For the purpose of constructing, equipping, using, maintaining, or operating any facility, the city may lease or acquire by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise and hold and use any land, rights of way, water, water rights, quarry, gravel bed, other mineral deposits, or any other necessary property, within or without the city or the county where the city is located.

(Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 79.)

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Terms Used In California Government Code 39792

  • City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • facility: means any works, road, railroad, tramway, power plant, telegraph or telephone line, or other necessary works or structures. See California Government Code 39790
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC