SECTIONS 35875-35886 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 35875-35886

35875. Districts may cooperate and contract with the United States,
under the Federal Reclamation Act of June 17, 1902, and all acts
amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto or any act of Congress
heretofore or hereafter enacted permitting cooperation.

35876. The cooperation and contract may be for any or all of the
following purposes:
(a) Acquisition, extension, or operation of works for irrigation
or drainage or flood control.
(b) A water supply.
(c) Assumption as principal or guarantor of indebtedness to the
United States.
(d) To receive or borrow money from the United States and provide
for the repayment thereof, for the purpose of constructing projects,
distribution systems or other works for the district or for any
distribution district or improvement district formed therein, which
said works shall be used for the storage, regulation, control,
development and distribution of water for the irrigation of land or
for the use, control and distribution of drainage water within the
district or for flood control purposes.

35877. Districts may carry out and perform the terms of any
contract so made.

35878. To carry out the preceding sections of this article a
district has all powers, rights, and privileges possessed by
irrigation districts and may exercise those powers, rights, and
privileges in the same manner as irrigation districts as provided in
the Irrigation District Federal Cooperation Law.

35879. If any provision of the Irrigation District Federal
Cooperation Law is held unconstitutional, that decision shall not
affect the validity of the adoption by reference in this article of
the remaining portions of that law.

35880. In any contract made between a district and the United
States pursuant to this chapter, the land which may be charged with
any taxes or assessments under the contract shall be designated and
described.

35881. A proposal to enter into a contract with the United States
for any purpose other than obtaining a water supply shall be
authorized at an election.

35882. Proceedings at the election shall be had insofar as
applicable in the manner provided in the case of issuance of general
obligation bonds.

35883. Notice of the election shall specify:
a. The time and place of the election.
b. The purpose of the election.
c. A brief statement of the general purpose of the contract.
d. The amount of money to be paid to the United States under the
contract.

35884. The ballots at the election shall contain a brief statement
of the general purpose of the contract substantially as stated in the
notice of election and the amount of money to be paid to the United
States under the contract with the words "Contract--Yes" and
"Contract--No."

35886. The board may execute the contract on behalf of the district
if two-thirds of the votes cast at the election favor the contract.