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(a) A city, county, or city and county may adopt a resolution creating an affordable housing authority that shall be limited to providing low- and moderate-income housing and affordable housing pursuant to this division. An authority created pursuant to this division is a public body, corporate and politic. An authority shall be deemed to be an “agency” described in subdivision (b) of Section 16 of Article XVI of the California Constitution only for purposes of receiving property tax increment revenues.

(b) (1) A school entity, as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 95 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, may not participate in an authority created pursuant to this section.

(2) A successor agency, as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 34171 of the Health and Safety Code, may not participate in an authority created pursuant to this part, and an entity created pursuant to this part shall not receive any portion of the property tax revenues or other moneys distributed pursuant to Section 34188 of the Health and Safety Code.

(3) An authority formed by a city or county that created a redevelopment agency that was dissolved pursuant to Part 1.85 (commencing with Section 34170) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code shall not become effective until the successor agency or designated local authority for the former redevelopment agency has adopted findings of fact stating all of the following:

(A) The agency has received a finding of completion from the Department of Finance pursuant to Section 34179.7 of the Health and Safety Code.

(B) Former redevelopment agency assets that are the subject of litigation against the state, where the city or county or its successor agency or designated local authority are a named plaintiff, have not been or will not be used to benefit any efforts of an authority formed under this part unless the litigation has been resolved by entry of a final judgment by any court of competent jurisdiction and any appeals have been exhausted.

(C) The agency has complied with all orders of the Controller pursuant to Section 34167.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) The governing board of an authority created pursuant to this division shall be an odd number of members with at least five or seven members in total, as follows:

(1) (A) In the case of an authority formed by a city, at least three members of the city council appointed by the city council.

(B) In the case of an authority formed by a county, at least three members of the board of supervisors appointed by the board of supervisors.

(C) In the case of an authority created jointly by a city and a county, at least three members of the city council and three members of the board of supervisors.

(D) In the case of an authority created by a city and county, the mayor shall appoint the same number of members as are appointed by the legislative body of the city and county. Appointments made pursuant to this subparagraph shall not be subject to review by the legislative body of the city and county.

(2) At least one member of the public who lives or works within the boundaries of the city or county that created the authority.

(d) The boundaries of an authority created pursuant to this division may be identical to the boundaries of the city or county that created the authority.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 862, Sec. 2. (AB 2035) Effective January 1, 2019.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


kind: section

code: GOV

text:
(a) An authority created pursuant to this division shall, by resolution, create a Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund and adopt an affordable housing investment plan that may include either or both of the following:

(1) A provision for the receipt of property tax increment generated within the area.

(2) A provision for the receipt of any tax revenues allocated to the authority pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62253.

(b) The plan shall include each of the following elements:

(1) A statement of the principal goals and objectives of the plan.

(2) An affordable housing program that describes how the authority will fulfill its objective and if duties and activities will be assigned to a city or county housing department or public housing authority.

(3) The estimated amount that will be deposited in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund during each of the next five years.

(4) Estimates of the number of new, rehabilitated, or price restricted residential units to be assisted during each of the five years and estimates of the expenditures of moneys from the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund during each of the five years.

(5) A description of how the program will implement the requirements for expenditures of funds in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund over a 10-year period at various income levels.

(6) Estimates of the number of units, if any, to be developed by the authority for very low, low-, and moderate-income households during the next five years.

(7) A fiscal analysis setting forth the projected receipt of revenue and projected expenses over a five-year planning horizon, including the potential issuance of bonds backed by property tax increment revenues pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 62253 during the term of the plan.

(8) Time limits as follows:

(A) Forty-five years for the establishing of loans, advances, and indebtedness.

(B) Forty-five years for repayment of all of the authority’s debts and obligations, and fulfilling all of the authority’s housing obligations. The plan shall specify that an authority shall dissolve as a legal entity in no more than 45 years, and that no further taxes shall be allocated to the authority thereafter. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be interpreted to prohibit an authority from refinancing outstanding debt solely to reduce interest costs.

(9) A feasible method or plan for relocation of families and persons to be temporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities in the plan area. The method or plan shall be consistent with the requirements of Section 62256.

(c) The authority shall hold a public hearing before adopting an affordable housing investment plan. The authority shall provide notice of that hearing in accordance with Section 6062. The authority shall consider any comments made on the plan at that hearing before adopting the plan.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 862, Sec. 3. (AB 2035) Effective January 1, 2019.)

division: 5. Affordable Housing Authorities

title: 6. DISTRICTS

path: 6. DISTRICTS > 5. Affordable Housing Authorities


text:
(a) (1) At any time before or after adoption of the plan, any city, county, or special district, other than a school entity as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 95 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or a successor agency as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 34171, that receives ad valorem property taxes from property located within an area may adopt a resolution directing the county auditor-controller to allocate its share of property tax increment within the area covered by the plan to the authority. The resolution adopted pursuant to this subdivision may direct the county auditor-controller to allocate less than the full amount of the property tax increment, and to establish a maximum amount of time in years that the allocation takes place. These amounts shall be allocated to the authority and, when collected, shall be held in a separate fund by the authority. Before adopting a resolution pursuant to this subdivision, a city, county, or special district shall approve a memorandum of understanding with the authority governing the use of property tax increment funds by the authority for administrative and overhead expenses.

(2) The provision for the receipt of property tax increment shall become effective in the property tax year that begins after the December 1 immediately following the adoption of a resolution pursuant paragraph (1). A resolution adopted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be provided to the county auditor-controller no later than the December 1 immediately following its adoption.

(3) A resolution adopted pursuant to this subdivision may be repealed and be of no further effect beginning in the fiscal year following the adoption of any repeal, by giving the county auditor-controller at least 90 days’ notice prior to the end of the current fiscal year, provided, however, that the county auditor-controller shall continue to allocate the taxing entity’s share of ad valorem property taxes that have been pledged to the repayment of debt issued by the authority to the authority until that debt has been fully repaid, including by means of a refinancing or refunding, unless otherwise agreed upon by the authority and the taxing entity. For purposes of determining the annual amount of a taxing entity’s share of ad valorem property taxes that shall continue to be allocated to an authority following a repeal, the annual amount allocated for all years until the debt has been fully repaid shall be the maximum amount required to service the debt for any single annual period as provided in the authority’s debt service schedule.

(4) When the loans, advances, and indebtedness of an authority, if any, and interest thereon, have been paid, or the maximum amount of time in years has passed in accordance with a resolution adopted pursuant to this subdivision, all funds thereafter received from taxes upon the taxable property in the authority’s boundaries shall be paid into the funds of the respective taxing agencies as taxes on all other property are paid.

(5) All of the taxes levied and collected upon the taxable property in the boundaries of the authority shall be paid into the funds of the respective taxing agencies as though the authority had not been created unless the total assessed valuation of the taxable property in the boundaries of an authority exceeds the total assessed value of the taxable property in the boundaries as shown by the last equalized assessment roll.

(b) (1) At any time before or after the adoption of the plan, a city, county, or special district, other than a school entity as defined in subdivision (n) of Section 95 of the Revenue and Taxation Code or a successor agency as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 34171, may adopt a resolution to allocate tax revenues of that entity to the authority, including revenues derived from local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) or transactions and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of the Revenue and Taxation Code), provided that both of the following apply:

(A) The use of those revenues by the authority for purposes of this division is consistent with the purposes for which that tax was imposed.

(B) The boundaries of the authority are coterminous with the city or county that established the authority.

(2) A resolution adopted pursuant to this subdivision may be repealed and be of no further effect, provided, however, that the tax revenues allocated to the authority that have been pledged to the repayment of debt issued by the authority shall continue to be so allocated until that debt has been fully repaid, including by means of a refinancing or refunding, unless otherwise agreed upon by the authority and the taxing entity.

(c) A minimum of 95 percent of the allocated property tax increment revenues pursuant to subdivision (a), and allocated tax revenues pursuant to subdivision (b), shall be used to increase, improve, and preserve the community’s supply of housing for low, very low, and moderate-income households. Not more than 5 percent of allocated revenues may be used for administration.

