California Water Code

§ 75480.5

WAT § 75480.5 Effective Jan 1, 2003Div. 21 · Part 8 · Ch. 6

Statute text

(a)The North San Joaquin Water Conservation District may fix and collect assessments upon taxable land within the district on which surface water or groundwater is applied or delivered. Assessments may not be imposed on dry pastureland or other agricultural land on which neither groundwater nor surface water is applied or delivered.

(b)The maximum amount of the assessments levied by the district shall be determined on a year-by-year basis, dependent on the amount of water that is collected by the district during the previous year, consistent with this section. The district shall determine the amount of collected water.

(c)The revenue obtained from the assessments shall be used for the purposes of groundwater recharge, the delivery of surface water, and any related expenses incurred by the district. The district may, by resolution of the board, fix and collect assessments sufficient to meet and pay the estimated expenses and obligations authorized by this subdivision, including a reasonable reserve for contingencies. No assessment may be imposed on any parcel that exceeds the reasonable cost of the proportional special benefit conferred on that parcel.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 318, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.