2009 California Government Code - Section 54610-54615 :: Article 9. Contributions

54610.  Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter to the
contrary, the legislative body may accept contributions or loans from
the United States, or a federal department, instrumentality, or
agency for financing or aiding in financing the cost of preliminary
investigations and studies, surveys, plans and specifications,
procedures and other action preliminary to construction, and the
construction, maintenance, and operation of an enterprise.

54611.  The local agency may enter into contracts and cooperate with
the United States or a federal department, instrumentality, or
agency in the making of preliminary investigations, studies and
surveys, preparation of plans and specifications and in the
accomplishment of procedures and other action preliminary to
construction, in the construction, maintenance, and operation, and in
financing or aiding in financing the cost of preliminary
investigations and studies, surveys, plans and specifications,
procedures and other action preliminary to construction and of the
construction, maintenance, and operation, of any enterprise pursuant
to federal legislation under which aid, assistance, and cooperation
may be furnished for these purposes by the United States.

54612.  The legislative body may do any and all things necessary to
avail itself of such aid and cooperation.

54613.  The legislative body may accept contributions from,
contract, and cooperate with, the State, any state department,
instrumentality, or agency, or any municipal corporation, public
corporation, or district in the construction, maintenance, and
operation of, and in financing of, any enterprise and for the use of
any enterprise and the services and water furnished by it for public
or private purposes.

54614.  The contributions may consist of money, rights of way,
labor, materials, and other property.

54615.  The local agency may also make contributions, for any of the
purposes specified in this article, of any of the funds referred to
in Section 54478.