This law explains that any area—whether it is incorporated, meaning part of a city, or unincorporated, meaning not part of a city—can be joined to a water replenishment district. This applies even if the area is in one or multiple counties within the state.

If a group wants an area to join a water district, they must file a petition with the district's secretary. This petition needs to be signed by at least 10% of the registered voters who live in that area.

This law section states that a petition for annexation must clearly outline the boundaries of the area that someone wants to add to a district. The petition should also formally request that this area be annexed to the district.

This section explains the requirements for publishing a petition and its notice in a county. The petition's text and a notice about when it will be presented need to be published according to Government Code Section 6066 regulations. When there are multiple petition documents, only one needs to be published. It's enough to list up to five signers' names, but you must specify how many total people signed. The publication must happen at least seven days but no more than 28 days before the petition is introduced to the board.

After a petition is filed, the district secretary has 10 days to check if it has enough voter signatures.

This law requires the district secretary to review a petition to check if it has the necessary number of voter signatures. After examining the petition, the secretary must attach a certificate that states the date and whether the petition meets the signature requirement or not.

If a district secretary finds that a petition doesn't have enough valid voter signatures, they will certify how many more are needed. The petition can be fixed by adding a supplemental petition within 10 days.

Within 10 days of receiving a supplemental petition, the district's secretary must review it and certify the findings, following the same procedure as previously outlined.

If a petition about a matter needs to be filed with a district board, and it is found by the secretary to be insufficient, it will be kept as a public record, but this does not prevent a new, amended petition from being filed. However, if the petition is deemed sufficient by the secretary, it must be presented to the board right away.

This law says that when extra petitions are filed, all the signatures from the original and the additional petitions will be counted together. This determines how many voters have signed the petition.

Once an election has taken place to decide if an area should be added to a district, no one can legally challenge or question the adequacy of the original petition used to propose the annexation.

This law says that a district board can approve a request to include new territory within the district, but only if the board finds that the people and properties in the proposed area would benefit from district groundwater. The board can approve the whole area or just parts of it if there's a benefit. If denied, a new request can't be filed for six months. When granting inclusion, the board can set conditions, which might include special taxes on real estate and buildings in the new area. These taxes should match an amount the board sets, collected equally each year over a specified time.

This law section requires that a notice of an election about annexing a specific area must be published in the affected county according to certain government guidelines. This publication must happen at least seven days, but no more than 28 days, before the election. The notice must clearly describe the boundaries of the area proposed for annexation and provide a name or identifier for it, which will be used on the ballot during the election about the annexation.

This section requires that the notice must include the key terms and conditions set by the board of directors.

This section explains how a question about annexing a territory to a water replenishment district should be presented on election ballots. Voters will see the name of the proposed territory and the water district it's being annexed to, including any terms set by the district's board. The ballot will have 'yes' and 'no' options for voters to choose from.

This law section says that if a proposition (or proposal) is voted on and approved by more than half of the voters in an election, the board's president and secretary must officially confirm this result. They need to notify the Secretary of State and record a formal certificate with the county recorder in each county where the district related to the proposition is located.

Once the Secretary of State receives a specific certificate related to adding an area to a district, they must issue another certificate within 10 days that confirms the ordinance's passage and the area’s inclusion in the district. A copy of this certificate must also be sent to and filed with the county clerk in each county where the district is located.

Once a certificate is issued, the specific area mentioned in it becomes part of the district. This means property in that area can be taxed to support the district, including paying any existing or future bonds and obligations. The district's board can enforce this annexation and take any necessary actions to ensure everything works according to the agreed terms.