AB 1408, as introduced, Hadley. Joint powers authorities.
Existing law authorizes 2 or more public agencies, by agreement, to form a joint powers authority to exercise any power common to the contracting parties, as specified.
This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 6502 of the Government Code is amended
2to read:
If authorized by their legislative or other governing
4bodies, two or more public agencies by agreement may jointly
5exercise any power common to the contractingbegin delete parties,end deletebegin insert agencies,end insert
6 including, but not limited to, the authority to levy a fee, assessment,
7or tax, even though one or more of the contracting agencies may
8be located outside this state.
9It shall not be necessary that any power common to the
10contracting parties be exercisable by eachbegin delete suchend delete contracting party
11with respect to the geographical area
in whichbegin delete suchend deletebegin insert
theend insert power is
P2 1to be jointly exercised. For purposes of this section, two or more
2public agencies having the power to conduct agricultural, livestock,
3industrial, cultural, or other fairs or exhibitions shall be deemed
4to have common power with respect to any such fair or exhibition
5conducted by any one or more of such public agencies or by an
6entity created pursuant to a joint powers agreement entered into
7bybegin delete suchend delete public agencies.
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