Article 9. Contributions of California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 9.

Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the contrary, the legislative body may accept contributions or loans from the United States, or a federal department, instrumentality, or agency for financing or aiding in financing the cost of preliminary investigations and studies, surveys, plans and specifications, procedures and other action preliminary to construction, and the construction, maintenance, and operation of an enterprise.

The local agency may enter into contracts and cooperate with the United States or a federal department, instrumentality, or agency in the making of preliminary investigations, studies and surveys, preparation of plans and specifications and in the accomplishment of procedures and other action preliminary to construction, in the construction, maintenance, and operation, and in financing or aiding in financing the cost of preliminary investigations and studies, surveys, plans and specifications, procedures and other action preliminary to construction and of the construction, maintenance, and operation, of any enterprise pursuant to federal legislation under which aid, assistance, and cooperation may be furnished for these purposes by the United States.

The legislative body may do any and all things necessary to avail itself of such aid and cooperation.

The legislative body may accept contributions from, contract, and cooperate with, the State, any state department, instrumentality, or agency, or any municipal corporation, public corporation, or district in the construction, maintenance, and operation of, and in financing of, any enterprise and for the use of any enterprise and the services and water furnished by it for public or private purposes.

The contributions may consist of money, rights of way, labor, materials, and other property.

The local agency may also make contributions, for any of the purposes specified in this article, of any of the funds referred to in Section 54478.