ARTICLE 3. Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts [5500. - 5595.]

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC 3.
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Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5500. Section 5500.

As used in this article, the following definitions apply: (a) “District” means any regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district formed pursuant to this article. (b) “He” or “he or she” means they. (c) “Him” or “him or her” means them. (d) “His” or “his or her” means their.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5502. Section 5502.

(a) Three or more cities, together with any parcel or parcels of city or county territory, whether in the same or different counties, may organize and incorporate. All the territory in the proposed district shall be contiguous. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), one or more cities, together with any parcel or parcels of city or county territory, whether in the same or different counties, the territory of all of which when combined has a population of at least 50,000, may organize and incorporate. All the territory in the proposed district shall be contiguous.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5503. Section 5503.

Whenever it is desired to form a district, a petition requesting the creation and maintenance of a district, and describing the exterior boundaries of the proposed district shall be signed by at least 5,000 electors residing within the territory proposed to be included in the district and shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the county containing the largest area within the proposed district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5503.5. Section 5503.5.

(a) In lieu of a petition described in Section 5503, a proposal to form a new district may also be made by the adoption of a resolution of application by the legislative body of any county or city that contains the territory proposed to be included in the district. (b) The resolution of application shall contain all of the following: (1) The methods by which the district will be financed, including, but not limited to, special taxes and fees. (2) The proposed name for the district and the reasons for forming it. (3) A description of the territory to be included in the district. (c) Before adopting a resolution of application, the legislative body shall hold a public hearing on the resolution. Notice of the hearing shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in one or more newspapers of general circulation within the county or city and on the city or county’s Internet Web site. At least 20 days before the hearing, the legislative body shall give mailed notice of its hearing to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county. The notice shall generally describe the proposed formation of the district and the territory proposed to be included in the district. (d) At the hearing, the legislative body shall give any person an opportunity to present his or her views on the resolution of application. (e) The clerk of the legislative body shall file a certified copy of the resolution of application with the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the principal county.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5504. Section 5504.

A petition may consist of any number of separate instruments, all of which together shall constitute one petition. Each instrument shall contain the affidavit of the person who circulated it, certifying that each signature is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Every elector signing the petition shall write his address opposite his signature. The clerk of the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district, shall check and verify the signatures to the petition and certify the result of the examination to the board of supervisors.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5505. Section 5505.

If the petition contains names of electors residing in a county other than the one having the largest area within the proposed district, and does not contain the requisite number of signatures of electors residing in the county having the largest area within the proposed district, a duplicate original of the petition shall be filed with the board of supervisors of the other county, and the clerk of the board of supervisors of the other county shall likewise check and verify the signatures to the petition and certify the result to the board of supervisors of his county, and thereupon copies of the clerk’s certificates shall be transmitted to each county affected.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506. Section 5506.

If the petition contains sufficient signatures of electors residing in the county having the largest area within the proposed district, but the petition includes land within another county or other counties, the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district shall transmit a certified copy of the petition and of his certificate to the board of supervisors of the other county or counties.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.3. Section 5506.3.

(a) (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the population of San Diego County continues to grow at an increasing rate, and already the county is far behind other urban areas in the state in providing adequate park, recreational, and open-space facilities for its residents. Formation of a regional district with boundaries coterminous with those of San Diego County is critical to help address the growing and unmet park and recreational needs in San Diego County. (2) Proceedings for the formation of a regional park and open-space district or a regional open-space district with boundaries coterminous with those of San Diego County may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego after a hearing noticed in accordance with Section 6064 of the Government Code, in lieu of the petition and proceedings related to the petition specified in this article. (b) As used in this section and Sections 5538.3 and 5539.3: (1) “Regional district” means a district formed pursuant to this section that contains all of the territory within San Diego County, including all incorporated cities. (2) “Capital outlay project” means the acquisition or improvement of real property, but, for purposes of subdivision (c), includes the servicing of bonds issued pursuant to Section 5539.3. (c) The resolution specified in subdivision (a) shall do all of the following: (1) Name the proposed regional district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego shall act, ex officio, as the governing body of the regional district. The provisions of this article pertaining to district directors do not apply, and all powers and authority of the regional district shall be vested in the board of supervisors in its capacity as the governing body of the regional district. (3) Describe the territory to be included in the regional district. (4) Describe the methods by which the regional district will be financed. (5) (A) Specify that all revenue generated by the regional district, including the proceeds from the issuance of any bonds, shall be allocated among all affected public agencies within the territory of the district, for expenditure consistent with the purposes of this article, to adequately address the needs specified in subdivision (a) of Section 5539.3. (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, “all affected public agencies” means the County of San Diego, all incorporated cities within the county, and any joint powers authority or agency established for the purpose of acquiring land for park, recreational, open-space, and conservation purposes. (6) (A) Call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed regional district for the purpose of determining whether the regional district shall be formed. (B) Notwithstanding Section 5518, the County Counsel of the County of San Diego shall prepare the language in the ballot label. The proposition shall specify the matters set forth in the resolution, except for subparagraph (A). The analysis and review of the measure shall be carried out pursuant to Section 9160 of the Elections Code. (7) State that, in the first 20 years after the date that an assessment is levied pursuant to Section 5539.3, a minimum of 80 percent of all proceeds of assessments levied by the regional district shall be used for capital outlay projects. (8) Include an expenditure plan consisting of a list of capital outlay projects, including acquisition areas, and a general description of proposed outlays for operation and maintenance, to be funded, over a 20-year period from the date on which the assessment is first levied, with proceeds of assessments levied by the regional district. (9) State the proposed rate and method of apportionment to be used in levying annual assessments for all categories of property. (10) Include any other matters determined to be necessary by the board of supervisors. (d) (1) The formation of the regional district is not subject to Section 5517.1 or to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code). (2) The regional district shall be formed if a majority of voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of formation of the regional district. (e) (1) No proceeds from any bonds issued pursuant to Section 5539.3 shall be expended for operation and maintenance. Bond proceeds may be expended to pay all costs incidental to the preparation and issuance of the bonds. (2) The regional district may use the proceeds from the levy of assessments for the operation and maintenance of capital outlay projects. (f) The San Diego Association of Governments, serving as the Regional Planning and Growth Management Review Board, should review the expenditure plan for consistency with the open-space element of the Regional Growth Management Strategy.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.4. Section 5506.4.

(a) Proceedings for the formation of a district with boundaries coterminous with those of Napa County may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Napa County adopted after a hearing noticed in accordance with Section 5511, in lieu of a petition. (b) The resolution shall do all of the following: (1) Name the proposed district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the proposed district shall be governed by a board of five directors who shall be elected in accordance with this article and that no member of the board of supervisors shall be a director. (3) State that the territory of the proposed district shall include all of the territory within Napa County, including incorporated cities. (4) Specify the boundaries of the five wards or subdistricts drawn pursuant to Section 5515. (5) Specify that the district shall not have, and may not exercise, the power of eminent domain pursuant to Section 5542 or any other provision of law. (6) Describe the methods by which the proposed district will be financed. (7) Call an election pursuant to Section 5514. (8) Include any other matters necessary to the formation of the proposed district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.5. Section 5506.5.

(a) If the exterior boundaries of a proposed district are coterminous with the exterior boundaries of the County of Marin or the County of Sonoma, proceedings for formation of that district may, in lieu of a petition, be initiated by resolution of the board of supervisors of the county. (b) The resolution may specify that the board of supervisors shall act, ex officio, as the governing body for a district formed in Marin County. For a district formed in Sonoma County, the board of supervisors shall act, ex officio, as the governing body of the district. In those cases, the provisions of this article pertaining to the election of district directors shall not apply and all powers and authority of the district shall be vested in the board of supervisors of the county in its capacity as the governing body of the district. (c) The resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma shall do all of the following: (1) Name the district, and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Describe the methods by which the district will be financed. (3) Call, and give notice of, an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether the district shall be created and established. The formation of the district is not subject to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code). (4) Include any other matters necessary to the formation of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.6. Section 5506.6.

The governing body of a district formed pursuant to Section 5506.5 may, by resolution, change the legal name of the district to the “Marin County Open Space District” or the “Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District,” as appropriate.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.7. Section 5506.7.

(a) Proceedings for the formation of a district in Riverside County may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside, in lieu of a petition. (b) The resolution shall do all of the following: (1) Name the district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the board of supervisors shall act, ex officio, as the governing body of the district. The provisions of this article pertaining to the election of district directors do not apply, and all powers and authority of the district shall be vested in the board of supervisors in its capacity as the governing body of the district. (3) Describe the territory to be included in the district. Notwithstanding Section 5502, the territory of the district shall consist of at least all unincorporated areas of the county lying west of a north-south line passing through Chiriaco Summit. However, if requested by resolution of the governing body of any city, that city may be included in the district and the description shall reflect its inclusion. (4) Describe the methods by which the district will be financed. (5) Call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether the district shall be created and established. The election shall be consolidated with a statewide election or any election conducted throughout Riverside County.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.8. Section 5506.8.

(a) Proceedings for the formation of a regional park and open-space or regional open-space district in San Bernardino County may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino adopted after a hearing noticed in accordance with Section 6062a of the Government Code, in lieu of the petition and related proceedings specified in this article. (b) The resolution shall do all of the following: (1) Name the regional district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the board of supervisors shall act, ex officio, as the governing body of the regional district. The provisions of this article pertaining to district directors do not apply, and all powers and authority of the regional district shall be vested in the board of supervisors in its capacity as the governing body of the regional district. (3) Describe the territory to be included in the proposed regional district. Notwithstanding Section 5502, the territory of the regional district need not be contiguous, need not include any city in the county, and need not consist of all unincorporated areas of San Bernardino County. No city or recreation and park district shall be included in the regional district unless requested by resolution of the governing body of the city or recreation and park district desiring to be included in the regional district. (4) Describe the methods by which the district will be financed. (5) Call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed regional district for the purpose of determining whether the proposed regional district shall be created and established. As used in this subdivision, “proposed regional district” includes the territory of any city or recreation and park district whose requesting resolution was adopted before the date of the hearing required by subdivision (a). Any city or recreation and park district that adopted a requesting resolution shall become a part of the regional district if a majority of the electors of the proposed regional district vote in favor of creating and establishing the regional district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.9. Section 5506.9.

(a) Proceedings for the formation of a regional park and open-space or regional open-space district with boundaries coterminous with those of Los Angeles County may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles adopted after a hearing noticed in accordance with Section 6064 of the Government Code, in lieu of the petition and proceedings related to the petition as specified in this article. (b) For purposes of this section and Sections 5538.9 and 5539.9, “the regional district” means a district that contains all of the territory within Los Angeles County, including all incorporated cities. (c) The resolution described in subdivision (a) shall do all of the following: (1) Name the regional district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles shall act, ex officio, as the governing body of the regional district. The provisions of this article pertaining to district directors do not apply, and all powers and authority of the regional district shall be vested in the board of supervisors in its capacity as the governing body of the regional district. (3) Describe the territory to be included in the proposed regional district. (4) Describe the methods by which the district will be financed. (5) Specify that all revenue generated by the regional district, including the proceeds from the issuance of any bonds, shall be allocated among all affected public agencies within the district, for expenditure consistent with the purposes of this article, to adequately address the needs defined in Section 5539.9. For the purposes of this section, “all affected public agencies” means the County of Los Angeles, all incorporated cities within the county, and any regional state agency established for the purpose of acquiring land for park, recreation, open-space, and conservation purposes. (6) Call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed regional district for the purpose of determining whether the proposed regional district shall be created and established. (7) State that, in each of the first 20 years after the date an assessment is levied pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5539.9, a minimum of 80 percent of all proceeds of assessments levied by the regional district shall be used for capital outlay projects, including, but not limited to, acquisition and improvement of real property. For purposes of this subdivision, capital outlay projects include the servicing of bonds issued pursuant to Section 5539.9. (8) Include an expenditure plan consisting of a list of capital outlay projects including acquisition areas and a general description of proposed outlays for operations and maintenance to be funded over a 20-year period of time from the date on which the assessment is first levied with proceeds of assessments levied by the regional district. (9) State the proposed rate and method of apportionment to be used in levying annual assessments for all categories of property. (10) Include any other matters determined to be necessary by the board of supervisors. (d) The regional district shall be created and established if a majority of voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of creating the district. (e) No proceeds from any bonds issued pursuant to Section 5539.9 shall be used for any operations, maintenance, or servicing purposes, except that bond proceeds may be used to pay all costs incidental to the preparation and issuance of the bonds. (f) Any funds generated by the district and used for maintenance and servicing shall be used only to maintain and service capital outlay projects funded pursuant to this section. Funds provided for maintenance and servicing shall be used to supplement existing levels of service and not to fund existing levels of service. (g) Assessments shall be levied not longer than the last maturity date of any bonds issued pursuant to Section 5539.9 and shall be levied not longer than 30 years from the date on which the assessment is first levied.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.10. Section 5506.10.

