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Annually, the Department of Finance shall transmit to each city and each county an estimate of the percentage change in the population of the city or the county. Such estimates shall indicate the percentage change in the resident population, excluding the population in state mental and correctional facilities and in federal correctional and federal military installations, of each city and each county between January 1 of the prior year and January 1 of the current year. Such statements shall be transmitted by May 1. The Department of Finance may request data from any local agency to be used to prepare the population estimate required by this section. If any local agency fails to supply the requested data, the department is not required to provide an estimate for that agency, but may do so using the method deemed most appropriate by the department.

(a) The annual percentage change in population for special districts shall be the percentage changes established pursuant to Section 2227 and this section:
  (1) If a special district is located entirely within a city, the annual percentage change in population for the district shall be that established for the city pursuant to Section 2227.
  (2) If a special district is located entirely within the unincorporated area of a county, the annual percentage change in population for the district shall be that established for the county or the unincorporated area of the county.
  (3) If a special district is located within a single county or within more than one city or any combination of cities and unincorporated areas within a single county, the annual percentage change in population for the district shall be that established for the county or the weighted average of the percentage change of each city and the unincorporated area.
  (4) If a special district is located within more than one county, the annual percentage change in population for the district shall be the weighted average of the percentage change of each county or city or unincorporated area within the district or any combination, provided that the areas selected are mutually exclusive.
  (b) The Department of Finance may request data from any local jurisdiction to be used to prepare the percentage change in population required by this section. The Department of Finance shall determine the weights to be used in establishing weighted averages.
  (c) If the governing body of a special district determines that the percentage change in population in subdivision (a) will not be accurate for the district, it may, before June 1, request the Department of Finance to prepare a special population change estimate for the district. The department shall comply with the request before September 1, and the estimate prepared by the department shall be used to determine population change for purposes of this chapter. The district shall reimburse the department for the actual cost of preparing the estimate.

(a) Annually, the Department of Finance shall transmit to each community college district an estimate of its annual percentage change in adult population. Such estimates shall indicate the percentage change in the resident population within the geographic boundaries of the district consistent with the geographic boundaries used to determine the assessed valuation for the current and budget fiscal years excluding the population in state and federal correctional institutions and all full-time enrollment associated with four-year educational institutions with an enrollment of 3,000 or more and persons residing in military barracks of each district between January 1 of the prior year and January 1 of the current year if possible, or between the fall school census week of the prior fiscal year and the fall school census week of the current year. Such statements shall be transmitted by May 15. The Department of Finance may request data from any local agency to be used to prepare the population estimate required by this section. If any local agency fails to supply the requested data, the department is not required to provide an estimate for the school district affected, but may do so using the method deemed most appropriate by the department after first notifying the community college district.
  (b) If the total population of a district as currently delineated was within 15 percent of the total population of one or more cities or counties or city and county each of whose population is 50 percent or more within the district as of the most recent federal special or decennial census or local census carried out under the Department of Finance supervision covering the area in question, it may apply to the Department of Finance for a special estimate of the percentage change in total population of the corresponding area for the past year. The department will prepare the estimate in accordance with the data and methods used pursuant to Section 2227 of the Revenue and Taxation Code and the district may use the estimate in lieu of the estimate prepared under subdivision (a) of this section.

(a) Any classification or exemption of property for purposes of ad valorem property taxation enacted by the Legislature after January 1, 1973, shall be reimbursed by the state for the 1973-1974 fiscal year and for each fiscal year thereafter.
  (b) For purposes of this section the actual loss of revenue does not include potential revenue from property of a type which was not being assessed and taxed on January 1, 1973.
  (c) Upon appropriation of reimbursement funds by the Legislature, each county auditor shall file a claim with the Controller on or before September 30 for reimbursement of the tax loss attributable to the exemption. The Controller shall pay on or before December 30 of each year one-half of the amount claimed and shall pay the other one-half on or before April 30. The Controller may audit, or may request the State Board of Equalization to audit, any of these claims or payments. This section does not apply to classes of property affected by Sections 988, 1152, 5303, and subdivision (c) of Section 227.
  (d) The Legislative Analyst shall review any classification or exemption of property to which this section is applicable and shall report to the Legislature on the general economic effects thereof. This report shall be submitted at least one year prior to the date on which the classification or exemption is scheduled to terminate.
  (e) Any claim alleging that the reimbursement requirements of this section have not been complied with shall be presented directly to the Legislature and Sections 905.2 and 945.4 of the Government Code shall not apply thereto.

