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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 14Ch. 5Art. 7§ 102331 District Property Tax Authority

§ 102331 District Property Tax Authority

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§ 102331 District Property Tax Authority

This law lets the board set a property tax in all or part of the district, but if only part is taxed, whole cities or the whole unincorporated area must be included, and the money must be used for transportation projects.

Key Takeaways

  • •The board can create a property tax for the whole district or just a portion of it.
  • •When taxing only part of the district, whole cities (or groups of cities that share borders) must be fully in or out, and the entire unincorporated area must be fully in or out.
  • •Tax money must be used for transportation‑related property improvements or purchases.
  • •Only voters who live in the taxed area can vote on the tax.

Example

The county board wants to raise money to build new roads, but only in the city of Oakville and the nearby unincorporated countryside.

Because the tax is only for part of the district, the board must include the entire city of Oakville (not just a neighborhood) and either include all of the surrounding countryside or leave it out completely. Voters who live in Oakville and the countryside that are taxed get to vote on the tax, and any money collected will be spent on buying land or improving roads in those areas.

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§ 102331 District Property Tax Authority

(a) In addition to revenues and receipts from other sources, the board may levy and collect a property tax in the entirety of, or a portion of, the incorporated and unincorporated territory. The board may impose different rates of taxation in areas within the district. Authority exercised pursuant to this subdivision shall be subject to any applicable constitutional requirements. (b) If the tax only applies to a portion of an area of the district, both of the following shall apply to the imposition of the tax: (1) The incorporated area of each city and of contiguous cities within the district shall be either wholly included within that portion or wholly excluded from that portion. For purposes of this paragraph, “contiguous cities” means two or more cities with shared borders. (2) The entire unincorporated area of the district shall either be wholly included within that portion or wholly excluded from that portion. (c) The proceeds of the property tax shall be used to provide, within the areas taxed, for the improvement or acquisition of any real property needed for transportation purposes. (d) An election to impose a property tax as described in this section shall only include the voters of those portions of the area of the district in which the property tax will be imposed. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 674, Sec. 1. (AB 1052) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

property taxincorporated areaunincorporated areacontiguous citiestransportation purposes

Related Statutes

  • § 102332 District Tax Approval Requirements
  • § 102335 Sacramento Transit Tax Authorization
  • § 102336 District Special Tax Authority
  • § 102330 District Property Tax Authority
  • § 102333 District Election Approval Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 102331.
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