(a) (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the population of Sacramento County continues to grow at an increasing rate, and already the county is far behind in providing adequate park, recreational, and open-space facilities for its residents. Formation of a regional district with boundaries coterminous with those of Sacramento County is critical to help address the growing and unmet park and recreational needs in Sacramento County. (2) Proceedings for the formation of a regional park and open-space district or a regional open-space district with boundaries coterminous with those of Sacramento County may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento after a hearing noticed in accordance with Section 6064 of the Government Code, in lieu of the petition and proceedings related to the petition specified in this article. (b) As used in this section: (1) “Regional district” means a district formed pursuant to this section that contains all of the territory within Sacramento County, including all incorporated cities. (2) “Capital outlay project” means the acquisition or improvement of real property, but, for purposes of subdivision (c) includes the servicing of bonds issued pursuant to Section 5539.10. (3) “Maintenance” means both of the following: (A) Those purposes listed in Section 22531 of the Streets and Highways Code. (B) Security for park, recreational, and open-space lands and improvements, including, but not limited to, park rangers and park security personnel. (c) The resolution specified in subdivision (a) shall do all of the following: (1) Name the proposed regional district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sacramento shall act, ex officio, as the governing body of the regional district. The provisions of this article pertaining to district directors do not apply, and all powers and authority of the regional district shall be vested in the board of supervisors in its capacity as the governing body of the regional district. (3) Describe the territory to be included in the regional district. (4) Describe the methods by which the regional district will be financed. (5) (A) Specify that all revenue generated by the regional district, including the proceeds from the issuance of any bonds, shall be allocated among all affected public agencies within the territory of the district, for expenditure consistent with the purposes of this article, to adequately address the needs specified in subdivision (a) of Section 5539.10. (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, “all affected public agencies” means the County of Sacramento, all incorporated cities within the county, and any park district or county service area established for the purpose of acquiring, improving, and managing land or improvements for park, recreational, open-space, or conservation purposes which is included within the territory of the district. (6) (A) Call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed regional district for the purpose of determining whether the regional district shall be formed. (B) Notwithstanding Section 5518, the County Counsel of the County of Sacramento shall prepare the language in the ballot label. The proposition shall specify the matters set forth in the resolution, except for subparagraph (A). The analysis and review of the measure shall be carried out pursuant to Section 9160 of the Elections Code. (7) State that in the first 20 years after the date that an assessment is levied pursuant to Section 5539.10, a minimum of 75 percent of all proceeds of assessments levied by the regional district shall be used for capital outlay projects on a nonannualized basis. (8) Include an expenditure plan consisting of a list of capital outlay projects, including acquisition areas, and a general description of proposed outlays for operation and maintenance to be funded, over a 20-year period from the date on which the assessment is first levied, with proceeds of assessments levied by the regional district. No funds shall be allocated for capital outlay projects or for the operation and maintenance of any lands or facilities that are not located within the boundaries of the regional district. (9) State the proposed rate and method of apportionment to be used in levying annual assessments for all categories of property. (10) Include any other matters determined to be necessary or desirable by the board of supervisors. (d) (1) The formation of the regional district is not subject to Section 5517.1 or to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code). (2) The regional district shall be formed if a majority of voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of formation of the regional district. (e) (1) No proceeds from any bonds issued pursuant to Section 5539.10 shall be expended for operation and maintenance. Bond proceeds may be expended to pay all costs incidental to the preparation and issuance of the bonds. (2) The regional district may use the proceeds from the levy of assessments for the operation and maintenance of capital outlay projects and any lands acquired and improvements made to park, recreational, and open-space lands of the regional district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.11. Section 5506.11.

(a) A proceeding for the formation of a regional district in Santa Barbara County may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara, adopted after a hearing noticed in accordance with Section 6064 of the Government Code, in lieu of the petition and proceedings related to the petition as specified in this article. (b) The resolution shall do all of the following: (1) Name the proposed regional district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the proposed regional district shall be governed by a board of five directors, to be elected in accordance with this article. (3) Specify the territory to be included in the proposed regional district. The territory of the proposed regional district may include part of the territory within Santa Barbara County, and may include incorporated cities within that territory. (4) Specify the boundaries of the five wards or subdistricts drawn pursuant to Section 5515. (5) Specify that the regional district shall not have, and may not exercise, the power of eminent domain pursuant to Section 5542 or any other provision of law. (6) Describe the methods by which the proposed regional district will be financed. (7) Call, and give notice of, an election to be held in the proposed regional district pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5514. (8) Prescribe any other matters necessary to the formation of the proposed regional district. (c) For purposes of this section, “regional district” means an open-space district formed pursuant to this section that contains part of the territory within Santa Barbara County, including all incorporated cities within that territory.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.12. Section 5506.12.

(a) A proceeding for the formation of a regional district in Ventura County may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Ventura, adopted after a hearing noticed in accordance with Section 6064 of the Government Code, in lieu of the petition and related proceedings specified in this article. (b) The resolution shall do all of the following: (1) Name the proposed regional district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the proposed regional district shall be governed by a board of five directors who shall be: (A) elected in accordance with this article; (B) appointed by the board of supervisors; or (C) the members of the board of supervisors acting ex officio. The method of selecting directors shall be determined by the terms of the regional district measure placed before the voters. (3) Specify the territory to be included in the proposed regional district. The territory of the proposed regional district may include all or part of the territory within Ventura County, and may include incorporated cities within that territory. (4) Specify the boundaries of the five wards or subdistricts drawn pursuant to Section 5515 or according to the boundaries of existing supervisorial districts. (5) Specify that the regional district shall not have, and may not exercise, the power of eminent domain pursuant to Section 5542 or any other provision of law. (6) Describe the methods by which the proposed regional district will be financed. (7) Call, and give notice of, an election to be held in the proposed regional district pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5514. (8) Prescribe any other matters necessary to the formation of the proposed regional district. (c) For purposes of this section, “regional district” means an open-space district formed pursuant to this section that contains all or part of the territory within Ventura County, and may include all incorporated cities within that territory.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5506.13. Section 5506.13.

(a) A proceeding for the formation of a regional district in the County of Solano may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Solano, adopted after a hearing noticed in accordance with Section 6064 of the Government Code, in lieu of the petition and related proceedings specified in this article. (b) The resolution shall do all of the following: (1) Name the proposed regional district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Solano shall act, ex officio, as the governing body for the regional district, except as provided in paragraph (8). The provisions of this article pertaining to district directors do not apply, and all powers and authority of the regional district shall be vested in the board of supervisors in its capacity as the governing body of the regional district, unless a separate board is elected pursuant to paragraph (8). (3) Describe the territory to be included in the regional district. (4) Describe the sources of funding that may be made available by the County of Solano upon formation of the regional district and describe any other methods by which the regional district will be financed. (5) Specify that the district shall not have, and may not exercise, the power of eminent domain pursuant to Section 5542 or any other law. (6) (A) Call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed regional district for the purpose of determining whether the regional district shall be formed. The election shall be consolidated with a statewide election or any election conducted throughout the County of Solano. (B) Notwithstanding Section 5518, the County Counsel of the County of Solano shall prepare the language in the ballot label. The proposition shall specify the matters set forth in the resolution, except for subparagraph (A). The analysis and review of the measure shall be carried out pursuant to Section 9160 of the Elections Code. (7) Include any other matters necessary to the formation of the proposed regional district. (8) Specify all of the following: (A) No sooner than 10 years after formation of the regional district, the directors may, after holding a hearing, adopt a resolution placing the question of having an elected board of directors pursuant to Section 5527 on the ballot. Notice of the hearing on the resolution, specifying the time and place, shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. (B) If a majority of the voters voting upon the question are in favor, the regional district shall have an elected board of directors, with boundaries of the proposed wards or subdistricts being drawn pursuant to Section 5515. At the election, the voters shall also elect members to the regional district’s board of directors. Those persons shall take office only if a majority of the voters voting upon the question of having an elected board of directors are in favor of the question. (C) If the question is submitted to the voters at a general district election, the notice required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at a special election, the notice of election and ballot shall contain a statement of the question. (c) The resolution calling the election may provide for a single ballot measure or separate ballot measures on the question of the formation, the establishment of an appropriations limit authorized by Section 4 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the authority to tax pursuant to Section 5566, and the authority to sell bonds pursuant to Section 5568, or any combination of those questions. (d) (1) The formation of the regional district is not subject to Section 5517.1 or to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code). (2) The district shall be formed if a majority of voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of formation of the regional district. (e) If the regional district is created and established in the County of Solano, officers and employees of the County of Solano may act, ex officio or under contract, as officers and employees of the regional district and may discharge the authority and responsibility specified in the article. (f) The County of Solano may provide the services and facilities needed to carry out the functions of the district. Proceeds of taxes levied by the district pursuant to Section 5566 may be used to reimburse the County of Solano for the actual costs of these services and facilities.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5507. Section 5507.

If the clerk’s certificate or certificates indicate that the petition has been properly signed, the board of supervisors of the county or counties not having the largest area within the proposed district shall, by resolution, fix a time and place for a hearing upon the question whether the territory described within the boundaries of its county will be benefited and should be included in the proposed district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5508. Section 5508.

Notice of the hearing, specifying the time and place, shall be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county conducting the hearing. The first publication shall be at least ten days before the day of the hearing.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5509. Section 5509.

The hearing may be continued from time to time, not exceeding four weeks in all. At the conclusion of the hearing the board of supervisors conducting it shall pass a resolution, either approving in whole or in part the inclusion within the proposed district of the territory within its county described in the petition, or disapproving it. If the board approves it in part only, it shall in the resolution describe the territory in its county the inclusion of which it approves. It shall then cause a certified copy of the resolution to be immediately transmitted to the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5510. Section 5510.

The board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district shall then, by resolution, fix a time and place for a hearing upon the question whether the petition should be granted and further proceedings taken under this article, and whether the property described in the petition will be benefited and should be included in the proposed district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5511. Section 5511.

Notice of the hearing, specifying the time and place, shall be published twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county conducting the hearing. The first publication shall be at least ten days before the day of the hearing.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5512. Section 5512.

The hearing may be continued from time to time, not exceeding four weeks in all. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors conducting it shall pass a resolution, either approving the petition in whole or in part, or denying it. If the board approves it in part only, it shall describe in the resolution the territory proposed to be included in the district. It shall not include in the description any territory, the inclusion of which has not been approved by the board of supervisors of the county in which it is located.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5512.5. Section 5512.5.

(a) Except as provided in Section 5506.6, the question whether the district shall be named a regional park district, regional park and open-space district, or regional open-space district shall be considered at the hearing conducted by the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district. At the conclusion of such hearing, the board of supervisors shall pass a resolution naming the district. (b) Except as provided in Section 5506.6, after formation of a district, the directors may change the name of the district, at the conclusion of a hearing held for that purpose, by resolution approved by four-fifths of the directors of the district. Notice of the hearing, specifying the time and place, shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in the district; or if there be none, in the county having the largest population within the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5513. Section 5513.

Where all the territory described in the petition is located entirely within one county, the board of supervisors of that county shall, after the petition has been checked and certified by the clerk, proceed in the first instance as provided for the county having the largest area within the proposed district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5514. Section 5514.

(a) The board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district shall, if the petition, after the hearing, has been approved, in whole or in part, have jurisdiction to proceed further with the calling of an election within the boundaries of the proposed district as described in the resolution passed at the conclusion of the hearing, and shall, either as a part of the same resolution or by a later resolution, call an election within the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether the district shall be created and established and, if necessary, for the purpose of electing the first board of directors therefor in case the district is created. (b) In a district proposed to be formed pursuant to Section 5506.5, 5506.11, or 5506.12, the resolution calling the election may provide for a single ballot measure or separate ballot measures on the question of formation, establishment of an appropriations limit authorized by Section 4 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, the authority to tax pursuant to Section 5566, and the authority to sell bonds pursuant to Section 5568, or any combination of those questions.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5515. Section 5515.

Before calling the election the board of supervisors shall divide the proposed district into five or seven wards or subdistricts, the boundaries of which shall be so drawn that each contains approximately an equal number of electors. The municipalities and any other territory included in the proposed district may be divided for the purpose of establishing the boundaries of the wards or subdistricts, if no election precinct is divided.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5516. Section 5516.

Upon establishing the wards the board of supervisors of the county shall give notice of an election to be held within the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether it shall be created and established, and for the purpose of electing directors if established. The notice shall state the name of the proposed district, and describe its boundaries. It shall also describe the boundaries of the wards or subdistricts provided for the purpose of electing directors.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5517. Section 5517.

The notice shall be published once a week for at least three weeks before the day of the election in each municipality in the proposed district. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in any of the municipalities included in the district, the notice shall be posted for at least three weeks in not less than three public places in each of such municipalities. If unincorporated territory is included in the district the notice shall be posted for a like period in at least three public places in the unincorporated territory.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5517.1. Section 5517.1.

Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election. The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation. The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed. The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5517.2. Section 5517.2.

The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation. Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5517.3. Section 5517.3.

If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters. In selecting the arguments, the election officials shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following: (a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board. (b) Individual voters or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of such voters and associations.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5517.4. Section 5517.4.

The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question. The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following, in the order prescribed: (a) The complete text of the proposition. (b) The impartial analysis of the proposition, prepared by the local agency formation commission. (c) The argument for the proposed district formation. (d) The argument against the proposed district formation. The elections officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5518. Section 5518.

The ballots for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law, and in addition the following: Shall the (giving the name) district be created and established? YES NO The ballots shall also contain the names of the persons nominated in each ward to serve as a member of the board of directors from the ward, showing separately each ward and its nominees. Any person may be nominated for the office of director upon written petition of 50 or more qualified electors of the ward or subdistrict in which the nominee resides.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5519. Section 5519.