(d) Housing funds expended by an authority shall be spent in one of the following ways:

(1) All housing funds expended in proportion to the share of the regional housing need allocated to the city, county, or city and county for each income category pursuant to Section 65584 for low, very low, and moderate-income housing.

(2) All housing funds expended for the development of very low income housing.

(3) All housing funds expended for one or more of the following activities:

(A) Rehabilitation, expansion, or construction of one or more of the following:

(i) An emergency shelter, as defined in subdivision (e) of Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.

(ii) Supportive housing, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 50675.14 of the Health and Safety Code.

(iii) Transitional housing, as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 50675.2 or subdivision (i) of Section 50801 of the Health and Safety Code.

(B) (i) Not more than 5 percent of all housing funds may be used for ancillary services and assistance.

(ii) An authority shall not use the proceeds of bonds for the purposes specified in clause (i).

(C) Any activity authorized by paragraph (2) or (7) of subdivision (a) of Section 50803 of the Health and Safety Code.

(4) All housing funds expended for the development of very low income housing and one or more of the activities listed in paragraph (3).

(e) Prior to distributing property tax increment to the authority, the county auditor-controller shall deduct any costs incurred by the county in administering the provisions of this division.

(f) This section shall not be construed to do any of the following:

(1) Reduce any allocations of excess, additional, or remaining funds that would otherwise have been allocated to county superintendents of schools, cities, counties, and cities and counties pursuant to clause (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Section 97.2, clause (i) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (d) of Sections 97.3, or Article 4 (commencing with Section 98) of Chapter 6 of Part 0.5 of Division 1, of the Revenue and Taxation Code had this section not been enacted.

(2) Alter in any way the manner in which ad valorem property tax revenue is allocated among taxing entities in a county that have not passed a resolution pursuant to subdivision (a).

(3) Alter in any way the manner in which ad valorem property tax revenue growth from fiscal year to fiscal year is otherwise determined or allocated in a county.

(4) Alter in any way the ad valorem property tax revenue allocations required under Article 4 (commencing with Section 98) of Chapter 6 of Part 0.5 of Division 1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(5) Alter in any way the calculations performed pursuant to Section 95.3 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(6) Alter in any way the manner in which ad valorem property tax revenue is allocated pursuant to Section 75.70 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(7) Alter in any way the manner in which calculations are performed pursuant to Section 97.70 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 862, Sec. 4. (AB 2035) Effective January 1, 2019.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
An authority may do any of the following:

(a) Provide for low- and moderate-income housing and affordable housing in accordance with this division.

(b) Remedy or remove a release of hazardous substances pursuant to the Polanco Redevelopment Act (Article 12.5 (commencing with Section 33459) of Chapter 4 of Part 1 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code) or Chapter 6.10 (commencing with Section 25403) of Division 20 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) Provide for seismic retrofits of existing buildings in accordance with all applicable laws and regulations.

(d) Acquire and transfer real property in accordance with Section 62260. The authority shall retain controls and establish restrictions or covenants running with the land sold or leased for private use for the periods of time and under the conditions as provided in the plan. The establishment of these controls is a public purpose under this division.

(e) Issue bonds in conformity with Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 53506) and Article 5 (commencing with Section 53510) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, or Article 5 (commencing with Section 34350) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, provided that if any provision thereof conflicts with this division, this division shall control.

(f) (1) Borrow money, receive grants, or accept financial or other assistance or investment from the state or the federal government or any other public agency or private lending institution for any project within its area of operation, and comply with any conditions of a loan or grant. An authority may qualify for funding as a disadvantaged community pursuant to Section 79505.5 of the Water Code or as defined by Section 56033.5. An authority may also enter into an agreement with a qualified community development entity, as defined by Section 45D(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, to coordinate investments of funds derived from the New Markets Tax Credit with those of the authority in instances where coordination offers opportunities for greater efficiency of investments to improve conditions described in subdivisions (c) and (d) within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority.

(2) Receive funds allocated to it pursuant to a resolution adopted by a city, county, or special district to transfer these funds from a source described in subdivision (d), (e), or (f) of Section 53398.75, subject to any requirements upon, or imposed by, the city, county, or special district as to the use of these funds.

(g) Adopt an affordable housing plan pursuant to Section 62252.

(h) Make loans or grants for owners or tenants to improve, rehabilitate, or retrofit buildings or structures within the plan area.

(i) Construct foundations, platforms, and other like structural forms necessary for the provision or utilization of air rights sites for buildings to be used for purposes of providing affordable housing pursuant to this division.

(j) Finance water, sewer, or other public infrastructure necessary to support the development of affordable housing pursuant to this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 862, Sec. 5. (AB 2035) Effective January 1, 2019.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: Commencing in the calendar year in which the authority has allocated a cumulative total of more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in property tax increment revenues pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 62253 or other revenues pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62253, including any proceeds of a debt issuance, and each year thereafter, the authority shall contract for an independent audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 862, Sec. 6. (AB 2035) Effective January 1, 2019.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
(a) An authority shall prepare a feasible method or plan for relocation of any families and persons to be temporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities in the area affected by the affordable housing investment plan. The method or plan adopted pursuant to this section shall be incorporated into the affordable housing investment plan pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62252.

(b) The city, county, or city and county that created the authority shall ensure that the method or plan of the authority for the relocation of families or single persons to be displaced by a rehabilitation or retrofitting project within the affordable housing investment plan area shall provide that no persons or families of low and moderate income shall be displaced unless and until there is a suitable housing unit available and ready for occupancy by the displaced person or family at rents comparable to those at the time of their displacement and that all other requirements of Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code are met. The housing units shall be suitable to the needs of those displaced persons or families and must be decent, safe, sanitary, and otherwise standard dwellings. The authority shall not displace the person or family until the housing units are available and ready for occupancy.

(c) The authority shall require in the recorded covenants for those units that the housing be made available to the persons and families of low or moderate income displaced by a rehabilitation or retrofitting project. Those persons and families shall be given priority in renting or buying those units in advance of marketing the units to the general public. Failure to give that priority shall not affect the validity of title to real property; however, a unit may not be counted as a replacement or production unit in the event of noncompliance with this provision. The authority shall keep a list of persons and families of low and moderate income displaced by the rehabilitation or retrofitting project who are to be given priority, and may establish reasonable rules for determining the order or priority on the list. The list shall be provided to the owner of those properties at or before any certificate of occupancy is issued.

(d) If insufficient suitable housing units are available in the affordable housing investment plan area for low- and moderate-income persons and families to be displaced from a rehabilitation or retrofitting project, the city council or board of supervisors that created the authority shall assure that sufficient land be made available within its territorial jurisdiction for suitable housing for rental or purchase by low- and moderate-income persons and families. If insufficient suitable housing units are available in the community for use by persons and families of low and moderate income displaced by the rehabilitation or retrofitting project, the authority may, to the extent of that deficiency, direct or cause the development, rehabilitation, or construction of housing units within the community, both inside and outside of the affordable housing investment plan area.

(e) Permanent housing facilities shall be made available within two years from the time occupants are displaced and pending the development of those facilities there will be available to those displaced occupants adequate temporary housing facilities at rents comparable to the units from which the displaced occupants were displaced.

(f) (1) Whenever dwelling units housing persons and families of low or moderate income are destroyed or removed from the low- and moderate-income housing market as part of a rehabilitation or retrofitting project that is subject to a written agreement with the authority or where financial assistance has been provided by the authority, the authority shall, within two years of the destruction or removal, rehabilitate, develop, or construct, or cause to be rehabilitated, developed, or constructed, for rental or sale to persons and families of low or moderate income, an equal number of replacement dwelling units that have an equal or greater number of bedrooms as those destroyed or removed units at affordable housing costs within the territorial jurisdiction of the authority. One hundred percent of the replacement dwelling units shall be available at an affordable housing cost to persons in the same or a lower income category (extremely low, low, very low, or moderate), as the persons displaced from those destroyed or removed units.

(2) The authority shall require all replacement dwelling units and other dwelling units rehabilitated, retrofitted, developed, constructed, or price restricted to remain available at affordable housing cost to, and occupied by, persons and families of extremely low income, low-income, moderate-income, and very low income households, respectively, for not less than 55 years for rental units or 45 years for owner-occupied units.

