This part shall be known and may be cited as the Coachella District Merger Law.
Coachella MergerGeneral Provisions
Section § 33100
This section is named the Coachella District Merger Law and sets the legal foundation for referencing this specific law.
Coachella District merger Coachella Valley
Section § 33101
This law section emphasizes that both the state and its residents have a vital interest in ensuring that water resources in the Coachella Valley and nearby Riverside County are used and conserved wisely. It aims to make sure that the natural water flowing into the valley and any other available water is used efficiently, so the area can be productive while keeping costs reasonable.
The State and the people thereof have a primary and supreme interest in securing to the inhabitants and property owners within the Coachella Valley and adjacent land in Riverside County the greatest possible use and conservation of, and protection from, the waters naturally flowing into the valley from the surrounding mountainous watershed and the greatest possible use of other waters available to the area, thereby assuring that the greatest productivity of the largest possible area may be accomplished and safely carried on within reasonable limits of economy.
Coachella Valley Riverside County water conservation
Section § 33102
This law acknowledges that the Coachella Valley has unique conditions that require special rules regarding water distribution, use, and storm water management. These rules are designed to avoid overlap in government authority and to ensure more cost-effective administration.
Investigation having shown that conditions in the Coachella Valley are peculiar to that valley, it is hereby declared that a general law cannot be made applicable thereto and that this part is therefore necessary for the proper distribution, use, and control of the water available for the valley and the protection of the valley from storm water by the means provided in this part and for elimination of duplication of governmental authority and securing greater economy of administration.
Coachella Valley water distribution storm water management
Section § 33103
Before October 19, 1937, the Coachella Valley County Water District was established primarily to provide irrigation, and the Coachella Valley Storm Water District was created for purposes related to land reclamation and flood protection.
The Coachella Valley County Water District was prior to October 19, 1937, formed primarily for irrigation purposes, and the Coachella Valley Storm Water District was prior to October 19, 1937, formed for reclamation and protection purposes.
Coachella Valley County Water District irrigation Coachella Valley Storm Water District
Section § 33104
This law section is established based on the authority given by a specific part of the California State Constitution, specifically Section 13 of Article XI. It means this chapter is supported by the constitutional powers or permissions from that section.
This chapter is enacted in part under the authority expressly granted in Section 13 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State.
constitutional authority Article XI Section 13 state constitution
Section § 33105
This section says that when interpreting this part of the law, it should be understood in a way that supports any actions or proceedings taken under it. Basically, it's saying to interpret the rules favorably if they're being used for legitimate purposes.
This part shall be given a liberal construction for the purpose of sustaining any and all proceedings taken hereunder.
liberal construction interpretation sustaining proceedings
Section § 33106
This law ensures that nothing in this section will harm or negatively impact the rights that bondholders or creditors have with respect to a storm water or county water district.
Nothing in this part shall impair or adversely affect any right of any bondholder or creditor of the storm water district or the county water district.
bondholder rights creditor protection storm water district
