CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 74Introduced by Senator SeyartoJanuary 15, 2025An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 65059.5) to Chapter 1.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure financing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 74, as introduced, Seyarto. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program.Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in the Governors office for the purpose of serving the Governor and the Governors cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research and constituting the comprehensive state planning agency. Existing law authorizes a local agency to finance infrastructure projects through various means, including by establishing 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.This bill would require the office, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide grants to local agencies to develop and construct infrastructure projects, as defined. The bill would authorize the office to provide funding for up to 20% of a projects total cost, subject to specified requirements, including, among other things, that the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10% of the infrastructure projects total cost. The bill would require the office to develop guidelines to implement the program that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded. The bill would make these provisions operative on January 1, 2030.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. Article 8 (commencing with Section 65059.5) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, to read: Article 8. Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program65059.5. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Infrastructure project means a broadband, fire station, school, health and safety improvement, or road project.(b) Local agency means a county, city, or a city and county.(c) Program means the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program established pursuant to Section 65059.6.(d) Road project means a project that decreases vehicle miles traveled on roads and improves the public health, safety, and welfare.65059.6. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the office shall establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide a grant to a local agency to develop and construct an infrastructure project.(b) The office may award a grant that provides funding for up to 20 percent of an infrastructure projects total cost. In awarding a grant under the program, the office shall comply with all of the following:(1) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding for at least 80 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost.(2) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost. (3) The office shall award a grant only for an infrastructure project that has the necessary entitlements, permits and certifications that make the infrastructure project shovel-ready.(c) The office shall develop guidelines to implement the program consistent with the requirements of this article that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 74Introduced by Senator SeyartoJanuary 15, 2025An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 65059.5) to Chapter 1.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure financing. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 74, as introduced, Seyarto. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program.Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in the Governors office for the purpose of serving the Governor and the Governors cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research and constituting the comprehensive state planning agency. Existing law authorizes a local agency to finance infrastructure projects through various means, including by establishing 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.This bill would require the office, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide grants to local agencies to develop and construct infrastructure projects, as defined. The bill would authorize the office to provide funding for up to 20% of a projects total cost, subject to specified requirements, including, among other things, that the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10% of the infrastructure projects total cost. The bill would require the office to develop guidelines to implement the program that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded. The bill would make these provisions operative on January 1, 2030.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 74
Introduced by Senator SeyartoJanuary 15, 2025
Introduced by Senator Seyarto
January 15, 2025
An act to add Article 8 (commencing with Section 65059.5) to Chapter 1.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, relating to infrastructure financing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 74, as introduced, Seyarto. Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation: Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program.
Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in the Governors office for the purpose of serving the Governor and the Governors cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research and constituting the comprehensive state planning agency. Existing law authorizes a local agency to finance infrastructure projects through various means, including by establishing 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.This bill would require the office, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide grants to local agencies to develop and construct infrastructure projects, as defined. The bill would authorize the office to provide funding for up to 20% of a projects total cost, subject to specified requirements, including, among other things, that the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10% of the infrastructure projects total cost. The bill would require the office to develop guidelines to implement the program that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded. The bill would make these provisions operative on January 1, 2030.
Existing law establishes the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation in the Governors office for the purpose of serving the Governor and the Governors cabinet as staff for long-range planning and research and constituting the comprehensive state planning agency. Existing law authorizes a local agency to finance infrastructure projects through various means, including by establishing 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.
This bill would require the office, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide grants to local agencies to develop and construct infrastructure projects, as defined. The bill would authorize the office to provide funding for up to 20% of a projects total cost, subject to specified requirements, including, among other things, that the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10% of the infrastructure projects total cost. The bill would require the office to develop guidelines to implement the program that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded. The bill would make these provisions operative on January 1, 2030.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 65059.5) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, to read: Article 8. Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program65059.5. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Infrastructure project means a broadband, fire station, school, health and safety improvement, or road project.(b) Local agency means a county, city, or a city and county.(c) Program means the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program established pursuant to Section 65059.6.(d) Road project means a project that decreases vehicle miles traveled on roads and improves the public health, safety, and welfare.65059.6. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the office shall establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide a grant to a local agency to develop and construct an infrastructure project.(b) The office may award a grant that provides funding for up to 20 percent of an infrastructure projects total cost. In awarding a grant under the program, the office shall comply with all of the following:(1) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding for at least 80 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost.(2) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost. (3) The office shall award a grant only for an infrastructure project that has the necessary entitlements, permits and certifications that make the infrastructure project shovel-ready.(c) The office shall develop guidelines to implement the program consistent with the requirements of this article that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 65059.5) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, to read: Article 8. Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program65059.5. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Infrastructure project means a broadband, fire station, school, health and safety improvement, or road project.(b) Local agency means a county, city, or a city and county.(c) Program means the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program established pursuant to Section 65059.6.(d) Road project means a project that decreases vehicle miles traveled on roads and improves the public health, safety, and welfare.65059.6. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the office shall establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide a grant to a local agency to develop and construct an infrastructure project.(b) The office may award a grant that provides funding for up to 20 percent of an infrastructure projects total cost. In awarding a grant under the program, the office shall comply with all of the following:(1) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding for at least 80 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost.(2) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost. (3) The office shall award a grant only for an infrastructure project that has the necessary entitlements, permits and certifications that make the infrastructure project shovel-ready.(c) The office shall develop guidelines to implement the program consistent with the requirements of this article that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
SECTION 1. Article 8 (commencing with Section 65059.5) is added to Chapter 1.5 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code, to read:
