Section 6951 Of Article 1. Definitions From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 1.

. "Public agency" means a city, a county, a special district, or any other political subdivision of the state which is otherwise authorized to acquire, construct, maintain, or operate sanitary sewers or sewage systems. "Public agency" does not mean an improvement district organized pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000), Streets and Highways Code), or the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000), Streets and Highways Code) or the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500), Streets and Highways Code), or a county maintenance district.