Denise Moreno Ducheny
- Democratic
Author
(1) The Permit Streamlining Act requires each state agency and local agency to compile one or more lists that specify in detail the information that will be required from any applicant for a development project, and requires a public agency that is the lead agency for a development project, or a public agency which is a responsible agency for a development project that has been approved by the lead agency, to approve or disapprove the project within applicable periods of time. The act also requires any state agency which is the lead agency for a development project to inform the applicant that the Office of Permit Assistance has been created to assist, and provide information to, developers relating to the permit approval process. This bill would require the office to provide information to developers explaining the permit approval process at the state and local levels, or assisting them in meeting statutory environmental quality requirements, as specified, and would prohibit the office or the state from incurring any liability as a result of the provision of this assistance. The bill would require the office to assist state and local agencies in streamlining the permit approval process, and an applicant in identifying any permit required by a state agency for the proposed project. The bill would authorize the office to call a conference of parties at the state level to resolve questions or mediate disputes arising from a permit application for a development project. The bill would require that the office be located exclusively in Sacramento, and to consist of no more than 4 personnel through 2013. This bill would require the office to develop guidelines providing technical assistance to local agencies for the establishment and operation of an expedited development permit process, and would require the guidelines to contain specified components. The bill would also require the office, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to provide grants and technical assistance to cities and counties for the establishment of an expedited development permit process according to the guidelines. The bill would further require a city or county that receives a grant to enact an ordinance adopting an expedited development permit process according to the guidelines within 10 months of the date of receipt of the grant. This bill would also require the office, in consultation with the Natural Resources Agency and the California Environmental Protection Agency, to develop a consolidated project information form to be used by applicants for development projects. The bill would require the form to collect sufficient information to allow the office to determine the state agencies that have permitting requirements applicable to the development project for which the form was submitted. This bill would authorize the office to charge the applicant fees for the above-described services, not to exceed the estimated reasonable cost of their provision, and would require the office to adopt or amend regulations to provide for these fees prior to charging or levying them. The bill would require a city, county, or city and county with a population of 100,000 or more, upon the request of an applicant, to designate an administrative entity, as defined, to serve as the applicant's single point of contact with the local agency with respect to all applications and permits required by the local agency for the applicant's commercial or industrial development project. The administrative entity would be required to provide the applicant information regarding the status of, and to coordinate the review and decisionmaking process with respect to, the applications and permits required by the local agency for the development project. The bill would require the administrative entity, upon the request of the applicant, to coordinate with the office regarding any applications or permits required by the state for the development project. The bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to charge a fee to defray costs incurred by the administrative entity in providing the above-described services to the applicant. By establishing a new requirement on specified local agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. (2) The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. (3) This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Died on file.
In Senate. To unfinished business. (Veto)
Vetoed by Governor.
Enrolled. To Governor at 11:45 a.m.
Senate concurs in Assembly amendments. (Ayes 30. Noes 4. Page 4884.) To enrollment.
In Senate. To unfinished business.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 77. Noes 1. Page 6364.) To Senate.
Read second time. To third reading.
Read second time. Amended. To second reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.)
(Heard in committee August 12.)
Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
(Heard in committee on June 28.)
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass, but first be re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
(Heard in committee on June 28.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Assembly Rule 56 suspended. (Page 5726.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
To Coms. on L. GOV. and NAT. RES.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Urgency clause adopted. Passed. (Ayes 31. Noes 3. Page 3740.) To Assembly.
Read second time. Amended. To third reading.
From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 7. Noes 3. Page 3669.)
Set for hearing May 27.
(Suspense - for vote only.)
Placed on APPR suspense file.
Set for hearing May 3.
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 0. Page 3299.)
Set for hearing April 19.
Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on EQ.
From committee: Do pass as amended, but first amend, and re-refer to Com. on EQ. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3102.)
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time. Amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Set for hearing April 7.
To Coms. on L. GOV. and EQ.
From print. May be acted upon on or after March 8.
Read first time.
Introduced. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
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| SB959 | HTML |
| 02/05/10 - Introduced | |
| 04/05/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/13/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/26/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/01/10 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/15/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 06/22/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/16/10 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/30/10 - Enrolled |
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