SECTIONS 19270-19274 - California Statutes

STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE

SECTION 19270-19274

19270. Upon the inclusion of all of the territory embraced in any
highway lighting district within one or more incorporated cities,
either by annexation proceedings or by the incorporation of the
cities, the district may be dissolved. Such dissolution shall be
effective upon the filing with the State Board of Equalization, the
governing body of the district, and the county assessor of a copy of
a resolution of the legislative body of the city, or of a joint
resolution of the legislative bodies of all the cities, declaring the
district dissolved. The remaining unencumbered funds of the district
shall be distributed and administered as provided in this chapter.
No tax or assessment shall be levied after dissolution.
Any one city may withdraw its territory from the district in the
manner provided by Section 19290.

19271. If all of the territory of the district is included within
one incorporated city, the money paid into the lighting fund shall be
paid to the treasurer of that city, and administered by the
legislative body thereof. The city legislative body shall have all of
the powers and perform all of the duties granted to or imposed upon
the board of supervisors of the county in which the district is
located and shall carry out the provisions of this part as to such
district to the same purpose and extent as if originally constituted
the governing body thereof. The city shall be liable for all
outstanding liabilities of the district incurred prior to the time
the district was included within the city.

19272. If all of the territory of the district is included within
more than one incorporated city, then such proportionate part of the
money paid into the lighting fund shall be paid to the treasurer of
each such city as the area of that portion of the district included
in that city bears to the total area of the district. The funds so
paid shall be administered by the legislative body of each such city,
and each of the said legislative bodies shall have all the powers
and perform all of the duties, so far as that portion of the district
within its boundaries is concerned, granted to or imposed upon the
board of supervisors of the county in which the district is located
and shall carry out this part as to the portion of the district
included within its boundaries to the same purpose and extent as if
orginally constituted the governing body thereof.

19273. Each city shall be liable for such proportionate part of all
the outstanding liabilities of the district incurred prior to its
inclusion within the cities as the area of that portion of the
district included in each city bears to the total area of the
district.

19274. After all of its territory has been included in one or more
cities, and the district has been dissolved, upon the expenditure of
its funds and the discharge of the district's obligations by the city
or cities, the powers and duties of the city or cities set forth in
Sections 19271, 19272, and 19273 shall terminate.