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CA SB240

Bill

Status

Passed

7/17/2017

Primary Sponsor

Bill Dodd

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 Session

AI Summary

  • Increases the maximum annual benefit assessment that Napa County's Board of Supervisors may levy for farmworker housing from $10 to $15 per planted vineyard acre

  • Authorizes the county service area in Napa County to acquire, construct, lease, or maintain farmworker housing, with assessments valid for five-year periods that can be reauthorized

  • Assessment proceeds may be allocated for acquiring, building, or leasing farmworker housing, or providing maintenance/operations for housing owned by the Napa Valley Housing Authority or similar public agencies

  • Vineyard property owners who provide housing for their own workers are exempt from the assessment

  • Requires an advisory committee including farmworkers and vineyard landowners to advise on allocation of assessment proceeds, with audits of funded programs every two years

Legislative Description

County service areas: farmworker housing: County of Napa.

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 72, Statutes of 2017.

7/17/2017

Committee Referrals

Local Government5/18/2017
Governance and Finance2/16/2017
Rules2/6/2017

Full Bill Text

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