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11 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1516Introduced by Assembly Members Gabriel and Friedman(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Bloom, Carrillo, Gallagher, Gipson, Lackey, Robert Rivas, Santiago, Wicks, and Wood)February 19, 2021 An act to add and repeal Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1516, as introduced, Gabriel. Income taxes: credits: low-income housing.The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws.This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, would allow a credit against those taxes to a taxpayer that is transferred, and allocated, credits pursuant to the sale of a multifamily rental housing development or mobilehome park to a qualified developer, as defined, that has received a credit reservation from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, in specified amounts. The bill would require the credits to be reserved on a first-come-first-served basis. The bill would limit the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated by the committee, as provided. The bill would also provide that the credit amount shall be $0 for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, unless otherwise specified in a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act.Existing law requires that any bill introduced on or after January 1, 2020, that would authorize certain tax expenditures, as defined, or tax exemptions contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure or exemption will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 17057.7 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17057.7. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 23610.6 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23610.6 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following:(A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park, in the state, in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period. (C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).SEC. 2. Section 23610.6 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:23610.6. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 17057.7 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17057.7 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following: (A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period.(C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).SEC. 3. For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Legislature finds and declares the following with respect to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, hereafter referred to as the tax credits:(a) The specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credits will achieve are as follows:(1) Preserving the affordability of existing affordable housing and mobilehome parks at risk of converting to market-rate housing as subsidies are set to expire.(2) Preserving the affordability of unrestricted, naturally occurring affordable housing and mobilehome parks where market pressures threaten to make housing costs unaffordable to low-income households.(3) Preventing the displacement of low-income households that would otherwise be caused by the loss of affordability in at-risk restricted or in unrestricted housing and mobilehome parks.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet those goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) The number of developers allowed a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.(2) The number of homes remaining affordable to low-income households as a result of a sales transaction involving a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall, on an annual basis beginning January 1, 2023, and each January 1 thereafter until January 1, 2028, collaborate with the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to review the effectiveness of the tax credits. The review shall include, but not be limited to, the metrics described above.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the tax credits are meeting, failing to meet, or exceeding those specific goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet the goals, purposes, and objectives specified in subdivision (a), and in carrying out their duties under subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee shall provide any data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.SEC. 4. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.
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33 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1516Introduced by Assembly Members Gabriel and Friedman(Coauthors: Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Bloom, Carrillo, Gallagher, Gipson, Lackey, Robert Rivas, Santiago, Wicks, and Wood)February 19, 2021 An act to add and repeal Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, relating to taxation, to take effect immediately, tax levy.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1516, as introduced, Gabriel. Income taxes: credits: low-income housing.The Personal Income Tax Law and the Corporation Tax Law allow various credits against the taxes imposed by those laws.This bill, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, would allow a credit against those taxes to a taxpayer that is transferred, and allocated, credits pursuant to the sale of a multifamily rental housing development or mobilehome park to a qualified developer, as defined, that has received a credit reservation from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, in specified amounts. The bill would require the credits to be reserved on a first-come-first-served basis. The bill would limit the aggregate amount of credit that may be allocated by the committee, as provided. The bill would also provide that the credit amount shall be $0 for each taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, unless otherwise specified in a bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act.Existing law requires that any bill introduced on or after January 1, 2020, that would authorize certain tax expenditures, as defined, or tax exemptions contain, among other things, specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax expenditure or exemption will achieve, detailed performance indicators, and data collection requirements. This bill would include additional information required for any bill authorizing a new tax expenditure.This bill would take effect immediately as a tax levy.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
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4444 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 17057.7 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17057.7. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 23610.6 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23610.6 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following:(A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park, in the state, in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period. (C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).SEC. 2. Section 23610.6 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:23610.6. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 17057.7 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17057.7 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following: (A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period.(C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).SEC. 3. For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Legislature finds and declares the following with respect to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, hereafter referred to as the tax credits:(a) The specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credits will achieve are as follows:(1) Preserving the affordability of existing affordable housing and mobilehome parks at risk of converting to market-rate housing as subsidies are set to expire.(2) Preserving the affordability of unrestricted, naturally occurring affordable housing and mobilehome parks where market pressures threaten to make housing costs unaffordable to low-income households.(3) Preventing the displacement of low-income households that would otherwise be caused by the loss of affordability in at-risk restricted or in unrestricted housing and mobilehome parks.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet those goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) The number of developers allowed a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.(2) The number of homes remaining affordable to low-income households as a result of a sales transaction involving a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall, on an annual basis beginning January 1, 2023, and each January 1 thereafter until January 1, 2028, collaborate with the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to review the effectiveness of the tax credits. The review shall include, but not be limited to, the metrics described above.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the tax credits are meeting, failing to meet, or exceeding those specific goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet the goals, purposes, and objectives specified in subdivision (a), and in carrying out their duties under subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee shall provide any data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.SEC. 4. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.