The election, including the nomination and election of directors and all matters not otherwise provided for by this article, shall be held and conducted and the result ascertained, determined, and declared in accordance with the general election laws of the State, as nearly as may be. No person is entitled to vote at the election unless he is a qualified elector of the territory included in the proposed district. The election may be held on the same day as and consolidated with any State, county, or city election.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5520. Section 5520.

The election returns shall be forwarded to the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district at the conclusion of the canvass, pursuant to Section 15372 of the Elections Code. At the next meeting after the receipt of the election returns, the board shall certify the results of the election. If a majority of those who have voted on the proposition vote in favor of the creation of the district the board of supervisors shall order and declare the district created. If it appears from the canvass that a majority of the electors voting at the election have voted against the formation of the district, the proceedings fail entirely, and there shall be no similar proceedings instituted within that territory within six months from the date of the election.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5521. Section 5521.

The board of supervisors shall also canvass the returns of the election with respect to the persons voted for as directors, and shall declare the persons receiving the highest number of votes, for each ward, respectively, to be duly elected as directors of the district, if they are residents and electors of the ward of the district as finally determined.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5522. Section 5522.

A person is not entitled to serve as a director unless he is a resident and elector of the district as finally determined, and any vacancies on the board of directors caused by the elimination of territory shall be filled by the remaining directors, in which case ward lines may be disregarded in making their appointments.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5523. Section 5523.

The directors shall hold their respective offices only until the first Monday after the first day of January next following the first general election held at least 11 months after the election at which the district was formed, and until their successors are elected and qualified.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5524. Section 5524.

The board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the district shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the district created and established, declaring the result of the election, and describing the boundaries of the district, to be recorded with the county recorder of each county in which any portion of the district is situated, and a certified copy shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Thereupon the creation and establishment of the district is complete, and the persons elected as directors shall enter immediately upon their official duties after qualifying according to law.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5525. Section 5525.

The board of supervisors calling the election shall make all provisions for holding the election throughout the entire proposed district. The district shall pay the cost of the election, except that if it fails to be created and established, the county shall pay the cost of the election.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5526. Section 5526.

No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of any district, and any proceedings in which the validity of the incorporation is attacked shall be commenced within three months from the date of filing the order described in section 5524 with the Secretary of State; otherwise, incorporation and the legal existence of the district is valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5526.1. Section 5526.1.

Any action or proceeding in a district formed pursuant to Section 5506.5, in Sonoma County, in which the validity of the imposition of any tax authorized by this article or the issuance of any bonds under this article or any of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned, or denied, shall be commenced pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Any such action brought pursuant to Section 863 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be commenced within 180 days of the levy of the contested tax or the authorization of the bond sale. Otherwise, the taxes and bonds and all proceedings in relation thereto, including the adoption and approval of ordinances, shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5527. Section 5527.

The government of each district shall be vested in a board of five or seven directors, one from each of the wards or subdistricts, together with the other officers mentioned in this article. Directors shall be residents and electors of the wards or subdistricts from which they are nominated. Directors who are elected at any election which is held after October 1, 1965, shall be elected by ward or subdistrict and the qualified electors in any ward or subdistrict may only vote at a district election at which a director is to be elected to represent such ward or subdistrict and may only vote for one of the persons who is nominated for such office.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5527.1. Section 5527.1.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 5527, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single regional park district may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code, increase the number of directors to serve on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district to 7, 9, or 11, who shall be members of the board of directors of the districts to be consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization. (b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the consolidated district, or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a), whose terms first expire following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced until the number equals the number of members permitted by the principal act of the consolidated or reorganized district, or any larger number as may be specified by the local agency formation commission in approving the consolidation or reorganization. (c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the consolidated district or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a) at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event, the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision. (d) For the purposes of this section: “consolidation” means consolidation, as defined in Section 56030 of the Government Code; “district” or “special district” means district or special district, as defined in Section 56036 of the Government Code; and “reorganization” means reorganization, as defined in Section 56073 of the Government Code.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5528. Section 5528.

All elections and nominations of candidates for directors subsequent to the first shall be held and conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the State as near as they may be applicable when not in conflict with this article.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5529. Section 5529.

At least 10 days before the date fixed for the district election, notice of the election shall be given by publication once in one or more newspapers of general circulation published and circulated in the district. In districts where no newspaper of general circulation is published, notice shall be posted in three public places for two successive weeks. No other notice of an election need be given. The notice shall refer to the wards as previously established by resolution or ordinance of the board of directors.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5530. Section 5530.

The board of directors shall, in the notice, ordinance, or resolution calling an election, consolidate the district election with the election to be held at the same time in the respective counties in which the district is located and shall authorize the respective boards of supervisors to canvass the returns of the district election and certify the result of the canvass to the directors of the district. The board or boards of supervisors shall so consolidate the election, canvass the returns and cause the result to be properly certified to the board of directors of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5531. Section 5531.

The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one ticket or ballot shall be used. Nomination papers shall be circulated throughout the ward. A nomination paper containing the name of the candidate to be nominated, with such other information as is required by this article, shall be signed by at least 50 voters residing within the ward.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5532. Section 5532.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section and Section 5531, Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 8000) of Part 1 of Division 8 of the Elections Code shall substantially govern the manner of appointment of circulators, the form of nomination documents and the securing of signatures to the nomination documents, the filing of the candidate’s nomination documents, the payment of filing fees, and all other things necessary to get the name of the candidate upon the ballot. (b) Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of any candidate at any time not more than 113 days nor less than 88 days prior to the election, and all nomination documents shall be filed with the secretary of the district not more than 113 days nor less than 88 days before the day of election and shall be examined by him or her. (c) The election shall be consolidated with the general election as to territory that is the same, and the secretary of the district shall certify the names of all candidates to be placed upon the ballot to the county elections official or officials within the territory affected by the consolidation at least 67 days prior to the date of the election. (d) Upon the filing of a sufficient nomination paper and declaration of candidacy by any candidate, the name of the candidate shall go upon the ballot at the ensuing general election. Upon receipt of the returns of the canvass by the respective boards of supervisors, the directors of the district shall meet and determine results of the election and declare the candidate or candidates elected. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section if, by 5 p.m. on the 83rd day prior to the day fixed for the ensuing general election, only one person has been nominated for any elective office to be filled at that election, or no one has been nominated for the office and if a petition signed by 10 percent of the voters or 50 voters, whichever is the smaller number, in the district, or division if elected by division, requesting that the election of directors be held has not been presented to the board of directors, the board of directors shall submit a certificate of these facts to the county elections official or officials and the board of directors, at a regular or special meeting held prior to the last Monday before the last Friday in November in which the election is held, shall appoint to the office or offices the person or persons, if any, who have been nominated. The board of directors shall make the appointments. If no person has been nominated for any office, the board of directors shall appoint any person to the office who is qualified at the first regular or special meeting after the date upon which the election would have been held. The board of directors may permit the candidates running unopposed to have their names appear on the ballot, at the board’s option. The person appointed shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected for the office. (f) The secretary of the district shall issue certificates of election, signed by him or her and duly authenticated, immediately following the determination of the result of the election or the appointment by the directors of the district. (g) The oath of office shall be taken, subscribed, and filed with the secretary of the district within 30 days after the officer has notice of his or her election or appointment or before the expiration of 15 days before the commencement of his or her term of office. No other filing is required.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5533. Section 5533.

Of the directors elected at the next general state election following the election at which the district is created, those three elected by the highest vote in a five-ward district, or those four elected by the highest vote in a seven-ward district, shall hold office for four years, and the other two in a five-ward district and the other three in a seven-ward district for two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, at each biennial general election, a number of directors corresponding to the number whose term of office expires shall be elected for terms of four years. The terms shall commence on the first Monday after the first day of January next following the election.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5533.5. Section 5533.5.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5533, with respect to any district formed after December 31, 1974, the board of directors shall at its first meeting determine by lot which three wards in a five-ward district or four wards in a seven-ward district, and which two wards in a five-ward district or three wards in a seven-ward district, shall have four- and two-year terms, respectively, at the next general election. Thereafter, at each biennial general election, a number of directors corresponding to the number whose term of office expires shall be elected for terms of four years. The terms shall commence on the first Monday after the first day of January next following the election.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5533.7. Section 5533.7.

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 5533 and 5533.5, with respect to a district formed pursuant to Section 5506.12 where the board of directors of the district is appointed by the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located, the terms of office of each member of the board of directors is four years, commencing at noon on the first Monday in January, except as provided in subdivision (b). (b) Within 30 days after the date a district is formed pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is formed shall appoint five persons to the board of directors of the district. Each person appointed by the board of supervisors to serve on the board of directors of the district shall be a registered voter in the district. The persons appointed to the initial board of directors shall hold their first meeting not later than the first Monday that falls after 45 days after the date of formation of the district. At the first meeting of the board, the directors shall classify themselves by lot into two classes of members. The term of office of the first class with three members shall expire at noon on the first Monday in January that is closest to the fourth year after the appointments made pursuant to this subdivision. The term of office of the class with two members shall expire at noon on the first Monday in January that is closest to the second year after the appointments made pursuant to this subdivision. (c) Any vacancy in the office of a member of the board of directors of the district appointed pursuant to this section shall be filled by the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is formed. Any person appointed to fill a vacant office shall fill the balance of the unexpired term.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5534. Section 5534.

The board of directors may by resolution or ordinance fix the boundaries of the wards or subdistricts for the purpose of electing directors, after the first election creating and establishing the district. The wards shall be established in ample time prior to each biennial general election to permit candidates for the position of directors to circulate nominating papers.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5534.5. Section 5534.5.

Notwithstanding any provision in this article to the contrary, the board may at any time by ordinance alter the existing boundaries of the wards or subdistricts and create new wards or subdistricts for the purpose of increasing the number of the board of directors.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5535. Section 5535.

The board of directors shall choose one of its members president, and another vice president, who shall act for the president during his absence or disability. The board of directors shall either choose one of its members to serve as secretary and another to serve as treasurer or shall employ one or more administrative secretaries or clerks to perform the duties of secretary or treasurer, or both. The board shall provide for the time and place of holding its meetings, which shall be held at least once each month. All legislative sessions of the board, whether regular or special, shall be open to the public. A majority of the board constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5536. Section 5536.

(a) The board shall establish rules for its proceedings. (b) The board may provide, by ordinance or resolution, that each of its members may receive an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each attendance at a meeting of the board. For purposes of this section, a meeting of the board includes, but is not limited to, closed sessions of the board, board field trips, district public hearings, or meetings of a committee of the board. The maximum compensation allowable to a board member on any given day shall be one hundred dollars ($100). Board members shall not receive compensation for more than six meetings of the board in a calendar month, except that board members of the East Bay Regional Park District may receive compensation for not more than 10 days in any one calendar month. A board member may elect to waive the per diem. In addition, the board may provide, by ordinance or resolution, that each of its members not otherwise eligible for an employer-paid or partially employer-paid group medical or group dental plan, or both, may participate in any of those plans available to permanent employees of the district on the same terms available to those district employees or on terms and conditions as the board may determine. A board member who elects to participate in any plan may also elect to have the premium for the plan charged against his or her per diem and may further elect to waive the balance of the per diem. Commencing January 1, 2019, if the district compensates its members for more than five meetings in a calendar month, the board shall annually adopt a written policy describing, based on a finding supported by substantial evidence, why more than five meetings per month are necessary for the effective operation of the district. (c) The board of directors, by ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 20200) of Division 10 of the Water Code, may increase the amount of compensation received for attending meetings of the board. (d) All vacancies on the board shall be filled in accordance with the requirements of Section 1780 of the Government Code, except that, in the case of vacancies caused by the creation of new wards or subdistricts, the directors shall, prior to the vacancies being filled, determine by lot, for the purpose of fixing the terms of the first directors to be elected to the wards or subdistricts, which ward or subdistrict shall have a four-year term and which ward or subdistrict shall have a two-year term. The persons who fill the vacancies caused by the establishment of new wards or subdistricts shall hold office until the next general election and until their successors are elected and qualified for the terms previously determined by lot. (e) For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5536.5. Section 5536.5.

Members of the board of directors may be allowed actual necessary traveling and incidental expenses incurred in the performance of official business of the district as approved by the district board. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5538. Section 5538.

(a) The board shall appoint a general manager, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the district. For appointed roles, the board shall fix their compensation and duties. These appointees shall hold office at the pleasure of the board and shall issue bonds in amounts as the board may require. The board may consolidate appointed offices in one person. The board may also provide for an assistant to any officer of the district, who, when appointed by the board, may perform any act that the assistant’s principal may perform, when authorized to do so by the board. (b) The board may from time to time contract for or employ any professional services required by the district, or by the board, or by any officers of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5538.3. Section 5538.3.

The officers and employees of the County of San Diego may act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the regional district formed pursuant to Section 5506.3 and may discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article. The County of San Diego may provide the services and facilities needed to carry out the functions of the regional district. The proceeds of assessments levied pursuant to Section 5539.3 may be expended to reimburse the county for the actual costs of those services and facilities.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5538.4. Section 5538.4.

If a district is created and established in Napa County, the district may contract with Napa County to furnish the services of the officers and employees of the county to discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5538.5. Section 5538.5.

If the Board of Supervisors of the County of Marin acts as the governing body of a district pursuant to Section 5506.5, the respective officers of that county shall act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the district and discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5538.7. Section 5538.7.

If a district is created and established in Riverside County, officers and employees of the County of Riverside may act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the district and may discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5538.8. Section 5538.8.

