Health & Saf. Code, § 5465 · Article 3. Procedure for Abatement
Health & Saf. Code, § 5465
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) The procedures specified in this section may be used by a public agency that is an entity, as defined in Section 5470.
(b) An entity may use the procedures specified in Section 5464 for either of the following purposes, whether or not an order or other action has been issued or taken for an abatement of contamination created by sewage disposal:
(1) Converting properties from onsite septic systems and connecting them to a sewer system. The conversion improvements and costs may include, but are not limited to, pipes, pumps, and other equipment, septic system abandonment, and associated sewage treatment capacity.
(2) Replacing or repairing existing sewer laterals connecting pipes to a sewer system. The cost of the lateral replacement or repair shall constitute the cost of an improvement for connection to a sewer system.
(c) For purposes of this section, and in addition to any other power, an entity may exercise the powers specified in Article 4 (commencing with Section 5470).
(d) The authority granted by this section shall be in addition to, shall not be in derogation of, and shall not affect, any authority granted by other law relating to recovering the cost incurred by an entity for connecting properties to the public sewer system, or the entity’s exercise of powers pursuant to any other law. This section shall be deemed to provide a complete and supplemental method for exercising the powers authorized by this section, and shall be deemed supplemental to the powers conferred by other applicable laws.
(e) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply:
(1) “Assessment district” as used in statutes referenced in this section also means an improvement district or any other area served by the entity’s sewer collection system.
(2) “Governing board” and “governing body” mean the governing body of the entity.
(3) “Ordinance” as used in statutes referenced in this section also means a resolution.
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History
Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 106, Sec. 2. (AB 741) Effective January 1, 2012.
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