Public Utilities Code section 96220

The district may levy, and collect or cause to be collected, taxes for any lawful purpose subject to a maximum limit of five cents ($0.05) per one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed value of all real estate and personal property; provided however, the district shall have the further power to levy, collect or cause to be collected, said property taxes to a maximum limit of ten cents ($0.10) if approval is first obtained from the City Council of the City of Santa Barbara and the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Barbara.

Source: Section 96220, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=PUC§ionNum=96220.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1965; accessed Jul. 28, 2025).

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§ 96220's source at ca​.gov