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2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56036.5.

56036.5. (a) For the purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 57000) to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 57176), inclusive, of Part 4 or Part 5 (commencing with Section 57300), for each of the following entities proceedings for a change of organization shall be conducted pursuant to the principal act authorizing the establishment of that district:
(1) A unified or union high school library district.
(2) A bridge and highway district.
(3) A joint highway district.
(4) A transit or rapid transit district.
(5) A metropolitan water district.
(6) A separation of grade district.
(b) For other districts, where the principal act provides, the procedures in the principal act shall supersede the procedures set forth in this division.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 24. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56036.6.

56036.6. (a) For the purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 57000) to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 57176), inclusive, of Part 4 or Part 5 (commencing with Section 57300), none of the following entities is a “district” or “special district” if the commission of the principal county determines, in accordance with Sections 56127 and 56128, that the entity is not a “district” or “special district”:
(1) A flood control district.
(2) A flood control and floodwater conservation district.
(3) A flood control and water conservation district.
(4) A conservation district.
(5) A water conservation district.
(6) A water replenishment district.
(7) The Orange County Water District.
(8) A California water storage district.
(9) A water agency.
(10) A county water authority or a water authority.
(b) If the commission determines that an entity described in this section is not a “district” or “special district,” any proceedings pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 57000) for a change of organization involving the entity shall be conducted pursuant to the principal act authorizing the establishment of that entity.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 25. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56037.2.

56037.2. “Divestiture of power” means the termination of the power and authority to provide particular functions or classes of services within all or part of the jurisdictional boundaries of a special district.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 47, Sec. 1. (AB 2795) Effective January 1, 2011.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56037.5.

56037.5. “Elections official” shall have the same meaning as in Section 320 of the Elections Code.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56038.

56038. “Executive officer” means the person appointed by a commission pursuant to Section 56384.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 27. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56038.5.

56038.5. “Feasible” means capable of being accomplished in a successful manner within a reasonable period of time, taking into account economic, legal, social, and technological factors.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56039.

56039. “Formation” means the creation of a district.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 28. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56040.

56040. “Function” means any power granted by law to a local agency to provide designated governmental or proprietary services or facilities for the use, benefit, or protection of persons or property.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 29. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56041.

56041. “Improvement district” means an area or zone formed for the sole purpose of designating an area which is to bear a special tax or assessment for an improvement benefiting that area.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 30. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56042.

56042. “Inactive district” means a special district that meets all of the following:
(a) The special district is as defined in Section 56036.
(b) The special district has had no financial transactions in the previous fiscal year.
(c) The special district has no assets and liabilities.
(d) The special district has no outstanding debts, judgments, litigation, contracts, liens, or claims.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 334, Sec. 4. (SB 448) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56043.

56043. “Incorporation” means the creation or establishment of a city. Any area proposed for incorporation as a city shall have at least 500 registered voters residing within the affected territory at the time the proposal is initiated.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 32. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56044.

56044. “Independent district” or “independent special district” includes any special district having a legislative body all of whose members are elected by registered voters or landowners within the district, or whose members are appointed to fixed terms, and excludes any special district having a legislative body consisting, in whole or in part, of ex officio members who are officers of a county or another local agency or who are appointees of those officers other than those who are appointed to fixed terms. “Independent special district” does not include any district excluded from the definition of district contained in Sections 56036 and 56036.6.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 87, Sec. 1. (AB 1427) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56045.

56045. “Independent special district officer” means the presiding officer or a member of the legislative body of an independent special district.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56045.5.

56045.5. “Indirect cost” has the same meaning as used in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) of Section 33338 of the Education Code.
(Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 304, Sec. 2. (AB 851) Effective January 1, 2016.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56046.

56046. “Inhabited territory” means territory within which there reside 12 or more registered voters. The number of registered voters, as determined by the elections officer, shall be established as of the date a certificate of filing is issued by the executive officer.
(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 86, Sec. 2. (AB 3254) Effective January 1, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56047.

56047. “Initiate” or “initiation” means the issuance of a certificate of filing by the executive officer.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 35. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56047.5.

56047.5. “Interested agency” means each local agency which provides facilities or services in the affected territory.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 36. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56047.7.

