81315-81316

WATER CODE
SECTION 81315-81316




81315.  (a) The governing body of a public entity identified in
Section 81305, by a majority vote of all of its members, may declare
the intention of that entity to form the agency with all of the other
public entities identified in that section.
   (b) The resolution shall meet all of the following requirements:
   (1) Identify the name of the public entity adopting the
resolution.
   (2) Identify the name of each public entity proposed to be a
member of the agency, which shall include all public entities
identified in Section 81305.
   (3) Fix the time and place within the boundaries of the public
entity adopting the resolution at which a hearing will be held by its
governing body to determine whether to form the agency and whether
to become a member of the agency. The date of the hearing may not be
less than 30 days, nor more than 60 days, from the date of the
adoption of the resolution.
   (4) Direct publication of the resolution one time in a newspaper
of general circulation within the boundaries of the public entity
adopting the resolution at least two weeks prior to the date set for
the hearing.



81316.  The governing board of the public entity adopting the
resolution pursuant to Section 81315, not later than 10 days after
the date of the adoption of the resolution, shall mail a certified
copy of the resolution to the governing body of each public entity
identified in the resolution as a proposed member of the agency. The
governing body of each proposed member, not later than 60 days after
the date of the adoption of the resolution described in Section
81315, shall adopt a resolution fixing the time and place within the
boundaries of that public entity at which a hearing will be held to
determine whether to form the agency and whether to become a member.
The date of the hearing shall be not less than 30 days, nor more than
60 days, from the date of the adoption of the resolution by that
public entity. The resolution shall be published one time in a
newspaper of general circulation within the boundaries of that public
entity at least two weeks prior to the date set for the public
hearing.