California Government Code CHAPTER 6.5 - Contracts of Sanitation or Sewerage Enterprises

• Section 54725.
  As used in this chapter, local agency means any city, county, municipal utility district, public utility district, sanitary district, county sanitation district, or any municipal...
• Section 54726.
  As used in this chapter, “law” includes the charter of any local agency.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1249.)
• Section 54727.
  As used in this chapter, “enterprise” means systems, plants, works, or undertakings used or useful in the collection, treatment, and disposal of waste, refuse, and...
• Section 54728.
  As used in this chapter, “improve” means reconstruct, replace, extend, repair, better, equip, develop, embellish, or otherwise improve.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1249.)
• Section 54729.
  As used in this chapter, “bonds” means bonds issued by a local agency payable exclusively from the revenues of the enterprise for which the bonds...
• Section 54730.
  If in the opinion of the legislative body it will benefit the local agency to enter the contract, any local agency issuing bonds for the...
• Section 54731.
  All consideration paid under the contract is payable solely from the revenues of the enterprise and the contracts shall expressly provide.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch.
• Section 54732.
  The duration and terms of the contracts shall be those which the legislative body determines to be for the best interests of the local agency...
• Section 54733.
  The contracts may be made for any period not exceeding the time when the principal and interest of all bonds of the enterprise have been...
• Section 54734.
  When the legislative body determines that an enterprise is necessary and convenient for the preservation of public health, it may adopt a general specification for...
• Section 54735.
  The contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder and shall conform to all other statutes and ordinances applicable to public contracts.(Added by Stats....
• Section 54736.
  A local agency shall not by any such contract transfer or attempt to transfer to any person or in any way restrict the exercise of...
• Section 54737.
  The affirmative vote of four-fifths of the legislative body is required to approve the contracts.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 1249.)
• Section 54738.
  When determined by its legislative body to be in the public interest or necessary for the protection of the public health, the local agency may...
• Section 54739.
  (a) Any local agency listed in Section 54725 may require any of the following: (1) Pretreatment of any industrial waste which the local agency determines is necessary...
• Section 54740.
  (a) Any person who violates any requirement adopted or ordered by a local agency pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 54739...
• Section 54740.5.
  (a) The local agency may issue an administrative complaint to any person who violates any requirement adopted or ordered by a local agency pursuant to paragraph...
• Section 54740.6.
  (a) Any party aggrieved by a final order issued by the governing board of a local agency under Section 54740.5, after granting review of the order...

Last modified: October 22, 2018