56047.7. “Joint powers agency” or “joint powers authority” means an agency or entity formed pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1) that is formed for the local performance of governmental functions that includes the provision of municipal services.
(Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 21, Sec. 1. (AB 2156) Effective January 1, 2015.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56048.

56048. “Landowner” or “owner of land” means any of the following:
(a) A person or persons shown as the owner of land on the last equalized assessment roll prepared by the county at the time the determination is required to be made pursuant to the requirements of this division. Where that person or persons are no longer the owner, the landowner or owner of land is any person or persons entitled to be shown as the owner of land on the next equalized assessment roll.
(b) Where land is subject to a recorded written agreement of sale, any person shown in the agreement as the purchaser.
(c) Any public agency owning land other than highways, rights-of-way, easements, waterways, or canals.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 87, Sec. 2. (AB 1427) Effective January 1, 2014.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56049.

56049. “Landowner-voter” means any person entitled to vote in a landowner-voter district, or the legal representative of that person or, in the case of an election, the proxy of that person if authorized by the principal act.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 38. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56050.

56050. “Landowner-voter district” means a district whose principal act provides that owners of land within the district are entitled to vote upon the election of district officers, the incurring of bonded indebtedness, or any other district matter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56050.5.

56050.5. “Latent service or power” means those services, facilities, functions, or powers authorized by the principal act under which the district is formed, but that are not being exercised, as determined by the commission pursuant to subdivision (i) of Section 56425.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 39. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56051.

56051. “Last equalized assessment roll” means the listing in use by a county, city, or district for the purpose of the annual levy and collection of any taxes or assessments.
This section does not require the use of the supplemental roll prepared pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 75) of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 40. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56052.

56052. “Legal representative” means an officer of a corporation, partnership, or limited liability company duly authorized to sign for, and on behalf of, the entity. Legal representative also includes a guardian, conservator, executor, administrator, trustee, or other person holding property in a trust capacity under appointment of a court, when authorized by an order of the court.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 41. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56053.

56053. “Legislative body” means the governing board of a city, county, or district.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 42. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56054.

56054. “Local agency” means a city, county, or district.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1599, Sec. 3.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56055.

56055. “Member district” means any district which is included, in whole or in part, within another district, a metropolitan water district, or any of the entities enumerated in Section 56036.6, all or any part of the first-mentioned district being entitled, under the provisions of the principal act of the second-mentioned district or entity, to receive or be furnished with any governmental or proprietary service or commodity by the second-mentioned district or entity.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 43. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56056.

56056. “Merger” means the termination of the existence of a district when the responsibility for the functions, services, assets, and liabilities of that district are assumed by a city as a result of proceedings taken pursuant to this division.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 44. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56057.

56057. “Next equalized assessment roll” means the listing to be equalized and used by a city, county, or district for the purpose of the annual levy and collection of any taxes or assessments imposed by the city, county, or district.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 45. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56059.

56059. “Open space” means any parcel or area of land or water which is substantially unimproved and devoted to an open-space use, as defined in Section 65560.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56060.

56060. “Open-space use” means any use as defined in Section 65560.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56061.

56061. “Overlap” or “overlapping territory” means territory which is included within the boundaries of two or more districts or within one or more districts and a city or cities.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56062.

56062. “Parent district” means any district, a metropolitan water district, or any of the entities enumerated in Section 56036.6, which includes all or any part of another district, the first-mentioned district or entity being obligated, under the provisions of the principal act of the first-mentioned district or entity, to provide and furnish any governmental or proprietary service or commodity to the second-mentioned district.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 47. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56064.

56064. “Prime agricultural land” means an area of land, whether a single parcel or contiguous parcels, that has not been developed for a use other than an agricultural use and that meets any of the following qualifications:
(a) Land that qualifies, if irrigated, for rating as class I or class II in the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service land use capability classification, whether or not land is actually irrigated, provided that irrigation is feasible.
(b) Land that qualifies for rating 80 through 100 Storie Index Rating.
(c) Land that supports livestock used for the production of food and fiber and that has an annual carrying capacity equivalent to at least one animal unit per acre as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture in the National Range and Pasture Handbook, Revision 1, December 2003.
(d) Land planted with fruit or nut-bearing trees, vines, bushes, or crops that have a nonbearing period of less than five years and that will return during the commercial bearing period on an annual basis from the production of unprocessed agricultural plant production not less than four hundred dollars ($400) per acre.
(e) Land that has returned from the production of unprocessed agricultural plant products an annual gross value of not less than four hundred dollars ($400) per acre for three of the previous five calendar years.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 244, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56065.