(3) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the authority may replace, destroy, or remove dwelling units with a fewer number of replacement dwelling units if the replacement dwelling units meet both of the following criteria:

(A) The total number of bedrooms in the replacement dwelling units equals or exceeds the number of bedrooms in the destroyed or removed units. Destroyed or removed units having one or no bedroom are deemed for this purpose to have one bedroom.

(B) The replacement units are affordable to, and occupied by, the same income level of households as the destroyed or removed units.

(g) (1) An authority shall provide relocation assistance and shall make all of the payments required by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1, including the making of those payments financed by the federal government.

(2) This subdivision shall not be construed to limit any other authority which an authority may have to make other relocation assistance payments, or to make any relocation assistance payment in an amount which exceeds the maximum amount for that payment authorized by Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 764, Sec. 1. (AB 1598) Effective January 1, 2018.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: An authority shall receive a priority for assistance in housing programs administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development, and other state agencies and departments.

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: An authority may transfer its housing responsibilities to a housing authority or city or county housing department if it determines that combining funding streams will reduce administrative costs or expedites the construction of affordable housing.

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
(a) All housing assisted by an authority created pursuant to this division shall remain affordable for at least 55 years for rental units and 45 years for owner-occupied units.

(b) The authority shall execute an enforceable and verifiable agreement with a public agency, a recorded deed restriction, or other legal document that restricts the project’s usage and that provides that the units designated for use by lower income households are continuously available to or occupied by lower income households at rents that do not exceed those prescribed by Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code, or, to the extent that the terms of federal, state, or local financing or financial assistance conflicts with Section 50053 of the Health and Safety Code, rents that do not exceed those prescribed by the terms of the financing or financial assistance.

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
Within the area of the authority, an authority may:

(a) Purchase, lease, obtain an option upon, acquire by gift, grant, bequest, devise, or otherwise, any real or personal property, any interest in property, and any improvements on it, including repurchase of developed property previously owned by the authority. The authority shall obtain an appraisal from a qualified independent appraiser to determine the fair market value of property before the authority acquires or purchases real property.

(b) Accept, at the request of the legislative body of the community, a conveyance of real property, located either within or outside the plan area, owned by a public entity and declared surplus by the public entity, or owned by a private entity. The authority may dispose of that property to private persons or to public or private entities, by sale or long-term lease for development. All or any part of the funds derived from the sale or lease of that property may, at the discretion of the legislative body of the community, be paid to the community, or to the public entity from which any of that property was acquired.

(c) Sell, lease, grant, or donate real property owned or acquired by the authority in a plan area to a housing authority or to any public agency for public housing projects.

(d) Offer for resale property acquired by an authority for rehabilitation and resale within one year after completion of rehabilitation. Properties held by the authority in excess of a one-year period shall be listed in the authority’s annual report with information conveying the reasons that property remains unsold and indicating plans for its disposition.

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
(a) The authority shall retain controls and establish restrictions or covenants running with land sold or leased for private use for those periods of time and under those conditions as are provided in the plan. The establishment of those controls is a public purpose under this division.

(b) An authority shall obligate lessees or purchasers of property acquired in an affordable housing project to:

(1) Use the property for the purpose designated in the affordable housing plan.

(2) Begin the project within a period of time which the authority fixes as reasonable.

(3) Comply with the covenants, conditions, or restrictions that the authority deems necessary to prevent speculation or excess profittaking in undeveloped land, including right of reverter to the authority. Covenants, conditions, and restrictions imposed by an authority may provide for the reasonable protection of lenders.

(4) Comply with other conditions that the authority deems necessary to carry out the purposes of this division.

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the creation of an authority, the adoption of an affordable housing plan pursuant to Section 62252, the allocation of tax revenues to an authority pursuant to Section 62253, or the issuance of bonds by an authority shall be commenced within 30 days after the enactment of the resolution authorizing the action. Consistent with the time limitations of this section, an action or proceeding with respect to an allocation of tax revenues to, or the issuance of bonds by, an authority shall be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil procedure. An authority that receives an allocation of tax revenues pursuant to 62253 or that issues bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, or other evidences of indebtedness may bring an action in the superior court of the county in which the authority is located to determine the validity of the bonds, warrants, contracts, obligations, or evidences of indebtedness pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 862, Sec. 7. (AB 2035) Effective January 1, 2019.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: An authority created pursuant to this division shall be a local public agency subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1), and the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 615, Sec. 211. (AB 474) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 463 of Stats. 2021, Ch. 615.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the Climate Resilience Districts Act.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 266, Sec. 1. (SB 852) Effective January 1, 2023.)

division: 6. Climate Resilience Districts

title: 6. DISTRICTS

path: 6. DISTRICTS > 6. Climate Resilience Districts


text:
It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this division to provide the ability for local governments to create districts for the purpose of addressing climate change effects and impacts through activities and actions that include mitigation and adaptation, as necessary and appropriate, to achieve all of the following:

(a) Providing a sustained and certain level and source of funding at the local level.

(b) Allowing activities and actions on an appropriate geographic basis.

(c) Facilitating the receipt and use of federal, state, local, and private funds.

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text:
For purposes of this division:

(a) “District” means a climate resilience district formed pursuant to this division.

(b) (1) “Eligible project” means a project, including a capital project, that is designed and implemented to address climate change mitigation, adaptation, or resilience, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A) A project that addresses river, bay, or sea level rise, or rising groundwater, including wetlands or marsh restoration, vegetated dunes, living shorelines, erosion control, or levees.

(B) A project that addresses extreme heat or the urban heat island effect, including increasing shade, deploying cool building and surface materials, using cool pavements; constructing, improving, or modifying new or existing facilities; or increasing access to cooling opportunities.

(C) A project that addresses extreme cold, rain, or snow, including constructing, improving, or modifying new or existing facilities.

(D) A project that addresses the risk of wildfire, including establishing fire breaks, prescribed burning, structure hardening, or vegetation control.

(E) A project that addresses drought, including multiuse land repurposing, groundwater replenishment, groundwater storage, or conjunctive use.

(F) A project that addresses the risk of flooding, including structure elevation or relocation, wetlands restoration, flood easements or bypasses, or levees.

(G) A project that intends to improve air quality.

(2) At a minimum, a district shall give priority to a project that does either of the following:

(A) Utilizes natural infrastructure, as defined in paragraph (3) of subdivision (c) of Section 71154 of the Public Resources Code, to address climate change adaptation or resilience based upon the best available science.

(B) Addresses the needs of under-resourced communities, as defined in subdivision (g) of Section 71130 of the Public Resources Code, or vulnerable communities, as defined in subdivision (d) of Section 71340 of the Public Resources Code.

(3) A district may adopt additional priorities for projects.

(4) A district shall seek the input of the communities specified in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) in the planning, development, and implementation of projects.

(c) “Participating entity” means a city, county, or special district that meets both of the following:

(1) The city, county, or special district is an affected taxing entity within the climate resilience district.

(2) The city, county, or special district adopts a resolution pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62304 that is applicable to its territory located within the climate resilience district.

(d) “Participating member city or county” means a city or county that does not adopt a resolution to be a participating entity, as described in subdivision (c), and alternatively adopts a resolution at a noticed public hearing stating that it agrees to participate in, and have its territory subject to, the jurisdiction, powers, and authority of the district conditioned upon the city or county also being represented on the governing body of the district pursuant to Section 62305.

(e) (1) “Property tax increment” means that portion of the ad valorem taxes, as defined under subdivision (a) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, excluding any ad valorem taxes or assessments levied pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution, divided pursuant to Section 53398.75.

(2) Except as otherwise specified in this division, a district formed pursuant to this division is hereby deemed to also be an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Chapter 2.99 (commencing with Section 53398.50) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 and shall be subject to statutory provisions for enhanced infrastructure financing districts.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 599, Sec. 10. (SB 1140) Effective January 1, 2025.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
(a) (1) A city, county, city and county, or a combination of any of those entities may form a climate resilience district pursuant to this division.

(2) The boundaries of the district shall be one of the following:

(A) Coterminous with the city, county, or city and county forming the district.

(B) Within a city, county, or city and county forming the district.

(C) Across two or more cities, counties, or cities and counties that are forming the district.

