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Tesoro Viejo serving agencies - CORRECTION

Levied by Tesoro Viejo Master Mutual Water Company (TVMMWC) on new development in Madera County (unincorporated). Authorized under the Gov. Code Sec. 66013 where the charge is for water or sewer capacity; otherwise the district's own enabling act (Health & Safety Code / Pub. Resources Code, by district type). Collected other: on the initial purchase and sale of the lot — the share issues with the lot; no building-permit or occupancy trigger is stated anywhere in the documents read.

What one house pays

$10

This fee is not in Madera County (unincorporated)'s published figure. This site publishes a home outside any plan area, and this charge applies only in Tesoro Viejo. The amount shown is what it costs a house that is there.

Total one-time fees here
$39,700
Adjustment
Adjusts only when the board sets a new amount
what the document says

by resolution — the per-share consideration is "to be determined by its Board of Directors", subject to a stated ceiling of $10 per share; no index, no percentage and no adjustment date is named

The record

Why it exists

“TVMMWC was formed generally for the purpose of selling, distributing, treating, supplying and delivering water for domestic use to owners of subdivision lots in the Tesoro Viejo master-planned community in Madera County, California ("Tesoro Viejo"). TVMMWC will also treat, convey and dispose of wastewater and provide reclaimed water to lots within Tesoro Viejo.”

incoming no-action letter, October 9, 2018, p. 2, Part I.A "TVMMWC" · source document ↗
What it pays for

“TVMMWC's Board of Directors is authorized to levy assessments on TVMMWC's issued and outstanding shares and to impose connection fees, rates and charges for water services made available to the shareholders of the Corporation in such amounts as may appear necessary or expedient to carry out TVMMWC's purposes.”

incoming no-action letter, October 9, 2018, p. 2, Part I.A "TVMMWC" · source document ↗
Where it applies

“Only those persons who are owners of lots within TVMMWC's service area may be shareholders of TVMMWC.”

incoming no-action letter, October 9, 2018, p. 2, Part I.A "TVMMWC" · source document ↗
Who adopted it

TVMMWC Bylaws — no ordinance/resolution number and no adoption date is stated in any document read

“Pursuant to TVMMWC's Bylaws, TVMMWC is required to issue one share for each residential or non-residential lot purchased within TVMMWC's service area. TVMMWC's shares will be appurtenant to the lands described in the share certificate. As such, the shares may only be transferred with those lands, except after sale or forfeiture for non-payment of delinquent assessments.”

Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP to SEC Office of Chief Counsel, Division of Corporation Finance, "Re: Tesoro Viejo Master Mutual Water Company", October 9, 2018, p. 2, Part I.A "TVMMWC" · source document ↗
When it is paid

“TVMMWC will issue shares only in connection with the initial purchase and sale of lots in Tesoro Viejo.”

incoming no-action letter, October 9, 2018, p. 9, Part II.1 under the italic heading "Purchasers will be buying real estate, not investing in a security" · source document ↗
Who collects it

Tesoro Viejo Master Mutual Water Company (TVMMWC), the agency that levies it

“The developers of Tesoro Viejo will sell portions of the development to merchant homebuilders who will in turn sell finished homes to homebuyers. TVMMWC does not own, and will not sell, lots within Tesoro Viejo. Thus, the homebuilders, not TVMMWC, will apply for public reports with respect to their respective subdivisions within Tesoro Viejo.”

incoming no-action letter, October 9, 2018, p. 5, footnote 18 · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
Tesoro Viejo
unverified per lot 1 Jan 2018 $10.00
the line this rate was read from

“TVMMWC expects to issue and sell its shares for consideration, not to exceed $10 per share, to be determined by its Board of Directors. For this reason, an investment of money under the Howey test may exist here.”

incoming no-action letter to SEC Division of Corporation Finance, October 9, 2018, p. 12, Part II.2 "'Investment Contract' or 'Instrument Commonly Known as a Security': Application of Howey Analysis", italic sub-heading "Investment of Money". NO TABLE: this is running prose in a letter, so there is no table caption, column heading or row label to report. The one-share-per-lot basis is stated separately at p. 2: "TVMMWC is required to issue one share for each residential or non-residential lot purchased within TVMMWC's service area." · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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