56065. “Principal act” means, in the case of a district, the law under which the district was formed and, in the case of a city, the general laws or the city charter.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 49. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56066.

56066. “Principal county” means the county having the greater portion of the entire assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll of the county or counties, of all taxable property within a district or districts for which a change of organization, reorganization, or determination of a sphere of influence is proposed.
(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 31, Sec. 1. (AB 1581) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56067.

56067. “Proceeding,” “proceeding for a change of organization,” or “proceeding for a reorganization” means proceedings taken by the commission for a proposed change of organization or reorganization pursuant to Part 4 (commencing with Section 57000).
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56069.

56069. “Proposal” means a desired change of organization or reorganization initiated by a petition or by resolution of application of a legislative body or school district for which a certificate of filing has been issued.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 52. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56069.5.

56069.5. “Protest proceedings” means proceedings taken by a commission, or its executive officer when authorized by the commission, as the conducting authority pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 57000), Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 57025), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 57050), or Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 57075) of Part 4 of this division.
(Added by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 53. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56070.

56070. “Public agency” means the state or any state agency, board, or commission, any city, county, city and county, special district, or any agency, board, or commission of the city, county, city and county, special district, joint powers authority, or other political subdivision.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 54. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56071.

56071. “Registered voter” means any elector registered under, and pursuant to, the Elections Code.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56072.

56072. “Registered-voter district” means a district whose principal act provides that registered voters residing within the district are entitled to vote for the election of district officers, incurring of bonded indebtedness, or any other district matter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56073.

56073. “Reorganization” means two or more changes of organization contained within a single proposal.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 55. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56073.1.

56073.1. “Resolution of application” means the document adopted by a local agency or school district initiating a change of organization or reorganization pursuant to Section 56654 or the document adopted by a commission pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 56375 or by subdivision (c) of Section 56879.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 334, Sec. 5. (SB 448) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56074.

56074. “Service” means a specific governmental activity established within, and as a part of, a function of a local agency.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 20, Sec. 1. (AB 1822) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56074.5.

56074.5. “Service review” means an analysis conducted by the commission documenting and analyzing the services in a particular geographic region or jurisdictional area pursuant to the requirements of Section 56430.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 20, Sec. 2. (AB 1822) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Government Code - GOV › TITLE 5 - LOCAL AGENCIES › DIVISION 3 - CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 › PART 1 - GENERAL › CHAPTER 2 - Definitions › Section 56075.

