Art. X, § 6
Collecting water rates is a franchise
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Water & Natural Resources
Art. X · Water
Official text rightpowerlimitif conditionlegal term
The right to collect rates or compensation for the use of water supplied to any county, city and county, or town, or the inhabitants thereof, is a franchise, and cannot be exercised except by authority of and in the manner prescribed by law.
History: Sec. 6 added June 8, 1976, by Prop. 14. Res.Ch. 5, 1976.
Simplified explanation
The right to collect rates or compensation for water supplied to any county, city and county, or town, or their inhabitants, is a franchise and cannot be exercised except by authority of and in the manner prescribed by law.