If a regional district is created and established in San Bernardino County, the regional district may contract with the County of San Bernardino to furnish its officers and employees to discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5538.9. Section 5538.9.

If the regional district is created and established in Los Angeles County, officers and employees of the County of Los Angeles may act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the regional district and may discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article. The County of Los Angeles may provide the services and facilities needed to carry out the functions of the regional district. Proceeds of assessments levied pursuant to Section 5539.9 may be used to reimburse the county for the actual costs of these services and facilities.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5538.10. Section 5538.10.

The officers and employees of the County of Sacramento may act, ex officio, as officers and employees of the regional district formed pursuant to Section 5506.10 and may discharge the authority and responsibility specified in this article. The County of Sacramento may provide the services and facilities needed to carry out the functions of the regional district. The proceeds of assessments levied pursuant to Section 5539.10 may be expended to reimburse the county for the actual costs of those services and facilities.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5539. Section 5539.

A district: (a) Has perpetual succession. (b) May sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings in all courts or tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (c) May adopt a seal and alter it at pleasure.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5539.3. Section 5539.3.

(a) (1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the land acquisition, improvements, and services provided by the regional district formed pursuant to Section 5506.3 will specifically benefit the properties assessed and the persons paying the assessments authorized in this section in at least the following respects: (A) Enhanced recreational opportunities and expanded access to recreational facilities for all residents throughout the regional district. (B) Improved quality of life for all communities in the regional district by protecting, restoring, and improving the regional district’s irreplaceable park, wildlife, open-space, and beach lands. (C) Preservation of canyons, foothills, and mountains and development of public access to these lands throughout the regional district. (D) Protection of the diverse historical, cultural, and archaeological values of the territory of the regional district. (E) Increased economic activity and expanded employment opportunities within the regional district. (F) Increased property values, resulting from the benefits specified in this subdivision. (G) Provision of benefits to all properties within the regional district, including positive impacts on air and water quality, capacity of roads, transportation and other public infrastructure systems, schools, and public utilities. (2) The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following: (A) The expansion, restoration, and improvement of park, recreational, beach, and open-space lands throughout the regional district benefits all residents in the regional district. (B) Protection, restoration, and improvement of the lands within the regional district are vital to the quality of life for all residents in the regional district. (C) Increased park and recreational opportunities in the densely populated and heavily urbanized areas of the regional district are vital to the health and well-being of all residents in the regional district, and providing those opportunities is a high priority. (D) Portions of parcels of land that are in commercial agricultural use do not benefit from park or open-space lands, facilities, or services funded pursuant to this section. (b) In addition to the authority conferred in Section 5539.5, to the extent not inconsistent with this section, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code), is applicable to the regional district, except as follows: (1) Article 2 (commencing with Section 22605) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code does not apply. (2) No changes shall be made pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 22620) of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code or Section 5572 of this code with respect to the rate and method of apportionment of assessments, the use of proceeds of assessments, the use of proceeds of bonds, and the territory included within the district, except that the governing body may correct errors in assessments, rule on appeals of assessments against particular parcels, and annually adjust the assessments levied against particular parcels of real property to reflect changes in the uses of those parcels. (3) No changes shall be made to the rate and method of apportionment of any assessment approved by the voters and levied pursuant to this section. (4) In addition to the items required by Section 22567 of the Streets and Highways Code, the regional district’s annual report shall include all of the following: (A) Changes in the total number of parcels assessed and changes in the number of parcels with respect to use code. (B) The amount of revenue expected to be received by the regional district in the next fiscal year. (C) The proposed allocation of funds for operation and maintenance for the next fiscal year. (D) The expenditure of funds in the current fiscal year. (5) Any notice required pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Section 54954.6 of the Government Code, or Section 5511 shall be published pursuant to Section 6064 of the Government Code. (6) (A) (i) The governing body shall not levy any assessment unless a proposition authorizing the regional district to levy the assessment is first approved by a majority of the voters voting on the proposition. The proposition shall include the matters specified in subdivision (c) of Section 5506.3, except for paragraph (6). The election held pursuant to this paragraph shall satisfy the requirement for any election that may be required under Section 22525.5 of the Streets and Highways Code. (ii) No additional assessment shall be levied pursuant to this section, including any assessment for time periods beyond those specified in paragraphs (7) and (8) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.3, unless a proposition, including the provisions specified in paragraphs (5), (8), and (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.3, is approved by a majority of the voters in the regional district voting on the proposition. (B) Notwithstanding Section 5518, the County Counsel of the County of San Diego shall prepare the language in the ballot label. The analysis and review of the measure shall be carried out pursuant to Section 9160 of the Elections Code. (C) The Board of Supervisors of San Diego County may consolidate a proposition submitted to the voters pursuant to this paragraph into a single ballot measure with the proposition whether to form the regional district submitted pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.3. (D) Notwithstanding any other provision of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, any assessment proposed pursuant to that act shall be deemed levied upon approval of a majority of the voters voting on the proposition. (7) (A) All proceeds of assessments levied or bonds issued by the regional district shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (5) and (8) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.3. (B) Any future expenditure plan shall include a division of funds between expenditures for capital outlay projects and expenditures for operation and maintenance, a list of proposed capital outlay projects, and a description of areas proposed for acquisition. No expenditure plan shall contain any provision that may impair the payment of debt service on bonds or other evidence of indebtedness previously issued pursuant to this section. Any assessment levied pursuant to this section may include an annual amount to pay the costs of operation and maintenance and may be collected in annual installments. (c) Prior to the election required by paragraph (6) of subdivision (b), the Board of Supervisors of San Diego County may undertake proceedings on behalf of the proposed regional district in accordance with Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code to create an assessment district with the same boundaries as the proposed regional district. Hearings required pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code may be consolidated with those required pursuant to this article. Those proceedings shall be deemed to be the proceedings required by Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code. (d) (1) The governing body shall exempt from assessment any uninhabited parcel that is substantially used in agriculture and any parcel enforceably restricted as open-space land during the time that the parcel is so used or restricted, if the governing body determines that the parcel will not benefit from the expenditure of the proceeds of assessments. (2) For purposes of this subdivision, lands that are enforceably restricted as open-space lands include, but are not limited to, lands restricted under contract pursuant to the Williamson Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code) and lands restricted pursuant to a conservation easement. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision in the acts specified in Section 5539.5 and in subdivision (b), the net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or method that fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the improvements. (f) The regional district shall not levy assessments beyond the last maturity date of any bonds issued pursuant to Section 5539.3, nor longer than 30 years from the date on which the assessment is first levied. (g) The regional district shall not levy an assessment within a city or within the unincorporated territory of the county if the city or the county has adopted an ordinance limiting rents, and that ordinance applies to real property other than mobilehome parks, unless one of the following applies: (1) Under the ordinance, the owner of the real property is permitted to increase directly without filing requirements, the rent rate owed by a tenant under an existing lease in an amount not less than that tenant’s proportional share of one-half of the increased assessment applied to the real property. (2) An amount not less than a tenant’s proportional share of one-half of the increased assessment applied to the real property is added to an annual general adjustment to the rental rate owed by that tenant.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5539.4. Section 5539.4.

The formation of a district with boundaries coterminous with those of Napa County is not subject to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code).

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5539.5. Section 5539.5.

For purposes of open space, parkland acquisition, and development, all provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000), Streets and Highways Code), the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500), Streets and Highways Code), and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000), Streets and Highways Code), are applicable to a district. Whenever the public interest or convenience requires, a district may, at the discretion of the board of directors, use any or all provisions of these acts in order to carry out any purpose of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5539.7. Section 5539.7.

(a) In addition to the authority conferred in Section 5539.5, all provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Division 15 (commencing with Section 22500) of the Streets and Highways Code) are applicable to a district if created and established in Riverside County. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the acts listed in Section 5539.5 and in this section, no assessment shall be levied on real property in the district created and established in Riverside County unless and until it is approved by a majority of the electors of the district. An election called for this purpose may be consolidated with the election for the creation and establishment of the district. (c) The particular amount of the proposed assessment, or a range within which the governing body may fix the amount of the assessment and thereafter revise it during a specified period of time, shall be specified in the measure submitted to the electors pursuant to subdivision (b). In addition, the measure may contain a provision obligating the district, if created and established in Riverside County, to issue to any person paying the assessment an annual pass or coupons entitling that person to the free use, or use on a reduced-fee basis, of district facilities, of a value not to exceed the amount paid by the person as an assessment.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5539.8. Section 5539.8.

(a) In addition to the authority conferred in Section 5539.5, all provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Division 15 (commencing with Section 22500) of the Streets and Highways Code) are applicable to a regional district if created and established in San Bernardino County. Whenever the public interest or convenience requires, the regional district may, at the discretion of its governing body, use any or all provisions of that act to carry out any purpose of the regional district. (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the acts specified in Section 5539.5 and in this section, no assessment shall be levied on real property in a regional district created and established in San Bernardino County unless and until it is approved by a majority of the electors of the regional district. An election called for this purpose may be consolidated with the election for the creation and establishment of the regional district. (c) The particular amount of the proposed assessment, or a range within which the governing body may fix the amount of the assessment and thereafter revise it during a specified period of time, and whether zones shall be established in the regional district for the purpose of having different assessment amounts, shall be specified in the measure submitted to the electors pursuant to subdivision (b). The governing body may exempt from the assessment any uninhabited parcel substantially used in agriculture and any parcel enforceably restricted as open-space land during the time in which the parcel is so used or restricted. In addition, the measure shall contain a provision obligating the regional district, if created and established, to issue, upon the request of any person paying the assessment, an annual pass or coupon entitling that person to the free use, or use on a reduced fee basis, of regional district lands and facilities, of a value not to exceed the amount of the assessment that is allocated to regional district facilities and lands and all phases of regional district operations and programs conducted on regional district lands. The pass or coupon shall not apply to special events at regional district facilities or lands and any charges payable to a concessionaire or private person or entity authorized to use regional district facilities or lands. (d) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the land acquisition, improvements, and services provided by the regional district, if created and established, will specially benefit the properties assessed and the persons paying the assessments authorized in this section in at least the following respects: (1) Enhanced recreational opportunities and expanded access to recreational facilities. (2) Protection of views, scenery, wildlife, and other resource values enjoyed by residents of the regional district. (3) Protection of historical and cultural assets of the region. (4) Increased economic activity and expanded employment opportunities within the regional district. (5) Reduced costs of local government in areas of law enforcement, fire prevention, natural disaster response, and public health care. (6) Enhancement of the productivity of some lands and buffering of other lands from incompatible uses. (7) Increased property values, resulting from the effects specified in this subdivision.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5539.9. Section 5539.9.

