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CA AB399

Bill

Status

Passed

10/13/2023

Primary Sponsor

Tasha Boerner Horvath

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Origin

State Assembly

2023-2024 Session

AI Summary

  • Requires public agencies seeking to withdraw from county water authorities to obtain approval from both electors within the agency and electors within the entire county water authority territory, with majority support needed in both elections

  • Mandates ballot materials include a fiscal impact statement prepared by the public agency estimating impacts on water rates, anticipated exit fees, and bonded indebtedness obligations

  • Requires ballot materials for the county-wide election to include a statement prepared by the county water authority describing the annual aggregated fiscal impact to remaining members resulting from the withdrawal

  • Allows the two required elections to run concurrently but specifies they must be conducted as separate elections

  • Exempts federal military reservations, military installations, and similar federally-designated military properties from the requirement to hold an election with county water authority territory electors

Legislative Description

Water Ratepayers Protections Act of 2023: County Water Authority Act: exclusion of territory: procedure.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 802, Statutes of 2023.

10/13/2023

Committee Referrals

Local Government9/7/2023
Appropriations8/15/2023
Governance and Finance6/21/2023
Rules6/15/2023
Public Safety5/31/2023
Rules5/18/2023
Appropriations3/7/2023
Public Safety2/17/2023

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