2007 California Government Code Article 4. Additional Assistance

CA Codes (gov:16279.1-16279.5)

16279.1.  The Legislature finds and declares that Article XIIIA of
the Constitution, as added by the adoption of Proposition 13 on the
ballot at the Direct Primary Election held on June 6, 1978, has
substantially reduced the property tax revenues of many special
districts, and that the remaining revenues, together with state
assistance made available for special districts for the 1978-79
fiscal year, will not, in some instances, be sufficient to adequately
finance the operation of special districts for the remainder of the
1978-79 fiscal year.
   The Legislature further recognizes that there is a need to reduce
the cost of local government and to provide local services in the
most cost efficient manner possible.  The Legislature urges all
special districts to examine the services which they provide, to
determine if such services duplicate those services provided by
another public agency within the same service area, to determine
which services could be eliminated or reduced, and to determine what
steps can be taken, including, but not limited to, the consolidation
of such districts or the realignment of their boundaries, so as to
reduce the cost of providing services.
   The purpose of this article is to provide financial assistance to
those special districts which will be without sufficient funds to
adequately provide services during the remainder of the 1978-79
fiscal year.  The Legislature intends that only those special
districts which have made a concerted effort to reduce their costs
during the 1978-79 fiscal year shall be considered eligible to
receive additional financial assistance for the remainder of such
fiscal year.  It is the intent of the Legislature that boards of
supervisors, in distributing funds among eligible special districts,
shall make such distribution to districts in such a manner that each
district receives an amount commensurate with its 1978-79 revenue
loss relative to the similar losses of other eligible districts
within the county.



16279.2.  (a) The sum of thirty-five million seven hundred ten
thousand dollars (,710,000) is hereby appropriated from the Local
Agency Emergency Loan Fund to the State Controller for allocation to
special districts as provided in this article.
   (b) The State Controller shall apply the percentages stated in the
schedule set forth in subdivision (c) to the sum of thirty-five
million seven hundred ten thousand dollars (,710,000) and allocate
the amount determined thereby to the respective governing bodies.
   (c) The following schedule contains the percentages to be applied
as provided by subdivision (b):


                County                                  Percent
             Alameda .................................     8.794
             Butte ...................................     1.061
             Calaveras ...............................      .012
             Colusa ..................................      .040
             Contra Costa ............................     1.957
             El Dorado ...............................      .153
             Fresno ..................................     3.130
             Humboldt ................................      .235
             Imperial ................................      .070
             Inyo ....................................      .022
             Kern ....................................      .454
             Kings ...................................      .401
             Lake ....................................      .077
             Los Angeles .............................    32.682
             Marin ...................................      .867
             Mendocino ...............................      .156
             Merced ..................................      .057
             Modoc ...................................      .031
             Monterey ................................      .184
             Napa ....................................      .272
             Nevada ..................................      .166
             Orange ..................................    18.454
             Placer ..................................      .187
             Riverside ...............................     1.848
             Sacramento ..............................     2.812
             San Benito ..............................      .031
             San Bernardino ..........................     5.256
             San Joaquin .............................     1.520
             San Mateo ...............................     2.051
             Santa Barbara ...........................      .793
             Santa Clara .............................     1.225
             Santa Cruz ..............................     1.013
             Shasta ..................................      .031
             Solano ..................................     1.438
             Sonoma ..................................     1.081
             Sutter ..................................      .313
             Tehama ..................................      .075
             Tulare ..................................      .393
             Ventura .................................     1.876
             Yolo ....................................      .160
             Yuba ....................................      .140



                  Multi-County
                    District                            Percent
        Coachella Valley Water District ...............     .080
        Deer Creek Storm Water District ...............     .019
        Dixon Resource Conservation District ..........     .002
        Dos Palos Drainage District ...................     .011
        Flood Control Maintenance District #7 .........     .010
        Flood Control Maintenance District #15 ........     .021
        Kaweah Water Conservation District ............     .240
        Lower San Joaquin Levee District ..............     .016
        Reclamation District #777 .....................     .006
        Reclamation District #1000 ....................     .120
        Reclamation District #2054 ....................     .005
        Reclamation District #2056 ....................     .006
        Reclamation District #2063 ....................     .008
        Colusa Mosquito Abatement District ............     .013
        Delano Mosquito Abatement District ............     .079
        Kings Mosquito Abatement District .............     .168
        Marin-Sonoma Mosquito Abatement District ......     .076
        Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Abatement District ...     .479
        Sutter-Yuba Mosquito Abatement District .......     .091
        Pajaro Valley Cemetery District ...............     .078
        Manton Cemetery District ......................     .004
        Upham Cemetery District .......................     .001
        Dos Palos Cemetery District ...................     .009
        East Bay Regional Park District ...............    5.250
        Mid Peninsula Regional Open Space District ....    1.690

   (d) The State Controller shall distribute the amounts allocated
pursuant to subdivision (b) to each governing body not later than
March 20, 1979.
   (e) Each board of supervisors shall distribute the funds allocated
to it pursuant to subdivision (b) to eligible special districts,
including subsidiary districts, which the board of supervisors finds
have a critical unmet need.  The criteria contained in Section 16275
shall not apply to such distribution.
   (f) In the event that a governing body made funds available to any
eligible special district for the 1978-79 fiscal year from its own
sources, such governing body may reimburse itself for any or all of
such amount from the amount allocated to it pursuant to subdivision
(b) or, in the case of a subsidiary district, for the amount
allocated to such district pursuant to subdivision (e).



16279.3.  As used in this article, "eligible special district" means
a special district, subsidiary district, or multicounty special
district which, during the three fiscal years prior to the 1978-79
fiscal year, received, on the average, more than 50 percent of its
total revenue directly or indirectly from property tax and performs
any of the following activities:  cemetery, flood control, library,
pest abatement, park and recreation, or garbage disposal pursuant to
Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4100) of Part 2 of Division 5 of
the Health and Safety Code.  Total revenue shall not include state or
federal funds received in the three fiscal years prior to the
1978-79 fiscal year for any purpose, except capital outlay.




16279.4.  Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its governing board, a
county or city may distribute funds to any special district from any
available county or city sources, including funds allocated to the
county or city pursuant to Section 16272 of the Government Code or
Section 35.5 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 1978.  Notwithstanding
any provision of Section 16272 of the Government Code, or Section
35.5 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes of 1978, a city or county may
distribute funds allocated to the county or city pursuant to such
sections to any community services district formed on March 1, 1979,
which includes territory within its jurisdiction declared by the
Governor to be a disaster area due to flooding in 1978.




16279.5.  Pursuant to a resolution adopted by its governing board, a
county or city may lend any of its available funds to any special
district which will receive state funds pursuant to Section 16272.7
of the Government Code or Section 35.5 of Chapter 332 of the Statutes
of 1978.  Such loan shall be repaid upon the receipt of such state
funds and prior to any other obligation of the district.