California · Public Utilities Code - PUC
PUC §16645: The board shall state the purposes for which taxes are necessary, and shall fix by ordinance the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation.
What this law says, in plain English
The board must state why taxes are needed and set the amount to be raised through taxation by ordinance.
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The board shall state the purposes for which taxes are necessary, and shall fix by ordinance the amount of money necessary to be raised by taxation.
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