2009 California Government Code - Section 16279.1-16279.5 :: Article 4. Additional Assistance

16279.1.  The Legislature finds and declares that Article XIII A 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 ($35,710,000) 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 ($35,710,000) 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
  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            .076
  District...............................
  Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito Abatement         .479
  District...............................
  Sutter-Yuba Mosquito Abatement             .091
  District...............................
  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          1.690
  District...............................

   (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.