Cal. PRC § 5539.5

This is the official text of Cal. PRC § 5539.5, part of California’s Public Resources Code — covers environmental protection, state parks, and natural resource management.

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Official statutory text

For purposes of open space, parkland acquisition, and development, all provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000), Streets and Highways Code), the Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500), Streets and Highways Code), and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000), Streets and Highways Code), are applicable to a district. Whenever the public interest or convenience requires, a district may, at the discretion of the board of directors, use any or all provisions of these acts in order to carry out any purpose of the district.

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