| 1 | | - | Assembly Bill No. 2780 CHAPTER 598 An act to amend Section 53398.54 of the Government Code, relating to redevelopment. [ Approved by Governor September 27, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State September 27, 2022. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2780, Arambula. Dissolution of redevelopment agencies: enhanced infrastructure financing districts: City of Selma.Existing law dissolved all redevelopment agencies in accordance with a detailed statutory process and provides for the designation of successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance that provide significant benefits to the district or the surrounding community. Existing law prohibits a city or county that created a redevelopment agency from initiating the creation of an enhanced infrastructure financing district or participating in the governance or financing of an enhanced infrastructure financing district until certain specified events occur, including that the successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified.This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, authorize the City of Selma to initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district if those specified events have occurred, except the requirement to have received a finding of completion, and if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, has paid in full the amount outstanding demanded by the county auditor-controller from the funds of the successor agency for subsequent distribution to taxing entities, as specified.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Selma.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 53398.54 of the Government Code is amended to read:53398.54. A city or county that created a redevelopment agency, as defined in Section 33003 of the Health and Safety Code, shall neither initiate the creation of a district, nor participate in the governance or financing of a district, until each of the following has occurred:(a) The successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified in Section 34179.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The city or county certifies to the Department of Finance and to the public financing authority that no former redevelopment agency assets that are the subject of litigation involving the state, if the city or county, the successor agency, or the designated local authority are a named plaintiff, have been or will be used to benefit any efforts of an enhanced infrastructure financing district formed under this chapter, unless the litigation and all possible appeals have been resolved in a court of law. The city or county shall provide this certification to the Department of Finance within 10 days of its legislative bodys action to participate in an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.68, or of its legislative bodys action to form an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.69.(c) The office of the Controller has completed its review as specified in Section 34167.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) The successor agency and the entity that created the former redevelopment agency have complied with all of the office of the Controllers findings and orders stemming from the reviews as specified in subdivision (c).(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the City of Selma may initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district, if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, is in compliance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), and has paid in full the amount outstanding specified in subdivision (b) of Section 34183.5 of the Health and Safety Code.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique financial circumstances in the City of Selma and the citys need to participate in an enhanced infrastructure finance district to give it additional tools to fund housing construction, social services centers, and climate resilience projects. |
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| 1 | + | Enrolled September 01, 2022 Passed IN Senate August 29, 2022 Passed IN Assembly August 30, 2022 Amended IN Senate August 22, 2022 Amended IN Assembly May 05, 2022 Amended IN Assembly April 25, 2022 Amended IN Assembly March 24, 2022 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20212022 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2780Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 18, 2022 An act to amend Section 53398.54 of the Government Code, relating to redevelopment.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2780, Arambula. Dissolution of redevelopment agencies: enhanced infrastructure financing districts: City of Selma.Existing law dissolved all redevelopment agencies in accordance with a detailed statutory process and provides for the designation of successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance that provide significant benefits to the district or the surrounding community. Existing law prohibits a city or county that created a redevelopment agency from initiating the creation of an enhanced infrastructure financing district or participating in the governance or financing of an enhanced infrastructure financing district until certain specified events occur, including that the successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified.This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, authorize the City of Selma to initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district if those specified events have occurred, except the requirement to have received a finding of completion, and if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, has paid in full the amount outstanding demanded by the county auditor-controller from the funds of the successor agency for subsequent distribution to taxing entities, as specified.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Selma.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 53398.54 of the Government Code is amended to read:53398.54. A city or county that created a redevelopment agency, as defined in Section 33003 of the Health and Safety Code, shall neither initiate the creation of a district, nor participate in the governance or financing of a district, until each of the following has occurred:(a) The successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified in Section 34179.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The city or county certifies to the Department of Finance and to the public financing authority that no former redevelopment agency assets that are the subject of litigation involving the state, if the city or county, the successor agency, or the designated local authority are a named plaintiff, have been or will be used to benefit any efforts of an enhanced infrastructure financing district formed under this chapter, unless the litigation and all possible appeals have been resolved in a court of law. The city or county shall provide this certification to the Department of Finance within 10 days of its legislative bodys action to participate in an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.68, or of its legislative bodys action to form an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.69.(c) The office of the Controller has completed its review as specified in Section 34167.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) The successor agency and the entity that created the former redevelopment agency have complied with all of the office of the Controllers findings and orders stemming from the reviews as specified in subdivision (c).(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the City of Selma may initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district, if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, is in compliance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), and has paid in full the amount outstanding specified in subdivision (b) of Section 34183.5 of the Health and Safety Code.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique financial circumstances in the City of Selma and the citys need to participate in an enhanced infrastructure finance district to give it additional tools to fund housing construction, social services centers, and climate resilience projects. |
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| 17 | 30 | | ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST |
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| 19 | 32 | | AB 2780, Arambula. Dissolution of redevelopment agencies: enhanced infrastructure financing districts: City of Selma. |
