§ 53395.1. — 53395.1. (Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 210, Sec. 8.)

California § 53395.1.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 2.
• Title 5.: DIVISION 2. CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
• Part 1.: PART 1. POWERS AND DUTIES COMMON TO CITIES, COUNTIES, AND OTHER AGENCIES
• Ch. 2.8.: CHAPTER 2.8. Infrastructure Financing Districts
• Art. 1.: ARTICLE 1. General Provisions

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Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter.
(a)
“Affected taxing entity” means any governmental taxing agency which levied or had levied on its behalf a property tax on all or a portion of the property located in the proposed district in the fiscal year prior to the designation of the district, but not including any county office of education, school district, or community college district.
(b)
“City” means a city or a city and county.
(c)
“Debt” means any
binding obligation to repay a sum of money, including obligations in the form of bonds, certificates of participation, long-term leases, loans from government agencies, or loans from banks, other financial institutions, private businesses, or individuals.
(d)
“Designated official” means the city or county engineer or other appropriate official designated pursuant to Section 53395.13.
(e)
(1)
“District” means an infrastructure financing district.
(2)
An infrastructure financing district is a “district” within the meaning of Section 1 of Article XIII
A of the California Constitution.
(f)
“Infrastructure financing district”
means a legally constituted governmental entity established pursuant to this chapter for the sole purpose of financing public facilities.
(g)
“Landowner” or “owner of land” means any person shown as the owner of land on the last equalized assessment roll or otherwise known to be the owner of the land by the legislative body. The legislative body has no obligation to obtain other information as to the ownership of land, and its determination of ownership shall be final and conclusive for the purposes of this chapter. A public agency is not a landowner or owner of land for purposes of this chapter, unless the public agency owns all of the land to be included within the proposed district.
(h)
“Legislative body” means the city council or board of supervisors.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 210, Sec. 8. (SB 184) Effective January 1, 2014.