Chapter 3. General Provisions of California Water Code >> Division 12. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.

Nothing in this division shall be so construed as repealing or in anywise modifying any other law relating to water or the supply of water to or the acquisition thereof by counties or municipalities.

All land which is now privately owned and situate within the exterior boundaries of any district, but which was public land of the United States or of this State at the time of the formation of the district and has not heretofore been added to the district is hereby added to the district. The Legislature hereby finds and determines that all of the land is and will be benefited by the formation, existence and operation of the district.

Whenever by this division a notice is required to be published for a designated number of weeks or once a week for a designated number of weeks, the notice need be published on only one day of each week and for only the same number of times as the number of weeks designated.

Wherever in this division a reference is made to the county in which a district is situated or to any of the officers thereof, such reference, with respect to a district located in more than one county, shall be deemed to be to the county in which the greater portion of the district is located or to the officers of such county.

The inclusion in, or annexation or addition to, a county water district, of all or any part of the corporate area of any public corporation or public agency, shall not destroy the identity or legal existence or impair the powers of any such public corporation or public agency, notwithstanding the identity of purpose, or substantial identity of purpose, of such county water district. No public corporation or public agency having identity of purpose or substantial identity of purpose shall be formed partly or entirely within a county water district existing under the provisions of this code without the consent of such county water district. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any city from annexing territory within a county water district without the consent of such county water district. All county water districts heretofore formed partly or entirely within another county water district previously existing under the provisions of this code, with or without the consent of such previously existing county water district and for a purpose not then actually exercised, or to provide a service not then provided by said previously existing county water district, are hereby declared to be valid and legally existing districts.

An action to determine the validity of an assessment, or of warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness pursuant to this division may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

Districts governed by this division are subject to the provisions of the Uniform District Election Law.