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Article 2. Application Of Compensation of California Water Code >> Division 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 8. >> Article 2.

Any compensation made to any municipal corporation, or person, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, shall be applied toward the payment of any assessment upon any tract of land assessed for any particular portion or project owned by the municipal corporation, or person.
The compensation made to any reclamation district, levee district or drainage district shall be applied and credited pro rata toward the payment of the balance remaining unpaid upon the assessments levied by the board against the land respectively situated within the reclamation district, levee district or drainage district, as part of the assessment out of which the compensation is to be made, based upon the total amount of the assessment charges against the lands in such reclamation district, levee district or drainage district.
When the compensation applied pursuant to the provisions of the next preceding section exceeds the total amount of such credits upon the assessments upon the lands in the district, the excess shall be paid to the district.
Whenever any reclamation district, levee district, or drainage district has warrants or a bond issue outstanding, or both, compensation made pursuant to the provisions of this article shall be paid directly to the district, and the compensation shall be applied and paid by the district, pursuant to the provisions of this article.
The compensation, or the proceeds thereof, when received by any reclamation district shall be paid or delivered by the board of trustees thereof to the county treasurer having the custody of the funds of the district.
The county treasurer shall place the compensation paid to a reclamation district in the fund of the district out of which warrants are payable.
When compensation is received by any levee district, or drainage district, it shall be paid or delivered by the governing body thereof to the officer having the custody of the funds who shall place the compensation into the proper funds of the district.
Any reclamation district, levee district, or drainage district, to which compensation is made, shall apply the same, or the proceeds thereof, to the payment of outstanding warrants of the district.
If any reclamation district, levee district, or drainage district, has a bond issue outstanding, the board of trustees of the district shall direct the county treasurer, or officer having the custody of the funds of the district to apply any residue of such compensation after the payment of all outstanding warrants to the payment of interest on the bonds, or the principal of the bonds, or both.
The county treasurer, or other officer having the custody of the funds of the district shall comply with such directions and transfer to the proper fund the necessary amount therefor.
The county treasurer shall transfer sufficient funds from the general fund of the district to the bond and interest fund for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of Section 9018.
Any district, association or corporation may act under this article through a majority of its trustees or other governing body.