Section 22501 Of Article 4. Disposition Of Property From California Water Code >> Division 11. >> Part 5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.

. A district may lease the right to produce any minerals or hydrocarbons in any property held by it upon the terms the board deems most beneficial to the district after the board has found by a resolution entered in its minutes that the lease may be carried out without interfering with the use of the property for district purposes.