Government Code section 56822

Whenever the commission, or the independent special districts, as the case may be, have complied with the applicable provisions of Section 56821, 56821.1, 56821.3, and 56821.5, the commission shall adopt a resolution of intention pursuant to this section. The resolution of intention shall do all of the following:

(a)

State whether the proceedings are initiated by the commission or by an independent special district or districts, in which case, the names of those districts shall be set forth.

(b)

If the resolution of intention proposes only the repeal of regulations affecting the functions and services of special districts, it shall state that the commission proposes either of the following:

(1)

To consider the proposal without reference to a special district advisory committee, in which case the resolution shall contain the text of the regulations proposed to be repealed.

(2)

To refer the proposal to a special district advisory committee for study, report, and recommendation, in which case the resolution shall include the regulations proposed to be repealed.
In addition, the resolution of intention adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall also fix a time, not less than 15 or more than 35 days after the adoption of the resolution of intention, and the place of hearing by the commission on the question of whether the proposal made by the resolution should be disapproved, approved, and ordered without reference to a special district advisory committee, or referred to a special district advisory committee for study, report, and recommendation to the commission.

(c)

If the resolution of intention proposes representation of special districts on the commission, it shall state that the commission proposes to refer the proposal to a special district advisory committee and the commission shall immediately order the proposal referred to that committee pursuant to Section 56823.

Source: Section 56822, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=56822.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2002; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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