Section 6503.1 Of Article 1. Joint Powers Agreements From California Government Code >> Division 7. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 5. >> Article 1.
6503.1
. (a) When property tax revenues of a county of the second
class are allocated by that county to an agency formed for the
purpose of providing fire protection pursuant to this chapter, those
funds may only be appropriated for expenditure by that agency for
fire protection purposes.
(b) As used in this section, "fire protection purposes" means
those purposes directly related to, and in furtherance of, providing
fire prevention, fire suppression, emergency medical services,
hazardous materials response, ambulance transport, disaster
preparedness, rescue services, and related administrative costs.
(c) This section shall not be interpreted to alter any provision
of law governing the processes by which cities or counties select
providers of ambulance transport services.