California Government Code ARTICLE 1 - Definitions and General Provisions

• Section 59100.
  This chapter may be cited as the Special Assessment and Bond Refunding Law of 1939.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59101.
  Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions and general provisions contained in this article govern the construction of this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59102.
  If a city legislative body conducts the proceedings under this chapter, the words and phrases defined in the Improvement Act of 1911 shall be construed...
• Section 59103.
  If a county or city and county legislative body conducts such proceedings the words and phrases defined in the Improvement Act of 1911 and the...
• Section 59103.1.
  If a public district legislative body conducts such proceedings the words and phrases defined in the Improvement Act of 1911 and the Improvement Bond Act...
• Section 59104.
  “Local agency” means city, county, city and county, or public district.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 256.)
• Section 59105.
  “Legislative body” means legislative body of the local agency conducting the proceedings.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59106.
  “Bonds” includes:(a) Bonds, their coupons, and accrued interest on matured bonds.(b) Cash assessments and accrued interest and penalties where no bonds are issued.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch.
• Section 59107.
  “Lot” means land, lot, part of a lot, parcel, or piece of property and includes property owned or controlled by any person as a railroad...
• Section 59108.
  “Improvement” where used in “special improvement district” means any public improvement. It shall be liberally construed to include:(a) Any acquisition of land, rights of way, or...
• Section 59109.
  “Engineer” means:(a) The city engineer, if a city legislative body conducts the refunding proceedings.(b) The county surveyor, if a county legislative body conducts the refunding proceedings.(c) Any competent...
• Section 59110.
  In addition to other proper items, “incidental expenses” includes:(a) Legal, engineering, and other technical services employed by the legislative body to accomplish the purposes of this...
• Section 59111.
  “Cost of the proceedings” means the cost of acquisition and cancellation of the original bonds and the incidental expenses.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59112.
  “Clerk” means clerk of the legislative body conducting the proceedings.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59113.
  “Tax-deeded land” means any lot deeded to the State for delinquent taxes or for delinquent taxes and assessments.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59114.
  “Original bonds” means the outstanding improvement district bonds which are to be acquired and canceled pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59115.
  “New bonds” means refunding bonds issued pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59116.
  “Original proceedings” means the proceedings by which the original bonds were issued.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59117.
  “Proceedings” means proceedings pursuant to this chapter to refund the indebtedness of a district and to levy a reassessment for such indebtedness.(Added by Stats. 1951,...
• Section 59118.
  “New district” means the assessment district proposed to be created, or created, pursuant to this chapter, and which is, or will be, assessed to pay...
• Section 59119.
  “District” means the district or improvement district against which the original bonds were issued and whose indebtedness is to be refunded pursuant to this chapter.(Amended...
• Section 59120.
  Whenever the legislative body determines that the public interest, convenience, or necessity requires the readjustment of assessments and the refunding of assessments or bonds of...
• Section 59121.
  Whenever the legislative body determines that the public interest, convenience, or necessity requires the refunding of bonds of an improvement district within the local agency,...
• Section 59122.
  This chapter shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59123.
  In any procedure taken pursuant to this chapter, if any neglect or omission of an officer of a local agency, or any error or informality,...
• Section 59124.
  The reassessment provisions and curative clauses of the Improvement Act of 1911 apply to the proceedings and the assessment and bonds levied and issued pursuant...
• Section 59125.
  A legislative body authorized to conduct a proceeding pursuant to this chapter may file a petition and exercise powers under applicable federal bankruptcy law as...
• Section 59126.
  The Special Assessment Investigation, Limitation and Majority Protest Act of 1931 does not apply to proceedings pursuant to this chapter.(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 331.)
• Section 59127.
  When any notice or resolution is required to be published, publication shall be made in any newspaper published and circulated within the local agency in...
• Section 59128.
  When a notice is required to be mailed to property owners, upon the completion of the mailing of the notice, the clerk shall file with...
• Section 59129.
  Wherever the State, or any county, city, school district, public corporation, or political subdivision owns or has an interest in lands within a district whose...

Last modified: October 22, 2018