### SECTION 1.
Article 8. Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program65059.5. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Infrastructure project means a broadband, fire station, school, health and safety improvement, or road project.(b) Local agency means a county, city, or a city and county.(c) Program means the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program established pursuant to Section 65059.6.(d) Road project means a project that decreases vehicle miles traveled on roads and improves the public health, safety, and welfare.65059.6. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the office shall establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide a grant to a local agency to develop and construct an infrastructure project.(b) The office may award a grant that provides funding for up to 20 percent of an infrastructure projects total cost. In awarding a grant under the program, the office shall comply with all of the following:(1) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding for at least 80 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost.(2) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost. (3) The office shall award a grant only for an infrastructure project that has the necessary entitlements, permits and certifications that make the infrastructure project shovel-ready.(c) The office shall develop guidelines to implement the program consistent with the requirements of this article that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
Article 8. Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program65059.5. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Infrastructure project means a broadband, fire station, school, health and safety improvement, or road project.(b) Local agency means a county, city, or a city and county.(c) Program means the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program established pursuant to Section 65059.6.(d) Road project means a project that decreases vehicle miles traveled on roads and improves the public health, safety, and welfare.65059.6. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the office shall establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide a grant to a local agency to develop and construct an infrastructure project.(b) The office may award a grant that provides funding for up to 20 percent of an infrastructure projects total cost. In awarding a grant under the program, the office shall comply with all of the following:(1) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding for at least 80 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost.(2) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost. (3) The office shall award a grant only for an infrastructure project that has the necessary entitlements, permits and certifications that make the infrastructure project shovel-ready.(c) The office shall develop guidelines to implement the program consistent with the requirements of this article that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
Article 8. Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program
Article 8. Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program
65059.5. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:(a) Infrastructure project means a broadband, fire station, school, health and safety improvement, or road project.(b) Local agency means a county, city, or a city and county.(c) Program means the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program established pursuant to Section 65059.6.(d) Road project means a project that decreases vehicle miles traveled on roads and improves the public health, safety, and welfare.
65059.5. For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply:
(a) Infrastructure project means a broadband, fire station, school, health and safety improvement, or road project.
(b) Local agency means a county, city, or a city and county.
(c) Program means the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program established pursuant to Section 65059.6.
(d) Road project means a project that decreases vehicle miles traveled on roads and improves the public health, safety, and welfare.
65059.6. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the office shall establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide a grant to a local agency to develop and construct an infrastructure project.(b) The office may award a grant that provides funding for up to 20 percent of an infrastructure projects total cost. In awarding a grant under the program, the office shall comply with all of the following:(1) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding for at least 80 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost.(2) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost. (3) The office shall award a grant only for an infrastructure project that has the necessary entitlements, permits and certifications that make the infrastructure project shovel-ready.(c) The office shall develop guidelines to implement the program consistent with the requirements of this article that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded.(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.
65059.6. (a) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the office shall establish the Infrastructure Gap-Fund Program to provide a grant to a local agency to develop and construct an infrastructure project.
(b) The office may award a grant that provides funding for up to 20 percent of an infrastructure projects total cost. In awarding a grant under the program, the office shall comply with all of the following:
(1) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding for at least 80 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost.
(2) The office shall not award a grant to a local agency unless the local agency provides funding that has been raised through local taxes for at least 10 percent of the infrastructure projects total cost.
(3) The office shall award a grant only for an infrastructure project that has the necessary entitlements, permits and certifications that make the infrastructure project shovel-ready.
(c) The office shall develop guidelines to implement the program consistent with the requirements of this article that establish the criteria by which grant applications will be evaluated and funded.
(d) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2030.