AB 2 — Community revitalization authority.

Summary

The Community Redevelopment Law authorizes the establishment of redevelopment agencies in communities to address the effects of blight, as defined by means of redevelopment projects financed by the issuance of bonds serviced by tax increment revenues derived from the project area. Existing law dissolved redevelopment agencies and community development agencies, as of February 1, 2012, and provides for the designation of successor agencies to wind down the affairs of the dissolved agencies and to fulfill the enforceable obligations of those agencies. Existing law also provides for various economic development programs that foster community sustainability and community and economic development initiatives throughout the state. This bill would authorize certain local agencies to form a community revitalization authority (authority) within a community revitalization and investment area, as defined, to carry out provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law in that area for purposes related to, among other things, infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic revitalization. The bill would provide for the financing of these activities by, among other things, the issuance of bonds serviced by tax increment revenues, and would require the authority to adopt a community revitalization and investment plan for the community revitalization and investment area that includes elements describing and governing revitalization activities. The bill would also provide for periodic audits by the Controller. The bill would also require the Department of Housing and Community Development, advised by an advisory committee appointed by the Director of Housing and Community Development, to periodically review the calculation of surplus housing under these provisions. The bill would require certain funds allocated to the authority to be deposited into a separate Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund and used by the authority for the purposes of increasing, improving, and preserving the community's supply, as specified. The bill would, if an authority failed to expend or encumber surplus funds in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund, require those funds to be disbursed towards housing needs. The bill would require an authority to make relocation provisions for persons displaced by a plan and replace certain dwelling units that are destroyed or removed as part of a plan. The bill would authorize an authority to acquire interests in real property and exercise the power of eminent domain, as specified.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 09/22/15 - Chaptered Current pdf September 22, 2015
• Enrolled 09/14/15 - Enrolled pdf September 14, 2015
• Amended 09/04/15 - Amended Senate pdf September 04, 2015
• Amended 07/07/15 - Amended Senate pdf July 07, 2015
• Amended 06/16/15 - Amended Senate pdf June 16, 2015
• Amended 03/26/15 - Amended Assembly pdf March 26, 2015
• Introduced 12/01/14 - Introduced pdf December 01, 2014
• AB2 View text html

Action History

1. September 22, 2015

   Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 319, Statutes of 2015.

2. September 22, 2015

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 17, 2015

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 11:30 a.m.

4. September 12, 2015

   Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 58. Noes 15. Page 3210.).

5. September 09, 2015

   In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending.

6. September 09, 2015

   Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 29. Noes 10. Page 2631.).

7. September 08, 2015

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. September 04, 2015

   Read third time and amended. Ordered to second reading.

9. August 31, 2015

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

10. August 27, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 27).

11. August 17, 2015

    In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.

12. July 15, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 9. Noes 2.) (July 14). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. July 07, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

14. June 16, 2015

    Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on T. & H.

15. June 15, 2015

    From committee: Amend, and do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on T. & H. (Ayes 5. Noes 1.) (June 10).

16. May 21, 2015

    Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and T. & H.

17. May 11, 2015

    In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.

18. May 11, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 63. Noes 13. Page 1382.)

19. May 07, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

20. May 06, 2015

    From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 13. Noes 3.) (May 6).

21. April 23, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 2.) (April 22). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

22. April 15, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on L. GOV. (Ayes 6. Noes 1.) (April 15). Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

23. April 06, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on H. & C.D.

24. March 26, 2015

    From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on H. & C.D. Read second time and amended.

25. March 26, 2015

    Referred to Coms. on H. & C.D. and L. GOV.

26. December 02, 2014

    From printer. May be heard in committee January 1.

27. December 01, 2014

    Read first time. To print.

Sponsors

• Alejo · Primary
• Brown · Cosponsor
• Chiu · Cosponsor
• Holden · Cosponsor
• McCarty · Cosponsor
• Mullin · Cosponsor
• Perea · Cosponsor
• Ting · Cosponsor
• Robert Garcia · Cosponsor
• Robert Garcia · Cosponsor

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