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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 6Ch. 6Art. 5§ 12801 District Utility Service Powers

§ 12801 District Utility Service Powers

Public Utilities Code·California
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§ 12801 District Utility Service Powers

Key Takeaways

  • •A district can build or buy things like water, power, or trash services for the people in the area.
  • •The district can also buy these services from other places and give them to the people.
  • •The district can do whatever is needed to make sure these services work well.

Example

A small town needs clean water for its homes.

The town can build its own water plant or buy water from another town to give to its people.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 12801 District Utility Service Powers

A district may acquire, construct, own, operate, control, or use, within or without, or partly within or partly without, the district, works or parts of works for supplying the inhabitants of the district and public agencies therein, or some of them, with light, water, power, heat, transportation, telephone service, or other means of communication, or means for the collection, treatment, or disposition of garbage, sewage, or refuse matter, and may do all things necessary or convenient to the full exercise of the powers herein granted. The district may also purchase any of such commodities or services from any other utility district, public agency, person, or private company, and distribute them. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

districtacquireconstructownoperatecontroluseworkslightwaterpowerheattransportationtelephone servicemeans of communicationcollectiontreatmentdispositiongarbagesewagerefuse matterpurchasecommoditiesservicesutility districtpublic agencypersonprivate companydistribute

Related Statutes

  • § 16461 District Public Works Powers
  • § 10001 Municipal Public Utility Definition
  • § 16462 District Commodity Purchases
  • § 12803 District Utility Control Limits
  • § 12806 Public Agency Service Contracts

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 12801.
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