California Water Code ARTICLE 1 - Acquisition of Property

• Section 22425.
  A district may acquire by any means any property or interest in property to carry out its purposes, including any of the following:(a) Property for the...
• Section 22426.
  Any property necessary for the purposes of the district may be acquired by the district and held subject to any liens, incumbrances, or obligations on...
• Section 22427.
  If any road, railroad, canal, or other property subject or devoted to public use will become subject to flooding or other interference by reason of...
• Section 22428.
  If by a judgment or agreement a district is required to relocate any road, railroad, canal, or other property subject or devoted to public use,...
• Section 22429.
  The right is hereby granted to locate, construct, and maintain any of the works of a district on any land which is now or hereafter...
• Section 22430.
  There is given, dedicated, and set apart for the uses and purposes of each district all water and water rights belonging to this State within...
• Section 22431.
  A district may construct any works across any watercourse, road, railway, conduit, or other property subject or devoted to public use in a manner that...
• Section 22432.
  A district may on terms its board deems for the best interests of the district take a deed or release from any claimant, including any...
• Section 22433.
  A district may purchase pursuant to law property tax sold or tax deeded to the State on which the district has a claim, lien, or...
• Section 22434.
  Any district when it appears to its board to be for the best interest of the district may discharge with or without compromise any overlapping...
• Section 22435.
  A district may notwithstanding any other provisions of this division use any of its funds to carry out the provisions of Section 22434 and may...
• Section 22436.
  A district may in its name take conveyances, leases, contracts, or other assurances for all property acquired by it.(Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)
• Section 22437.
  The title to all property acquired by a district is held in trust for its uses and purposes. The district may hold, use, acquire, manage,...
• Section 22438.
  (a) A district which is the owner of an easement for an open canal or other water conveyance facility for the transportation of water across lands...

Last modified: October 22, 2018