BILL NUMBER: AB 1245	CHAPTERED  09/28/06

	CHAPTER  553
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 28, 2006
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 28, 2006
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 24, 2006
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 21, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 14, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  AUGUST 8, 2006
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 19, 2006
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 21, 2005
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 5, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Wolk

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to amend Section 6523 of the Government Code, relating to
local agencies.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1245, Wolk  West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.
   Existing law authorizes a joint powers entity created pursuant to
an agreement entered into by the City of West Sacramento and
specified reclamation districts to exercise the authority granted to
reclamation districts under specified provisions of law.
   This bill additionally would grant the joint powers entity the
authority to accomplish the purposes and projects necessary to
achieve and maintain at least a 200-year level of flood protection
and, prior to January 1, 2009, to issue debt to finance those
purposes and projects and thereafter continue to levy special
assessments to repay that indebtedness, as specified.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 6523 of the Government Code is amended to read:

   6523.  (a) The West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, a joint
powers entity that is created pursuant to an agreement entered into,
in accordance with this article, by the City of West Sacramento,
Reclamation District No.  537, and Reclamation District No. 900 is
granted the authority to accomplish the purposes and projects
necessary to achieve and maintain at least a 200-year level of flood
protection, and may exercise the authority granted to reclamation
districts under Part 7 (commencing with Section 51200) and Part 8
(commencing with Section 52100) of Division 15 of the Water Code for
the purposes of Sections 12670.2, 12670.3, and 12670.4 of the Water
Code.
   (b) Prior to January 1, 2009, the agency may create indebtedness
and thereafter continue to levy special assessments to repay that
indebtedness for the purposes described in subdivision (a), pursuant
to any of the following provisions:
   (1) The Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with
Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code).
   (2) The Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing
with Section 1000) of the Streets and Highways Code).
  SEC. 2.  It is the intent of the Legislature in amending Section
6523 of the Government Code pursuant to Section 1 of this act, that
the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency consider and evaluate
other governance structures.
  SEC. 3.  Due to the unique circumstances with regard to the high
degree of intergovernmental cooperation required among federal,
state, and local agencies for flood control programs and projects
financed by the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency, the
Legislature hereby finds and declares that a general statute cannot
be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of
the California Constitution. Therefore, the special legislation
contained in Section 1 of this act is necessarily applicable only to
the West Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency.