SECTIONS 29500-29504 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 29500-29504

29500. Any county not included within the boundaries of the
district, including a county which has withdrawn from the district
pursuant to Chapter 10 of this part, may be annexed thereto in the
manner provided in this chapter.

29501. The board of supervisors of the county proposed to be
annexed shall agree in writing with the board of directors of the
district upon the terms and conditions of annexation, which agreement
(among other things) may provide for the levy and collection of
special taxes within the county in addition to the taxes elsewhere in
this part provided for, the fixing of rates, rentals, and charges
differing from those fixed or existing elsewhere within the district,
the incurring or assumption of indebtedness, or the making of a
payment or payments, or the transfer of property, real and personal,
and other assets to the district by the county.

29502. As a condition of annexation, the district shall require any
county seeking to annex to the district to reimburse the district
for the county's equitable share of the previously incurred cost of
financing capital expenditures within the district theretofore
imposed by taxation on territory within the district. The amount of
reimbursement due from such county, unless otherwise provided for in
the annexation agreement entered into pursuant to Section 29501 of
this code, shall be computed on the following basis: one-half in the
proportion that the population of the county bears to the total
population of the district and one-half in the proportion that the
assessed value of the real estate of the county bears to the total
assessed value of the real estate of the district. Determinations of
population shall be made by the district on the latest official
information available to it. Determinations by the district as to the
amount of capital expenditures shall be conclusive in each case.

29503. As an alternative method of annexation, a petition may be
presented to the board of supervisors of a county proposed to be
annexed, signed by qualified electors of the county, in number to at
least ten (10) percent of the total vote cast at the last general
election within the county. The petition shall contain statements and
declarations setting forth the reason for annexation. Such petition
may be on separate papers, but each paper shall contain the affidavit
of the party who circulated it, certifying that each name signed
thereto is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to
be. The clerk of the board of supervisors of such county shall
compare the signatures with the affidavits of registration and
certify to the board of supervisors the sufficiency or insufficiency
of such petition. If found and certified by the clerk as being
sufficient, such petition shall have all the force and effect of a
resolution adopted by the board of supervisors of such county.

29504. Upon receipt of a petition pursuant to Section 29503, the
board of supervisors shall communicate with the board and negotiate
an annexation agreement and hold an election as provided in this
part.