 — (a) This section applies to a petition for temporary change for which notice is provided to the board under this section no later than January 31 of the year in which the transfer will be initiated.
• § 1728 — (a) The board shall review a petition for a temporary change of water rights in accordance with this section.
• § 1729 — A proposed temporary change under this article shall be exempt from the requirements of Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code.
• § 1731 — Following the expiration of the temporary change period, all rights shall automatically revert to the original holder of the right without any action by the board.
• § 1732 — The petitioner shall not initiate or increase the use of groundwater to replace surface water transferred pursuant to this article, except in compliance with Sections 1745.
• § 1735 — The board may consider a petition for a long-term transfer of water or water rights involving a change of point of diversion, place of use, or purpose of use.
• § 1736 — The board, after providing notice and opportunity for a hearing, including, but not limited to, written notice to, and an opportunity for review and recommendation by, the Department of Fish and Wildl
• § 1737 — Following the expiration of the long-term transfer period, all rights shall automatically revert to the original holders of the right without any action by the board.
• § 174 — (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that in order to provide for the orderly and efficient administration of the water resources of the state, it is necessary to establish a control board th
• § 1740 — Any water right determined under a court decree issued pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 2500) of Part 3 shall be transferable pursuant to this chapter and Chapter 10 (commencing with Sec
• § 1745 — As used in this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Person” includes a public agency.
• § 1745.02 — A water supplier may, for a consideration to be specified in the contract, contract with persons entitled to service within the supplier’s service area to reduce or eliminate for a specified period of
• § 1745.03 — Services performed under a contract entered into pursuant to this chapter or Chapter 3.
• § 1745.04 — A water supplier may contract with a state drought water bank or with any other state or local water supplier or user inside or outside the service area of the water supplier to transfer, or store as
• § 1745.05 — (a) Water stored by the water supplier and water made available from either of the following sources may be transferred by the water supplier pursuant to Section 1745.
• § 1745.06 — A water supplier may transfer water pursuant to Section 1745.
• § 1745.07 — No transfer of water pursuant to this article or any other provision of law shall cause a forfeiture, diminution, or impairment of any water rights.
• § 1745.08 — This article is in addition to, and not a limitation on, the authority of any public agency under any other provision of law, including, but not limited to, Article 1 (commencing with Section 1725).
• § 1745.09 — Nothing in this article does any of the following: (a) Creates in any person a right to require any water supplier to enter into a contract providing for the reduction or elimination of water use or f
• § 1745.10 — A water user that transfers surface water pursuant to this article may not replace that water with groundwater unless the groundwater use is either of the following: (a) Consistent with a groundwater
• § 1745.11 — Nothing in this article prohibits the transfer of previously recharged groundwater from an overdrafted groundwater basin or the replacement of transferred surface water with groundwater previously rec
• § 175 — (a) There is in the California Environmental Protection Agency the State Water Resources Control Board consisting of five members appointed by the Governor.
• § 175.5 — (a) A member of the board shall not participate in any board action pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 13320) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 in which the board member has a disqualifying finan
• § 1750 — As used in this chapter “works” includes dams, tunnels, diversion works, ditches, and other works or constructions.
• § 1751 — As used in this chapter “power” includes electricity, electrical power, and other power.
• § 1752 — The board shall determine the pro rata and other costs provided for in this chapter.
• § 176 — The annual salary of the members of the board is provided for by Chapter 6 (commencing at Section 11550) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
• § 177 — All members of the board shall be appointed for terms of four years.
• § 1775 — If at any time it appears to the board, after a hearing of the persons interested and an investigation, that the full capacity of the works built or constructed, or being built or constructed, under a
• § 1776 — The board shall take into consideration the reasonable cost of the original and new work, the good faith of the applicant, the market for water or power to be supplied by the original and the new work
• § 1777 — The applicant shall be required to pay to the person owning the works a pro rata portion of the total cost of the old and the new works.
• § 1778 — If the water is used or to be used for irrigation or domestic purposes, the pro rata portion of the cost shall be based upon the proportion of the water used by the original and the subsequent users o
• § 1779 — If the water is used or to be used for the generation of power, the pro rata portion of the cost shall be based upon the relative amount of power capable of being developed by the original and the new
• § 178 — The members of the board may be removed from office by the Legislature, by concurrent resolution adopted by a majority vote of all members elected to each house, for dereliction of duty or corruption
• § 1780 — If a portion of the water is used or to be used for irrigation and another portion is used or to be used for the generation of power, the applicant shall pay to the person owning the works a pro rata
• § 1781 — If any of the water is used or to be used for purposes other than those specified in this article, the applicant shall pay to the person owning the works such a pro rata portion of the total cost of t
• § 1782 — The applicant shall also pay a proper pro rata share, based as above provided in this article, of the cost of maintaining the works, on and after beginning the occupancy and use thereof.