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4646 The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
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5050 SECTION 1. Section 17057.7 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:17057.7. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 23610.6 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23610.6 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following:(A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park, in the state, in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period. (C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
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5252 SECTION 1. Section 17057.7 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:
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5656 17057.7. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 23610.6 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23610.6 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following:(A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park, in the state, in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period. (C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
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5858 17057.7. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 23610.6 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23610.6 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following:(A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park, in the state, in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period. (C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
5959
6060 17057.7. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 23610.6 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23610.6 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following:(A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park, in the state, in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period. (C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
6161
6262
6363
6464 17057.7. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the net tax, as defined in Section 17039, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).
6565
6666 (2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:
6767
6868 (i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.
6969
7070 (ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.
7171
7272 (B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.
7373
7474 (C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.
7575
7676 (ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.
7777
7878 (b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).
7979
8080 (c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.
8181
8282 (d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the net tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the net tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.
8383
8484 (e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:
8585
8686 (1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.
8787
8888 (2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
8989
9090 (A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.
9191
9292 (B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.
9393
9494 (C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 23610.6 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.
9595
9696 (D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.
9797
9898 (E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.
9999
100100 (F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.
101101
102102 (3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.
103103
104104 (4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.
105105
106106 (5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.
107107
108108 (6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.
109109
110110 (f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.
111111
112112 (g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 23610.6 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.
113113
114114 (h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:
115115
116116 (1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.
117117
118118 (2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
119119
120120 (3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.
121121
122122 (4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
123123
124124 (5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following:
125125
126126 (A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
127127
128128 (B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park, in the state, in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:
129129
130130 (i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.
131131
132132 (ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period.
133133
134134 (C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:
135135
136136 (i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.
137137
138138 (ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.
139139
140140 (6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.
141141
142142 (7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.
143143
144144 (8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.
145145
146146 (i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
147147
148148 (j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
149149
150150 (k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
151151
152152 SEC. 2. Section 23610.6 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:23610.6. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 17057.7 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17057.7 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following: (A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period.(C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
153153
154154 SEC. 2. Section 23610.6 is added to the Revenue and Taxation Code, to read:
155155
156156 ### SEC. 2.
157157
158158 23610.6. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 17057.7 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17057.7 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following: (A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period.(C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
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160160 23610.6. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 17057.7 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17057.7 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following: (A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period.(C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
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162162 23610.6. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:(i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.(ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.(B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.(C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.(ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.(b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).(c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.(d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.(e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:(1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.(2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:(A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.(B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.(C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 17057.7 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.(D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.(E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.(F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.(3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.(4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.(5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.(6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.(f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.(g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17057.7 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.(h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:(1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.(3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.(4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following: (A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:(i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period.(C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:(i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.(ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.(6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.(7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.(i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.(k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
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166166 23610.6. (a) (1) For taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, there shall be allowed to a taxpayer a credit against the tax, as defined in Section 23036, pursuant to a credit reservation made by the committee for a qualified developer and a credit transfer to the taxpayer by the qualified developer, in an amount determined pursuant to paragraph (2).
167167
168168 (2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B) and except as provided in subdivision (k), the credit shall not exceed one million dollars ($1,000,000) or the sum of both of the following, whichever is less:
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170170 (i) Fifty percent of the federal capital gains taxes to be paid by the taxpayer based on the gains recognized for the sale of property to the qualified developer.
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172172 (ii) Fifty percent of the state income taxes paid by the taxpayer derived from the capital gains recognized for the sale of the property to the qualified developer.
173173
174174 (B) The credit shall be limited to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) per housing unit or space on the property.
175175
176176 (C) (i) Fifty percent of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year in which the sale of the property is made to the qualified developer.
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178178 (ii) The remainder of the estimated credit amount shall be allocated to the taxpayer in the taxable year following the sale of the property. The taxpayer shall demonstrate to the committee the actual amount of federal and state income taxes paid that were derived from the sale of the property to the qualified developer and the credit amount allocated to the taxpayer pursuant to this clause shall be reduced if the actual taxes paid are less than the estimated taxes paid.
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180180 (b) The qualified developer shall apply for a credit reservation of up to one million dollars ($1,000,000).
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182182 (c) The estimated amount of credit transferred to the taxpayer from a qualified developer shall be established at the close of escrow and included in the closing or transaction documents.
183183
184184 (d) In the case where the credit allowed by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) exceeds the tax, the excess may be carried over to reduce the tax in the following taxable year, and succeeding years if necessary, until the credit is exhausted.
185185
186186 (e) For purposes of this section, the committee shall do all of the following:
187187
188188 (1) Establish a procedure for a qualified developer to apply for and receive a reservation of a credit.