(a) In addition to the authority conferred in Section 5539.5, the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code), except Sections 22605, 22609, and 22610 of, and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 22620) of Part 2 of Division 15 of, the Streets and Highways Code, is, to the extent not inconsistent with or superseded by this section, applicable to a regional district created and established in Los Angeles County, except as follows: (1) Article 2 (commencing with Section 22605) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code shall not apply. (2) No changes shall be made pursuant to Chapter 3 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code or Section 5572 of this code with respect to the rate and method of apportionment of assessments, the use of proceeds of assessments, the use of proceeds of bonds, and the territory included within the district, except that the governing body may correct errors in assessments, rule on appeals of assessments against particular parcels, and annually adjust the assessments levied against particular parcels of real property to reflect changes in the uses of those parcels. (3) No changes shall be made to the rate and method of apportionment of any assessment approved by the voters and levied pursuant to this section. (4) Article 4 (commencing with Section 22565) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code shall apply to a regional district created pursuant to Section 5506.9, and, in addition to the items listed in that article, the annual report shall include all of the following: (A) Changes in the total number of parcels assessed and changes in the number of parcels with respect to use code. (B) Amount of funds to be generated by the regional district in the next fiscal year. (C) The proposed allocation of funds for maintenance and servicing for the next fiscal year. (D) The disposition of funds generated by the regional district in the current fiscal year. Whenever the public interest or convenience requires, the regional district may, at the discretion of its governing body, use any or all provisions of that act to carry out any purpose of the regional district. (b) For the purposes of the regional district, any notice required to be published pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code) or pursuant to Section 5511 shall be published pursuant to Section 6064 of the Government Code. (c) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the governing body of the regional district shall not levy any assessment pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 unless a proposition authorizing the regional district to levy the assessments is first approved by a majority of the voters voting on the proposition. The Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County may consolidate a proposition submitted to the voters pursuant to this subdivision into a single ballot measure with the proposal to determine whether to create and establish a regional district pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.9. Notwithstanding Section 5518, the County Counsel of the County of Los Angeles shall prepare the language in the ballot label. The proposition shall specify the matters set forth in the resolution adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 5506.9, except paragraph (6) thereof. Notwithstanding any other provision in the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, any assessments proposed pursuant to that act shall be deemed levied upon approval of a majority of the voters voting on the proposition. (d) (1) Notwithstanding any other provisions in the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, all proceeds of assessments levied or bonds issued by the regional district shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (5) and (8) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.9. (2) No levy of any additional assessments pursuant to this section, including any levy of any assessment beyond the maximum time periods for which assessments are authorized pursuant to Section 5506.9, may be authorized unless a proposition, including the provisions specified in paragraphs (5), (8), and (9) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.9, is approved by a majority of the voters in the regional district voting on the proposition. Any future expenditure plan shall include a division of funds between capital outlay and maintenance and servicing, and a list of capital outlay projects and acquisition areas. No future expenditure plan shall contain any provision that could impair the payment of debt service on bonds or other evidence of indebtedness previously issued pursuant to this section. Notwithstanding any provision of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, any assessment levied pursuant to this section may include an annual amount to pay the costs of maintenance and servicing of the capital outlay projects funded pursuant to Section 5506.9, and may be collected in annual installments. (e) Prior to the election required by subdivision (c), the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County may undertake proceedings on behalf of the proposed regional district in accordance with Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code to create an assessment district with the same boundaries as the proposed regional district. Hearings required pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code may be consolidated with those required pursuant to this division. Those proceedings shall be deemed to be the proceedings required by Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code. (f) The governing body may exempt from the assessment any uninhabited parcel substantially used in agriculture and any parcel enforceably restricted as open-space land during the time in which the parcel is so used or restricted, if the governing body determines that these parcels will not benefit from the expenditure of the proceeds of assessments. (g) The formation of a regional district with boundaries coterminous with those of Los Angeles County is not subject to Section 5517.1 or to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code). (h) Notwithstanding any other provision in the acts specified in Section 5539.5 and in subdivision (a), the net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or method that fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the improvements. (i) Analysis and review of the measure submitted to the voters pursuant to subdivision (c) shall be carried out pursuant to Section 9160 of the Elections Code. (j) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the land acquisition, improvements, and services provided by the regional district, if created and established, will specially benefit the properties assessed and the persons paying the assessments authorized in this section in at least the following respects: (1) Enhanced recreational opportunities and expanded access to recreational facilities for all residents throughout the district. (2) Improved quality of life for all communities in the district by protecting, restoring, and improving the district’s irreplaceable beach, wildlife, park, and open-space land. (3) Preservation of mountains, foothills, and canyons, and development of public access to these lands throughout the district. (4) Protection of historical and cultural assets of the region. (5) Increased economic activity and expanded employment opportunities within the regional district. (6) Increased property values, resulting from the effects specified in this subdivision. (7) Provision of benefits to all properties within the county, including positive impacts on air and water quality, capacity of roads, transportation and other public infrastructure systems, schools, and public utilities. (k) The Legislature also finds and declares the following: (1) The expansion, restoration, and improvement of park, recreation, beach, and open-space lands throughout Los Angeles County benefits all residents in the county. (2) Protection, restoration, and improvement of these lands are vital to the quality of life for all residents in Los Angeles County. (3) Increased park and recreation opportunities in the densely populated and heavily urbanized areas of Los Angeles County are vital to the health and well-being of all residents in the county, and providing these opportunities is a high priority. (4) The protection and enhancement of the recreational opportunities provided by Los Angeles County’s beaches, shoreline, and mountains must be included within the expenditure plan specified in subdivision (c) of Section 5506.9 in order to provide benefits to each resident of the county. The Legislature also finds and declares that, consistent with Division 23 (commencing with Section 33000), the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is a unique and valuable environmental, educational, and recreational resource; that as the last large undeveloped area within the greater Los Angeles metropolitan region it provides essential relief from the urban environment; and that the preservation and protection of this resource is in the public interest; and the Legislature further finds and declares that the acquisition of open-space lands by the conservancy provides a necessary benefit to each and every resident of Los Angeles County. (5) The population of Los Angeles County continues to grow at an increasing rate, and already is far behind other urban areas in the state in providing adequate park, recreation, and open-space facilities for its residents. Creation of a regional park and open-space district with boundaries coterminous with those of Los Angeles County is critical to help address the growing and unmet park and recreation needs in Los Angeles County. It is therefore vital that Los Angeles County act immediately to address these issues.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5539.10. Section 5539.10.

(a)(1) The Legislature hereby finds and declares that the land acquisition, improvements, and services provided by the regional district formed pursuant to Section 5506.10 will specifically benefit the properties assessed and the persons paying the assessments authorized in this section in at least the following respects: (A) Enhanced recreational opportunities and expanded access to recreational facilities for all residents throughout the regional district. (B) Improved quality of life for all communities in the regional district by protecting, restoring, and improving the regional district’s irreplaceable beaches, rivers and creeks, wildlife, parks, and open-space land. (C) Preservation of natural lands, including foothills, and rivers and creeks, and the development of public access to those lands and waters throughout the regional district. (D) Protection of the historical and cultural values of the territory of the regional district. (E) Increased economic activity and expanded employment opportunities within the regional district. (F) Increased property values, resulting from the benefits specified in this subdivision. (G) Provision of benefits to all properties within the regional district, including positive impacts on air and water quality, capacity of roads, transportation and other public infrastructure systems, schools, and public utilities. (2) The Legislature further finds and declares all of the following: (A) The expansion, restoration, improvement, and safety of park, recreational, beach, and open-space lands throughout the regional district benefits all residents in the regional district. (B) Protection, restoration, and improvement of the lands within the regional district are vital to the quality of life for all residents in the regional district. (C) Maintaining, improving, and servicing, and providing security for, park, recreational, and open-space lands and improvements is vital to the welfare and to the property values of all residents in the regional district. (D) Increased park and recreational opportunities in the more densely populated and urbanized areas of the regional district are particularly vital to the health and well-being of residents, and providing those opportunities is a high priority. (E) The protection and enhancement of the recreational opportunities provided by the rivers, beaches, foothills, parkways, greenways, and other open-space areas in the regional district must be included within the expenditure plan specified in paragraph (8) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.10 in order to provide benefits to each resident of the county. (F) Portions of parcels of land that are in commercial agricultural use do not benefit from park or open-space lands, facilities, or services funded pursuant to this section. (b) In addition to the authority conferred in Section 5539.5, to the extent not inconsistent with this section, all provisions of the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code) are applicable to the regional district, except as follows: (1) Article 2 (commencing with Section 22605) of Chapter 2 of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code does not apply. (2) No changes shall be made pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 22620) of Part 2 of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code or Section 5572 of this code with respect to the rate and method of apportionment of assessments, the use of proceeds of assessments, the use of proceeds of bonds, and the territory included within the district, except that the governing body may correct errors in assessments, rule on appeals of assessments against particular parcels, and annually adjust the assessments levied against particular parcels of real property to reflect changes in the uses of those parcels. (3) No changes shall be made to the rate and method of apportionment of any assessment approved by the voters and levied pursuant to this section. (4) In addition to the items required by Section 22567 of the Streets and Highways Code, the regional district’s annual report shall include all of the following: (A) Changes in the total number of parcels assessed and changes in the number of parcels with respect to use code. (B) The amount of revenue expected to be received by the regional district in the next fiscal year. (C) The proposed allocation of funds for operation and maintenance for the next fiscal year. (D) The expenditure of funds in the current fiscal year. (5) Any notice required pursuant to the Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972, Section 54954.6 of the Government Code, or Section 5511 shall be published pursuant to Section 6064 of the Government Code. (6) (A) (i) The governing body shall not levy any assessment unless a proposition authorizing the regional district to levy the assessment is first approved by a majority of the voters voting on the proposition. The proposition shall include the matters specified in subdivision (c) of Section 5506.10, except for paragraph (6) of that subdivision. The election held pursuant to this paragraph shall satisfy the requirement for any election that may be required under Section 22525.5 of the Streets and Highways Code. (ii) No additional assessment shall be levied pursuant to this section, including any assessment for time periods beyond those specified in paragraphs (7) and (8) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.10, unless a proposition, including the matters specified in subdivision (c) of Section 5506.10, except for paragraph (6) of that subdivision, is approved by a majority of the voters in the regional district voting on the proposition. (B) Notwithstanding Section 5518, the County Counsel of the County of Sacramento shall prepare the language in the ballot label. (C) The Board of Supervisors of Sacramento County may consolidate a proposition submitted to the voters pursuant to this paragraph into a single ballot measure with the proposition whether to form the regional district submitted pursuant to paragraph (6) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.10. (7) (A) All proceeds of assessments levied or bonds issued by the regional district shall be allocated in accordance with paragraphs (5) and (8) of subdivision (c) of Section 5506.10. (B) Any future expenditure plan shall include a division of funds between expenditures for capital outlay projects and expenditures for operation and maintenance, a list of proposed capital outlay projects, and a description of areas proposed for acquisition. No expenditure plan shall contain any provision that may impair the payment of debt service on bonds or other evidence of indebtedness previously issued pursuant to this section. Any assessment levied pursuant to this section may include an annual amount to pay the costs of operation and maintenance and may be collected in annual installments. (c) Prior to the election required by paragraph (6) of subdivision (b), the Board of Supervisors of Sacramento County may undertake proceedings on behalf of the proposed regional district in accordance with Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code to create an assessment district with the same boundaries as the proposed regional district. Hearings required pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code may be consolidated with those required pursuant to this article. Those proceedings shall be deemed to be the proceedings required by Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code. (d) (1) The governing body shall exempt from assessment any uninhabited parcel that is substantially used in agriculture and any parcel enforceably restricted as open-space land during the time that the parcel is so used or restricted, if the governing body determines that the parcel will not benefit from the expenditure of the proceeds of assessments. (2) For purposes of this subdivision, lands that are enforceably restricted as open-space lands include, but are not limited to, lands restricted under contract pursuant to the Williamson Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code) and lands restricted pursuant to a conservation easement. (e) The net amount to be assessed upon lands within an assessment district may be apportioned by any formula or method which fairly distributes the net amount among all assessable lots or parcels in proportion to the estimated benefits to be received by each lot or parcel from the improvements. (f) The regional district shall not levy assessments beyond the last maturity date of any bonds issued pursuant to Section 5539.10 nor longer than 30 years from the date on which the assessment is first levied.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5540. Section 5540.

(a) A district may take by grant, appropriation, purchase, gift, devise, condemnation, or lease, and may hold, use, enjoy, and lease or dispose of real and personal property of every kind, and rights in real and personal property, within or without the district, necessary to the full exercise of its powers. (b) Lands subject to the grant of an open-space easement executed and accepted by the district in accordance with this article are enforceably restricted within the meaning of Section 8 of Article XIII of the California Constitution. An easement or other interest in real property may be dedicated for park or open-space purposes, or both, by the adoption of a resolution by the board of directors, and any interest so dedicated may be conveyed only as provided in this section. (c) A district shall not validly convey any interest in any real property actually dedicated and used for park or open-space purposes, or both, without the consent of a majority of the voters of the district voting at a special election called by the board and held for that purpose. Consent does not need to be obtained for a lease of any real property for a period not exceeding 50 years; and consent does not need to be obtained for a conveyance of any real property if the Legislature, by concurrent resolution, authorizes a conveyance after a resolution of intention has been adopted by at least a two-thirds vote of the board of directors of the district, specifically describing the property to be conveyed.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5540.1. Section 5540.1.

Notwithstanding Section 5540, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District shall not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any real property or any interest in real property in the San Mateo County Coastal Annexation Area, as defined in the Resolution of Application for Annexation Proceedings No. 03-20, which was adopted by the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District on June 6, 2003.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5540.2. Section 5540.2.

(a) The Legislature finds and declares as follows: (1) The sale of private watershed lands owned by the water company in the Upper Guadalupe watershed, including the Los Gatos Creek and Saratoga Creek watersheds, to the district offers an abundance of benefits to the public and wildlife. (2) The transfer of these lands will ensure that several significant land conservation priorities will be addressed through active land management by the district. (b) For the purposes of this section: (1) “District” means the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. (2) “Water company” means the San Jose Water Company. (c) Notwithstanding any other law, the water company may sell lands in the Upper Guadalupe watershed, including the Los Gatos Creek and Saratoga Creek watersheds, to the district in accordance with the following conditions: (1) The district shall commit to improve open-space trail connectivity, encourage forest management practices to promote late seral or old-growth habitat conditions, maintain wildland fire safety, preserve open space, and protect the downstream beneficial uses of water, including, but not limited to, critical elements of the public drinking water supply, in perpetuity. (2) The water company shall retain all its existing water rights and a necessary fee title or easement interest, in perpetuity, to make certain that the customers of the water company have access to safe and reliable drinking water. The fee title or easement interest shall include all facilities owned and operated by the water company, including, but not limited to, treatment plants, delivery systems, reservoirs, and main tributaries. (d) (1) If a sale of land occurs pursuant to this section, the water company shall invest the net proceeds, if any, from the sale in water system infrastructure, plant, facilities, and properties that are necessary or useful in the performance of the water company’s duties to the public. (2) For the purposes of tracking the net proceeds and their investment, the water company shall maintain records necessary to document the investment of the net proceeds pursuant to this section. (3) All water utility infrastructure, plant, facilities, and properties constructed or acquired by, and used and useful to, the water company by investment pursuant to this section shall be included among the water company’s other utility property upon which the Public Utilities Commission authorizes the water company the opportunity to earn a reasonable rate of return. (4) This subdivision shall apply to the investment of the net proceeds from the sale of land pursuant to this section for a period of eight consecutive calendar years beginning with the calendar year immediately following the calendar year in which the water company receives the net proceeds. The balance of any net proceeds and interest on the proceeds that is not invested after the eight-year period shall be allocated solely to the water company ratepayers. (5) The Public Utilities Commission retains continuing authority to determine the used, useful, or necessary status of any and all infrastructure improvements and investments by the water company. (e) Section 851 of the Public Utilities Code shall not apply to the transfer of lands pursuant to this section. (f) The authority for the water company to sell lands to the district pursuant to subdivision (c) is inoperative on January 1, 2023.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5540.5. Section 5540.5.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 5540, a district, with the approval by a two-thirds vote of the members of its board of directors, may exchange real property or an interest in real property dedicated and used for park or open-space purposes, or both park and open-space purposes, for real property or an interest in real property that the board of directors determines to be of equal or greater value and necessary to be acquired for park or open-space purposes, or both park and open-space purposes. (b) If a proposed exchange of real property or an interest in real property pursuant to subdivision (a) is not feasible due to inability to identify a compatible or comparable exchange on an equal or greater value basis or for park or open-space purposes under subdivision (a), the East Bay Regional Park District may accept monetary compensation concluded by a highest and best market value determined and documented by a certified, licensed appraiser. The acceptance of monetary compensation under this subdivision is only permissible when the real property or interest in real property exchange is with another public agency. Monetary compensation accepted pursuant to this subdivision shall be used to purchase real property or an interest in real property for park and open-space purposes. (c) A district shall not in a calendar year exchange more than 10 acres of district-owned real property or an interest in real property pursuant to this section for other real property or an interest in real property, and the real property or interest in real property acquired by the district shall be adjacent to other real property owned by the district. (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), the East Bay Regional Park District, the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, and the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District may exchange up to a maximum of 80 acres of district-owned real property or an interest in real property in a calendar year pursuant to this section for other real property or an interest in real property, and real property or an interest in real property acquired pursuant to this section by the district shall be adjacent to other real property owned by the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5540.6. Section 5540.6.

