{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-50901","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 50901","heading":"","body":"If a district is in debt it has no power to impair or destroy any of its indebtedness without the consent of the creditors, but it may make any arrangement with the creditors for the surrender of such indebtedness at less than par, and may levy an assessment on the lands in the district for the payment thereof.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000. - 53901.]","PART 5. DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES [50900. - 50979.]","CHAPTER 1. General Powers [50900. - 50907.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"fff1427600408b5c86b7adfec198b0f1ba05f141c11c7fd7472714e465da1a90","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-50900","next":"us-ca/wat-50902"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}