How SB 6 changes current law

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This bill revises the Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act to clarify neighborhood boundaries, alter eligibility requirements, and modify various program provisions, and it appropriates funds for implementation.

• Section 9.5

  The Housing Division shall report, at least quarterly, to the Interim Finance Committee information concerning the status of the program undertaken pursuant to sections 1 to 9.7, inclusive, of the Windsor Park Environmental Justice Act.

  This adds a requirement for the Housing Division to provide quarterly updates on the program's status.

• Section 8

  on the south side of West Cartier Avenue and otherwise within the area defined in this section. The area also includes single-family residences and vacant lots west of Chamberlain Lane and on West Cartier Avenue, Sommer Court, Hayworth Avenue or Stanton Drive. → and otherwise within the area defined in this section.

  This clarifies the boundaries of the Windsor Park neighborhood by removing extraneous details.

• Section 9

  [a] : → A single-family residence in the Windsor Park neighborhood who owns that residence on August 1, 2025, may exchange that single-family residence for another single-family residence constructed in accordance with this section.

  This changes the ownership date requirement for eligibility from July 1, 2023, to August 1, 2025.

• Section 9

  who owned a single-family residence in the Windsor Park neighborhood that was formerly located on that vacant lot, → who is the owner of a vacant lot in the Windsor Park neighborhood and who was the owner, or is the descendant of the former owner, of a single-family residence that was formerly located on that vacant lot,

  This expands eligibility for vacant lot owners to include descendants of former owners, increasing participation options.

• Section 9

  may exchange that vacant lot for another vacant lot in an area as near as reasonably practicable to the Windsor Park neighborhood in → may exchange that vacant lot for another vacant lot in an area as near as reasonably practicable to the Windsor Park neighborhood to establish that he or she is the owner of a single-family residence or a vacant lot in the Windsor Park neighborhood, and, thus, is eligible to participate in the program, by executing an affidavit, under penalty of perjury, or presenting certain other documentation to establish inheritance or ownership of the property;

  This specifies the documentation required for participation based on ownership or descent.

• Section 9

  until July 1, 2057, a single-family residence acquired pursuant to the Act is entitled to an abatement of a certain amount of property taxes levied on the single-family residence;

  This establishes a property tax abatement for residences acquired under the Act until 2057.

• Section 9

  The Housing Division shall file a lien on the single-family residence acquired pursuant to the Act to secure repayment of certain amounts if the new residence is sold within 5 years after the filing of the lien;

  This adds a requirement for the Housing Division to file a lien to secure repayment related to new residences.

• Section 4

  the Housing Division to pay moving expenses and restitution to owners of single-family residences in the Windsor Park neighborhood from certain Community Development Block Grant funds transferred to the Housing Division and, → require relocation expenses to be paid from money available for the purposes of the Act and Community Development Block Grant funds to be used only for purposes for which federal law authorizes the use of such funds.

  This removes the requirement for the Housing Division to cover moving expenses from specific grant funds, shifting responsibility for payment.

• Section 6

  $25,000,000 from the State General Fund to the Housing Division for the purposes of the Act.

  This appropriates significant funding from the State General Fund to support the Act's implementation.