(a) A proposal to form a new district may be made by petition. The petition shall do all of the things required by Section 56700. In addition, the petition shall do all of the following:

(1) State which of the services listed in Section 61100 it is proposed that the district be authorized to provide upon formation.

(2) Set forth the proposed methods, including, but not limited to, special taxes, benefit assessments, and fees, by which the district will finance those services.

(3) Propose a name for the district.

(4) Specify the method of selecting the initial board of directors, as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 61020) of Part 2.

(b) The petitions, the proponents, and the procedures for certifying the sufficiency of the petitions shall comply with Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 56700) of Part 3 of Division 5. In the case of any conflict between that chapter and this chapter, the provisions of this chapter shall prevail.

(c) The petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the registered voters residing in the area to be included in the district, as determined by the local agency formation commission.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 249, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2006.)