Article 3 - REGIONAL PARK, PARK AND OPEN-SPACE, AND OPEN-SPACE DISTRICTS

Section 5500 - District defined
Section 5501 - Generally
Section 5502 - Authority to organize and incorporate
Section 5503 - Petition requesting creation and maintenance of district
Section 5503.5 - Proposal of new district by resolution
Section 5504 - Separate instruments constituting petition; affidavit certifying signature; verification of signatures
Section 5505 - Petition not containing requisite number of signatures of electors residing in largest area of proposed district
Section 5506 - Petition including land within another county or counties
Section 5506.3 - Regional district containing all territory within San Diego County
Section 5506.4 - Formation of district coterminous with Napa County
Section 5506.5 - Formation of district coterminous with boundaries of Marin County or Sonoma County
Section 5506.6 - Change of name of district formed pursuant to section 5506.5
Section 5506.7 - Formation of district in Riverside County
Section 5506.8 - Formation of district in San Bernardino County
Section 5506.9 - Formation of district in Los Angeles County
Section 5506.10 - Formation of district in Sacramento County
Section 5506.11 - Formation of district in Santa Barbara County
Section 5506.12 - Formation of district in Ventura County
Section 5506.13 - Formation of regional district in Solano County
Section 5507 - Resolution fixing time and place of hearing in county not having largest area within proposed district
Section 5508 - Notice of hearing
Section 5509 - Continuance of hearing; resolution at conclusion of hearing
Section 5510 - Hearing upon question whether petition should be granted
Section 5511 - Notice of hearing
Section 5512 - Continuance of hearing; resolution passed at conclusion of hearing
Section 5512.5 - District name considered at hearing; change of name
Section 5513 - Proceeding where all territory located within one county
Section 5514 - Power of board of county having largest area within proposed district to call election
Section 5515 - Division of proposed district into wards or subdistricts
Section 5516 - Notice of election
Section 5517 - Publication of notice
Section 5517.1 - Notice of election to call to local agency formation commission
Section 5517.2 - Filing argument for or argument against district
Section 5517.3 - Selection of argument for printing and distribution
Section 5517.4 - Ballot pamphlet
Section 5518 - Ballot
Section 5519 - Conduct of election
Section 5520 - Certification of result; vote for formation; vote against formation
Section 5521 - Election of directors of district
Section 5522 - Qualifications to serve as director; vacancy caused by elimination of territory
Section 5523 - Directors hold office until successor elected
Section 5524 - Recordation of certified copy of order declaring district created
Section 5525 - Cost of election
Section 5526 - Validity not affected by informality
Section 5526.1 - Action in district formed in Sonoma County contesting tax imposed or bonds issued
Section 5527 - Government vested in board of directors; number; qualifications; elected by ward
Section 5527.1 - Board of directors of consolidated or reorganized district
Section 5528 - Conduct of elections and nominations for directors
Section 5529 - Notice of election
Section 5530 - Consolidation of elections
Section 5531 - Nomination papers
Section 5532 - Nomination papers; consolidation with general election; names on ballot; declaration candidate elected; appointment to office; certificates of election; oath of office
Section 5533 - Terms of directors
Section 5533.5 - Number elected at biennial general lection
Section 5533.7 - Appointment of persons to serve on board of directors
Section 5534 - Establishment of boundaries of wards or subdistricts
Section 5534.5 - Creation of new wards or subdistricts
Section 5535 - President and vice president; secretary and treasurer; meetings; quorum
Section 5536 - Rules for proceedings; compensation and expenses; vacancies
Section 5536.5 - Expenses incurred in performance of official business
Section 5537 - Legislative body of district
Section 5538 - Appointment of general manager, controller and subordinate officers; bond; assistant to officer; professional services
Section 5538.3 - San Diego officers and employees ex officio officers and employees of district
Section 5538.4 - Contract with Napa County to furnish services of county officers and employees
Section 5538.5 - Marin County Board of Supervisors governing body of district
Section 5538.7 - Riverside County officers and employees ex officio district officers and employees
Section 5538.8 - Contract with San Bernardino to furnish services of officers and employees
Section 5538.9 - Los Angeles County officers and employees ex officio district officers and employees
Section 5538.10 - Sacramento County officers and employees ex officio district officers and employees
Section 5539 - Perpetual succession; actions; seal
Section 5539.3 - Applicability of Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 to district formed pursuant to section 5506.3
Section 5539.4 - District with boundaries coterminous with Napa County not subject government Reorganization Act of 2000
Section 5539.5 - Improvement acts applicable
Section 5539.7 - Applicability of Landscaping and Lighting Act to district created in Riverside County
Section 5539.8 - Applicability of Landscaping and Lighting Act to district created in San Bernardino County
Section 5539.9 - Applicability of Landscaping and Lighting Act to district created in Los Angeles county
Section 5539.10 - Applicability of Landscaping and Lighting Act to district formed pursuant to section 5508.10
Section 5540 - District powers as to real and personal property
Section 5540.1 - Limitation on exercise of eminent domain by Midpeninsula Regional Open Space district
Section 5540.2 - Sale of lands in Upper Guadalupe watershed
Section 5540.5 - Exchange of real property
Section 5540.6 - Conveyance of district property to another public agency
Section 5541 - Public parks, playgrounds, golf courses, beaches, trails, etc.