Notwithstanding Section 5540, a district may, with the approval by a four-fifths vote of the board of directors, convey to another public agency any real property, or any interest in real property, dedicated and used for park or open-space purposes, or both, provided the public agency undertakes in a recorded written agreement to continue to use the real property, or the interest in the real property, for those purposes and not to convey the real property, or the interest in the real property, without the consent of a majority of the voters of the district at an election called and conducted by the board pursuant to Section 5540.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5541. Section 5541.

A district may plan, adopt, lay out, plant, develop, and otherwise improve, extend, control, operate, and maintain a system of public parks, playgrounds, golf courses, beaches, trails, natural areas, ecological and open space preserves, parkways, scenic drives, boulevards, and other facilities for public recreation, for the use and enjoyment of all the inhabitants of the district, and it may select, designate, and acquire land, or rights in land, within or without the district, to be used and appropriated for such purposes. It may cause such trails, parkways, scenic drives, and boulevards to be opened, altered, widened, extended, graded or regraded, paved or repaved, planted or replanted, repaired, and otherwise improved, may conduct programs and classes in outdoor science education and conservation education, and may do all other things necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes of this article. The board of directors of a district shall not interfere with control of any of the foregoing or other public property, that are existing, owned or controlled by a municipality or county in the district, except with the consent of the governing body of the municipality, or of the county if the same is in unincorporated territory, and upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon between the board of directors of the district and the governing body.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5541.1. Section 5541.1.

The East Bay Regional Park District may plan, adopt, lay out, plant, develop, and otherwise improve, extend, control, operate, and maintain vehicular recreational areas and trails for the use and enjoyment of all the inhabitants of the district, and it may select, designate, and acquire land, or rights in land, within or without the district, to be used and appropriated for such purposes. The East Bay Regional Park District may cause such vehicular recreational areas and trails to be opened, altered, widened, extended, graded or regraded, paved or repaved, planted or replanted, repaired, and otherwise improved. The Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District shall not interfere with the control of any vehicular recreational area or trail that is existing, owned, or controlled by a municipality or county in the district, except with the consent of the governing body of the municipality, or of the county if the same is in unincorporated territory, and upon such terms as may be mutually agreed upon between the board of directors of the district and the governing body.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5541.2. Section 5541.2.

The Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District may plan, acquire, preserve, protect, and otherwise improve, extend, control, operate, and maintain open-space areas, greenbelt areas, wildlife habitat areas, and regional parks for the use and enjoyment of all the inhabitants of the district. The district may select, designate, and acquire land, or rights in land, within or without the district, to be used and appropriated for those purposes.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5541.3. Section 5541.3.

The district may develop, improve, operate, and maintain the real property conveyed pursuant to Section 5003.12 as a part of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District trail system.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5542. Section 5542.

A district may exercise the right of eminent domain to take any property necessary or convenient to accomplish the purposes of this article. A district may not acquire by condemnation any of the lands, properties, or facilities of any municipal utility district which are appropriated to public use or are used in or are useful to the operations of the municipal utility district or which are within the watershed of any stream or reservoir which supplies water for domestic use or which the directors of the municipal utility district determine by resolution to be properties which are required for the purposes of the municipal utility district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5542.5. Section 5542.5.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, and except as provided in subdivision (b), when property, whether owned in fee or lesser title interest, leased, or operated under a license, management agreement, or otherwise, is appropriated or otherwise acquired for public use as a regional park or regional open space or both operated by a district, there is a rebuttable presumption of its having been appropriated or otherwise acquired for the best and most necessary public use. The presumption established by this subdivision is a presumption affecting the burden of proof. (b) When such property is sought to be acquired for city or county road, street, or highway purposes, and such property was dedicated to or established for park, recreational, or open-space purposes prior to the initiation of road, street, or highway route location studies, an action for declaratory relief may be brought by the district in the superior court to determine the question of which public use is the best and most necessary public use for such property. Such action for declaratory relief shall be filed and served within 120 days after publication by the city or county, as the case may be, in a newspaper of general circulation pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code, and delivery of a written notice to the district by the city or county that a proposed route or site or an adopted route includes such property. Such action for declaratory relief shall have preference over all other civil actions in the matter of setting the same for hearing or trial to the end that any such action shall be quickly heard and determined. If an action for declaratory relief is not filed and served within such 120-day period, the right to bring such action is waived and the provisions of subdivision (a) shall not apply. When a declaratory relief action with respect to such property being sought for city or county road, street, or highway purposes may not be brought pursuant to this section, the provisions of subdivision (a) shall not apply.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5544. Section 5544.

A district may borrow money, incur indebtedness, and issue bonds or other evidences of such indebtedness, but it shall not incur any funded indebtedness except in accordance with the provisions of section 5568 of this article.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5544.1. Section 5544.1.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this article, the board may borrow money by the issuance of promissory notes or other evidences of indebtedness in an amount, or of a value, not exceeding, in the aggregate at any one time, the greater of 5 percent of the total of the district’s general fund and development fund budgets for the year in which the loan is made, or the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000), to be used for any revenue-producing purpose for which the district may expend funds. A district shall not exercise the borrowing authority conferred by this section if the district, at any time during the previous two years, has not met the loan repayment requirements of this section and the repayment provisions set forth in the promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness issued for a loan entered into pursuant to this section. A district shall not expend, in any one year, any amount of money in excess of what it collects in property taxes, state and federal subventions, grants, loans, fees, gifts, bequests, or income from other sources. Indebtedness incurred pursuant to this section shall be repaid during a period not to exceed five years from June 30th of the fiscal year in which it is incurred and shall bear interest at a rate not exceeding 10 percent per annum, or the rate allowed under Section 53531 of the Government Code, if higher, payable annually or semiannually or in part annually and in part semiannually. Each indebtedness incurred under this section shall be authorized by a resolution of the board unanimously adopted, shall be evidenced by a promissory note or contract signed by the president of the board and attested by the secretary or treasurer, and shall be sold at not less than 95 percent of the principal amount in the manner determined by the board at a discount which equals the underwriter’s spread. The board shall determine that the discount reflects an underwriter’s spread which is both reasonable and customary under the prevailing market conditions. One of the two signatures may be by facsimile reproduction. The indebtedness authorized to be incurred by this section shall be in addition to, and the provisions of this section shall not apply to, any bonded indebtedness authorized by vote of the electors. Nothing in this section limits or restricts the authority of the district to issue promissory notes or deeds of trust in the acquisition of real property or the exercise of its right of eminent domain subject to the limitations in Section 5568. Nothing in this section limits the authority of the district to borrow pursuant to Section 5544.3.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5544.2. Section 5544.2.

(a) A district may acquire all necessary and proper lands and facilities, or any portion thereof, by means of a plan to borrow money or by purchase on contract. (b) The amount of indebtedness to be incurred shall not exceed an amount equal to the anticipated property tax revenue allocations for the next five-year period derived pursuant to Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 95) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or the anticipated tax income derived pursuant to Section 50077 of the Government Code, or both. The time period to repay the indebtedness shall not exceed the applicable time period provided in subdivision (c) or (d). (c) All indebtedness that is incurred on or after July 1, 1982, pursuant to this section shall be repaid during a period not to exceed 20 years from the date on which it is incurred and shall bear interest at the rate allowed pursuant to Section 53531 of the Government Code, payable annually or semiannually or in part annually and in part semiannually. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, with respect to the East Bay Regional Park District only, all indebtedness incurred pursuant to this section for acquisition of lands and facilities designated in the district’s master plan, including the Chabot Ridgelands, shall be repaid during a period not to exceed 30 years and at a rate not exceeding the rate allowed in this section for other districts. All other acquisitions of land and facilities by the East Bay Regional Park District not designated in the master plan are subject to the 20-year repayment period limitation of this section. (d) Notwithstanding subdivision (c), all indebtedness that is incurred by the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, on or after January 1, 2012, pursuant to this section, shall be repaid during a period not to exceed 30 years from the date on which it is incurred and shall bear interest at the rate allowed pursuant to Section 53531 of the Government Code, payable annually or semiannually or in part annually and in part semiannually. (e) Each indebtedness shall be authorized by a resolution adopted by the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members of the district board, shall be evidenced by a promissory note or contract signed by the president of the board and attested by the secretary or treasurer, and shall be sold at not less than 95 percent of the principal amount in the manner determined by the board at a discount that equals the underwriter’s spread. The board shall determine that the discount reflects an underwriter’s spread that is both reasonable and customary under the prevailing market conditions. One of the two signatures may be by facsimile reproduction. At the time of making the general tax levy after incurring each indebtedness and annually thereafter until the indebtedness is paid or until there is a sum in the treasury set apart for that purpose sufficient to meet all payments of principal and interest on the indebtedness as they become due, a portion of the taxes levied and collected pursuant to Section 50077 of the Government Code, if any, shall be levied and collected and set aside sufficient to pay the interest on the indebtedness and the part of the principal that will become due before the proceeds of a tax levied at the next general tax levy will be available. (f) For indebtedness incurred pursuant to subdivision (d), the resolution by the district board required pursuant to subdivision (e) shall specify the revenue pledged by the district to repay the indebtedness. The resolution shall recite in substance that the principal of, and interest on, the indebtedness are payable solely from the revenue pledged to repay the indebtedness and that the district is not obligated to pay the principal or interest except from the pledged revenue, and may provide for the same pledge to all other indebtedness incurred pursuant to this section, including indebtedness incurred prior to January 1, 2012, in order to maintain a parity relationship among all outstanding indebtedness incurred by the district pursuant to this section. (g) The indebtedness authorized to be incurred by this section shall be in addition to, and this section shall not apply to, any bonded indebtedness authorized by vote of the electors.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5544.3. Section 5544.3.

The district may, pursuant to Section 5544, borrow not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) to cover operating expenses between the time of formation of the district and the first receipt of revenue under Section 5545.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5545. Section 5545.

It may levy and collect, or cause to be levied and collected, taxes to carry out any of its objects or purposes and to pay the obligations of the district. Taxes levied for any one fiscal year shall not exceed ten cents ($0.10) on each one hundred dollars ($100) of the assessed value of all real and personal property within the district. Any tax provided for in this section shall be exclusive of any tax levied to meet the bonded indebtedness of the district and the interest thereon.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5545.1. Section 5545.1.

The board may submit a proposition to the electors of the district for an increase in the maximum rate of tax specified by Section 5545. The election shall be called and held in the same manner as a bond election, and approval by a majority of all votes cast shall be required to authorize such an increase.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5545.3. Section 5545.3.

In the event the board of directors proposes to submit a special tax, as provided in Section 50077 of the Government Code, and a bond issue for approval by the voters of the district, or a zone or zones within the district, both the special tax and the bond issue may be consolidated and may appear on the ballot as a single proposition if the special tax and the bond issue are for the same object or purpose.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5545.6. Section 5545.6.

Any tax imposed under Section 5545 by a district formed pursuant to Section 5506.5 shall be used exclusively for the acquisition of open-space, park, or recreation lands or for the development, operation, or maintenance of open-space, park, or recreation lands so acquired.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5546. Section 5546.

A district may contribute money, in those amounts the board of directors, by resolution, finds to be proper, to the State Park and Recreation Commission or to any municipality, county, or other public corporation, district, or agency, for the purpose of assisting in the acquisition of lands within or outside of the district for the purposes specified in section 5541, or for improving the lands in the manner therein specified, when in the judgment of the board of directors the acquisition or improvement is so located and planned as to be of benefit to the district. A district may grant funds to a private nonprofit entity for the purposes of this section.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5547. Section 5547.

The board of directors shall act only by ordinance, resolution, or a motion duly recorded in the minutes of the meeting. The ayes and noes shall be taken upon the passage of all ordinances or resolutions, and entered upon the journal of the proceedings of the board. An ordinance, resolution, or motion shall not be passed or become effective without the affirmative votes of at least a majority of all the members of the board. The enacting clause of all ordinances passed by the board shall be in these words: “Be it ordained by the Board of Directors of the (giving the name) District.” All resolutions and ordinances shall be signed by the president of the board and attested by the secretary, administrative secretary, or clerk, and all ordinances shall be published once within 30 days after adoption, in a newspaper of general circulation printed, published, and circulated in the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5548. Section 5548.

