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CA AB806

Bill

Status

Passed

9/23/2016

Primary Sponsor

Bill Dodd

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Origin

State Assembly

2015-2016 Session

AI Summary

  • Authorizes cities, counties, or city and counties to acquire, sell, or lease property for economic development purposes with legislative body approval by resolution after a public hearing.

  • Prohibits selling, leasing, or transferring property acquired through eminent domain at below fair market value for economic development purposes, with limited exceptions for properties governed by long-range management plans or housing assets transferred under specific Health and Safety Code provisions.

  • Requires written loan agreements for loans to owners or tenants for commercial building rehabilitation to include payment schedules, interest terms, default remedies, and other material terms, with prior findings that assistance is necessary for economic feasibility and unavailable on economically feasible terms in the private market.

  • Defines "economic opportunity" to include job creation agreements (one permanent job per $35,000 investment), property tax revenue increases (15 percent minimum), affordable housing creation, sustainable community projects, and transit priority projects.

  • Requires public notice and hearing procedures, with reports containing proposed agreements, cost summaries, property valuations, and explanations of how transactions assist economic opportunity creation.

Legislative Description

Community development: economic opportunity.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 503, Statutes of 2016.

9/23/2016

Committee Referrals

Local Government8/18/2016
Governance and Finance6/18/2015
Rules6/3/2015
Appropriations4/29/2015
Housing and Community Development4/16/2015
Local Government3/12/2015

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