Gov. Code, § 54710 · Article 3. Authorization: Requisites for Assessment
Gov. Code, § 54710
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Any local agency which is authorized by law to provide one or more of the following services may impose a benefit assessment pursuant to this chapter to finance the maintenance and operation costs of these services:
(1) Drainage.
(2) Flood control.
(3) Street lighting.
(b) Any local agency which is authorized by law to maintain streets, roads, or highways may impose a benefit assessment pursuant to this chapter to pay for the maintenance of those streets, roads, or highways.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1989, Ch. 1449, Sec. 3.
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