§ 21575 Any district having less than 2,500 acres within its boundaries, …
§ 21576 The board of the district may petition the board of supervisors of …
§ 21577 The board of supervisors shall thereupon find whether or not there …
§ 21578 If the board of supervisors finds as to all of such matters in the …
§ 21579 Upon the making of the order, there shall be no divisions in the …
§ 21580 From the adoption of the order the district shall have three …
§ 21581 The making of the order does not change any term of office.
§ 21582 At least 120 days before any general district election a majority of …
§ 21583 The petition shall contain a showing that it is expedient to divide …
§ 21584 The board may independently investigate whether or not the facts are …
§ 21585 Within 30 days after the filing of the petition the board shall find …
§ 21586 If the board finds in the affirmative, it shall forthwith order the …
§ 21587 At the general district election next following the making of the …
§ 21605 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subdivision (b) …

Terms Used In California Codes > Water Code > Division 11 > Part 4 > Chapter 1 > Article 2 - Abolition and Reestablishment of Divisions

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • City: includes city and county and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Public Utilities Code 19
  • Commission: means the Public Utilities Commission created by §. See California Public Utilities Code 20
  • commissioner: means a member of the commission. See California Public Utilities Code 20
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County: includes city and county. See California Water Code 14
  • County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Executive session: A portion of the Senate's daily session in which it considers executive business.
  • 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.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Public Utilities Code 17
  • Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Public Utilities Code 10
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.