(D) A special district may join a district initiated by a city, county, city and county, or a combination of cities and counties.

(b) (1) A district shall be formed for the purpose of raising and allocating funding for eligible projects and the operating expenses of eligible projects.

(2) Operating expenses may include any of the following:

(A) The expenses of operating the district.

(B) The planning of eligible projects.

(C) The operational expenses of any eligible project.

(3) A district shall finance only projects described in subdivision (b) of Section 53398.52 if the project meets the definition of an eligible project.

(4) A district shall use the proceeds of bonds issued by a district to finance only eligible projects that meet the requirements of subdivision (a) of Section 53398.52.

(c) A district shall be deemed to be an “agency” described in subdivision (b) of Section 16 of Article XVI of the California Constitution only for purposes of receiving property tax increment revenues.

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text:
(a) Notwithstanding the procedures for establishing a district under this division, the authority shall be deemed a climate resilience district and is hereby granted all of the powers described in Section 62307, except as provided in subdivision (c).

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a) of Section 62305, the legislative body of the district formed pursuant to this section shall be the legislative body of the authority.

(c) This section shall not grant the district the power to use any tax increment revenues unless it complies with the requirements for receiving and using tax increment revenue pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62304.

(d) For purposes of this section, “authority” means the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority created pursuant to Division 19.1 (commencing with Section 181000) of the Public Utilities Code.

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(a) Proceedings for the establishment of a district shall be instituted by the adoption of a resolution of intention to establish the proposed district and shall do all of the following:

(1) State that a district is proposed to be established pursuant to this division and describe the boundaries of the proposed district, which may be accomplished by reference to a map on file in the office of the clerk of the city or in the office of the recorder of the county, as applicable.

(2) State the type of eligible projects proposed to be financed or assisted by the district.

(3) State the need for the district and the goals the district proposes to achieve.

(b) The city, county, or city and county, shall enact a resolution providing for the division of taxes of any participating entity pursuant to the procedures for the preparation and adoption of an infrastructure financing plan described in Sections 53398.59 to 53398.74, inclusive. A district that completes these procedures shall follow the procedures for the division of taxes and issuance of tax increment bonds described in Sections 53398.75 to 53398.88, inclusive.

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(a) A district shall be governed by a board that has the same membership as a public financing authority as described in Section 53398.51.1. The board shall have the same powers and requirements as a public financing authority, unless otherwise specified.

(b) The legislative body shall ensure the district board is established at the same time that it adopts a resolution of intention pursuant to Section 62304.

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(a) A minimum of 95 percent of the allocated tax increment revenues pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62304 shall be used to fund eligible projects.

(b) Not more than 5 percent of allocated revenues may be used for administration.

title: 6. DISTRICTS


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In addition to the powers granted to an enhanced infrastructure financing district pursuant to Chapter 2.99 (commencing with Section 53398.50) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5, a district has the power to do all of the following within the territorial jurisdiction of a city, county, or city and county that is a participating entity, or a participating member city or county, pursuant to this division and is represented on the governing board in accordance with Section 62305:

(a) (1) Levy a benefit assessment, special tax levied pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5, or property-related fee or other service charge or fee consistent with the requirements of Articles XIII A, XIII C, and XIII   D of the California Constitution, including, but not limited to, a benefit assessment levied pursuant to paragraph (2).

(2) The district may levy a benefit assessment for any of the purposes authorized by this division pursuant to any of the following:

(A) The Improvement Act of 1911 (Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000) of the Streets and Highways Code).

(B) The Improvement Bond Act of 1915 (Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500) of the Streets and Highways Code).

(C) The Municipal Improvement Act of 1913 (Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code).

(D) The Landscaping and Lighting Act of 1972 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 22500) of Division 15 of the Streets and Highways Code), notwithstanding Section 22501 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(E) Any other statutory authorization.

(b) Apply for and receive grants from federal and state agencies.

(c) Solicit and accept gifts, fees, grants, and allocations from public and private entities.

(d) Issue revenue bonds for any of the purposes authorized by this division pursuant to the Revenue Bond Law of 1941 (Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 54300) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), subject to any applicable constitutional requirements.

(e) Incur general obligation bonded indebtedness for the acquisition or improvement of real property or for funding or refunding of any outstanding indebtedness, subject to any applicable constitutional requirements.

(f) Receive and manage a dedicated revenue source.

(g) Deposit or invest moneys of the district in banks or financial institutions in the state in accordance with state law.

(h) Sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all courts and tribunals of competent jurisdiction.

(i) Engage counsel and other professional services.

(j) Enter into and perform all necessary contracts.

(k) Enter into joint powers agreements pursuant to the Joint Exercise of Powers Act (Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) of Division 7 of Title 1).

(l) Hire staff, define their qualifications and duties, and provide a schedule of compensation for the performance of their duties.

(m) Use interim or temporary staff provided by local agencies that are a members of the district. A person who performs duties as interim or temporary staff shall not be considered an employee of the district.

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(a) If a district proposes a measure that will generate revenues for the district that requires voter approval pursuant to the California Constitution, the board of supervisors of the county or counties in which the district has determined to place the measure on the ballot shall call a special election on the measure. The special election shall be consolidated with the next regularly scheduled statewide election and the measure shall be submitted to the voters in the appropriate counties, consistent with the requirements of Articles XIII A, XIII C, and XIII D, or Article XVI of, the California Constitution, as applicable.

(b) A district shall be deemed a district for purposes of Section 317 of the Elections Code. A measure proposed by a district that requires voter approval shall be submitted to the voters within the boundaries of the district in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code applicable to districts, including the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

(c) The district shall file with the board of supervisors of each county in which the measure shall appear on the ballot a resolution of the district requesting consolidation, and setting forth the exact form of the ballot question, in accordance with Section 10403 of the Elections Code.

(d) The legal counsel for the district shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure. The impartial analysis prepared by the legal counsel for the district shall be subject to review and revision by the county counsel of the county that contains the largest population, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, among those counties in which the measure will be submitted to the voters.

(e) Each county included in the measure shall use the exact ballot question, impartial analysis, and ballot language provided by the district. If two or more counties included in the measure are required to prepare a translation of ballot materials into the same language other than English, the county that contains the largest population, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census, among those counties that are required to prepare a translation of ballot materials into the same language other than English shall prepare the translation and that translation shall be used by the other county or counties, as applicable.

(f) Notwithstanding Section 13116 of the Elections Code, if a measure proposed by a district pursuant to this division is submitted to the voters of the district in two or more counties, the elections officials of those counties shall mutually agree to use the same letter designation for the measure.

(g) The county clerk of each county shall report the results of the special election to the authority. If two-thirds of all voters voting on the question at the special election vote affirmatively, or a different approval threshold required by the California Constitution at the time the election is achieved, the measure shall take effect in the counties in which the measure appeared on the ballot within the timeframe specified in the measure.

(h) The county clerk of each county shall report the results of the special election to the district.

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(a) Each district shall prepare an annual expenditure plan that identifies and describes the operations and eligible projects undertaken by the district. The expenditure plan shall be, after public review and hearing, adopted by the governing body of the district and subject to review and revision at least annually.

(b) Each district shall also prepare and adopt an annual operating budget and capital improvement budget. The annual operating budget and capital improvement budget shall be, after public review and hearing, adopted by the governing body of the district and subject to review and revision at least annually.

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(a) A district shall provide for regular audits of its accounts and records, maintain accounting records, and report accounting transactions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles adopted by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board of the Financial Accounting Foundation for both public reporting purposes and for reporting of activities to the Controller.

(b) A district shall provide for annual financial reports and make copies of the annual financial reports available to the public.

(c) Commencing in the calendar year in which a district has allocated a cumulative total of more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in property tax increment revenues under this division or other revenues pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62253, including any proceeds of a debt issuance, and each year thereafter, the district shall contract for an independent audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards.

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(a) All meetings of the district shall be subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5).

(b) All records prepared, owned, used, or retained by the district are public records for purposes of the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1).

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(a) The following requirements shall apply to a project that is undertaken or financed by a district:

(1) Construction, alteration, demolition, installation, and repair work on the project shall be deemed a public work for which prevailing wages must be paid for purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.