• § 179 — The board succeeds to and is vested with all of the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, and jurisdiction vested in the Department and Director of Public Works, the Division of Water Resources
• § 179.6 — The board, or representatives authorized by the board to do so, may call, conduct or attend conferences or hearings, official or unofficial, within or without this state, or otherwise participate in s
• § 179.7 — As to any matter involving the United States, its departments or agencies, which is within the scope of the power and duties of the board, the board may represent the interest of the state or any coun
• § 18 — “State” means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States.
• § 1800 — If it appears to the board that the full capacity of the works built or constructed, or being built or constructed, under an appropriation of water under the Water Commission Act or this code, will no
• § 1801 — The repairing, improving, adding to, supplementing, or enlarging of works under this article, shall not materially interfere with the proper use thereof by the owner of the works nor materially injure
• § 181 — The board shall maintain its headquarters at Sacramento and may establish branch offices in such parts of the state as the board deems necessary.
• § 1810 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the state, nor any regional or local public agency may deny a bona fide transferor of water the use of a water conveyance facility which has unused
• § 1811 — As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) “Bona fide transferor” means a person or public agency as defined in Section 20009 of the Government Code with a con
• § 1812 — The state, regional, or local public agency owning the water conveyance facility shall in a timely manner determine the following: (a) The amount and availability of unused capacity.
• § 1813 — In making the determinations required by this article, the respective public agency shall act in a reasonable manner consistent with the requirements of law to facilitate the voluntary sale, lease, or
• § 1814 — This article shall apply to only 70 percent of the unused capacity.
• § 1815 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 1810, a transferor of water shall not use a water conveyance facility that has unused capacity to transfer water from a groundwater basin underlying desert lands that is in
• § 182 — The Governor shall designate the chairperson of the board from the membership of the board.
• § 1825 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the state take vigorous action to enforce the terms and conditions of permits, licenses, certifications, and registrations to appropriate water, to enforce sta
• § 183 — The board may hold any hearings and conduct any investigations in any part of the state necessary to carry out the powers vested in it, and for such purposes has the powers conferred upon heads of dep
• § 1831 — (a) When the board determines that any person is violating, or threatening to violate, any requirement described in subdivision (d), the board may issue an order to that person to cease and desist fro
• § 1832 — Cease and desist orders of the board shall be effective upon the issuance thereof.
• § 1834 — (a) In the event that a violation of a requirement described in subdivision (d) of Section 1831 is occurring or threatening to occur, the board shall give notice by personal notice, certified mail, in
• § 1835 — As used in this chapter, “person” includes any city, county, district, the state, or any department or agency thereof, and the United States to the extent authorized by law.
• § 1836 — Nothing in this chapter shall preclude the board from issuing any order or taking any other action authorized pursuant to Sections 275 and 1052.
• § 184 — The Department of Water Resources shall have an interest and may appear as a party in any hearing held by the board and may commence or appear in any judicial proceeding brought to inquire into the va
• § 1840 — (a) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a person who, on or after January 1, 2016, diverts 10 acre-feet of water per year or more under a permit or license shall install and maintain a device o
• § 1841 — (a) The board may adopt regulations requiring measurement and reporting of water diversion and use by either of the following: (1) Persons authorized to appropriate water under a permit, license, regi
• § 1841.5 — (a) For the purposes of a device installed pursuant to Section 1840 or 1841 or a method of measurement proposed and adopted pursuant to Section 934 or 935 of Title 23 of the California Code of Regulat
• § 1845 — (a) Upon the failure of any person to comply with a cease and desist order issued by the board pursuant to this chapter, the Attorney General, upon the request of the board, shall petition the superio
• § 1846 — (a) A person or entity may be liable for a violation of any of the following in an amount not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each day in which the violation occurs: (1) A term or conditio
• § 1846.5 — (a) An urban retail water supplier who commits any of the violations identified in subdivision (b) may be liable in an amount not to exceed the following, as applicable: (1) If the violation occurs in
• § 1847 — (a) A person or entity may be liable for a violation of any of the requirements of subdivision (b) in an amount not to exceed the sum of the following: (1) Five hundred dollars ($500), plus two hundre
• § 1848 — (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), remedies under this chapter are in addition to, and do not supersede or limit, any other remedy, civil or criminal.
