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HomeWater CodeDiv. 5Pt. 1Ch. 3Art. 2§ 8158 Drainage District Tax Liability

§ 8158 Drainage District Tax Liability

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§ 8158 Drainage District Tax Liability

Key Takeaways

  • •After a drainage district is transferred, no new taxes can be added for its old bonds, except by the flood control district.
  • •The land still has to pay for old taxes, old bond payments, and any past-due special fees.
  • •Any extra money collected from these old taxes goes to the flood control district to pay its bonds.

Example

A farm was part of a drainage district that got transferred to a flood control district. The farm still owes money for old drainage taxes.

The farm doesn’t have to pay new taxes for the old drainage bonds, but it still must pay the old taxes it already owed. If there’s extra money from those old taxes, it goes to the flood control district to help pay its bills.

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§ 8158 Drainage District Tax Liability

From and after the date of transfer no tax shall be levied upon the lands within any such drainage district for the payment of the subsequently maturing principal and interest upon bonds of such district, except such levy as may be made by the flood control district. However, the lands within such drainage district or districts shall be and remain liable for the payment of all of the following: (a) All previously maturing principal and interest. (b) All levies of drainage district taxes theretofore levied. (c) All installments of specific or direct assessments theretofore due or delinquent. The proceeds of the collection of such drainage district taxes and assessments shall be applied solely and exclusively to the payment of the principal and interest for which they were levied, and the surplus, if any, of the proceeds of such collections shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the interest and sinking fund of the flood control district and used solely and exclusively for the payment of principal and interest of the bonds of the flood control district. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 138.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

drainage districtflood control districtprincipal and interestinterest and sinking fund

Related Statutes

  • § 8163 Drainage District Tax Liability
  • § 8164 Drainage Tax Revenue Use
  • § 8155 Drainage Improvement Transfers
  • § 8156 County Drainage Transfer Authority
  • § 8157 Flood District Bond Liability Transfer

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Water Code. Section 8158.
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