The state shall annually reimburse cities and counties for the net loss of revenue from each statute enacted after January 1, 1973, which provides for a sales or use tax exemption. The reimbursement shall be made, when funds have been appropriated by the Legislature, as follows:
  (a) Twenty percent of the local net loss shall be distributed to the counties in the same ratio as the total amount of sales and use taxes collected in each county is to the whole. This amount of money shall be deposited by the board of supervisors in the local transportation fund established pursuant to Section 29530 of the Government Code. These moneys shall become part of the local transportation fund and shall be appropriated in the same manner and for the same purposes specified in Section 29531 of the Government Code.
  (b) Eighty percent of the local net loss shall be distributed to cities and counties in the same ratio as provided in Section 30462 for the distribution of moneys from the Cigarette Tax Fund. The distribution of reimbursement moneys pursuant to this section shall be made at the same time and in the same manner as provided in Section 30462 for the distribution of moneys from the Cigarette Tax Fund. For purposes of this section the Director of Finance shall estimate the annual net loss of revenue to local agencies. In the case of legislative bills which provide for a sales or use tax exemption, the Director of Finance shall prepare an estimate of the annual net loss of revenue to local agencies during the initial fiscal year in which the bill becomes effective. An appropriation consistent with such estimate shall be included in the bill. In subsequent fiscal years an appropriation to reimburse local agencies as required by this section shall be included in the State Budget. The amount included each year in the State Budget shall be changed by the estimated percentage change from the prior year, in the amount of revenue distributed to cities and counties pursuant to Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2. For purposes of this section the net loss of revenue does not include (i) potential revenue from the sale or use of property of a type which was not being taxed on January 1, 1973, or (ii) the amount which would have been deducted by the Board of Equalization pursuant to Section 7204.3 for the cost of administering local sales and use tax ordinances. In lieu of distributing reimbursement revenue as provided in this section, any statute exempting property from sales or use tax may provide an alternative procedure for such distribution. Any claim alleging that the reimbursement requirements of this section have not been complied with shall be presented directly to the Legislature and the provisions of Sections 905.2 and 945.4 of the Government Code shall not apply thereto.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 2229 and 2230, prior to the end of each calendar year, commencing with the 1978 calendar year, the Department of Finance shall review all statutes enacted and executive orders issued during such calendar year which contain provisions relating to Sections 2229 and 2230. The department shall cause to be included in each Budget Bill the amount necessary to provide for reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for the net property tax revenue losses and for reimbursement to cities and counties for the net revenue losses caused by any sales or use tax exemption.

Any funds received by a local agency or school district pursuant to the provisions of this chapter may be used for any public purpose.

(a) The Director of Finance shall include in the Governor's Budget an appropriation for a statute which has an otherwise minimal fiscal effect on local agencies or school districts if the director determines that the fiscal effect of the statute and other related statutes is, in the aggregate, significant.
  (b) No claim shall be made pursuant to Sections 2229 and 2231, nor shall any payment be made on claims submitted pursuant to Sections 2229 and 2231, unless such claims exceed two hundred dollars ($200), provided that a county superintendent of schools or county may submit a combined claim on behalf of direct service districts or special districts within their county if the combined claim exceeds two hundred dollars ($200) even if the individual direct service or special district's claims do not each exceed two hundred dollars ($200). The county superintendent of schools or county shall determine if the submission of such combined claim is economically feasible and shall be responsible for disbursing such funds to each direct service or special district. Such combined claims may be filed only when the superintendent of schools or county is the fiscal agent for such districts. All subsequent claims based upon the same mandate shall only be filed in such combined form.

Claims for direct and indirect costs filed pursuant to Sections 2229 and 2231 shall be filed in the manner prescribed by the State Controller.

(a) Annually, no later than 90 days following the end of the fiscal year, each local agency (as defined in Section 95) shall report to the Controller any ad valorem property tax levied by or on behalf of the local agency for the current fiscal year at a rate which is in excess of the limitation prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIII A of the Constitution. For purposes of this section, ad valorem property taxes levied by the county or by a special district governed by the board of supervisors at a rate in excess of the limitation prescribed in subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIII A of the Constitution shall be reported by the county auditor.
  (b) The information to be reported pursuant to this section shall be provided on a form to be specified by the Controller and shall include all of the following information:
  (1) A description of the local obligation or indebtedness for which the tax is levied.
  (2) The reason for the exemption from the limitation prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIII A of the Constitution.
  (3) The date of the election authorizing each tax levy, the results of the election, and a copy of the ballot measure, if the levy was authorized by election.
  (4) The tax rate and the total revenues expected to be generated in the fiscal year.
  (5) Actual revenues, if any, generated from the levy in the prior fiscal year and actual expenditures, if any, made in the prior year for the local obligation or indebtedness for which the tax was levied.
  (6) Any other information relating to the levy of property tax at a rate in excess of the limitation prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIII A which the Controller deems relevant.
  (c) With respect to ad valorem property tax levies in excess of the rate limitation prescribed in subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIII A of the Constitution which have been authorized by the voters but not collected during the fiscal year, each local agency shall report the information specified in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subdivision (b).
  (d) The official of each local agency responsible for submitting the report required by this section shall certify that the information submitted is, to the best of his or her knowledge, true and accurate.
  (e) The Controller shall require that any property tax levied at a rate in excess of the limit prescribed by subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIII A of the Constitution be reported in the manner specified in this section.
  (f) For purposes of this section, an "ad valorem property tax" shall be any tax or assessment imposed on the basis of the value of the real property, including any special ad valorem assessment.

If a local agency fails to file by October 1 each year a report required by Section 2237.2, the Controller and the county auditor in the succeeding fiscal year shall reduce the payment they are required to make to such jurisdiction based on claims filed pursuant to Section 16113 of the Government Code. The reduction shall be 10 percent of the prior year's payment or five thousand dollars ($5,000), whichever is less.

For the 1979-80 fiscal year and thereafter, except as provided by subdivision (b) of Section 12 of Article XIII of the Constitution, for purposes of computing tax rates on the unsecured tax roll, the county auditor may add to the 1-percent rate the rate levied on the prior year's secured tax roll for indebtedness approved by the voters prior to July 1, 1978, and bonded indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property approved by two-thirds of the voters on or after June 4, 1986, as described in subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XIII A of the California Constitution.