How will management of coastal lands and provision of agricultural easements be funded?
A. No taxation would accompany the extension of boundaries. The Coastside Protection Program will be accomplished with existing District funds. The Board of Directors adopted a Resolution of No Property Tax Exchange, which ensures that no share of the current property taxes will be requested from another local agency or special district. This means the property taxes collected in San Mateo County will continue to be distributed exactly as they are today. If the District were to seek additional tax revenue in the future, it would do so according to state law. (State law currently requires that a 2/3 majority of voters approve assessment for any new taxation.
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