A district is comprised of an area specially benefited by and subject to special assessment to pay the cost of an improvement. While a district performs certain governmental and proprietary functions as a political subdivision of the state, it is not a special district within the meaning of Section 56036 of the Government Code.
Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 26571
Nature of the District
Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1599, Sec. 29.
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