Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50000. Section 50000.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the provisions of this chapter shall govern the construction of this division.
CHAPTER 1. Definitions [50000. - 50016.]
Cal. Water Code - WAT 1.
in effectCal. Water Code - WAT § 50001. Section 50001.
“District” means any reclamation district formed pursuant to any law of this State prior to April 5, 1911, and any district formed pursuant to Article 2, Chapter 1, Title 8, Part 3 of the Political Code or pursuant to this division.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50002. Section 50002.
“Board” means the board of trustees of a reclamation district.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50003. Section 50003.
“President” means the president of the board of trustees.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50004. Section 50004.
“Secretary” means the secretary of the board of trustees.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50005. Section 50005.
“Trustee” means a member of the board of trustees of a reclamation district.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50006. Section 50006.
“Landowner” means the holder of title or evidence of title to land within a district.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50007. Section 50007.
“Parcel” means a tract of land within a district.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50008. Section 50008.
“District lands” means all lands within a district.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50009. Section 50009.
“Principal county” means the county in which the whole or the greater portion of the land of a district is situated.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50010. Section 50010.
“County treasurer” means the county treasurer of the principal county.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50011. Section 50011.
“Board of supervisors” means the board of supervisors of the principal county.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50012. Section 50012.
“County clerk” means the county clerk of the principal county.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50013. Section 50013.
“Reclamation works” means such public works and equipment as are necessary for the unwatering, watering, or irrigation of district lands and other district operations.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50014. Section 50014.
“Eligible person” means a landowner or the legal representative of a landowner.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50015. Section 50015.
“Legal representative” means an officer or other person or persons appointed to serve in that capacity by a landowner.
Cal. Water Code - WAT § 50016. Section 50016.
“Voter” means a landowner or the legal representative of a landowner, or if the district uses the alternate tax procedure under Article 4 (commencing with Section 51360) of Chapter 2 of Part 7 of this division for the levying of a special tax on all taxable land and improvements, then “voter” means the owner of taxable land or land and improvements as shown on the last equalized tax roll of any county in which the lands of the district are situated.
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