(2) The district shall obtain an enforceable commitment from the developer or general contractor that the developer or general contractor and all its contractors and subcontractors at every tier will individually use a skilled and trained workforce, in accordance with Chapter 2.9 (commencing with Section 2600) of Part 1 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code, to perform all work on the project that falls within an apprenticeable occupation in the building and construction trades.

(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply if all contractors and subcontractors at every tier performing the work will be bound by a project labor agreement that requires the use of a skilled and trained workforce and provides for enforcement of that obligation through an arbitration procedure.

(b) For purposes of this section:

(1) “Project labor agreement” has the same meaning as set forth in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 2500 of the Public Contract Code.

(2) “Skilled and trained workforce” has the same meaning as set forth in subdivision (d) of Section 2601 of the Public Contract Code.

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(a) Notwithstanding subdivision (b) of Section 62304, a city or county may adopt a resolution providing for the division of taxes of any participating entity without following the procedures for the preparation and adoption of an infrastructure financing plan described in Sections 53398.59 to 53398.66, inclusive, if all of the following are met:

(1) (A) The boundaries of the proposed district are limited to an area in which the disaster damage has caused conditions that are so prevalent and so substantial that they have caused a reduction, or a lack, of the normal predisaster usage of the area to an extent that causes a serious physical and economic burden that cannot reasonably be expected to be reversed or alleviated during the term of the infrastructure financing plan by private enterprise or governmental action, or both, without redevelopment.

(B) Areas adjacent to the disaster area may be included within the boundaries of the proposed district, but those adjacent areas shall be no more than 20 percent of the total district area.

(C) The city or county adopts the resolution no more than two years after the proclamation of the disaster.

(2) The resolution does all of the following:

(A) State that a district is proposed to be established under the terms of this division and describe the boundaries of the proposed district, which may be accomplished by reference to a map on file in the office of the clerk of the city or in the office of the recorder of the county, as applicable. The map may identify, within a district, certain areas which shall be referred to as “project areas.”

(B) State the type of public facilities and development proposed to be financed or assisted by the district in accordance with subdivision (f).

(C) State the need for the district and the goals the district proposes to achieve.

(D) State that incremental property tax revenue from the city or county and all affected taxing entities within the district, if approved by resolution pursuant to Section 53398.68, may be used to finance these activities.

(E) (i) State that a city, county, or city and county may allocate tax revenues derived from local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to the Bradley-Burns Uniform Local Sales and Use Tax Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 7200) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) or transactions and use taxes imposed in accordance with the Transactions and Use Tax Law (Part 1.6 (commencing with Section 7251) of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code) to a district pursuant to Section 53398.75.5, if applicable.

(ii) The legislative body of the city or county that elects to make an allocation pursuant to clause (i) shall enact an ordinance to establish the following:

(I) The procedure by which the city or county will calculate the revenues derived from sales and use taxes and transactions and use taxes to be allocated to the district.

(II) The decision process by which the city or county will determine the amount that will be dedicated to the proposed district.

(F) Fix a time and place for the public meeting on the proposal.

(b) (1) The city or county entity proposing formation of the district shall hold a public meeting to consider the resolution of intention to establish the district.

(2) The governing board of the district shall hold a public meeting to consider the adoption of the infrastructure financing plan.

(c) (1) The city or county entity proposing formation of the district shall post notice of the meeting described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the local agency’s internet website at least 10 days before the meeting. The notice shall do all of the following:

(A) Describe specifically the boundaries of the proposed area.

(B) Describe the purpose of the infrastructure financing plan.

(C) State the day, hour, and place when and where the public can inspect documents related to the district.

(2) The governing board of the district shall post notice of the meeting described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (b) in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the district’s internet website at least 10 days before the meeting. The notice shall do all of the following:

(A) Describe specifically the boundaries of the proposed area.

(B) Describe the purpose of the infrastructure financing plan.

(C) State the day, hour, and place when and where the public can inspect documents related to the district.

(d) After adopting the resolution of intention to establish a district, the city or county shall designate an official to prepare a proposed infrastructure financing plan. This plan shall include all of the information required in Section 53398.63. The infrastructure financing plan shall be made available for public inspection at least 30 days before the governing board of the district’s public meeting. The designated official shall consult with each affected taxing entity, and, at the request of any affected taxing entity, shall meet with representatives of an affected taxing entity. Any affected taxing entity may suggest revisions to the plan.

(e) The district shall follow the procedures for amending the infrastructure financing plan and providing an annual report described in subdivision (j) of Section 53398.66, except that it shall not be required to mail any written notices.

(f) A district established pursuant to this section shall limit the use of its revenue to only the following:

(1) The purpose of acquiring, demolishing, removing, relocating, repairing, restoring, rehabilitating, or replacing buildings, low- and moderate-income housing, facilities, structures, or other improvements, in accordance with applicable laws, which are within the district, and which have been damaged or destroyed by the disaster, which are unsafe to occupy, or which are required to be acquired, demolished, altered, or removed because of the disaster.

(2) The purpose of mitigating the risk of a future disaster, including, but not limited to, both of the following:

(A) Water and energy resource access and availability during emergencies and natural disasters.

(B) Undergrounding and hardening of electrical lines and other utilities.

(3) The purpose of supporting economic recovery from a disaster, including, but not limited to, all of the following:

(A) Residential and commercial reconstruction.

(B) Affordable housing development pursuant to the provisions of Section 53398.52.

(C) Prevention of displacement.

(D) Low-interest construction loans.

(E) Capital access programs for small businesses.

(F) Workforce development and job training programs.

(g) Except as specifically provided in this section, a district established pursuant to this section shall comply with the provisions of this division.

(h) Notwithstanding Section 53398.63, a district established pursuant to this section may plan, adopt, and implement an infrastructure financing plan, and the legislative body of the city or county that created it may approve projects in the disaster area even if it is inconsistent with the general plan, and specific plan, if applicable, of the city or county within which the district is located.

(i) For a district established pursuant to this section, both of the following shall apply:

(1) Bond proceeds shall not be used for costs of operations, programs, or providing services of any kind.

(2) Notwithstanding Section 54902, the statement required by Section 54900 may be filed with the auditor of each levying county, and the statement and the map or plat shall be filed with each assessor whose roll is used for the levy and with the State Board of Equalization in Sacramento, no later than January 31 of the year in which the assessments or taxes are to be levied.

(j) Prior to the termination of the district, a city or county may include all or a portion of the district within a separate district. However, any portion of the district included within the separate district shall meet all the requirements of this division.

(k) The public members appointed in compliance with Section 62305 to the governing board of a district established pursuant to this section shall be residents of, own property in, or represent a business within the boundaries of the district and shall serve terms of not fewer than four years, subject to any applicable term limits established by the legislative body.

(l) For the purposes of this section, “disaster” means a disaster for which the Governor has declared a state of emergency pursuant to Section 8625 of the California Emergency Services Act (Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 8550) of Division 1 of Title 2).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 552, Sec. 1. (SB 782) Effective October 10, 2025.)

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For purposes of this part:

(a) “Commercial-to-residential conversion project” means a housing development project that converts an existing qualifying commercial building to market rate or affordable housing by either reuse of the existing commercial building or by replacing the commercial building with a new residential building.

(b) “Communitywide significance” means benefits associated with the commercial-to-residential conversion project beyond the conversion of commercial space to residential dwelling units.

(c) “Designated official” means the appropriate official designated pursuant to Section 62455.

(d) “District board” means the governing board of the downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing district.

(e) (1) “Downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing district” or “district” means a legally constituted governmental entity separate and distinct from the local government that established it pursuant to this division for the sole purpose of financing commercial-to-residential conversion projects or other projects of communitywide significance that support downtown revitalization and economic recovery as authorized by this division. A downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing district is a local agency for purposes of Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.

(2) A downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing district shall be deemed a district within the meaning of Section 1 of Article XIIIA of the California Constitution.

(f) “Downtown revitalization financing plan” means an adopted financing plan prepared pursuant to Section 62456.

