California · Government Code
GOV §61124: (a) A district may charge standby charges for water, sewer, or water and sewer services pursuant to the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act, Chapter 12.
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(a) A district may charge standby charges for water, sewer, or water and sewer services pursuant to the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act, Chapter 12.4 (commencing with Section 54984) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5. (b) If the procedures set forth in the former Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 61750) of the former Part 6 of the former Division 1 as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the district may, by resolution, continue to collect the charge in successive years at the same rate from parcels within the district to which water or sewers are made available for any purpose by the district, whether the water or sewers are actually used or not. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the district shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753.
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