56075. “Special assessment district” or “assessment district” means an area fixed, established, and formed by a city, county, district, or the state, pursuant to general law, special act, or charter, that is specially benefited by, and assessed, or to be assessed, to pay the costs and expenses of, acquiring any lands or rights-of-way, acquiring or constructing any public improvements, maintaining or operating any public improvement, or lighting any public street, highway, or place.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 58. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
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56075.5. “Special reorganization” means a reorganization that includes the detachment of territory from a city or city and county and the incorporation of that entire detached territory as a city.
(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 911, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
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56076. “Sphere of influence” means a plan for the probable physical boundaries and service area of a local agency, as determined by the commission.
(Amended by Stats. 1993, Ch. 1307, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1994.)
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56077. “Subject agency” means each district or city for which a change of organization or reorganization is proposed or provided in a plan of reorganization.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 355, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2005.)
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56078. “Subsidiary district” means a district in which a city council is designated as, and empowered to act as, the ex officio board of directors of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 59. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
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56078.5. “Successor Agency” means the local agency the commission designates to wind up the affairs of a dissolved district.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 37, Sec. 1. (AB 2957) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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56079.5. “Uninhabited territory” means territory within which there reside fewer than 12 registered voters. The number of registered voters, as determined by the elections officer, shall be established as of the date a certificate of filing is issued by the executive officer.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 86, Sec. 3. (AB 3254) Effective January 1, 2019.)
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56080. “Urban service area” means developed, undeveloped, or agricultural land, either incorporated or unincorporated, within the sphere of influence of a city, which is served by urban facilities, utilities, and services or which are proposed to be served by urban facilities, utilities, and services during the first five years of an adopted capital improvement program of the city if the city adopts that type of program for those facilities, utilities, and services. The boundary around an urban area shall be called the “urban service area boundary” and shall be developed in cooperation with a city and adopted by a commission pursuant to policies adopted by the commission in accordance with Sections 56300, 56301, and 56425.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
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56081. “Voter” means a landowner-voter or a registered voter.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
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56100. (a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 56036.5 and subdivision (b) of Section 56036.6, this division provides the sole and exclusive authority and procedure for the initiation, conduct, and completion of changes of organization and reorganization for cities and districts. All changes of organization and reorganizations shall be initiated, conducted, and completed in accordance with, and as provided in, this division.
(b) Notwithstanding any other law, proceedings for the formation of a district shall be conducted as authorized by the principal act of the district proposed to be formed, except that the commission shall serve as the conducting authority and the procedural requirements of this division shall apply and shall prevail in the event of conflict with the procedural requirements of the principal act of the district. In the event of such a conflict, the commission shall specify the procedural requirements that apply, consistent with the requirements of this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 112, Sec. 1. (AB 2762) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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56100.1. (a) Contributions and expenditures for political purposes related to a proposal or proceeding shall be disclosed and reported pursuant to Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 84250) of Chapter 4 of the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)).
(b) A commission may require, through the adoption of written policies and procedures, additional disclosure of contributions in support of or opposition to a proposal, which shall be made either to the commission’s executive officer, in which case it shall be posted on the commission’s Internet Web site, if applicable, or to the board of supervisors of the county in which the commission is located, which may designate a county officer to receive the disclosure. Disclosure pursuant to a requirement under the authority provided in this section shall be in addition to any disclosure otherwise required by Section 56700.1, 57009, or local ordinance.
(Amended by Stats. 2009, Ch. 113, Sec. 1. (AB 528) Effective January 1, 2010.)
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56102. For the purpose of any action to determine or contest the validity of any change of organization or reorganization, the change of organization or reorganization shall be deemed to take effect upon the date of execution of the certificate of completion.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 37, Sec. 2. (AB 2957) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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56103. An action to determine the validity of any change of organization, reorganization, or sphere of influence determination completed pursuant to this division shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 548, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2003.)
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56103.5. Any action brought in the superior court relating to this division may be subject to a mediation proceeding conducted pursuant to Chapter 9.3 (commencing with Section 66030) of Division 1 of Title 7.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 699, Sec. 18. (SB 894) Effective January 1, 2011.)
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56104. If any provision of this division or the application of any provision of this division in any circumstance or to any person, city, county, district, the state, or any agency or subdivision of the state is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this division which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application of the invalid provision, and to this end the provisions of this division are severable.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
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56105. Any protest or objection pertaining to the regularity or sufficiency of any proceedings or commission proceedings shall be in writing, clearly specify the defect, error, irregularity, or omission to which protest or objection is made and shall be filed within the time and in the manner provided by this division. Any protest or objection pertaining to any of these matters which is not so made and filed is deemed voluntarily waived.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
