(a)  Except as provided in this section, territory, whether incorporated or unincorporated, whether contiguous or noncontiguous, may be included in a district. Territory that is already within a public cemetery district or another type of special district that provides cemetery facilities and services shall not be included within a public cemetery district.

(b)  Except as provided in this part, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code, shall govern any change of organization or reorganization of a district. In the case of any conflict between that division and this part, the provisions of this part shall prevail.

(c)  A district shall be deemed an “independent special district,” as defined by § 56044 of the Government Code, except when a county board of supervisors has appointed itself as the board of trustees.

(Added by Stats. 2003, Ch. 57, Sec. 5. Effective January 1, 2004.)