California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 5 - Powers

• Section 5000.
  Any district may acquire, construct, and operate works within or without its limits.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
• Section 5001.
  It may acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, all lands, rights of way, or other property necessary therefor.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.)
• Section 5002.
  It may issue and sell bonds for the acquisition and construction of works.(Amended by Stats. 1939, Ch. 1124.)
• Section 5003.
  The governing body shall have supervision and control over the construction, acquisition, and operation of the works, and the collection of rates for their use.(Enacted...
• Section 5004.
  The governing body may take all steps and proceedings and make and enter into all contracts or agreements necessary, convenient, or incidental to the performance...
• Section 5005.
  It may employ engineers, architects, inspectors, superintendents, a manager, collectors, attorneys, and such other employees as in its judgment are necessary or convenient in the...
• Section 5006.
  The governing body shall establish rules and regulations for the use of the works, including all sewers and works connected therewith, as may be necessary...
• Section 5007.
  The governing body shall provide that all public ways or public works damaged or destroyed in carrying out the provisions of this chapter shall be...
• Section 5008.
  In the operation of the works, the district may do any or all of the following:(a)  Sell, or otherwise dispose of any water, sewage effluent,...
• Section 5009.
  Whenever any community in the district is provided with a sewerage system under this chapter the governing body having jurisdiction over that community shall declare...
• Section 5010.
  All works acquired or constructed under this chapter where the expense involved exceeds five hundred dollars, shall be done by contract which shall be awarded...
• Section 5011.
  The governing body shall comply with all the conditions and requirements of the Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932, respecting the employment of labor,...
• Section 5012.
  Before awarding any contract for construction of works the governing body shall cause to be published a notice inviting sealed bids for doing it.The notice...
• Section 5013.
  All bids shall be accompanied by a certified check payable to the district for an amount that is not less than ten per cent of...
• Section 5014.
  The bids shall be delivered to the clerk. The governing body shall, in open session, publicly open, examine, and declare them.(Enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch.
• Section 5015.
  The governing body may reject all bids if it deems this for the public good, and shall reject all bids other than the lowest regular...
• Section 5016.
  If the bids are rejected or if no bids are received, the governing body may readvertise for bids as in the first instance without further...
• Section 5017.
  If the successful bidder fails, neglects, or refuses for twenty days after written notice of the award has been mailed him to enter into the...
• Section 5018.
  Each contractor shall, at the time of entering into the contract, execute a surety bond to the satisfaction and approval of the governing body in...
• Section 5019.
  The contract shall provide that the work shall be commenced within twenty days after the contractor has received written notice from the clerk that there...
• Section 5020.
  At the time of entering into the contract the contractor shall execute, deliver, and file with the governing body a good and sufficient surety bond,...
• Section 5021.
  All provisions of the codes and general laws relating to notice and the foreclosure of such liens are applicable, but suit may only be brought...
• Section 5022.
  In all respects not otherwise provided for in this chapter the bond shall be in conformity with the requirements of the general law of the...

Last modified: October 22, 2018