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| 21 | 34 | | Existing law dissolved all redevelopment agencies in accordance with a detailed statutory process and provides for the designation of successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance that provide significant benefits to the district or the surrounding community. Existing law prohibits a city or county that created a redevelopment agency from initiating the creation of an enhanced infrastructure financing district or participating in the governance or financing of an enhanced infrastructure financing district until certain specified events occur, including that the successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified.This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, authorize the City of Selma to initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district if those specified events have occurred, except the requirement to have received a finding of completion, and if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, has paid in full the amount outstanding demanded by the county auditor-controller from the funds of the successor agency for subsequent distribution to taxing entities, as specified.This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Selma. |
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| 23 | 36 | | Existing law dissolved all redevelopment agencies in accordance with a detailed statutory process and provides for the designation of successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved redevelopment agencies. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or county to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance that provide significant benefits to the district or the surrounding community. Existing law prohibits a city or county that created a redevelopment agency from initiating the creation of an enhanced infrastructure financing district or participating in the governance or financing of an enhanced infrastructure financing district until certain specified events occur, including that the successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified. |
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| 25 | 38 | | This bill would, notwithstanding those provisions, authorize the City of Selma to initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district if those specified events have occurred, except the requirement to have received a finding of completion, and if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, has paid in full the amount outstanding demanded by the county auditor-controller from the funds of the successor agency for subsequent distribution to taxing entities, as specified. |
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| 27 | 40 | | This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Selma. |
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| 33 | 46 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 53398.54 of the Government Code is amended to read:53398.54. A city or county that created a redevelopment agency, as defined in Section 33003 of the Health and Safety Code, shall neither initiate the creation of a district, nor participate in the governance or financing of a district, until each of the following has occurred:(a) The successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified in Section 34179.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The city or county certifies to the Department of Finance and to the public financing authority that no former redevelopment agency assets that are the subject of litigation involving the state, if the city or county, the successor agency, or the designated local authority are a named plaintiff, have been or will be used to benefit any efforts of an enhanced infrastructure financing district formed under this chapter, unless the litigation and all possible appeals have been resolved in a court of law. The city or county shall provide this certification to the Department of Finance within 10 days of its legislative bodys action to participate in an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.68, or of its legislative bodys action to form an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.69.(c) The office of the Controller has completed its review as specified in Section 34167.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) The successor agency and the entity that created the former redevelopment agency have complied with all of the office of the Controllers findings and orders stemming from the reviews as specified in subdivision (c).(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the City of Selma may initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district, if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, is in compliance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), and has paid in full the amount outstanding specified in subdivision (b) of Section 34183.5 of the Health and Safety Code.SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique financial circumstances in the City of Selma and the citys need to participate in an enhanced infrastructure finance district to give it additional tools to fund housing construction, social services centers, and climate resilience projects. |
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| 35 | 48 | | The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 37 | 50 | | ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: |
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| 39 | 52 | | SECTION 1. Section 53398.54 of the Government Code is amended to read:53398.54. A city or county that created a redevelopment agency, as defined in Section 33003 of the Health and Safety Code, shall neither initiate the creation of a district, nor participate in the governance or financing of a district, until each of the following has occurred:(a) The successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified in Section 34179.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The city or county certifies to the Department of Finance and to the public financing authority that no former redevelopment agency assets that are the subject of litigation involving the state, if the city or county, the successor agency, or the designated local authority are a named plaintiff, have been or will be used to benefit any efforts of an enhanced infrastructure financing district formed under this chapter, unless the litigation and all possible appeals have been resolved in a court of law. The city or county shall provide this certification to the Department of Finance within 10 days of its legislative bodys action to participate in an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.68, or of its legislative bodys action to form an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.69.(c) The office of the Controller has completed its review as specified in Section 34167.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) The successor agency and the entity that created the former redevelopment agency have complied with all of the office of the Controllers findings and orders stemming from the reviews as specified in subdivision (c).(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the City of Selma may initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district, if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, is in compliance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), and has paid in full the amount outstanding specified in subdivision (b) of Section 34183.5 of the Health and Safety Code. |
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| 41 | 54 | | SECTION 1. Section 53398.54 of the Government Code is amended to read: |
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| 43 | 56 | | ### SECTION 1. |
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| 45 | 58 | | 53398.54. A city or county that created a redevelopment agency, as defined in Section 33003 of the Health and Safety Code, shall neither initiate the creation of a district, nor participate in the governance or financing of a district, until each of the following has occurred:(a) The successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified in Section 34179.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The city or county certifies to the Department of Finance and to the public financing authority that no former redevelopment agency assets that are the subject of litigation involving the state, if the city or county, the successor agency, or the designated local authority are a named plaintiff, have been or will be used to benefit any efforts of an enhanced infrastructure financing district formed under this chapter, unless the litigation and all possible appeals have been resolved in a court of law. The city or county shall provide this certification to the Department of Finance within 10 days of its legislative bodys action to participate in an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.68, or of its legislative bodys action to form an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.69.(c) The office of the Controller has completed its review as specified in Section 34167.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) The successor agency and the entity that created the former redevelopment agency have complied with all of the office of the Controllers findings and orders stemming from the reviews as specified in subdivision (c).(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the City of Selma may initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district, if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, is in compliance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), and has paid in full the amount outstanding specified in subdivision (b) of Section 34183.5 of the Health and Safety Code. |
