The district board may, by resolution, abandon action for the collection of any district tax assessment, connection charge, service charge, penalty, cost, fee, assessment, fine, or other money owed the district under this part or pursuant to any other provision of law which the district board determines is in an amount too small to justify the cost of collection. Such a resolution shall discharge all district officers and employees, and any other public officer or employee charged with the collection thereof, from further accountability with respect to collection of the amount owed. However, the resolution shall not extinguish the claim nor constitute a release of any

person from liability for the payment of any amounts which are due and owing.

The addition of this section does not constitute a change in, but is declaratory of, the preexisting law.