Zone 7 Water Agency Act.

Existing law, the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District Act, establishes the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District and grants to the district authority relating to, among other things, flood control and stormwater. Under the district law, the Board of Supervisors of Alameda County serves as the Board of Supervisors of the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District. The district law authorizes the board of the district to establish zones and provides for the formation of a zone lying, in whole or in part, in Pleasanton or Murray Townships. That zone is required to be governed by a board of 7 directors who are required to be elected by the voters residing within that zone. This bill would create the Zone 7 Water Agency, as prescribed, with specified authorizations, powers, and duties. This bill would permit the Alameda County Local Agency Formation Commission to exclude some or all of the agency's territory from the boundaries of the district and would eliminate from the district act provisions relating to the governance of a zone lying, in whole or in part, in Pleasanton or Murray Townships. This bill would authorize the agency to continue to impose any special taxes based upon assessed value or any other special taxes, assessments, or charges imposed by or on behalf of the former Zone 7, would authorize the agency to impose new special taxes or levy assessments, as prescribed, and would require any taxes or assessments to be levied and collected together with taxes for county purposes, as specified. This bill would also authorize the agency to designate the county treasury as its treasury, as prescribed. By imposing new duties on a county, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.