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56106. Any provisions in this division governing the time within which an official or the commission is to act shall in all instances, except for notice requirements and the requirements of subdivision (h) of Section 56658 and subdivision (b) of Section 56895, be deemed directory, rather than mandatory.
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 112, Sec. 3. (AB 2762) Effective January 1, 2015.)
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56107. (a) This division shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. No change of organization or reorganization ordered under this division and no resolution adopted by the commission making determinations upon a proposal shall be invalidated because of any defect, error, irregularity, or omission in any act, determination, or procedure which does not adversely and substantially affect the rights of any person, city, county, district, the state, or any agency or subdivision of the state.
(b) All determinations made by a commission under, and pursuant to, this division shall be final and conclusive in the absence of fraud or prejudicial abuse of discretion.
(c) In any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul a determination by a commission on grounds of noncompliance with this division, any inquiry shall extend only to whether there was fraud or a prejudicial abuse of discretion. Prejudicial abuse of discretion is established if the court finds that the determination or decision is not supported by substantial evidence in light of the whole record.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 24. Effective January 1, 2001.)
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56116. The Legislature declares that the doctrine of automatic merger of a district with a city or the merger by operation of law of a district with a city has no further force or effect. The existence of a district shall not be extinguished or terminated as a result of the entire territory of that district being heretofore or hereafter included within a city unless that district is merged with the city as a result of proceedings taken pursuant to this division.
(Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
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56117. A district may be either merged with, or established as, a subsidiary district of a city in the manner provided in this division.
A mutual service agreement between a city and a district may provide that the city shall not, while that agreement is in effect, or during any portion of the agreement’s effective duration as the city and the district may stipulate in the agreement, initiate a proposal to establish the district as a subsidiary district of the city.
(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 62. (AB 1430) Effective January 1, 2012.)
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56118. Except for a proposal for the merger of a then existing subsidiary district, any proposal for a merger or establishment of a subsidiary district authorized by this division shall contain a request in the alternative, requesting either a merger or the establishment of a subsidiary district, as may be determined during the course of the proceedings. Any proposal requesting only merger shall be deemed to also include a request for the establishment of a subsidiary district and any proposal requesting only the establishment of a subsidiary district shall be deemed to also include a request for merger.
(Amended by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1019, Sec. 17.)
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56119. It is not necessary for the principal act of any district to adopt or incorporate this division by reference and any change of organization or reorganization provided for by this division may be made by, or with respect to, any district. Except as otherwise provided in this division, in any change of organization or reorganization the principal act shall govern as to any provisions in the principal act pertaining to boundaries, to contiguity or noncontiguity of territory, to the incorporated or unincorporated status of territory, and to the overlapping of territory of a district with the territory of another district or city. Unless otherwise provided by the principal act, any territory annexed to a district shall be contiguous to the district and shall not be a part of another district formed under the same principal act without the consent of the other district.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
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56120. Where the principal act of any parent district provides that the boundaries of the parent district shall be automatically changed in the event of a change in the boundaries of a member district, or that the boundaries of the parent district may be concurrently changed with a change in the boundaries of a member district, the boundaries of the parent district shall be deemed to be automatically, or may be concurrently, changed as the case may be, when proceedings are in accordance with the provisions of the principal acts of any parent district, upon completion of a change of organization or a reorganization changing the boundaries of the member district. The commission of the principal county of the member district shall have exclusive jurisdiction over such a change in boundaries of the member district and also of any parent district subject to this division.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 541, Sec. 3. Effective September 9, 1985. Operative January 1, 1986, by Sec. 5 of Ch. 541.)
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56121. No change of organization or reorganization, or any term or condition of a change of organization or reorganization, shall impair the rights of any bondholder or other creditor of any county, city, or district. Nor shall any change of organization or reorganization, or any term or condition of a change of organization or reorganization, impair the contract rights, or contracts entered into by a public entity created by a joint exercise of powers agreement established pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. Notwithstanding any provision of this division, or of any change of organization or reorganization, or any term or condition of a change of organization or reorganization, each and every bondholder or other creditor may enforce all of his or her rights in the same manner, and to the same extent, as if the change of organization, reorganization, term, or condition had not been made. Those rights may also be enforced against agencies, and their respective officers, as follows:
(a) Annexation or detachment: against the city or district to, or from, which territory is annexed or detached.
(b) Incorporation: against the newly incorporated city.
(c) Formation: against the newly formed district.
(d) Disincorporation: against the successor county receiving distribution of the remaining assets of the disincorporated city.
(e) Dissolution: against the local agency receiving distribution of all or any part of the remaining assets of a dissolved district.
(f) Consolidation: against the consolidated successor city or district.
(g) Reorganization: against the affected city or district, successor county or newly incorporated city or newly formed district, as the case may be, for any of the above enumerated changes of organization or city incorporations which may be included in the particular reorganization.
(Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1172, Sec. 3.)
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56122. Section 56886 and any term and condition provided by, or made pursuant to, that section shall be enforceable by, between, among, and against any public agency or agencies designated in the term and condition, but shall not constitute, or be given effect as, a limitation upon the power of any bondholder or other creditor to enforce his or her rights, particularly any rights provided for by Part 5 (commencing with Section 57300), as if Section 56886 had not been enacted or the term and condition had not been made or provided pursuant to that section.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 42. Effective January 1, 2001.)