{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-56047.7","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 56047.7","heading":"","body":"“Joint powers agency” or “joint powers authority” means an agency or entity formed pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1) that is formed for the local performance of governmental functions that includes the provision of municipal services.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]","DIVISION 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 [56000. - 57550.]","PART 1. GENERAL [56000. - 56160.]","CHAPTER 2. Definitions [56010. - 56081.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"ef6f7d1a97521a4254078332e90e650a37b5e59955235ad25c179d1cd7295f93","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-56047.5","next":"us-ca/gov-56048"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}