The district may acquire, construct, maintain, and operate property, works, and facilities for any one or more of the following purposes:
(a) To supply the inhabitants of the district with water for domestic use, irrigation, sanitation, industrial use, fire protection, and recreation.
(b) The collection, treatment, or disposal of sewage, waste, and storm water of the district and its inhabitants.
(c) To exercise any of the powers, functions, and duties which are vested in, or imposed upon, a fire protection district pursuant to the Fire Protection District Law of 1987, Part 3 (commencing with Section 13800) of Division 12 of the Health and Safety Code.
If the district includes any part of any local agency which provides fire protection service to any territory in the district, the district shall have no authority regarding the prevention or suppression of fires in that territory unless the district has obtained the consent of the local agency.
(d) Comprehensive planning for the physical growth of the area within the district.
(e) The collection or disposal of garbage or refuse matter.
(f) Public recreation by means of parks, including, but not limited to, acquatic parks and recreational harbors, playgrounds, golf courses, swimming pools, or recreation buildings for all-year recreation, including, but not limited to, facilities for public and private meetings, and other public squares and places.
(g) Street lighting.
(h) Mosquito abatement.
(i) The equipment and maintenance of a police department or other police protection to protect and safeguard life and property.
(j) The opening, widening, extending, straightening, and surfacing, in whole or part, of any street in the district, subject to the consent of the Department of Transportation, with respect to state highways, and local authorities, as defined in Section 385 of the Vehicle Code, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction.
(k) The construction and improvement of bridges, culverts, curbs, gutters, drains, and works incidental to the purposes specified in subdivision (j), subject to the consent of the Department of Transportation, with respect to state highways, and local authorities, as defined in Section 385 of the Vehicle Code, with respect to highways under their jurisdiction.
(l) The construction and maintenance of parking facilities and other transportation facilities.
(Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 45, Sec. 2. Effective June 15, 1989.)
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