BILL NUMBER: AB 2037INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Beth Gaines FEBRUARY 16, 2016 An act to amend Section 96.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to local government finance. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 2037, as introduced, Beth Gaines. Local government finance. Existing property tax law, in the case of any county taking over the responsibilities of an independent local health special district created pursuant to a specified statute, requires an increase in the allocation of state assistance payments, as defined, that are made to that county. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to 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 96.7 of the Revenue and Taxation Code is amended to read: 96.7. In the case of any countytaking overassuming the responsibilities of an independent local health special district created pursuant to former Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 880) of Part 2 of Division 1 of the Health and Safety Code, as enacted by Chapter 60 of the Statutes of 1939, for purposes of computations pursuant to this chapter, the amount of state assistance payments with respect to that county shall be increased by five hundred four thousand nine hundred fifty-seven dollars ($504,957).