Section § 71630

Explanation

This law allows a district to set a charge for water availability by a specific deadline each year. The district must follow certain procedures, including notifying the public and holding a hearing. This charge can be applied even if the water isn't actually used, as long as it's available.

The district by ordinance may, pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code, 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.

Section § 71631

Explanation

This law states that a standby assessment or availability charge for land cannot be more than ten dollars ($10) per acre each year. If the land is smaller than one acre, the charge cannot exceed ten dollars ($10) per year for the entire parcel.

The standby assessment or availability charge shall not exceed ten dollars ($10) per acre per year for each acre of land on which the charge is levied or ten dollars ($10) per year for a parcel less than one acre.

Section § 71631.5

Explanation

This law sets a cap on the fees that certain water districts in Riverside County, California can charge for standby or availability of water services. The maximum charge is $30 per acre per year or $30 per year for parcels less than an acre. Any amount collected above $10 per acre or $10 per smaller parcel must be used specifically for improving the district. This rule applies to several specific water districts and addresses their unique water management challenges.

Notwithstanding Section 71631, in any improvement district situated within the Eastern Municipal Water District, the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, the Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District, the Ramona Municipal Water District, the Rainbow Municipal Water District, or the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, the standby assessment or availability charge shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30) per acre per year for land on which the charge is levied or thirty dollars ($30) per year for a parcel less than one acre. In any such improvement district, the proceeds from any standby assessment or availability charge in excess of ten dollars ($10) per acre per year or ten dollars ($10) per year for a parcel less than one acre shall only be used for the purposes of such improvement district.
This section, applicable only to the Eastern Municipal Water District, the Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District, the Rincon Del Diablo Municipal Water District, the Ramona Municipal Water District, the Rainbow Municipal Water District, and the Lake Hemet Municipal Water District, is necessary because of the unique and special water management problems of those areas included within those districts.

Section § 71631.6

Explanation

This law specifies that within the Otay Municipal Water District in San Diego County, the standby assessment or availability charge cannot be more than $30 per acre annually. For parcels smaller than an acre, the charge is capped at $10 annually. Any funds raised above $10 per acre must be used only for the improvement district's purposes. This law addresses unique water management issues in this district.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 71631, in any improvement district situated within the Otay Municipal Water District in San Diego County, the standby assessment or availability charge shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30) per acre per year for land on which the charge is levied or ten dollars ($10) per year for a parcel less than one acre. In any such improvement district the proceeds from any standby assessment or availability charge in excess of ten dollars ($10) per acre per year shall only be used for the purposes of such improvement district.
This section, applicable only to the Otay Municipal Water District of San Diego County is necessary because of the unique and special water management problems of the area included within such district.

Section § 71631.7

Explanation

This law states that the San Luis Rey Municipal Water District can charge up to $30 per acre each year as a standby assessment or availability charge. For parcels smaller than an acre, the charge is capped at $30 per year. The money collected from these charges must be used specifically to manage local water supply and maintain its quality.

This rule applies only to this water district because it faces unique water management challenges.

(a)CA Water Code § 71631.7(a) Notwithstanding Section 71631, for the San Luis Rey Municipal Water District, the standby assessment or availability charge shall not exceed thirty dollars ($30) per acre per year for land on which the charge is levied or thirty dollars ($30) per year for a parcel less than one acre. The proceeds from any standby assessment or availability charge shall only be used for the purposes of management of local water supply and its quality.
(b)CA Water Code § 71631.7(b) This section, applicable only to the San Luis Rey Municipal Water District, is necessary because of the unique and special water management problems of those areas included within that district.

Section § 71632

Explanation

This law section explains that before a standby assessment or availability charge can be set by an ordinance, the board must follow a specific process that includes giving notice, allowing protests, and holding a hearing as outlined in another specific government code. These charges can continue each year at the same rate if previously established without needing to repeat the entire process. However, if there's a plan to introduce new, higher, or longer charges than before, the board must go through the notification and hearing process again.

The ordinance fixing a standby assessment or availability charge shall be adopted by the board pursuant to the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code and only after adoption of a resolution setting forth the particular schedule or schedules of charges or assessments proposed to be established by ordinance and after a hearing on said resolution.
If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby assessment or availability charge was established were followed, the board may, by ordinance, continue the charge pursuant to this article in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the board shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.

Section § 71633

Explanation

This law allows a local government ordinance to set a fee for water availability that can change based on how the land is used, how much water is used, and how easily water can be accessed in that area.

The ordinance fixing a standby assessment or availability charge may establish schedules varying the charges according to land uses, water uses, and degree of water availability.

Section § 71634

Explanation

This law requires that by the third Monday in August, the board must provide written details to the county's board of supervisors and county auditor about each land parcel subject to a standby charge in the district. They must also specify the charge amount for each parcel for the current fiscal year.

On or before the third Monday in August, the board shall furnish in writing to the board of supervisors and the county auditor of each affected county a description of each parcel of land within the district upon which a standby charge is to be levied and collected for the current fiscal year, together with the amount of standby charge fixed by the district on each parcel of land.

Section § 71635

Explanation

This law says that county supervisors must include an extra fee called a 'standby charge' when they are setting property taxes. The amount of this charge is decided by the board and is added to the regular taxes for each parcel of land.

The board shall direct that, at the time and in the manner required by law for the levying of taxes for county purposes the board of supervisors shall levy, in addition to any other tax it levies, the standby charge in the amounts for the respective parcels fixed by the board.

Section § 71636

Explanation

In California, county officers responsible for tax collection must also collect 'standby charges' for districts. These charges are collected alongside regular county taxes and must be paid directly to the relevant district.

All county officers charged with the duty of collecting taxes shall collect district standby charges with the regular tax payments to the county. Said charges shall be collected in the same form and manner as county taxes are collected, and shall be paid to the district.

Section § 71637

Explanation

If a district imposes charges on a property for benefits received, those charges become a lien on the property. This lien is treated just like a tax lien and can be collected in the same way as state and county tax liens.

Charges fixed by the district shall be a lien on all the property benefited thereby. Liens for said charges shall be of the same force and effect as other liens for taxes, and their collection may be enforced by the same means as provided for the enforcement of liens for state and county taxes.