The president shall preside over all meetings of the board. He shall sign all contracts and conveyances on behalf of the district after they have been approved by the board, and he shall perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the board. In the absence of the president, or in the event of his inability to act, the vice president shall perform all the powers and duties of the president. If both the president and vice president are absent or unable to act, the board may select a president pro tempore, who shall perform all the powers and duties of the president.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5549. Section 5549.

(a) The general manager has the following administrative and executive functions, powers, and duties. The general manager shall do all of the following: (1) Enforce this article and all ordinances and regulations of the district. (2) Appoint and remove subordinates, clerks, and other employees, and exercise supervision and control over all departments and offices of the district, subject to the personnel rules, civil service or merit system, and policies adopted by the board. (3) Attend all meetings of the board unless excused by the board. (4) Submit to the board for adoption any measures, ordinances, and regulations the general manager deems necessary or expedient. (5) Enforce all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the district or its inhabitants in any contract and report any violations to the board or the police department, as appropriate. (6) Prepare and submit the annual budget to the board and perform all other duties imposed by this article or by the board. (b) (1) With the approval of the board, the general manager may bind the district, in accordance with board policy that has been adopted in an open meeting, and without advertising, for the payment for supplies, materials, labor, or other valuable consideration for any purpose, including new construction of a building, structure, or improvement, in amounts not exceeding fifty thousand dollars ($50,000). All expenditures shall be reported to the board of directors at its next regular meeting. (2) A district may, by action of the board in an open meeting, increase the amount by which the general manager may bind the district above the fifty-thousand-dollar ($50,000) limit established in paragraph (1). An increase made pursuant to this paragraph shall not exceed an amount equal to 2 percent, for each fiscal year following the operative date of the last adjustment, of the amount in effect when the board’s action is adopted. (c) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (b), in a district with a population of 200,000 or more, and with the approval of the board, the general manager may bind the district, in accordance with board policy that has been adopted in an open meeting, for the payment for equipment, supplies, and materials for any purpose, including new construction of a building, structure, or improvement, excluding labor and services, when the annual aggregate cost does not exceed one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000). (2) This subdivision applies only to the procurement of tangible equipment, supplies, and materials and shall not be interpreted to authorize the general manager to bind the district for labor or services, in an amount not exceeding one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000), that are customarily or historically performed by district employees.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5550. Section 5550.

(a) The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act, Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 3500) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, applies to all districts. (b) A board of directors may adopt an ordinance establishing an employee relations system that may include, but is not limited to, a civil service system or a merit system. (c) With the prior permission of the board of supervisors of the principal county, a board of directors may adopt an ordinance that makes the employees of the district subject to the employee relations system of the principal county. The board of directors may adopt an ordinance that withdraws the employees of the district from the employee relations system of the principal county. A district in which the employees of the district are subject to the employee relations system of the principal county shall receive employee relations services at cost from the county.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5551. Section 5551.

The secretary of the board, the administrative secretary, or the clerk, as the case may be, shall countersign and affix the seal to all contracts and conveyances on behalf of the district, shall act as secretary to the board and keep a record of its proceedings, and shall perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by the appointing authority or by this article.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5552. Section 5552.

The controller is the custodian of the funds of the district and shall make payments by check or by warrant drawn upon the district’s depositories for obligations that have been first approved by a majority of the board of directors at a meeting of the board of directors. The board of directors also may, by resolution and under any terms and conditions which it may prescribe in the resolution, authorize the controller to pay demands against the district, without the prior, specific approval of the board, that are for any purpose for which an expenditure has been previously authorized in the district’s adopted budget and which do not exceed the amount of expenditure so authorized. Demands so paid shall be presented to the board of directors at the next regular meeting for its review and approval. If the funds of the district are maintained solely in the county treasury, the county auditor shall exercise the powers otherwise conferred by this section on the controller. The board of directors shall by ordinance or resolution authorize signatories for checks or warrants drawn in payment of obligations and demands against the district. Authorized signatories shall be selected from members of the board of directors of the district, the general manager of the district, the administrative secretary, or any other officers and employees which may be designated by the board. The controller shall keep an account of all receipts and disbursements, and shall deposit all money received by him or her in a depository or depositories selected by the board of directors.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5552.1. Section 5552.1.

Notwithstanding Section 5552, the boards of directors of the Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District and the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District may, by resolution, eliminate the requirement that demands against that respective district which are paid without the prior, specific approval of the board be presented to the board at the next regular meeting for its review and approval.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5553. Section 5553.

The controller shall install and maintain a system of auditing and accounting, which will at all times show the financial condition of the district, and he shall perform such other duties as may be imposed upon him by this article, the board, or the general manager. Payment of employee salaries and benefits and other recurring claims may be authorized annually by the board.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5553.5. Section 5553.5.

All claims for money or damages against the district are governed by Part 3 (commencing with Section 900) and Part 4 (commencing with Section 940) of Division 3.6 of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5555. Section 5555.

The directors of the district, before assuming the duties of their office, shall take and subscribe an official oath, and file it in the office of the board. The official oath shall be in the form provided by law for official oaths of county officers.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5556. Section 5556.

The board may appoint, employ, or contract for the services of attorneys, consultants, advisers, and such other experts as they deem necessary, and shall authorize the appointment or employment by the general manager of such assistants, deputies, and other appointees and employees as may be deemed necessary by the board to carry out the purposes of this article, and the board shall determine the duties and compensation, or basis of compensation, of all such persons.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5557. Section 5557.

The board shall have a suitable office in the district where its maps, plans, documents, records, and accounts shall be kept, subject at all reasonable times and under reasonable regulations to public inspection.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5557.1. Section 5557.1.

The board may authorize at any time the destruction or disposition of any duplicate record, paper, or document, the original or a permanent photographic reproduction of which is in the files of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5558. Section 5558.

(a) The board shall superintend, control, and make available to all of the inhabitants of the district, subject to its ordinances, rules, and regulations, all public parks, playgrounds, beaches, parkways, scenic drives, boulevards, open spaces, and other facilities for public recreation belonging to the district or under its control. The board shall regulate, restrain, and control the kind of vehicles, and the time and conditions of travel or parking on such public parks, playgrounds, beaches, parkways, scenic drives, boulevards, open spaces, and other facilities for public recreation, and it shall employ a suitable police force and shall adopt all ordinances, rules, and regulations necessary for the administration, government, protection, and use of the property, improvements, and facilities belonging to the district or under its control. The board shall, in general, do all acts necessary to the proper execution of the powers and duties granted to, and imposed upon, it by this article, and to manage and control the business and affairs of the district. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the board of any district organized pursuant to Sections 5506.5 and 5538.5 may designate and employ officers and employees of the county in which the district is located as the district police force required by this section.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5558.5. Section 5558.5.

(a) By ordinance, a board of directors may declare that an encroachment onto district land constitutes a nuisance. (b) (1) Upon adopting an ordinance pursuant to subdivision (a), the board of directors may, by ordinance, establish a nuisance abatement procedure to abate an encroachment onto district land that constitutes a nuisance and to collect abatement and related administrative costs and penalties, including any costs incurred for providing notice or recording a nuisance abatement lien pursuant to this section. (2) The nuisance abatement procedure shall do all of the following: (A) (i) Require the district, upon initiating a nuisance abatement proceeding, to provide notice of the proceeding to any party who is responsible for the nuisance or who owns, or is in possession of, a parcel upon which the nuisance is located, created, caused, committed, or maintained. (ii) In a nuisance abatement proceeding to obtain a nuisance abatement lien, the notice provided pursuant to this subparagraph shall be served in the same manner as summons in a civil action in accordance with Article 3 (commencing with Section 415.10) of Chapter 4 of Title 5 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. (iii) Notwithstanding clause (ii), in a nuisance abatement proceeding to obtain a nuisance abatement lien, if, after diligent search, a party who owns, or is in possession of, a parcel upon which the nuisance is located, created, caused, committed, or maintained cannot be found, the notice may be served by posting a copy of the notice in a conspicuous place on the parcel for a period of 10 days and publication of the notice in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which the parcel is located pursuant to Section 6062 of the Government Code. (B) Require the district to provide a party who is responsible for the nuisance or who owns, or is in possession of, a parcel upon which the nuisance is located, created, caused, committed, or maintained with an opportunity to appear and be heard before the abatement of the nuisance by the district or the recordation of a nuisance abatement lien. (3) The nuisance abatement procedure may authorize the board of directors to provide for the summary abatement of a nuisance, consistent with the requirements of paragraph (2), at the expense of a party who is responsible for the nuisance or who owns, or is in possession of, a parcel upon which the nuisance is located, created, caused, committed, or maintained. (4) (A) The nuisance abatement procedure may authorize the board of directors to collect abatement and related administrative costs and penalties through a nuisance abatement lien against a parcel upon which the nuisance is located. (B) The nuisance abatement lien shall be recorded in the county recorder’s office in the county in which the parcel is located and, from the date of recording, shall have the force, effect, and priority of a judgment lien. (C) The nuisance abatement lien shall specify the amount of the lien, the name of the district on whose behalf the lien is imposed, the date of the abatement order, the street address, legal description, and assessor’s parcel number of the parcel upon which the lien is imposed, and the name and address of the party who owns the parcel upon which the nuisance is located. (D) If the nuisance abatement lien is discharged, released, or satisfied, notice of the discharge containing the information specified in subparagraph (C) shall be recorded by the district. (E) The nuisance abatement lien and the discharge, release, or satisfaction of the lien shall be indexed in the grantor-grantee index. (c) Notwithstanding Sections 6103 and 27383 of the Government Code or any other law, a county recorder may impose a fee on a district to reimburse the costs of processing and recording a nuisance abatement lien and providing notice pursuant to this section. (d) A district may initiate a civil action to abate a nuisance in the name of the district, and, by the judgment in that action, the nuisance may be enjoined or abated and damages may be recovered, as provided in this section. (e) A board of directors may, by ordinance, provide for the recovery of attorney’s fees by the prevailing party in any civil action or nuisance abatement proceeding to abate a nuisance. (f) Section 5560 does not apply to an ordinance adopted pursuant to this section.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5559. Section 5559.

The board may adopt regulations, and it shall cause the regulations made by it to be posted upon park or other property of the district to which they apply, and it shall cause them to be published at least once in a newspaper published in the county or counties within which the district is in whole or in part situated, and such posting and publication shall be sufficient notice to all persons. The affidavit of the general manager or the secretary that the district rules and regulations have been so posted and published is prima facie evidence thereof. A copy of the rules and regulations, attested by any member of the board or by its secretary shall be prima facie evidence that the rules and regulations have been made by the board as provided by law.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5560. Section 5560.

(a) Violation of an ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted pursuant to this article is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period not to exceed six months, or by both that fine and imprisonment, unless the board provides that a violation of an ordinance, rule, or regulation is an infraction, that is punishable by: (1) A fine not exceeding one hundred dollars ($100) for a first violation. (2) A fine not exceeding two hundred dollars ($200) for a second violation of the same ordinance, rule, or regulation within one year. (3) A fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) for each additional violation of the same ordinance, rule, or regulation within one year. (b) A superior court of a county lying wholly or in part within the district is a proper court for trial of all prosecutions under this article for violations of an ordinance, rule, or regulation adopted by the board.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5560.1. Section 5560.1.

In order to protect property, improvements, and facilities of parks under its management or belonging to the district and to preserve the peace within such parks, the district board may confer, on uniformed park employees which it may designate, the authority to issue citations for misdemeanor and infraction violations of state law, city or county ordinances, or district regulations or ordinances, when the violation is committed within a district park and in the presence of the employee issuing the citation. The citations shall be issued in accordance with Chapter 5C (commencing with Section 853.5) of Title 3 of Part 2 of the Penal Code.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5560.5. Section 5560.5.

(a) A district may enact in its ordinances clauses which provide that if any person is arrested for a violation of the ordinance, and such person is not immediately taken before a magistrate, the arresting officer shall prepare in duplicate a written notice to appear in court, containing the name and address of such person, the offense charged, and the time and place where and when such person shall appear in court. (b) The time specified in the notice to appear must be at least five days after such arrest. (c) The place specified in the notice to appear shall be the court of the magistrate before whom the person would be taken if the requirement of taking an arrested person before a magistrate were complied with, or shall be an officer authorized by such court to receive a deposit of bail. (d) The officer shall deliver one copy of the notice to appear to the arrested person, and the arrested person in order to secure release must give his written promise so to appear in court by signing the duplicate notice which shall be retained by the officer. Thereupon the arresting officer shall forthwith release the person arrested from custody. (e) The officer shall, as soon as practicable, file the duplicate notice with the magistrate specified therein. Thereupon the magistrate shall fix the amount of bail which in his judgment, in accordance with the provisions of Section 1275 of the Penal Code, will be reasonable and sufficient for the appearance of the defendant and shall indorse upon the notice a statement signed by him in the form set forth in Section 815a of the Penal Code. The defendant may, prior to the date upon which he promised to appear in court, deposit with the magistrate the amount of bail thus set. Thereafter, at the time when the case is called for arraignment before the magistrate, if the defendant shall not appear, either in person or by counsel, the magistrate may declare the bail forfeited, and may in his discretion order that no further proceedings shall be had in such case. Upon the making of such order that no further proceedings be had, all sums deposited as bail shall forthwith be paid into the county treasury for distribution pursuant to Section 1463 of the Penal Code. (f) No warrant shall issue on such charge for the arrest of a person who has given such written promise to appear in court, unless and until he has violated such promise or has failed to deposit bail, to appear for arraignment, trial or judgment, or to comply with the terms and provisions of the judgment, as required by law.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5560.6. Section 5560.6.

