BILL NUMBER: SB 652INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Senator Huff FEBRUARY 27, 2009 An act to add Section 6507.5 to the Government Code, relating to joint powers agreements. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST SB 652, as introduced, Huff. Joint powers agreements. Existing law provides that the administering agency that is created by a joint powers agreement pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act is a public entity separate from the parties to the agreement. This bill would provide that the administering agency created by a joint powers agreement shall be considered a political subdivision of the state if one or more of the public agencies that entered into the agreement is a political subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, a city, county, or district. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 6507.5 is added to the Government Code, to read: 6507.5. The administering agency created by a joint powers agreement shall be considered a political subdivision of the state if one or more of the public agencies that entered into the agreement is a political subdivision of the state, including, but not limited to, a city, county, or district.