Section 5541.1 - Vehicular recreation areas in East Bay Regional Park District
Section 5541.2 - Open space areas, greenbelt areas and wildlife habitat areas in Riverside County Regional Park and Open-Space District
Section 5541.3 - Real property conveyed pursuant to section 5003.12 part of Midpeninsula Regional Open space District
Section 5542 - Exercise of right of eminent domain
Section 5542.5 - Presumption property acquired for best and most necessary public use
Section 5543 - Acts necessary for full exercise of powers
Section 5544 - Power to borrow money, incur indebtedness and issue bonds
Section 5544.1 - Borrowing money by issuance of promissory notes
Section 5544.2 - Borrowing to acquire lands and facilities
Section 5544.3 - Borrowing to cover operating expenses
Section 5545 - Levy of taxes
Section 5545.1 - Election on increase of maximum rate of tax
Section 5545.3 - Consolidation of propositions for special tax and bond issue in election for approval by voters
Section 5545.5 - Levy of tax by East Bay Park District
Section 5545.6 - Use of tax imposed
Section 5546 - Contribution of money
Section 5547 - Action by ordinance, resolution or motion
Section 5548 - President's duties; absence of president
Section 5549 - General manager's functions, powers and duties
Section 5550 - Applicability of Meyers-Milias-Brown Act; employee relations system
Section 5551 - Secretary to board
Section 5552 - Payments made by controller
Section 5552.1 - Requirement that demands paid without approval be presented to board at next regular meeting eliminated
Section 5553 - system of auditing and accounting
Section 5553.5 - Claims for money or damages
Section 5555 - Official oath taken by directors
Section 5556 - Attorney, consultants, advisers and other experts, other employees
Section 5557 - Office for keeping records
Section 5557.1 - Destruction or disposition of duplicate records
Section 5557.2 - Destruction of record pursuant to Government Code provisions
Section 5558 - Duties of board as to parks, playgrounds, beaches, etc.; regulation of vehicles
Section 5558.1 - Duty of East Bay Regional Park District board as to vehicular recreational areas
Section 5558.5 - Ordinances; nuisances; abatement
Section 5559 - Adoption, posting and publication of regulations
Section 5560 - Violation of ordinance, rule or regulation
Section 5560.1 - Citations issued by designated park employees
Section 5560.5 - Notice to appear
Section 5560.6 - Violation of promise to appear
Section 5560.7 - Warrant for arrest issued after failure to appear
Section 5560.8 - Enactment as separate and district ordinance
Section 5561 - Powers of police appointed or employed by board
Section 5561.5 - Unclaimed property
Section 5561.6 - Fire prevention and suppression
Section 5562 - Golf courses, bathhouses, boathouses, tennis courts, etc.
Section 5563 - Sale of unnecessary property; lease of temporarily unnecessary property
Section 5563.5 - Leases with respect to Alameda Creek Quarries
Section 5563.7 - Lease with respect to San Leandro Bay Restaurant Project
Section 5564 - Protection of property from flood damage or storm waters
Section 5565 - Legal title to property held by district in trust
Section 5565.5 - Offer of dedication of real property
Section 5566 - Imposition of special taxes
Section 5567 - Director or officer interested in contract awarded
Section 5568 - Authority to incur indebtedness; issuance of bonds; taxes for payment of bonds
Section 5569 - Tax levied to pay sums due for principal and interest on bonds
Section 5570 - Statement of total value of property within district; statement of estimate of amount of money required
Section 5571 - Levy of tax on property in district to pay principal and interest on bonds, other indebtedness and other requirements
Section 5572 - Alteration of boundaries, annexation of new territory
Section 5572.1 - Annexation of territory not within boundaries of municipal utility district organized under Municipal Utility District Act
Section 5580 - Use of design-build process to assign contracts
Section 5581 - Contracts; minimum project limitation
Section 5590 - Bonds legal investments
Section 5591 - Force, value and use as bonds issued by municipality
Section 5593 - All matters and things necessary
Section 5594 - Contracts for furnishing supplies, materials, labor or other consideration let to lowest responsible bidder
Section 5595 - Liberal construction