SECTIONS 8160-8161 - California Statutes

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE

SECTION 8160-8161

8160. Before the construction of any project, and before the
calling of any election for the issuance of bonds, the commission
shall employ one or more engineers, or contract for engineering
services with any city within the district or with the county, who
shall make all necessary surveys, and prepare maps showing the
location, cross-section and profile of the proposed project. The
engineer shall also prepare specifications for the construction of
the project and estimates of the cost of construction and of
acquiring rights of way. These surveys, maps, specifications and
estimates shall, upon approval by the commission, be promptly adopted
by order entered upon the minutes and filed with its secretary, and
when so adopted shall constitute the plan of the district for the
proposed project.

8161. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8117, upon the
completion of the surveys referred to in Section 8160 and upon
recommendation of the engineer or engineers, in which recommendation
shall be included the estimate of cost of each proposed improvement,
the commission by resolution duly adopted and recorded in its minutes
may approve any changes in the location or locations of the projects
described by the board of supervisors in its resolution of intention
to form the district, as to the commission may appear reasonable and
proper under the circumstances. The said resolution shall set forth
the reasons for such changes or additions and the cost of each
project as recommended in the engineer's report.