• § 185 — The board shall adopt rules for the conduct of its affairs in conformity, as nearly as practicable, with the provisions of Chapter 3.
• § 1850 — Any factual or legal determinations made pursuant to a cease and desist order shall be conclusive and shall preclude any party to the order from raising those issues in any subsequent administrative p
• § 1851 — Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit or abridge the right of any person to bring an action for equitable or legal relief for harm caused by an unauthorized diversion or a violation of a
• § 186 — (a) The board shall have any powers, and may employ any legal counsel and other personnel and assistance, that may be necessary or convenient for the exercise of its duties authorized by law.
• § 187 — The board, regional water quality control boards, the Department of Water Resources, and other state agencies shall, to the fullest extent possible, exchange records, reports, material, and any other
• § 188 — The board may expend money appropriated for the administration of the laws the administration of which is committed to the board.
• § 188.5 — The board shall publish biennial progress reports relating to the activities of the board and California regional water quality control boards.
• § 189 — (a) There is hereby established the Office of Sustainable Water Solutions within the state board, which may be administered by the state board as a separate organizational unit or within the state boa
• § 189.3 — (a) The board, in consultation with the regional water quality control boards, and the Division of the State Architect within the Department of General Services shall recommend best design and use pra
• § 189.5 — (a) This section shall be known, and may be cited, as the Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Act.
• § 189.7 — (a) Outreach to identify issues of environmental justice needs to begin as early as possible in state board or regional board planning, policy, and permitting processes.
• § 19 — “Person” means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company.
• § 190 — Whenever the State of California is specifically invited by federal law to participate in any interstate commission to plan for the regional development of water and related resources, the Governor sh
• § 2 — The provisions of this code, in so far as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations the
• § 20 — “United States” means the United States of America, and in relation to any particular matter includes the officers, agents, employees, agencies, or instrumentalities authorized to act in relation ther
• § 2000 — In any suit brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State for determination of rights to water, the court may order a reference to the board, as referee, of any or all issues involved i
• § 2001 — In any suit brought in any court of competent jurisdiction in this State for determination of rights to water, the court may refer the suit to the board for investigation of and report upon any or all
• § 2010 — The board may base its report solely upon its own investigations or in addition thereto may hold hearings and take testimony.
• § 2011 — The report of the board as referee may contain such opinion upon the law and the facts as it deems proper in view of the issues submitted.
• § 2012 — The report shall set forth such findings of fact and conclusions of law as may be required by the court’s order of reference.
• § 2013 — Before filing its report the board shall announce it in the form of a draft.
• § 2014 — The board shall mail notice of the draft, together with a copy of the draft, to the parties or their attorneys.
• § 2015 — Within 30 days after the date of the mailing of the draft, or within such further time as the court may for good cause allow, any party may file objections to it with the board.
• § 2016 — After the objections have been considered by the board or a hearing has been held thereon if deemed advisable by it, the board shall file its report as referee with the clerk of the court and give not
• § 2017 — The report of the board as referee is subject to review by the court upon exceptions thereto filed with the clerk of the court within 30 days after date of mailing notice of the filing of the report.
• § 2018 — No exception to the report shall be considered, except in the court’s discretion or for good cause shown, unless it appears that the matter of the exception was presented to the board in the form of a
• § 2019 — The report filed by the board is prima facie evidence of the physical facts therein found; but the court shall hear such evidence as may be offered by any party to rebut the report or the prima facie
• § 2020 — (a) At any time after filing of the report by the board as provided in Section 2016 the board, if it appears that underground water is being pumped in an amount which, if not restricted, would destroy
• § 20200 — As used in this chapter, “water district” means any district or other political subdivision, other than a city or county, a primary function of which is the irrigation, reclamation, or drainage of lan
• § 20201 — Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board of any water district may, by ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter, provide compensation to members of the governing board, unless
• § 20201.5 — Reimbursement for expenses of members of a governing board of a water district is subject to Sections 53232.
• § 20202 — In any ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter to increase the amount of compensation which may be received by members of the governing board of a water district above the amount of one hundred dol
• § 20203 — Any water district described in Section 20201 is authorized to adopt ordinances pursuant to this chapter.
• § 20204 — An ordinance adopted pursuant to this chapter shall become effective 60 days from the date of its final passage.