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| 47 | 60 | | 53398.54. A city or county that created a redevelopment agency, as defined in Section 33003 of the Health and Safety Code, shall neither initiate the creation of a district, nor participate in the governance or financing of a district, until each of the following has occurred:(a) The successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified in Section 34179.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The city or county certifies to the Department of Finance and to the public financing authority that no former redevelopment agency assets that are the subject of litigation involving the state, if the city or county, the successor agency, or the designated local authority are a named plaintiff, have been or will be used to benefit any efforts of an enhanced infrastructure financing district formed under this chapter, unless the litigation and all possible appeals have been resolved in a court of law. The city or county shall provide this certification to the Department of Finance within 10 days of its legislative bodys action to participate in an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.68, or of its legislative bodys action to form an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.69.(c) The office of the Controller has completed its review as specified in Section 34167.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) The successor agency and the entity that created the former redevelopment agency have complied with all of the office of the Controllers findings and orders stemming from the reviews as specified in subdivision (c).(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the City of Selma may initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district, if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, is in compliance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), and has paid in full the amount outstanding specified in subdivision (b) of Section 34183.5 of the Health and Safety Code. |
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| 49 | 62 | | 53398.54. A city or county that created a redevelopment agency, as defined in Section 33003 of the Health and Safety Code, shall neither initiate the creation of a district, nor participate in the governance or financing of a district, until each of the following has occurred:(a) The successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified in Section 34179.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(b) The city or county certifies to the Department of Finance and to the public financing authority that no former redevelopment agency assets that are the subject of litigation involving the state, if the city or county, the successor agency, or the designated local authority are a named plaintiff, have been or will be used to benefit any efforts of an enhanced infrastructure financing district formed under this chapter, unless the litigation and all possible appeals have been resolved in a court of law. The city or county shall provide this certification to the Department of Finance within 10 days of its legislative bodys action to participate in an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.68, or of its legislative bodys action to form an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.69.(c) The office of the Controller has completed its review as specified in Section 34167.5 of the Health and Safety Code.(d) The successor agency and the entity that created the former redevelopment agency have complied with all of the office of the Controllers findings and orders stemming from the reviews as specified in subdivision (c).(e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the City of Selma may initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district, if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, is in compliance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), and has paid in full the amount outstanding specified in subdivision (b) of Section 34183.5 of the Health and Safety Code. |
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| 53 | 66 | | 53398.54. A city or county that created a redevelopment agency, as defined in Section 33003 of the Health and Safety Code, shall neither initiate the creation of a district, nor participate in the governance or financing of a district, until each of the following has occurred: |
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| 55 | 68 | | (a) The successor agency for the former redevelopment agency created by the city or county has received a finding of completion, as specified in Section 34179.7 of the Health and Safety Code. |
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| 57 | 70 | | (b) The city or county certifies to the Department of Finance and to the public financing authority that no former redevelopment agency assets that are the subject of litigation involving the state, if the city or county, the successor agency, or the designated local authority are a named plaintiff, have been or will be used to benefit any efforts of an enhanced infrastructure financing district formed under this chapter, unless the litigation and all possible appeals have been resolved in a court of law. The city or county shall provide this certification to the Department of Finance within 10 days of its legislative bodys action to participate in an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.68, or of its legislative bodys action to form an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Section 53398.69. |
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| 59 | 72 | | (c) The office of the Controller has completed its review as specified in Section 34167.5 of the Health and Safety Code. |
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| 61 | 74 | | (d) The successor agency and the entity that created the former redevelopment agency have complied with all of the office of the Controllers findings and orders stemming from the reviews as specified in subdivision (c). |
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| 63 | 76 | | (e) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the City of Selma may initiate, participate in, govern, or finance an enhanced infrastructure financing district, if the City of Selma, acting as the successor agency to the former Selma Redevelopment Agency, is in compliance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d), and has paid in full the amount outstanding specified in subdivision (b) of Section 34183.5 of the Health and Safety Code. |
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| 65 | 78 | | SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique financial circumstances in the City of Selma and the citys need to participate in an enhanced infrastructure finance district to give it additional tools to fund housing construction, social services centers, and climate resilience projects. |
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| 67 | 80 | | SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique financial circumstances in the City of Selma and the citys need to participate in an enhanced infrastructure finance district to give it additional tools to fund housing construction, social services centers, and climate resilience projects. |
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| 69 | 82 | | SEC. 2. The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because of the unique financial circumstances in the City of Selma and the citys need to participate in an enhanced infrastructure finance district to give it additional tools to fund housing construction, social services centers, and climate resilience projects. |
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