(g) “Downtown San Francisco” means an area in the City and County of San Francisco bounded beginning at the intersection of Washington Street and The Embarcadero, running southerly along The Embarcadero and then King Street to 3rd Street, running northwesterly on 3rd Street to Townsend Street, running southwesterly along Townsend Street to 6th Street, running northwesterly along 6th Street to Mission Street, running southwesterly along Mission Street to 10th Street, running southeasterly along 10th Street to Minna Street, running southwesterly along Minna Street to Lafayette Street, running southeasterly along Lafayette Street to Howard Street, running southerly along Howard Street to the junction with the Central Freeway, running westerly along the Central Freeway to Market Street, running northeasterly along Market Street to Franklin Street, running northerly along Franklin Street to Golden Gate Avenue, running easterly along Golden Gate Avenue to Taylor Street, running northerly along Taylor Street to Turk Street, running easterly along Turk Street to Mason Street, running northerly along Mason Street to Ellis Street, running westerly along Ellis Street to Taylor Street, running northerly along Taylor Street to O’Farrell Street, running westerly along O’Farrell Street to Shannon Street, running northerly along Shannon Street to Geary Street, running easterly along Geary Street to Taylor Street, running northerly along Taylor Street to Bush Street, running easterly along Bush Street to Kearny Street, running northerly along Kearny Street to Sacramento Street, running easterly along Sacramento Street to Montgomery Street, running northerly along Montgomery Street to Washington Street, and running easterly along Washington Street to The Embarcadero.

(h) “Governing body” means the city council or board of supervisors of a local government.

(i) “Local government” means a city, county, or city and county, whether general law or chartered.

(j) “Lower income households” has the same meaning as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(k) “Moderate-income households” means households of persons and families of moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.

(l) “Net available revenue” means periodic distributions to a local government from the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund, created pursuant to Section 34170.5 of the Health and Safety Code, that are available to the local government after all preexisting legal commitments and statutory obligations funded from that revenue are made pursuant to Part 1.85 (commencing with Section 34170) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code. “Net available revenue” shall not include any funds deposited by the county auditor-controller into the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund or funds remaining in the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund prior to distribution. “Net available revenue” shall not include any moneys payable to a school district that maintains kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, community college districts, county office of education, or to the Educational Revenue Augmentation Fund, pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 34183 of the Health and Safety Code.

(m) “Opted-in taxable property” means the property of a commercial-to-residential conversion project that has opted in to receive incremental tax revenue pursuant to Section 62459.

(n) “Qualifying commercial building” means a commercial building identified in the downtown revitalization financing plan pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 62456.

(o) “San Francisco” means the City and County of San Francisco.

(p) “Transit priority area” has the same meaning as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 21099 of the Public Resources Code.

(q) “Very low income households” has the same meaning as defined in Section 50105 of the Health and Safety Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 1. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS

path: 6. DISTRICTS > 8. Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing Districts


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The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco may establish one downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing district pursuant to this division. Proceedings for the establishment of a district shall be instituted by the adoption of a resolution of intention to establish the proposed district and shall do all of the following:

(a) (1) State that a district is proposed to be established under the terms of this division and describe the boundaries of the proposed district, which may be accomplished by reference to a map on file in the office of the recorder of the county.

(2) The boundaries of the district shall be limited to downtown San Francisco.

(b) State the need for the district and the goals the district proposes to achieve.

(c) State that incremental property tax revenue generated by investment in the commercial-to-residential conversion project from San Francisco will be used to finance these activities.

(d) Fix a time and place for a public hearing by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco on the proposed downtown revitalization financing plan. The Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco shall hold the public hearing before the district board’s third public hearing, described in subdivision (d) of Section 62458. After the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco public hearing, the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of San Francisco may approve or reject the proposed downtown revitalization financing plan.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 2. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

division: 8. Downtown Revitalization and Economic Recovery Financing Districts

title: 6. DISTRICTS


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The governing body of a local government, except the City and County of San Francisco, may establish one downtown revitalization and economic recovery financing district pursuant to this division. Proceedings for the establishment of a district shall be instituted by the adoption of a resolution of intention to establish the proposed district and shall do all of the following:

(a) State that a district is proposed to be established under the terms of this division and describe the boundaries of the proposed district, which may be accomplished by reference to a map on file in the office of the recorder of the county.

(b) State that the district will only finance commercial-to-residential conversion projects that meet all of the following requirements:

(1) At least 75 percent of the perimeter of the site of the development adjoins parcels that are developed with urban uses. For the purposes of this section, parcels that are only separated by a street or highway shall be considered to be adjoined.

(2) Is located within a part of the city or county where the commercial office building vacancy rate is 20 percent or greater.

(3) Is located within a transit priority area.

(c) State the need for the district and the goals the district proposes to achieve.

(d) State that incremental property tax revenue generated by investment in the commercial-to-residential conversion project from the local government will be used to finance these activities.

(e) Fix a time and place for a public hearing by the governing body on the proposed downtown revitalization financing plan. The governing body shall hold the public hearing before the district board’s third public hearing, described in subdivision (d) of Section 62458. After the governing body’s public hearing, the governing body may approve or reject the proposed downtown revitalization financing plan.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 3. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

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(a) (1) The district board’s membership shall consist of three members of the governing body and two members of the public chosen by the governing body. The governing body may appoint one of its members to be an alternate member of the district board who may serve and vote in place of a member who is absent or disqualifies themselves from participating in a meeting of the district. The appointment of the public members shall be subject to the provisions of Sections 54970 and 54972.

(2) For purposes of this subdivision, the district board may include a directly elected mayor.

(b) The governing body shall ensure the district board is established at the same time that it adopts a resolution of intention pursuant to Section 62451 or 62451.5, as applicable.

(c) Members of the district board shall not receive compensation but may receive reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.

(d) Members of the district board are subject to Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.

(e) The district board shall be a local public agency subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1), and the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)).

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 4. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

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(a) The purpose of the district is to finance commercial-to-residential conversion projects with incremental tax revenues generated by commercial-to-residential conversion projects within the district.

(b) Incremental tax revenues generated by commercial-to-residential conversion projects within the district shall be allocated to, and when collected shall be paid into a special fund of, the district for all lawful purposes described in this section.

(c) The district shall finance only commercial-to-residential conversion projects that the district determines are of communitywide significance and that provide significant benefits to the district or the surrounding community.

(d) The district shall ensure that incremental tax revenues allocated to the district are limited to those revenues described in Section 62457 that are generated through commercial-to-residential conversion projects within the district that have opted in pursuant to Section 62459.

(e) (1) The district shall take all of the following actions:

(A) Hold an annual public hearing.

(B) On or before June 30, after holding a public hearing, adopt an annual report.

(C) Make available written copies of the draft of the annual report available to the public 30 days before the public hearing.

(D) Post the draft of the annual report in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the district’s internet website.

(2) The annual report shall contain all of the following:

(A) A description of the projects undertaken by the district in the fiscal year, including any rehabilitation of structures, and a comparison of the progress expected to be made on those projects compared to the actual progress.

(B) A chart comparing the actual revenues and expenses, including administrative costs, of the district to the budgeted revenues and expenses.

(C) The amount of tax increment revenues received by the district.

(D) A description of each commercial-to-residential conversion project within the district that opted in and the amount of tax increment revenues received.

(E) An assessment of the status regarding completion of the district’s projects.

(F) The amount of revenues expended by the district to assist private businesses.

(3) If the district fails to adopt the annual report required by subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), the district shall not allow for any additional properties to opt in to receiving funds from the district until the district has adopted the report.

(4) Every 10 years at a public hearing required by subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1), the district shall consider the following:

(A) Whether the requirements of this division continue to be met.

(B) Whether amendments to the downtown revitalization plan are necessary to ensure the requirements of this division continue to be met.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 5. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: The creation of the district and the adoption of a downtown revitalization financing plan pursuant to this division shall not be deemed a “project” for purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources Code).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 274, Sec. 1. (AB 2488) Effective January 1, 2025.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: After adopting the resolution pursuant to Section 62451 or 62451.5, as applicable, the governing body shall send a copy of the resolution to the district board. The district board shall designate and direct the appropriate government official to prepare a downtown revitalization financing plan pursuant to Section 62456.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 6. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


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After receipt of a copy of the resolution of intention to establish the district, the official designated pursuant to Section 62455 shall prepare a proposed downtown revitalization financing plan. The downtown revitalization financing plan shall be consistent with the general plan and applicable specific plans, and shall include all of the following:

(a) A map and legal description of the proposed district, which may include all or a portion of the district designated by the governing body in its resolution of intention.

