The district may be merged into or consolidated with any other public agency which may be established by law upon such terms as the board of directors shall specify in a resolution to be submitted to the electors of the district for approval in the manner provided in Sections 29540 to 29545, inclusive, of this part insofar as possible. The resolution authorizing consolidation or merger shall not take effect unless and until a majority of the votes cast are in favor of the proposed merger or consolidation. In the event of merger or consolidation, the surviving entity or the consolidated entity shall succeed to all the powers, duties, purposes, responsibilities, liabilities, and jurisdiction now or hereafter vested by law in the district.

(Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

Terms Used In California Public Utilities Code 28957

  • directors: as used in this part , means the board of directors of the district. See California Public Utilities Code 28508
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Public agency: as used in this part , includes the State of California, and any county, city and county, city, district, or other political subdivision or public entity of, or organized under the laws of, this State. See California Public Utilities Code 28509
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