Revenue and Taxation Code § 2278

In the event that a local agency is required to pay or is authorized to collect any fees, assessments, charges or obligations as a term or condition of a “governmental reorganization,” as such term is defined in Section 2295, the local agency may levy, or have levied on its behalf, a rate, in addition to the maximum property tax rate established pursuant to this chapter, for the purpose of paying or collecting the actual amount of such fees, assessments, charges, or obligations.