Section 36501 Of Article 1. Declarations From California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 18. >> Part 6. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. (a) The Legislature finds and declares that businesses
located and operating within the business districts of this state's
communities are economically disadvantaged, are underutilized, and
are unable to attract customers due to inadequate facilities,
services, and activities in the business districts.
(b) The Legislature also finds and declares that it is in the
public interest to promote the economic revitalization and physical
maintenance of the business districts of its cities in order to
create jobs, attract new businesses, and prevent erosion of the
business districts.
(c) The Legislature also finds that it is of particular local
benefit to allow cities to fund property related improvements and
activities through the levy of assessments upon the businesses which
benefit from those improvements and activities.
(d) The Legislature also finds and declares that tourism is a
large and growing contributor to California's economy, and that
promotion of a city's or county's scenic, recreational, cultural, and
other attractions as a tourist destination is an important public
purpose.
(e) The Legislature also finds and declares that assessments
levied for the purpose of providing improvements and promoting
activities which benefit individual businesses may also benefit the
property within the area directly or indirectly and that those
assessments are not taxes for the general benefit of a city, but are
assessments for the improvements and activities which confer special
benefits upon the businesses for which the improvements and
activities are provided.