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wood City, City of San Bruno, City of San Jose, City of Santa Clara, Skyline County Water District, City of Sunnyvale, and Westborough Water District. The aaencv's aoverning board The agency shall be governed by a board of directors with one member appointed by the governing body of each member public entity. The Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County shall appoint to the agency's board an officer or employee of California Water Service Company. The Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County shall appoint an officer or employee of Stanford University. Each director has one vote. Any director may call for the use of weighted voting. The anencv's Powers The agency may make contracts of any nature and contract with the United States, the state, a public or private entity or a person. In addition, the agency may plan, finance, acquire, construct, maintain, and operate facilities for the collection, transmission, treatment, reclamation, reuse and conservation of water. It may apply for and receive state and federal financial assistance. Financial matters The agency may borrow money and issue notes and bonds, including revenue bonds, without the approval of voters. It may use proceeds of bonds for the con- struction, reconstruction, or improvement of facilities of public works, including facilities of the San Francisco regional water system subject to a mutually satisfactory agreement. Water management The agency may support or implement water conservation and water reclamation programs and projects. The agency may acquire water and water rights; de- velop, store, and transport water; and provide, deliver and sell water on a wholesale basis within its boundaries. The agency does not have the power to provide retail water service. Local water systems and retail water service remain within the purview of individual member agencies. City of San Francisco membership The City may apply to become a member of the agency subject to approval of the agency's board of directors. Control of Realonal System It is specifically stated that nothing in the Act changes the governance, control, or ownership of the regional water system. The Bay Area Water Users Association prepared this summary of the main provisions of AB 2058, as passed by the Legislature on August 30, 2002. For more precise information, please read the bill. (http: / /www.leginfo.ca.gov /) 02/23/2003 6:35 PM