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Two or more counties, each contiguous to the other, or to one of the others, may consolidate into one county pursuant to this chapter.

As used in this chapter:
  (a) "Affected county" means each county which is proposed to be part of a consolidated county or which is consolidated with one or more counties.
  (b) "Principal county" means the county with the greatest proportion of assessed value, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, to the total amount of taxable property in the county.
  (c) "Clerk" means the clerk of the county board of supervisors. Where the office of clerk of the board of supervisors is separate from the office of registrar of voters, "clerk" means the registrar of voters with respect to all duties pertaining to the conduct of elections and the certification of petitions and clerk of the board of supervisors with respect to all other duties specified in this chapter.

Proceedings under this chapter shall not be subject to the provisions of Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, relating to local agency formation commissions.

Any action to determine the validity of the consolidation of counties pursuant to this chapter shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.