SECTIONS 72028-72028.4 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 72028-72028.4

72028. Whenever the board determines that it is necessary to
equitably apportion any extraordinary costs of water delivery,
including, but not limited to, filtration costs, to the benefited
improvement districts within the district, the board shall, by
resolution, declare its intent to impose the proportional share of
such costs on the improvement districts within the district.

72028.1. The resolution of intention shall include the nature of
the extraordinary costs of water delivery, the amount of the cost
which is to be borne by each benefited improvement district, and the
calling of a combined election within all of the improvement
districts affected on a date to be fixed for the purpose of
submitting to the voters thereof the proposition of imposing
additional debt on the improvement district.

72028.2. The election called by the resolution of intention shall
be held in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing
with Section 71940) of Part 7 of this division for the holding of
bond elections.

72028.3. If the majority of the registered voters in all of the
combined improvement districts in which the election is held voting
on the proposition vote to impose the additional debt on the
improvement districts, it shall be imposed; otherwise it shall not.

72028.4. When additional debt is imposed on improvement districts
pursuant to this chapter, the board shall take action at the time and
in the manner required by law to require the board of supervisors to
levy, in addition to any other tax it levies, a tax upon the
property within the affected improvement districts at a rate or rates
fixed by the board.