189189
190190 (2) Establish minimum criteria for approving an application to reserve tax credits, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
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192192 (A) The qualified developer shall have a successful record of using tax credits or other public funding sources to preserve or acquire affordable housing in the state.
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194194 (B) The credit shall not be used to acquire an assisted housing development, as defined in Section 65863.10 of the Government Code, for which the developments rent and income level restrictions will terminate or the federally insured mortgage or rent subsidy contract on the property is eligible for prepayment or termination more than five years after the date of acquisition.
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196196 (C) The qualified developer shall not hold more than three reservations under this section and Section 17057.7 at any time. Once the qualified developer transfers a credit to a taxpayer, the qualified developer does not hold that tax credit reservation.
197197
198198 (D) The qualified developer agrees to renew all project-based rental subsidies for the maximum term available and to seek additional renewals throughout the term of the regulatory agreement, if applicable.
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200200 (E) The qualified developer agrees not to evict tenants other than for good cause, as that term is used in Section 42 of Title 26 of the United States Code.
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202202 (F) The qualified developer agrees to comply with tenant selection and lease requirements established by the committee.
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204204 (3) Enter into credit reservation agreements with qualified developers. The committee shall reserve credits on a first-come-first-served basis to qualified developers who meet the threshold criteria established by the committee. Credit reservation agreements shall include the amount of credit reserved to the qualified developer and the amount of time, based on criteria adopted by the committee, in which the qualified developer shall transfer the credit to a taxpayer. The criteria to determine a timeline in which a credit must be transferred shall take into account market conditions in the state.
205205
206206 (4) Allocate tax credits to taxpayers and establish a procedure, in consultation with the Franchise Tax Board, to confirm the credit amount allocated to a taxpayer.
207207
208208 (5) Adopt all other rules and regulations necessary to implement this section.
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210210 (6) Provide guidance to qualified developers that have a reservation agreement to prioritize, to the greatest extent possible, the acquisition of properties in which a majority of the occupants are lower income households.
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212212 (f) A taxpayer that receives a credit allocation shall provide the committee with the taxpayers tax returns for the taxable year in which the taxpayer received the credit allocation and for the subsequent four taxable years.
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214214 (g) The aggregate amount of credits that may be allocated pursuant to this section and Section 17057.7 is zero dollars ($0), unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, and in no case shall exceed five hundred million dollars ($500,000,000). Any remaining credits following the reduction made pursuant to clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) shall be available for rereservation and reallocation by the committee.
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216216 (h) For purposes of this section, the following terms are defined as follows:
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218218 (1) Committee means the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.
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220220 (2) Department means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
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222222 (3) Eligible nonprofit corporation means a California nonprofit corporation whose primary activity is the development and preservation of affordable rental housing, as determined by the committee.
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224224 (4) Lower income households has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
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226226 (5) Qualified developer means a local public entity, as defined in Section 50079 of the Health and Safety Code, an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited partnership in which the managing general partner is an eligible nonprofit corporation, a limited liability company in which the managing member is an eligible nonprofit corporation, or a resident organization, as defined in subdivision (l) of Section 50781 of the Health and Safety Code, that meets any of the following:
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228228 (A) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state and has secured a loan from the department pursuant to Section 50783 or 50784.5 of the Health and Safety Code.
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230230 (B) Is acquiring a mobilehome park in the state in which at least 50 percent of the current residents are lower income households and for which the qualified developer agrees to enter into a regulatory agreement with the committee for a minimum of 55 years that requires both of the following:
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232232 (i) All vacant spaces shall be rented at a space rent that does not exceed 50 percent of maximum rent limits established by the committee at 60 percent of the area median income.
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234234 (ii) The space rent for existing residents at the time of the qualified developers acquisition of the property, both during the 12 months preceding the acquisition and during the term of the regulatory agreement, shall not increase more than 5 percent in any 12-month period.
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236236 (C) Is acquiring a multifamily rental housing development of five or more dwelling units in the state and entering into a regulatory agreement, with the committee for that development, that requires, for a minimum of 55 years, that all vacant housing meet both of the following requirements:
237237
238238 (i) Be rented to low-income households, so no household earns more than 80 percent of the area median income at initial occupancy and the average income limit is no more than 60 percent of the area median income.
239239
240240 (ii) Be rented to low-income households at affordable rents that do not exceed maximum rent limits established by the committee at 80 percent of the area median income. The average affordable rent shall not exceed 60 percent of the area median income.
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242242 (6) Space rent means the rent charged for occupancy of a space in a mobilehome park. Space rent does not include the rent charged for occupancy of a mobilehome or other structure on that space.
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244244 (7) Vacant housing means dwelling units that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and dwelling units that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.