A district may enact in its ordinances clauses which prohibit any person from willfully violating his written promise to appear in court regardless of the disposition of the charge upon which he was orginally arrested.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5560.7. Section 5560.7.

A district may further provide in its ordinance that when a person signs a written promise to appear at the time and place specified in the written promise to appear and has not posted bail as provided in Section 5560.5, the magistrate shall issue and have delivered for execution a warrant for his arrest within 20 days after his failure to appear as promised, or if such person promises to appear before an officer authorized to accept bail other than a magistrate and fails to do so on or before the date which he promised to appear, then, within 20 days after the delivery of such written promise to appear by the officer to a magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense. When such person violates his promise to appear before an officer authorized to receive bail other than a magistrate, the officer shall immediately deliver to the magistrate having jurisdiction over the offense charged the written promise to appear and the complaint, if any, filed by the arresting officer.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5561. Section 5561.

The police appointed or employed by the board shall have, within the district for which they are appointed or employed, all the powers of police officers of municipal corporations except the power of serving and executing civil process.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5561.5. Section 5561.5.

The board may provide by resolution or regulation for the care, restitution, sale, or destruction of unclaimed property in the possession of the district. Any resolution or regulation adopted pursuant to this section shall provide therein (1) that such unclaimed property shall be held by the district for a period of at least six months, (2) that thereafter such property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, and (3) that notice of such sale shall be given by the board at least five days before the time therefor by publication once in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district. The board may dispose of any such property upon which no bid is made at any such sale.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5561.6. Section 5561.6.

The district shall be primarily responsible for the prevention and suppression of all fires on any lands in its possession or control, excluding all lands of a district located within the exterior boundaries of any municipality or other fire protection district. For the purposes of the prevention and suppression of fires on such lands, the board may enter into co-operative mutual aid agreements with the federal government, the State, any municipality, county or district, or any person, corporation or association.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5562. Section 5562.

The board may acquire, construct, improve, maintain, and operate golf courses, bathhouses, boathouses, tennis courts, gymnasiums, and other special amusements and forms of recreation, and it may acquire, construct, or complete all buildings, structures, waterways, lakes, equipment, and other necessary or convenient facilities. It may fix and collect fees for the use by the public of any boats, bathing suits, lockers, golf courses, tennis courts, or other special facilities, services, or equipment.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5563. Section 5563.

If, in the opinion of the board, any land or property owned by the district, or any interest therein, becomes unnecessary for the purposes of the district, the board may, subject to the provisions of Section 5540, sell such lands or property, or interest therein. When land or property is temporarily unnecessary for park or open-space purposes, it may be leased for other purposes for a term not exceeding 25 years with an express provision in the lease that should the board by ordinance determine to use the lands for park, open-space, or other district purposes, the lease shall thereby be terminated. The proceeds of any sale or lease of lands or property, or any interest therein, shall be used for and applied to such purposes of the district as the board may, by resolution, determine.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5563.5. Section 5563.5.

Notwithstanding Sections 5540 and 5563, the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District may, and the Board of Directors of the East Bay Regional Park District may, without obtaining the consent of the voters, lease real property for a term not exceeding 99 years. A lease entered into pursuant to this section shall be authorized by a resolution adopted by the affirmative votes of at least two-thirds of the members of the board, upon making an express finding that the purpose of the lease is for park or open-space purposes, or for an historic preservation, recreation, climate-resiliency, social equity, or agricultural purpose that is compatible with public use and enjoyment of the real property.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5564. Section 5564.

(a) If it is necessary or advisable to acquire or construct any works, structures, or embankments, including nature-based and built, in order to protect the property of the district from damage by flood or storm waters, the board may acquire or construct those works, structures, or embankments. (b) If the works, structures, or embankments are necessary or advisable not only to protect the property of the district, but other property not owned by the district as well, the board may enter into contracts with any flood control district or other municipal or public corporation, and may grant rights of way, for such periods of time as it shall determine, over the property of the district to such flood control district or other municipal or public corporation, whereby the flood control district or other municipal or public corporation may be permitted to construct such works, structures, or embankments.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5565. Section 5565.

The legal title to all property acquired by the district under the provisions of this article shall immediately and by operation of law vest in the district, and shall be held by the district in trust for, and is dedicated and set apart for, the uses and purposes set forth in this article. The board may hold, use, acquire, manage, occupy, and possess such property, as provided in this article. The board may take conveyances or other assurances for all property acquired by it under the provisions of this article in the name of the district, to and for the uses and purposes expressed in this article, and it may institute and maintain all actions and proceedings, or suits at law or in equity, necessary or proper in order to carry out the provisions of this article, or to enforce, maintain, protect, or preserve all rights, privileges, and immunities created by or acquired in pursuance of this article. In all courts, actions, suits, or proceedings, the board may sue, appear, and defend, in person or by attorneys and in the name of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5565.5. Section 5565.5.

(a) With the consent of the board of directors of a district, an irrevocable offer of dedication of real property or any interest in real property for any of the purposes authorized by this article may be made to the district pursuant to this section. The offer of dedication shall be executed, acknowledged, and recorded in the same manner as a conveyance of real property. The offer of dedication, when recorded in the office of the county recorder, shall be irrevocable and may be accepted at any time by the board of directors of the district. (b) An offer of dedication may be terminated, and the right to accept the offer abandoned, by a majority vote of the board of directors of the district and only if the board of directors makes both of the following findings: (1) The offer of dedication was never accepted and, therefore, termination or abandonment of the offer does not constitute a conveyance of an interest in real property dedicated for park or open-space purposes. (2) Now, or in the future, the district cannot effectively use the real property, or interest in real property, that would be conveyed by the offer of dedication for park or open-space purposes. (c) The procedure prescribed by this section is alternative to any other procedure authorized by law.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5566. Section 5566.

It is the intent of the Legislature to provide a district with authority to impose special taxes. A district may impose special taxes pursuant to the procedures set forth in Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. In exercising that authority, a district may establish a zone or zones and a rate of tax for each zone, which is to be applied uniformly to all taxpayers within the zone. All revenue from a tax levied in a zone shall be expended in connection with land and facilities that are located in that zone, including a reasonable amount thereof allocated for general administrative expenses of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5567. Section 5567.

Every director and every other officer named in this article who is, in any manner interested, directly or indirectly, in any contract awarded, or to be awarded, by the board, or in the profits to be derived from such a contract, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and conviction of a person under this section shall work a forfeiture of his office.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5568. Section 5568.

For the purpose of acquiring, constructing, or completing any improvement or improvements authorized by this article, or for the purpose of acquiring any land or other property necessary or useful therefor, the board of directors may incur an indebtedness not to exceed 5 percent of the assessed valuation of the real and personal property situated in the district or in any zone established pursuant to Section 5566 for the purpose of levying a tax to pay all sums coming due to repay the indebtedness. The district may issue bonds for the indebtedness under and in full compliance with the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 43600) of Chapter 4 of Division 4 of Title 4 of the Government Code. The provisions of that chapter, as they may exist from time to time and insofar as they may be applicable, shall govern all district bond issues, and the board of each district is the legislative branch of the district, and authorized to do all acts and things which may be done by the legislative branch of cities, towns, and municipal corporations in the incurring of indebtedness and the issuance and sale of bonds. Taxes for the payment of the bonds shall be levied and collected in the manner provided in this article. The bonds issued under this section shall be signed by the president of the board and the treasurer of the district, and countersigned by the secretary. The coupons shall be signed by the treasurer. If any officers whose signatures appear on the bonds or coupons cease to be officers before the delivery of the bonds to the purchaser, those signatures or countersignatures are, nevertheless, valid and sufficient for all purposes, the same as if the officers had remained in office until the delivery of the bonds.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5569. Section 5569.

For the purpose of paying all sums coming due for principal and interest on all bonds of the district, there shall be levied and collected each year a tax sufficient to pay the annual interest on such bonds and, also, that part of the principal which will become due before the time for fixing the next general tax levy. If the maturity of the indebtedness created by the issue of bonds is made to begin more than one year after the date of the issuance of the bonds, the tax shall be levied and collected each year, to pay the interest on the indebtedness as it falls due, and, also, to constitute a sinking fund for the payment of the principal on or before maturity. The taxes in this section required to be levied and collected, shall be in addition to all other taxes levied for district purposes, and shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as other district taxes are collected, and shall be used for no purpose other than the payment of said bonds and accruing interest.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5570. Section 5570.

On or before the second Monday in August of each year, the county auditor of each county in which any portion of a district is located, shall transmit to the board of directors of the district and to the board of supervisors of each county in which the district is located, a statement in writing showing the total value of all real and personal property within the district and within his respective county, which value shall be ascertained from the assessment books of the county as equalized and corrected by the board of supervisors of the county. The board of directors of the district shall, on or before the last Tuesday of August of each year, cause to be prepared and submitted to the board of supervisors of each county in which any portion of the district is located, a detailed statement showing separately: (a) The estimated amount of money that will be required for the payment of principal and interest upon bonds and other indebtedness of the district before the time for fixing the next general tax levy. (b) The estimated amount of money that will be required for the operation, maintenance, upkeep, and repair of the parks, playgrounds, parkways, scenic drives, boulevards, and property of the district, and to defray the expenses of administering the affairs of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5571. Section 5571.

The board of supervisors of each county in which any part of the district is located, shall, at the time of making the general tax levy in each year, levy a tax upon all the real and personal property within the district and within their respective county at a rate sufficient to meet the proportion of taxes necessary to be raised in the county for the purpose of paying the principal and interest of the bonds and other indebtedness of the district and all other requirements of the district as shown by the estimate of the board of directors of the district. The amount of taxes to be raised in each county shall be in the same proportion as the assessed valuation of the taxable property in the district within the county is to the assessed valuation of all property in the district. Such taxes shall be assessed, levied, and collected at the same time and in the same manner as other county taxes are assessed, levied, and collected, and shall, when collected, be deposited with the treasurer of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5572.1. Section 5572.1.

Where the annexation of territory to a district would otherwise be valid, except that such annexed territory was not within the boundaries of a municipal utility district organized and existing under Chapter 218 of the Statutes of 1921, or the Municipal Utility District Act, such annexation shall be valid. This section shall be applied retroactively to validate the annexation of such territory to a district as of the date that the annexation would otherwise have been valid.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5580. Section 5580.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 5594 or any other law, upon approval by the board of directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, the design-build process described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be used to award contracts for the construction, restoration, and improvement of buildings and facilities, the construction, restoration, and improvement of public access and recreation facilities, and nature-based infrastructure projects, including, but not limited to, habitat restoration projects, enhancement and remediation projects, and watershed, stream corridor, and pond improvement projects in that district. (b) The minimum project limitation of one million dollars ($1,000,000), as described in subdivision (a) of Section 22162 of the Public Contract Code, shall not apply to the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District. (c) For purposes of this section, all references in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to “local agency” shall mean the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District and its board of directors.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5581. Section 5581.

(a) Notwithstanding Section 5594 or any other law, upon approval by the board of directors of the East Bay Regional Park District, the design-build process described in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code may be used to award contracts for the construction, restoration, and improvement of buildings and facilities, the construction, restoration, and improvement of public access and recreation facilities, and nature-based infrastructure projects, including, but not limited to, habitat restoration projects, enhancement and remediation projects, and watershed, stream corridor, and pond improvement projects in that district. (b) The minimum project limitation of one million dollars ($1,000,000), as described in subdivision (a) of Section 22162 of the Public Contract Code, shall not apply to the East Bay Regional Park District. (c) For purposes of this section, all references in Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 22160) of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code to “local agency” shall mean the East Bay Regional Park District and its board of directors.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5590. Section 5590.

The bonds of any district issued pursuant to this article, are legal investments for all trust funds, and for the funds of all insurance companies, banks, both commercial and savings, and trust companies, and for the State school funds; and whenever any money or funds may by law be invested in bonds of cities, cities and counties, counties, or school districts in the State of California, such money or funds may be invested in district bonds issued in accordance with the provisions of this article; and whenever bonds of cities, cities and counties, counties, school districts, or municipalities may by law be used as security for the performance of any act, district bonds may be so used.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5591. Section 5591.

All bonds issued under the provisions of this article shall have the same force, value, and use as bonds issued by any municipality in this State, and shall be free and exempt from all taxation within this State.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5593. Section 5593.

All matters and things necessary for the proper administration of the affairs of districts which are not provided for in this article shall be provided for by the board of directors of the district.

Cal. Public Resources Code - PRC § 5594. Section 5594.

All contracts for furnishing supplies, materials, labor, or other valuable consideration furnished the district, for maintenance projects involving contractor services to preserve, maintain, or repair any existing building, structure, or improvement, or for constructing any new building, structure, or improvement, when the expenditures will exceed the applicable amount specified in Section 5549, shall be let to the lowest responsible bidder, after notice inviting bids, published in a newspaper in the district at least one week before the time of receiving bids. The board of directors may reject all bids and readvertise, or by a five-sevenths vote may elect to purchase the materials or supplies in the open market, or to construct the building, structure, or improvement by force account.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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