§ 57415 County Utility Takeover Authority

Government Code·California

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•If a city stops being a city, the county can take over things like electricity, water, and gas that the city used to run.
•The county leaders (board of supervisors) can decide to keep running these services so people still have power, water, and gas.
•This only happens if the city is no longer a city (disincorporation).

Example

A small town votes to stop being a city and becomes part of the county instead.

The county can step in and take over running the town’s water and electricity so people don’t lose those services.

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§ 57415 County Utility Takeover Authority

By ordinance, the board of supervisors may assume control of, and continue to administer, all electric, power, lighting, or gas plants and all systems of waterworks, street lighting, or any other public utility owned by the city at the time of its disincorporation. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Government Code. Section 57415.

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