32221-32223

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
SECTION 32221-32223




32221.  The board of directors may establish a fund for capital
outlays; provided, that no part of said fund shall be used for
acquisition of additional patient bed capacity by lease or purchase
of any hospital buildings or facilities or for new construction of
additional patient bed capacity for an existing hospital without the
approval of the appropriate voluntary area health planning agency
established pursuant to Section 127155. If the fund is established,
it shall include in the estimate required to be furnished to the
board of supervisors a statement of the amount to be included in the
annual assessment for this purpose. The amount to be raised shall be
included in the tax limitation prescribed by Section 32203.
   Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of
supervisors may levy a tax in excess of the maximum tax levy
specified in Section 32203 to be used for capital outlay if a
majority of the district electors voting at an election held for that
purpose approve the imposition of the tax.



32222.  At any time after the creation of a capital outlay fund, the
board of directors may transfer to such fund any unencumbered
surplus funds remaining on hand in the district at the end of any
fiscal year.


32223.  Whenever a capital outlay fund is established, it shall be
used only for such purposes, except the board of directors may, by a
four-fifths vote of all members, if it finds that the fund is no
longer necessary or that there remain in the fund moneys which are no
longer required for such purpose, discontinue the fund or transfer
so much thereof as is no longer required for capital outlay purposes
to the repayment of any bonds outstanding, or if there are no bonds
outstanding, to any fund used for the payment of current expenses of
the district.