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DIVISION 17. DRAINAGE 56000-56130›PART 1. COUNTY DRAINAGE DISTRICTS 56000-56130›CHAPTER 4. District Powers and Purposes 56040-56042

§ 56042

California Water Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

All ordinances of a county drainage district shall be adopted by the board of directors of the district, and shall be certified to, recorded, and published in the same manner as ordinances of a county. The initiative and referendum powers are hereby granted to the electors of a county drainage district to be exercised in relation to the enactment or rejection of ordinances of a county drainage district in accordance with the procedure established by the laws of this state for the exercise of those powers in relation to counties.

(Added by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1137, Sec. 6.)

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