SECTIONS 71638-71638.4 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 71638-71638.4

71638. If the procedures set forth in this article as it read at
the time a standby charge was established were followed, the district
or improvement district may, by resolution, continue the charge
pursuant to this article in successive years at the same rate. If
new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the district or
improvement district shall comply with the notice, protest, and
hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.

71638.1. For property within a district, a portion thereof, or an
improvement district, which property was previously charged or
assessed for such purposes, the district by resolution may fix on or
before the third Monday of August, in each fiscal year, a water
standby assessment or availability charge in the district, in any
portion thereof, or in any improvement district, to which water is
made available by the district, whether the water is actually used or
not.

71638.2. The resolution fixing a standby assessment or availability
charge may establish schedules varying the charges according to land
uses, water uses, and degree of water availability, subject to the
maximum charges provided in Section 71631.

71638.4. The levy and collection of such assessment or charge shall
be made as provided in Sections 71634 through 71637, inclusive.