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246246 (8) Vacant spaces means spaces in a mobilehome park that are vacant at the time the property is sold to the qualified developer and spaces in a mobilehome park that become vacant after the property has been sold to the qualified developer.
247247
248248 (i) Rules and regulations adopted by the committee to implement this section are exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).
249249
250250 (j) This section shall remain in effect only until December 31, 2027, and as of that date is repealed.
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252252 (k) Unless otherwise specified in any bill providing for appropriations related to the Budget Act, for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, and before January 1, 2027, the amount of credit allowed pursuant to this section shall be zero dollars ($0).
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254254 SEC. 3. For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Legislature finds and declares the following with respect to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, hereafter referred to as the tax credits:(a) The specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credits will achieve are as follows:(1) Preserving the affordability of existing affordable housing and mobilehome parks at risk of converting to market-rate housing as subsidies are set to expire.(2) Preserving the affordability of unrestricted, naturally occurring affordable housing and mobilehome parks where market pressures threaten to make housing costs unaffordable to low-income households.(3) Preventing the displacement of low-income households that would otherwise be caused by the loss of affordability in at-risk restricted or in unrestricted housing and mobilehome parks.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet those goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) The number of developers allowed a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.(2) The number of homes remaining affordable to low-income households as a result of a sales transaction involving a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall, on an annual basis beginning January 1, 2023, and each January 1 thereafter until January 1, 2028, collaborate with the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to review the effectiveness of the tax credits. The review shall include, but not be limited to, the metrics described above.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the tax credits are meeting, failing to meet, or exceeding those specific goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet the goals, purposes, and objectives specified in subdivision (a), and in carrying out their duties under subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee shall provide any data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.
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256256 SEC. 3. For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Legislature finds and declares the following with respect to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, hereafter referred to as the tax credits:(a) The specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credits will achieve are as follows:(1) Preserving the affordability of existing affordable housing and mobilehome parks at risk of converting to market-rate housing as subsidies are set to expire.(2) Preserving the affordability of unrestricted, naturally occurring affordable housing and mobilehome parks where market pressures threaten to make housing costs unaffordable to low-income households.(3) Preventing the displacement of low-income households that would otherwise be caused by the loss of affordability in at-risk restricted or in unrestricted housing and mobilehome parks.(b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet those goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) The number of developers allowed a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.(2) The number of homes remaining affordable to low-income households as a result of a sales transaction involving a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.(c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall, on an annual basis beginning January 1, 2023, and each January 1 thereafter until January 1, 2028, collaborate with the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to review the effectiveness of the tax credits. The review shall include, but not be limited to, the metrics described above.(d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the tax credits are meeting, failing to meet, or exceeding those specific goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:(1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet the goals, purposes, and objectives specified in subdivision (a), and in carrying out their duties under subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.(2) The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee shall provide any data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.
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258258 SEC. 3. For purposes of complying with Section 41 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, the Legislature finds and declares the following with respect to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act, hereafter referred to as the tax credits:
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260260 ### SEC. 3.
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262262 (a) The specific goals, purposes, and objectives that the tax credits will achieve are as follows:
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264264 (1) Preserving the affordability of existing affordable housing and mobilehome parks at risk of converting to market-rate housing as subsidies are set to expire.
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266266 (2) Preserving the affordability of unrestricted, naturally occurring affordable housing and mobilehome parks where market pressures threaten to make housing costs unaffordable to low-income households.
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268268 (3) Preventing the displacement of low-income households that would otherwise be caused by the loss of affordability in at-risk restricted or in unrestricted housing and mobilehome parks.
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270270 (b) Detailed performance indicators for the Legislature to use in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet those goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:
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272272 (1) The number of developers allowed a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.
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274274 (2) The number of homes remaining affordable to low-income households as a result of a sales transaction involving a tax credit pursuant to Sections 17057.7 and 23610.6 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, as added by this act.
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276276 (c) The Legislative Analysts Office shall, on an annual basis beginning January 1, 2023, and each January 1 thereafter until January 1, 2028, collaborate with the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee to review the effectiveness of the tax credits. The review shall include, but not be limited to, the metrics described above.
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278278 (d) The data collection requirements for determining whether the tax credits are meeting, failing to meet, or exceeding those specific goals, purposes, and objectives are as follows:
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280280 (1) To assist the Legislature in determining whether the tax credits allowed by this act meet the goals, purposes, and objectives specified in subdivision (a), and in carrying out their duties under subdivision (c), the Legislative Analysts Office may request information from the California Tax Credit Allocation Committee.
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282282 (2) The California Tax Credit Allocation Committee shall provide any data requested by the Legislative Analysts Office pursuant to this subdivision.
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284284 SEC. 4. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.
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286286 SEC. 4. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.
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288288 SEC. 4. This act provides for a tax levy within the meaning of Article IV of the California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect.
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290290 ### SEC. 4.