California Water Code

§ 12057

WAT § 12057 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 6 · Part 4.3

Statute text

(a)Before a public agency may enter into a contract with the department for a water supply from the Washoe Project, or from any division or unit thereof, the public agency shall hold an election on the proposition of whether or not the public agency shall enter into the proposed contract and more than 50 percent of the votes cast at the election must be in favor of the proposition. If a higher percentage of favorable votes is required by the California Constitution before the public agency may incur indebtedness, the higher percentage shall apply in lieu of the percentage set forth in this subdivision. The election shall be held in accordance with the following provisions:

(1)The procedure for holding an election on the incurring of bonded indebtedness by a public agency shall be utilized for an election on the proposed contract as nearly as the same may be applicable. Where the law applicable to the public agency does not contain a bond election procedure, the procedure set forth in 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 may now or hereafter be amended, shall be utilized as nearly as the same may be applicable.

(2)No particular form of ballot is required.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 35. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.