(a) The Salton Sea Authority, a joint powers authority formed by the County of Imperial, the County of Riverside, the Coachella Valley Water District, and the Imperial Irrigation District, may use the provisions of this chapter to form an infrastructure financing district for the purpose of funding the construction of, and purchasing electrical power for, projects for the reclamation and environmental restoration of the Salton Sea. To the extent of any conflict, the provisions of this section shall prevail over any other provision of law. Any district formed pursuant to this section shall be known as “The Salton Sea Infrastructure Financing District.”
(b) For purposes of this chapter, the Salton Sea Authority is a “city.”
(c) The Salton Sea Infrastructure Financing District may exist for up to 40 years from the date of its formation.
(d) No public funds accruing to the Salton Sea Authority pursuant to this section shall be utilized for purposes of treating or making potable, agricultural tailwaters flowing into the Salton Sea.
(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 59, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2000.)