California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 688

Introduced by Assembly Member Nazarian

February 21, 2013

An act to amend Section 20740 of the Water Code, relating to water.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 688, as introduced, Nazarian. Irrigation districts.

The Irrigation District Law provides for the formation of irrigation districts with prescribed powers. Existing law requires a petition for the formation of a district and a notice of the time of the meeting at which the petition will be presented to be published, as specified.

This bill would make a nonsubstantive change in this provision.

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 20740 of the Water Code is amended to
read:

20740.  

The petition and a notice of the time of the meeting at
which it will be presented shall be published for at least two weeks
before the time at which it is to be presented. begin delete Publication end delete begin insert The
publication end insert shall be in a newspaper of general circulation printed
and published in the principal county and in a newspaper published
in each other affected county. The notice shall be signed by the
county elections official of the principal county.