Pub. Util. Code, § 12851 · Article 6a. Electric, Water, Communications, or Sewage Disposal System Improvements
Pub. Util. Code, § 12851
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
A district may, from time to time, issue bonds in accordance with the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code), as it now reads or as hereafter amended, for the purpose of financing the construction, reconstruction, replacement, acquisition, or improvement of any facility or facilities necessary or convenient for the generation, transmission, or distribution of electricity; the storage, transmission, or distribution of water; the furnishing of communications services; or the disposal of sewage; or incidental to, or in connection with, the operation of the electric, water, communications, or sewage disposal system or facilities of the district, or for purposes of financing programs for the conservation of electricity, which shall constitute an “enterprise” within the meaning of Section 54309 of the Government Code. The authority hereby granted to the districts is in addition to all powers granted local agencies under the Revenue Bond Law of 1941, and Section 54310 of the Government Code, insofar as it is inconsistent with that authority, shall not apply.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 367, Sec. 2.
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Government Code
- Gov. Code, tit. 5, div. 2, pt. 1, ch. 6Revenue Bond Law of 1941Printed as Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 54309Printed as Section 54309 of the Government Code
- Gov. Code, § 54310Printed as Section 54310 of the Government Code
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