• § 20205 — If a petition protesting against the adoption of the ordinance is presented to the governing board of the water district prior to the effective date of the ordinance, the ordinance shall be suspended
• § 20206 — If the governing board does not entirely repeal the ordinance against which a petition is filed, the governing board shall submit the ordinance to the voters either at a regular election or a special
• § 20207 — Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the provisions of the Elections Code applicable to the right of referendum on legislative acts of districts shall govern the procedure on ordinances again
• § 2021 — Where a preliminary injunction has been granted pursuant to Section 2020, the final judgment shall equitably compensate in quantities of water for such variations as there may be between the rights of
• § 20220 — (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a mobilehome used primarily for residential purposes and located on rental spaces within a mobilehome park is not property subject to ad valorem propert
• § 2040 — In acting pursuant to this chapter the board shall not be entitled to any fee for its services but shall be paid or reimbursed the total expense incurred by it, including salaries, wages, traveling ex
• § 2041 — If the funds available for use by the board are inadequate to permit it to advance the expense of a reference, or if in its opinion the payment of the expense of any reference is not reasonably certai
• § 2042 — During the pendency of any reference, upon motion of the board and upon a hearing by the court after at least 10 days’ notice to the parties, the court may order such interim or partial payments of th
• § 2043 — The total expense shall be equitably apportioned by the board against the parties to the suit, and a statement thereof and of the apportionment shall be sent by registered mail by the board to the par
• § 2045 — Upon application in writing by any party aggrieved within 30 days after the statement of final expense and its apportionment has been mailed to the parties, the court shall after expiration of that pe
• § 2046 — Any party failing to object to the expense of a reference or the apportionment thereof is conclusively deemed to have waived all objection thereto.
• § 2047 — If no objection is filed with the court within the prescribed period, the court upon ex parte application of the board shall enter a judgment against the parties in favor of the board in the amounts a
• § 2048 — Upon the hearing of objections to the expense or the apportionment thereof the court shall determine the expense and its apportionment as the court deems equitable and shall enter judgment against the
• § 205 — The department may join associations of representatives of other States which have been established for not less than 10 years and which have for their purpose the promotion of reclamation and irrigat
• § 20500 — This division shall be known and may be cited as the Irrigation District Law.
• § 20510 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.
• § 20511 — The definition of a word applies to any of its variants.
• § 20512 — “Include” except when used in relation to the inclusion of land into a district does not necessarily exclude matters not enumerated.
• § 20513 — “District” means any irrigation district formed pursuant to any law of this State or to this division except the Palo Verde Irrigation District.
• § 20514 — “Improvement district” means an improvement district formed pursuant to the Irrigation District Improvement Act or to this division.
• § 20516 — “Rules” include “regulations.
• § 20517 — “Land” except in Chapter 2A (commencing with Section 23800) of Part 7 and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 26875) of Part 11 means land in the district or proposed district involved.
• § 20518 — “Principal county” means the county in which all the land is situated, or if the land is situated in more than one county, the county in which the greatest portion of the area of the land is situated.
• § 20519 — “Affected county” means any county in which land is situated.
• § 20520 — “Office county” means the county in which the principal office of a district is kept.
• § 20521 — “Board” means the board of directors of a district.
• § 20522 — “President” means the president of the board.
• § 20523 — “Secretary” means the secretary of the board.
• § 20524 — “Elective officers” irrespective of the method of selection in any particular instance are: (a) A director from each division except as otherwise provided in this division.
• § 20525 — “General district election” is the district election required to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year.
• § 20526 — “Bond election” means an election provided for in Chapter 4 of Part 4.
• § 20527 — “Elector,” “voter,” and “precinct board” have respectively the same meaning as in the Elections Code, but an “elector” or “voter” shall also be a resident of the district or proposed district involved
• § 20527.10 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 20527 or any other provision of law, in the Glenn Colusa Irrigation District, every owner of real property within the district, but no others, may vote at district election
• § 20527.11 — (a) The Board of Directors of the Richvale Irrigation District may adopt a resolution that authorizes persons holding title to real property within the district, or their legal representative, to vote
• § 20527.12 — (a) (1) This section only applies to the James Irrigation District.
• § 20527.13 — (a) (1) This section only applies to the Corcoran Irrigation District.
• § 20527.5 — Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law to the contrary, in the Jackson Valley Irrigation District every owner of real property within the district, but no others, may vote at ele
• § 20527.6 — (a) Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law to the contrary, in the Camp Far West Irrigation District in Placer and Yuba Counties, “elector” and “voter” shall mean a person, corpo
• § 20527.7 — Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law, in the Montague Water Conservation District in Siskiyou County every owner of real property within the district, but no others, may vote a
• § 20527.8 — Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law, in the Cordua Irrigation District every owner of land within the district, but no others, may vote at elections for directors or otherwise
• § 20527.9 — Notwithstanding Section 20527, or any other provision of law, in the Provident Irrigation District in Glenn and Colusa Counties every owner of real property within the district, but no others, may vot
• § 20527.91 — Notwithstanding Section 20527 or any other provision of law, in the Big Springs Irrigation District in Siskiyou County and in the Princeton-Codora-Glenn Irrigation District, every owner of real proper
• § 20528 — “Holder of title” includes a holder of evidence of title and, also, a holder of land under a possessory right acquired by entry or purchase from the United States or the State of California.
