Property-related services.

The California Constitution, with the exception of fees or charges for sewer, water, and refuse collection services, conditions the imposition or increase of a property-related fee or charge upon approval by either a majority vote of the owners of the properties subject to the fee or charge or, at the option of the agency imposing the fee or charge, by a 23 vote of the voters residing in the area affected by the fee or charge. This bill would provide that an agency shall not be obligated to provide subsidies to cure any deficiencies in funding of property-related services provided in the agency's territory, if specified requirements are met. This bill would provide that this prohibition would not apply if the agency's governing board had agreed to subsidize the services before the completion of a majority protest proceeding or election, as specified. This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.