If the proposition on the question of formation fails, the county or counties shall pay the expenses of the election. If the proposition on the question of formation passes, the expense shall be a charge against the district and repaid to the county or counties from the first moneys collected by the district. The expense of all other elections shall be a charge against the district.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 15, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2002.)