• § 20529 — “Property” except in Part 10 embraces all real and personal property, including water, water rights, works, franchises, concessions and rights.
• § 20530 — “Works” includes dams, reservoirs, wells, conduits, pumps, power houses, power generating equipment, power lines, and their appurtenances.
• § 20531 — “Conduits” include canals, laterals, ditches, flumes, pipes, and their appurtenances.
• § 20532 — “Acquire” includes construct, purchase, lease, exchange, condemn, jointly acquire when joint acquisition is permitted, and contract to acquire.
• § 20533 — “Dispose” includes lease, sell, contract to lease, contract to sell, and the making of any instrument necessary therefor.
• § 20534 — “Operate” includes use, maintain, and repair.
• § 20535 — “Assessee” means the person to whom property is assessed.
• § 20536 — “Assessment book” includes any substantial record showing the information required to be kept in it, whether in the form of bound volumes or of cards arranged and kept to provide a record of the asses
• § 20537 — “Completion assessment” means an assessment levied pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Part 10.
• § 20538 — “Particular purpose assessment” means an assessment levied pursuant to Article 3 of Chapter 2 of Part 10.
• § 20539 — “Emergency assessment” means an assessment levied pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 2 of Part 10.
• § 20540 — “Limited assessments” means any or all of the following: (a) Completion assessment.
• § 20541 — “Charges” includes tolls.
• § 20542 — “Refund” includes fund.
• § 20543 — “Road” includes streets, highways, and alleys.
• § 20560 — Districts, regardless of the date of formation, are subject to the provisions of this division.
• § 20560.2 — In the case of any district that owns and operates facilities for the generation, transmission, distribution, and retail sale of electric power, the district shall give notice to the California Debt a
• § 20561 — Nothing in this division impairs the validity of any district formed prior to the effective date of this division, its rights, or obligations.
• § 20562 — Whenever by this division a notice is required to be published for a designated number of weeks or once a week for a designated number of weeks, the notice need be published on only one day of each we
• § 20563 — Whenever any act is required to be done or proceeding taken on the first Tuesday in any month, the act may be done or proceeding had upon the day of the month otherwise specified for the regular meeti
• § 20564 — Whenever an instrument provided for in this division is acknowledged or proved, it shall have the same effect as evidence as a conveyance of real property which has been acknowledged and in case of an
• § 20565 — Whenever an instrument is by this division required to be acknowledged, each signer shall acknowledge the instrument, or his signature shall be proved, in the manner provided by law before his signatu
• § 20566 — A guardian, conservator, executor, administrator, or other person holding property in a trust capacity under appointment of court may sign any petition provided for in this division, when authorized b
• § 20566.1 — A district with respect to land owned by it may through its board sign any petition provided for in this division.
• § 20567 — If any land is assessed on any assessment book to unknown or fictitiously named owners, or to unnamed owners in addition to any owner or owners named thereon, the land has, for the purposes of any pet
• § 20568 — The holder of title to an undivided interest in any land may sign any petition provided for in this division.
• § 20568.1 — No person may sign for the owner of property or the owner of an undivided interest therein without the authorization of the owner.
• § 20569 — The value of any land and the holders of title to the land are conclusively determined, for the purpose of any petition provided for in this division, by the district assessment book last equalized at
• § 20570 — It is reaffirmed that districts are state agencies formed and existing for governmental purposes.
• § 20571 — Assessments of a district, for whatsoever purpose, levied on all assessable land at a like rate on the basis of the assessed valuation of the land are hereby declared to be charges for the services fu
• § 20573 — Districts governed by this division are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.
• § 20590 — As used in this chapter “public land” is limited to land belonging to the State which is subject to entry or has been entered and for which no certificate of purchase has been issued.
• § 20591 — Public land is subject to all of the provisions of law relating to districts to the same extent and in the same manner as land in private ownership.
• § 20592 — When public land is affected, all notices required by this division shall promptly after issuance be served upon the State Lands Commission by mailing to its office a copy inclosed in a sealed envelop
• § 20593 — Nothing in this chapter creates any obligation against the State to pay any assessments or charges.