Bill Dodd
- Democratic
- Senator
- District 3
Author
Existing law authorizes 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. Existing law provides for the financing of these activities by, among other things, the issuance of bonds serviced by property tax increment revenues, and requires 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. Existing law authorizes the legislative body of a city or a county to establish an enhanced infrastructure financing district to finance public capital facilities or other specified projects of communitywide significance, including projects that enable communities to adapt to the impacts of climate change. Existing law also requires the legislative body to establish a public financing authority, defined as the governing board of the enhanced infrastructure financing district, prior to the adoption of a resolution to form an enhanced infrastructure district and adopt an infrastructure financing plan. This bill would authorize a city, county, city and county, special district, or a combination of any of those entities to form a climate resilience district, as defined, for the purposes of raising and allocating funding for eligible projects and the operating expenses of eligible projects. The bill would deem each district to be an enhanced infrastructure financing district and would require each district to comply with existing law concerning enhanced infrastructure financing districts, except as specified. The bill would require a district to finance only specified projects that meet the definition of an eligible project. The bill would define "eligible project" to mean projects that address sea level rise, extreme heat, extreme cold, the risk of wildfire, drought, and the risk of flooding, as specified. The bill would establish project priorities and would authorize districts to establish additional priorities. This bill would impose certain requirements on a project undertaken or financed by a district. In this regard, the bill would require a district to obtain an enforceable commitment from the developer that contractors and subcontractors performing the work use a skilled and trained workforce, in accordance with specified provisions. These certifications would expand the crime of perjury, thereby imposing a state-mandated local program. This bill would authorize specified local entities to adopt a resolution allocating tax revenues to the district, subject to certain requirements. The bill would provide for the financing of the activities of the district by, among other things, levying a benefit assessment, special tax, property-related fee, or other service charge or fee consistent with the requirements of the California Constitution. The bill would require each district to prepare an annual expenditure plan, an operating budget, and capital improvement budget, and would require this material to be adopted by the governing body of the district and subject to review and revision at least annually. By imposing duties on counties in the administration of tax revenues and elections of a climate resilience district, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. Existing law creates the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority, requires the authority to be governed by the same board as that governing the Sonoma County Transportation Authority, and imposes certain duties on the authority. Existing law authorizes the authority to apply for and to receive grants of funds to carry out its functions. This bill would deem the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority a climate resilience district and grant the authority all of the powers available to such a district, except that the authority may not use any tax increment revenue unless it complies with the requirements for receiving and using tax increment revenue applicable to a new climate resilience district. 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 with regard to certain mandates no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason. With regard to any other mandates, this bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs so mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 266, Statutes of 2022.
Approved by the Governor.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 27. Noes 8. Page 4848.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 51. Noes 14. Page 5885.) Ordered to the Senate.
In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to third reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 11. Noes 4.) (August 3).
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on NAT. RES. (Ayes 6. Noes 2.) (June 15). Re-referred to Com. on NAT. RES.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.
Referred to Coms. on L. GOV. and NAT. RES.
In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.
Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 29. Noes 7. Page 3866.) Ordered to the Assembly.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
Read third time and amended.
Ordered to second reading.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.
Set for hearing May 16.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 7. Noes 1. Page 3516.) (April 26).
Set for hearing April 26.
Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on N.R. & W.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on N.R. & W. (Ayes 5. Noes 0. Page 3377.) (April 7).
Set for hearing April 7.
Set for hearing March 31.
March 31 set for first hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.
Art. IV. Sec. 8(a) of the Constitution dispensed with.
Joint Rule 55 suspended. (Ayes 31. Noes 6. Page 2880.)
(Ayes 31. Noes 6.)
Referred to Coms. on GOV. & F. and N.R. & W.
From printer. May be acted upon on or after February 18.
Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.
| Bill Text Versions | Format |
|---|---|
| SB852 | HTML |
| 01/18/22 - Introduced | |
| 03/09/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 04/19/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/02/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 05/18/22 - Amended Senate | |
| 06/06/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/08/22 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/18/22 - Enrolled | |
| 09/09/22 - Chaptered |
| Document | Format |
|---|---|
| 04/06/22- Senate Governance and Finance | |
| 04/21/22- Senate Natural Resources and Water | |
| 05/18/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 05/23/22- Sen. Floor Analyses | |
| 06/14/22- Assembly Local Government | |
| 06/24/22- Assembly Natural Resources | |
| 08/01/22- Assembly Appropriations | |
| 08/05/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/10/22- ASSEMBLY FLOOR ANALYSIS | |
| 08/15/22- Sen. Floor Analyses |
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