(b) A description of the potential commercial-to-residential conversion projects that are proposed in the area of the district. A commercial-to-residential conversion project may be mixed use, but at least 60 percent of the square footage of the commercial-to-residential conversion shall be designated for residential use. Mixed-use developments shall be limited to residential and commercial uses.

(c) A requirement that if nonresidential development is included in the development pursuant to subdivision (b), at least 25 percent of the total planned units affordable to lower income households shall be made available for lease or sale and permitted for use and occupancy before or at the same time with every 25 percent of nonresidential development made available for lease or sale and permitted for use and occupancy.

(d) (1) A requirement that an opted-in taxable property shall not receive a property tax distribution from the district unless it meets one of the following:

(A) At least 5 percent of total units for rent are affordable to very low income households or the local inclusionary requirement, whichever is higher, for a minimum of 55 years.

(B) At least 10 percent of total units for rent are affordable to lower income households or the local inclusionary requirement, whichever is higher, for a minimum of 55 years.

(C) At least 10 percent of total units for sale are affordable to households of moderate income or the local inclusionary requirement, whichever is higher, for a minimum of 45 years.

(2) For a district established in the City and County of San Francisco, the affordability requirements established pursuant to this subdivision shall not apply to the first 1,500,000 square feet of opted-in commercial-to-residential conversion projects.

(e) For a district established by a city or county other than the City and County of San Francisco, a requirement that at least 30 percent of the incremental tax revenues generated by the district be used to finance the units in subdivision (d).

(f) A finding that the potential commercial-to-residential conversion projects and financial assistance are of communitywide significance and provide significant benefits to an area larger than the area of the district.

(g) Identification of each existing commercial building within the district that is eligible for conversion to residential use and that may opt in to receive incremental tax revenue pursuant to this division.

(h) A requirement that the incremental tax revenues generated by each individual commercial-to-residential conversion project within the district that are allocated to the district by the local government be distributed by the district back to that same project for the purpose of financing necessary development costs. Each individual commercial-to-residential conversion project shall receive an annual distribution on a pay-go basis in an amount no greater than the amount of incremental tax revenues generated by that same commercial-to-residential conversion project for a maximum of 30 years or until the district ceases to exist, whichever occurs first.

(i) A requirement that the first distribution of incremental tax revenue to a commercial-to-residential conversion project pursuant to subdivision (h) commence with the fiscal year that begins after the project is issued a certificate of occupancy or, if the city, county, or city and county does not issue certificates of occupancy, the project completes a final inspection.

(j) A requirement that if an opted-in taxable property is sold or otherwise transferred to a new property owner, the distribution described in subdivision (h) shall also be transferred to the new property owner.

(k) A requirement that any incremental tax revenues remaining after the distribution of revenues pursuant to subdivision (h) be used for downtown revitalization programs. Once the allocation of revenues has ceased, the tax increment shall be allocated to, and, when collected, shall be apportioned to, the local government.

(l) A requirement that local administrative costs to implement this section do not exceed 5 percent of the tax revenues allocated pursuant to the section, not including amounts required to reimburse the local government for the costs of establishing the district or the costs described in Section 62461.

(m) A financing section, which shall contain all of the following information:

(1) A specification of the maximum portion of the incremental tax revenue of the local government proposed to be committed to the district for each year during which the district will receive incremental tax revenue. The portion may change over time.

(2) A projection of the amount of tax revenues expected to be received by the district in each year during which the district will receive tax revenues.

(3) A limit on the total number of dollars of taxes that may be allocated to the district pursuant to the plan.

(4) A date on which the district will cease to exist, by which time all tax allocations to the district will end. The date shall not be more than 45 years from the date on which the district distributes funding to the first commercial-to-residential conversion project within the district.

(5) An analysis of the costs to the local government of providing facilities and services to the area of the district while the area is being developed and after the area is developed. The plan shall also include an analysis of the tax, fee, charge, and other revenues expected to be received by the local government as a result of expected development in the area of the district.

(6) An analysis of the projected fiscal impact of the district and the associated development upon the local government.

(n) If any residential dwelling units within the territory of the district are proposed to be removed or demolished in the course of a commercial-to-residential conversion project within the area of the district, a plan providing for replacement of those units and relocation of those persons or families consistent with the requirements of Article 2 (commencing with Section 66300.5) of Chapter 12 of Division 1 of Title 7.

(o) The goals the district proposes to achieve for each project financed pursuant to this division.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 7. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
(a) A downtown revitalization financing plan shall contain a provision that taxes, if any, levied upon opted-in taxable property in the area included within the downtown financing district each year by or for the benefit of the State of California, or the local government, shall be divided, subject to the provisions of Section 53993, as follows:

(1) That portion of the taxes that would be produced by the rate upon which the tax is levied each year by or for the local government upon the total sum of the assessed value of all of the opted-in taxable property in the district, as established pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 62459, shall be allocated to, and when collected shall be paid to, that local government as taxes on all other property are paid.

(2) That portion of the levied taxes each year specified in the adopted downtown revitalization financing plan for the local government in excess of the amount specified in paragraph (1) shall be allocated to, and when collected shall be paid into a special fund of, the district for all lawful purposes of the district. Unless and until the total assessed valuation of the opted-in taxable property in a district exceeds the total assessed value of the opted-in taxable property in the district as shown by the last equalized assessment rolls referred to in paragraph (1), all of the taxes levied and collected upon the opted-in taxable property in the district shall be paid to the local government. When the district ceases to exist pursuant to the adopted downtown revitalization financing plan, all moneys thereafter received from taxes upon the opted-in taxable property in the district shall be allocated to, and, when collected, shall be apportioned to, the local government.

(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), where any district boundaries overlap with the boundaries of any former redevelopment project area, any debt or obligation of the district shall be subordinate to any and all enforceable obligations of the former redevelopment agency, as approved by the oversight board and the Department of Finance. For the purposes of this chapter, the division of taxes allocated to the district pursuant to subdivision (a) shall not include any taxes required to be deposited by the county auditor-controller into the Redevelopment Property Tax Trust Fund created pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 34170.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(c) The governing body may choose to dedicate any portion of its net available revenue, as defined in subdivision (k) of Section 62450, to the district through the downtown revitalization financing plan.

(d) The downtown revitalization financing plan shall not divide revenues that are allocated to other taxing entities that are not part of the local government.

(e) The portion of the incremental tax revenues described in subdivisions (a) and (c) generated by a commercial-to-residential conversion project that can be allocated to the district shall be limited to the incremental tax revenues generated by residential use in the project, with residential use measured based on square footage.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 8. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
(a) The district board shall consider adoption of the downtown revitalization financing plan at three public hearings.

(b) At the first public hearing, the district shall present the draft downtown revitalization financing plan, answer questions about the district, and consider comments about the downtown revitalization financing plan.

(c) At the second public hearing, the district shall consider any written and oral comments and take action to approve, modify, or reject the downtown revitalization financing plan.

(d) If the district takes action to approve or modify the downtown revitalization financing plan at the second public hearing, and if the governing body approved the downtown revitalization financing plan pursuant to Section 62451 or 62451.5, as applicable, then the district may enact an ordinance or adopt a resolution to approve the downtown revitalization financing plan at the third public hearing.

(e) At least 10 days before each public hearing, the district board shall give notice of the public hearing as follows:

(1) The district board shall post notice of each public hearing required by this section in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the district’s internet website.

(2) The district board shall do one of following:

(A) Mail a written notice of the public hearing at least 10 days before each scheduled public hearing date to each landowner, resident, business owner, and labor organization that represents workers in the geographic area of the project.

(B) If the district designates a contact person to receive and process any requests for an electronically mailed packet of all materials, email, at least 10 days before each scheduled public hearing date, notice of the public hearing to the email contact list assembled and maintained by the designated contact person.

