Three bills related to water rates being considered by California’s Legislature could be unconstitutional, according to a coalition of taxpayer advocates, including the California-based Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
As sponsors of Proposition 218—passed by voters in 1996 requiring local officials to notify parcel owners of fee increases, hold a public hearing, and to abandon fees if a majority object—the taxpayers group argues the measures are in direct violation and should be rejected by lawmakers.
