The legal title to all property acquired by a district under the provisions of this division shall immediately and by operation of law vest in such district, and shall be held by such district for its uses and purposes under this division.
Resource Conservation DistrictsProperty of District
Section § 9451
This law states that when a district acquires property according to the rules in this division, the ownership of that property automatically belongs to the district. The district holds the property to use it for its own purposes as outlined by this division.
district property ownership acquired by district operation of law
Section § 9452
This law gives directors the authority to manage property. They can hold, use, acquire, occupy, and possess any kind of property. They also have the power to lease or sell this property according to the rules in the article.
The directors are hereby authorized and empowered to hold, use, acquire, manage, occupy and possess property of any kind, and may lease or sell it as provided in this article.
directors' authority manage property acquire property
Section § 9453
This law allows the directors of a district to decide if any property, whether it's real estate or personal items, is no longer needed for the district's use. If they determine it's not needed, they can then go ahead and sell or lease that property.
The directors may determine by resolution entered upon their minutes that any property, real or personal, held by such district is no longer necessary to be retained for the uses and purposes of the district, and may thereafter sell or lease such property.
property disposition district property real estate sale
Section § 9454
This law allows directors of a resource conservation district to lease out their equipment to other public districts. The equipment can be used for conserving resources on land either within the leasing district's boundaries or on lands next to it. However, the use of the equipment must have a direct impact on the leasing district's land.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section 9453, the directors may lease district equipment to any other public district for use by such public district for resource conservation purposes on land within the boundaries of a resource conservation district or on land adjacent to the district and under the jurisdiction of such other district, if such use will directly affect the land within the resource conservation district.
lease district equipment public district resource conservation
Section § 9455
This law states that when a resource conservation district sells or transfers property, and it's done by the district's president and secretary according to a board resolution, as long as the property is sold for something of value, the buyer gets a valid title to that property.
A sale or conveyance of any property held by a resource conservation district, executed by the president and secretary thereof, in accordance with a resolution of the directors of the district, when the property is sold for a valuable consideration, shall convey good title to the property so conveyed.
resource conservation district property sale property transfer
Section § 9456
This law section states that the money earned from a specific type of sale (as described in another law section) must be given to either the county's main treasury for the benefit of the district or directly to the district's treasury if the district runs according to a certain legal setup.
The proceeds of a sale described in Section 9455 shall be paid into the county treasury of the principal county for the use of the district, or to the district treasury, if the district operates pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 9521.
proceeds of sale county treasury district treasury
Section § 9457
This law requires the board of directors to create written policies for buying supplies and equipment. These policies must follow specific Government Code sections and be available for the public to access.
The board of directors shall adopt purchasing policies and procedures governing the purchase of supplies and equipment as required by Sections 54201 through 54204, inclusive, of the Government Code. The policies shall be in writing, copies of which shall be available for public distribution.
purchasing policies board of directors supplies and equipment
