A district may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, either in connection with eminent domain proceedings or otherwise, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and save harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers granted in this division.
Cal. Pub. Util. Code § 12721
Contracts
Known as the Municipal Utility District Act
The act spans §§ 11501–14403 (486 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 20 Cal. 3d 327 - Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District (1977)
Most recently applied in 20 Cal. 3d 327 - Environmental Defense Fund, Inc. v. East Bay Municipal Utility District (December 1977)
Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.
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