Amended in Assembly March 19, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 72

Introduced by Assembly begin delete Member end delete begin insert Members end insert Holden begin insert and Roger end insert begin insert  Hernández end insert

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Ian Calderon and Hagman)

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(Coauthors: Senators Huff and Liu)

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January 10, 2013

An act to amend Section 71253 of the Water Code, relating to municipal water districts.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 72, as amended, Holden. Municipal water district: board of directors.

The Municipal Water District Law of 1911 provides for the formation of a municipal water district and the election of a board of directors of a municipal water district. Existing law requires directors, except directors elected at the district formation election, to take office on the first Monday after January 1 succeeding their election.

This bill would instead require the directors of a municipal water district, except directors elected at begin delete the end delete begin insert a end insert district formation election, to take office on the first Friday in December succeeding their election.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.  

Section 71253 of the Water Code is amended to
read:

71253.  

Except for the directors elected at begin delete the end delete begin insert a end insert formation
election, directors elected to office shall take office at noon on the
first Friday in December succeeding their election.