The district may contract with the State Board of Equalization for its services in the preparation necessary to administer a transaction and use tax ordinance. The costs to be covered by the contract are to be for services of the types described in § 7272 of the Revenue and Taxation Code for preparatory work up to the date of the adoption of the ordinance. Any disputes as to the amount of the costs shall be resolved in the same manner as provided in that section.

(Amended by Stats. 1977, Ch. 579.)