Membership of any public entity in the authority does not affect the identity or legal existence, nor impair the powers, of that public entity.
Chapter 5Miscellaneous
Section § 81670
This law section states that when a public entity joins an authority, it retains its separate identity and legal existence, and its powers remain intact.
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Section § 81671
This law requires San Francisco to give the authority quick access to any public records it asks for unless the records are specifically exempt from being shared according to certain rules in the Government Code. San Francisco can't refuse access to records based on weighing public interest.
San Francisco shall provide the authority with prompt access to any public records requested by the authority unless those records are exempt from disclosure pursuant to a provision listed in Section 7920.505 of the Government Code. San Francisco may not withhold public records from the authority pursuant to a balancing of the public interest in accordance with Section 7922.000 of the Government Code.
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Section § 81671.5
This law says that if bond money from the authority is used for certain San Francisco water projects, then San Francisco cannot sell, lease, or give away any control over their water storage, transmission, or treatment facilities to private companies or people as long as those bonds are still active.
If the proceeds of bonds issued by the authority are made available for use on projects described in subdivision (a) of Section 81658, with the agreement and consent of San Francisco as required by subdivision (b) of Section 81658, San Francisco may not, for as long as those bonds are outstanding, sell, lease, or otherwise transfer title to, or control over, any facility used for the storage, transmission, or treatment of water to any private person or corporation.
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Section § 81671.6
This law says that nothing in this part changes the terms or details of the main water sales contract. The existing contract remains as is.
This division does not modify the provisions of the master water sales contract.
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Section § 81671.7
This law states that the authority will be dissolved once all the revenue bonds it issued are paid off, and all its other debts and obligations are settled.
The authority shall dissolve upon the repayment of all revenue bonds issued pursuant to this division and the satisfaction of all other debts and obligations of the authority.
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Section § 81672
This law means that the rules and provisions in this section should be interpreted in a way that best achieves their intended goals and purposes.
This division shall be liberally construed to carry out its purposes.
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Section § 81673
This law states that San Francisco will have voting rights within the water authority if a certain surcharge is applied to the city's retail water customers.
San Francisco shall become a voting member of the authority if the surcharge is imposed on San Francisco’s retail water customers in accordance with subparagraph (B) of paragraph (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 81658.
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Section § 81674
San Francisco is required to submit an annual report by September 1 to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee detailing the progress of projects financed by the authority and the capital improvement program for the regional water system.
The report should include details about bond expenditures, budget and schedule adherence, completed project portions, any significant budget or schedule changes, potential service impacts of delays, and plans for remaining work.
Additionally, it should cover the status of all projects, modifications to the capital improvement program since 2002, changes affecting long-term service interruptions, and risk reduction strategies for any delayed projects.
(a)CA Water Code § 81674(a) San Francisco shall submit a report to the Joint Legislative Audit Committee on or before September 1 of each year describing the progress made on projects financed by the authority and on the implementation of the capital improvement program for the regional water system.
(b)CA Water Code § 81674(b) With regard to the projects financed by the authority, San Francisco shall include in the report, to the degree feasible, all of the following information:
(1)CA Water Code § 81674(b)(1) The expenditure of the bond proceeds.
(2)CA Water Code § 81674(b)(2) The expenditure on each project relative to budget and schedule.
(3)CA Water Code § 81674(b)(3) A description of the physical portion of each project completed compared to schedule.
(4)CA Water Code § 81674(b)(4) Significant revisions to a budget or schedule, including the reason for the change and the plan or effort taken to complete the project in accordance with the original budget and schedule.
(5)CA Water Code § 81674(b)(5) A description of potential service impacts of schedule delays and measures planned or being taken to reduce the risks of long-term service interruptions.
(6)CA Water Code § 81674(b)(6) The plan for work remaining, including projected schedule and cost for each project completion relative to original budget and schedule.
(c)CA Water Code § 81674(c) With regard to the implementation of the regional water system’s capital improvement program, San Francisco shall include in the report all of the following information:
(1)CA Water Code § 81674(c)(1) The status of current projects, without regard to the source of financing.
(2)CA Water Code § 81674(c)(2) Modifications to the capital improvement program relative to the capital improvement program adopted by the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission in May 2002, noting the significance of any change in schedule and project completion dates that decrease or increase the risk of long-term service interruptions to the customers of the regional water system.
(3)CA Water Code § 81674(c)(3) A description of measures planned or taken to reduce risk if a project is delayed.
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