Section 9056 Of Chapter 4. Powers From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 8. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 4.
9056
. (a) A district may dedicate real property or an interest in
real property owned by the district to another public agency for use
as roads or utility rights-of-way, including but not limited to
water, sewer, drainage, gas or electricity transmission, or
communications purposes, pursuant to this section.
(b) The board of trustees of a district that proposes to dedicate
real property or an interest in real property owned by the district
to another public agency shall adopt a resolution of intention that
contains:
(1) A description of the real property or interest in real
property.
(2) The name of the public agency to which the district proposes
to dedicate the property.
(3) The terms and conditions, including any consideration, of the
proposed dedication.
(4) Findings, based on substantial evidence in the record:
(A) That the real property has never been used for interments.
(B) That no interment rights have been sold or leased for the real
property.
(C) That the district does not need the property for cemetery
purposes.
(5) A statement of the reason or reasons for the proposed
dedication.
(6) A declaration that the proposed dedication is in the public
interest and in the best interests of the district.
(c) Within 60 days of adopting a resolution of intention pursuant
to subdivision (b), the board of trustees shall hold a public hearing
on the proposed dedication. The board of trustees shall give notice
of its hearing by publishing a notice pursuant to Section 6061 of the
Government Code in at least one newspaper of general circulation
within the jurisdiction of the district at least 10 days before the
hearing. The board of trustees shall post the public notice in at
least three public places within the jurisdiction of the district, at
least 10 days before the hearing. One of the public places shall be
at the real property that the district proposes to dedicate, and one
of the public places shall be at the offices of the district. In
addition, the board of trustees shall mail the notice at least 10
days before the hearing to the other public agency and any other
person who has filed written request for notice with the board of
trustees.
(d) If the board of trustees adopts a resolution that dedicates
the real property to another public agency, the board of trustees
shall promptly execute a deed of dedication and send the deed to the
other public agency. The dedication is effective when the other
public agency records the deed of dedication with the county recorder
of the county in which the real property is located.