Section 56128 Of Chapter 3. Introductory And General Provisions From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 5. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 3.
56128
. (a) Upon presentation of any application filed pursuant to
Section 56127, the commission shall determine that the applicant
district, agency, or authority is not a district or special district
for purposes of Part 4 (commencing with Section 57000) or Part 5
(commencing with Section 57300), if the commission finds that the
applicant is not engaged in any of the following:
(1) The distribution and sale for any purpose, other than for the
purpose of resale, of water or of gas or electricity for light, heat,
or power.
(2) Furnishing sanitary sewer service or garbage and refuse
collection service to the ultimate users, as defined in subdivision
(b), of those services.
(3) Providing fire or police protection.
(4) The acquisition, construction, maintenance, lighting, or
operation of streets and highways, street and highway improvements,
or park and recreation facilities, except as an incident to the
exercise of other lawful powers of the applicant.
(b) "Ultimate user" means any user or consumer other than the
state, the United States, a city, a county, or a district, or any
agency, department, or office of any of those entities or a public
utility.
If the commission determines that any applicant district, agency,
or authority enumerated in subdivision (a) of Section 56036.6 is not
a district or special district, for purposes of Part 4 (commencing
with Section 57000) or Part 5 (commencing with Section 57300), then
those provisions shall not apply to the change of organization or
reorganization described in the application and proceedings for the
change of organization or reorganization shall be taken under and
pursuant to the principal act. If no application is made to the
commission, or if the commission in passing upon an application does
not determine that the applicant is not a district or special
district for the purposes of Part 4 (commencing with Section 57000)
or Part 5 (commencing with Section 57300), then this division shall
provide the sole and exclusive authority for the initiation, conduct,
and completion for a change of organization or reorganization by
that district, agency, or authority and, to the extent of any
inconsistency between this division and the principal act of the
applicant, this division shall control.