BILL NUMBER: AB 2183INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Smyth FEBRUARY 23, 2012 An act to repeal Section 6515 of the Government Code, relating to local government. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2183, as introduced, Smyth. Joint exercise of powers. Existing law provides that in addition to other powers, any agency, commission, or board provided for by a joint powers agreement between an irrigation district and a city, is authorized to issue revenue bonds to pay the cost and expense of acquiring, constructing, improving, and financing a project for specified purposes. Existing law makes this provision inoperative after December 31, 1973, except as specified. This bill would repeal this provision. 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 Section 6515 of the Government Code is repealed.6515. In addition to other powers, any agency, commission or board provided for by a joint powers agreement entered into pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of this chapter between an irrigation district and a city, if such entity has the power to acquire, construct, maintain or operate systems, plants, buildings, works and other facilities and property for the supplying of water for domestic, irrigation, sanitation, industrial, fire protection, recreation or any other public or private uses, may issue revenue bonds pursuant to the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (commencing with Section 54300) to pay the cost and expenses of acquiring, constructing, improving and financing a project for any or all of such purposes. Upon the entity adopting the resolution referred to in Article 3 (commencing with Section 54380) the irrigation district and the city shall implement the same by each conducting the election in its own territory. The proposition authorizing the bonds shall be deemed adopted if it receives the affirmative vote of a majority of all the voters voting on the proposition within the entity. The provisions of this section shall be of no further force and effect after December 31, 1973, unless the entity is unable to accomplish the purpose of this section by reason of litigation, in which case this section shall continue to be effective until the final determination of such litigation and for one year thereafter.