(C) Publish notice of each public hearing at least 10 days before each public hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in that jurisdiction.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 9. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
(a) (1) After the adoption of the downtown revitalization financing plan, the district shall establish a process for eligible commercial-to-residential conversion projects identified pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 62456 to opt into receiving incremental tax revenue generated by that same commercial-to-residential conversion project pursuant to this division. A district shall establish a process to reconsider the amount of incremental tax revenue to be distributed to a project if there is a change in use or the square footage of commercial space converted to housing planned to be built.

(2) An eligible commercial-to-residential conversion project may opt in to receive incremental tax revenue generated by that same commercial-to-residential conversion project pursuant to this division at any time before the project is issued the first building permit for the project.

(3) A commercial-to-residential conversion project shall not be eligible to opt in to receive incremental tax revenue pursuant to this division after December 31, 2032.

(b) After a commercial-to-residential conversion project opts in, the district shall determine whether it meets the requirements of this division and can begin receiving property tax incremental revenues. If the district determines that the project does not meet the requirements of this division, or that it does not have enough room under the limit established pursuant to paragraph (3) of subdivision (l) of Section 62456 for the project, the district shall not allow the project to begin receiving incremental tax revenue.

(c) For purposes of paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 62457, after a commercial-to-residential conversion project opts in to receive incremental tax revenue, and the district approves the project’s ability to receive incremental tax revenue, the district shall establish the base assessed value for the applicable property, which shall be the assessed value for the applicable property as shown on the assessment roll used in connection with the property by the local government, last equalized prior to the first building permit being issued as a part of the conversion of the commercial-to-residential conversion project.

(d) An eligible commercial-to-residential conversion project that opts in to receive incremental tax revenue pursuant to subdivision (a) shall comply with the labor standards established in Section 62460.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 10. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
(a) Commercial-to-residential conversion projects that opt in to receive incremental tax revenue pursuant to Section 62459 are public works for which prevailing wages shall be paid for purposes of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the Labor Code.

(b) For commercial-to-residential conversion projects that opt in to receive incremental tax revenue pursuant to Section 62459, the following labor standard provisions shall apply:

(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), for projects comprising 50 or more housing units, the labor standards of Section 65912.131 shall apply.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) and except as provided in paragraph (3), for projects involving buildings over 85 feet in height above grade, the labor standards of paragraph (8) of subdivision (a) of Section 65913.4 shall apply.

(3) (A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), for projects that are streamlined under the Office to Housing Conversion Act (Article 11.5 (commencing with Section 65658) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7), the labor standards of that act shall apply.

(B) This paragraph shall become operative only if Assembly Bill 507 of the 2025–26 Regular Session is enacted and takes effect.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 11. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: All costs incurred by the local government in connection with the division of taxes pursuant to this division for the district shall be paid by the district.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 12. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text:
(a) If a local government establishes a district pursuant to this division, it shall develop and submit an annual report to the relevant committees of the Legislature regarding the commercial-to-residential conversion projects financed by the district.

(b) The reports submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) shall be submitted in compliance with Section 9795.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 642, Sec. 13. (AB 1445) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the creation of a district, adoption of a downtown revitalization financing plan, including a division of taxes, shall be commenced within 30 days after the enactment of the resolution creating the district pursuant to Section 62458. Consistent with the time limitations of this section, an action or proceeding with respect to a division of taxes under this chapter may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 242, Sec. 10. (SB 858) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: This section implements and fulfills the intent of this division and of Article XIII B of the California Constitution. The allocation and payment to a district of the portion of taxes specified in Section 62457 for the purposes specified in this division, shall not be deemed the receipt by a district of proceeds of taxes levied by or on behalf of the district within the meaning or for the purposes of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, nor shall that portion of taxes be deemed receipt of proceeds of taxes by, or an appropriation subject to limitation of, any other public body within the meaning or for purposes of Article XIII B of the California Constitution or any statutory provision enacted in implementation of Article XIII B of the California Constitution.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 242, Sec. 11. (SB 858) Effective January 1, 2026.)

title: 6. DISTRICTS


text: This title shall be known, and may be cited, as the Regional Housing Finance Act.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 767, Sec. 1. (SB 440) Effective January 1, 2025.)

chapter: 1. General Provisions

path: 6.5. REGIONAL HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITIES > 1. General Provisions


text:
For purposes of this title:

(a) “Affordable housing” means housing that is subject to an affordability restriction or equity sharing agreement with a public entity that reserves units for persons and families of low or moderate income, as defined in Section 50093 of the Health and Safety Code.

(b) “Authority” means a regional housing finance authority established pursuant to Section 62505.

(c) “Board” means the governing board of a regional housing finance authority.

(d) “Local government” means a city, county, or special district, including a school district or community college district.

(e) “Underlying land use jurisdiction” means any of the authority’s representative cities or counties.

title: 6.5. REGIONAL HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITIES


text: The Legislature finds and declares that providing a regional financing mechanism for affordable housing production and preservation throughout the state is a matter of statewide concern and is not a municipal affair as that term is used in Section 5 of Article XI of the California Constitution. Therefore, this title applies to all cities, including charter cities.


text:
(a) (1) Except as provided in Section 62505.1, two or more local governments may establish a regional housing authority pursuant to this title.

(2) The authority shall be governed by a board established pursuant to Section 62506.

(b) The authority shall be a separate legal entity from the local governments that establish the authority.

(c) The formation and jurisdictional boundaries of the authority are not subject to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5).

(d) An authority’s purpose is to raise, administer, and allocate funding and provide technical assistance at a regional level for affordable housing development, including new construction and the preservation of existing housing to serve a range of incomes and housing types, including rental and owner-occupied housing. It is the intent of the Legislature that an authority help the region accommodate and meet its existing and projected housing needs for extremely low, very low, low-, and moderate-income households, and further the objectives of subdivision (d) of Section 65584.

chapter: 2. Governing Structure

path: 6.5. REGIONAL HOUSING FINANCE AUTHORITIES > 2. Governing Structure


text: An entity that is located within the jurisdiction of the Bay Area Housing Finance Authority established pursuant to Section 64510 or the Los Angeles County Affordable Housing Solutions Agency established pursuant to Section 64710 shall not participate in a regional housing authority established pursuant to this chapter.


text:
(a) An authority shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of a minimum of three directors. All directors shall be elected officials representing the cities, special districts, or counties that are members of the authority. The authority shall consist of members appointed by each of the cities, special districts, or counties that are a member of the authority in proportion to the population served by the member city, special district, or county.

(b) The board shall elect a chairperson and a vice chairperson from among its members at the first meeting held in each calendar year.

(c) (1) A member of the authority board may receive a per diem for each board meeting that the member attends. The authority board shall set the amount of that per diem for a member’s attendance, but that amount shall not exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per meeting. A member shall not receive a payment for more than two meetings in a calendar month.

(2) A member may waive a payment of per diem authorized by this subdivision.

(d) (1) A member of the board shall serve a term of two years.

(2) If a vacancy occurs on the board of directors, an individual shall fill the vacancy as specified by the representative cities, special districts, or counties. An appointment to fill a vacancy pursuant to this subparagraph shall be effective only for the remainder of the term of the office that became vacated.

(e) (1) Members of the board are subject to Article 2.4 (commencing with Section 53234) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5.

(2) The authority shall be subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5), the California Public Records Act (Division 10 (commencing with Section 7920.000) of Title 1), and the Political Reform Act of 1974 (Title 9 (commencing with Section 81000)).

(f) An authority shall engage in public participation processes, which shall include all of the following:

(1) Outreach efforts to encourage the active participation of a broad range of stakeholder groups in the planning process, including, but not limited to, affordable housing and homelessness advocates, any public housing authority created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 34200) of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code in the housing finance agency’s jurisdiction, nonprofit developers, neighborhood and community groups, environmental advocates, equity organizations, home builder representatives, and business organizations.

(2) Holding at least one public meeting regarding any relevant plan or proposals being considered by the authority. The authority shall hold any such meeting at a time and a location convenient for members of the public. The authority shall place each plan or proposal under consideration on a meeting agenda of the authority board for discussion at least 30 days before the authority board takes action.

(3) A process for enabling members of the public to provide a single request to receive authority notices, information, and updates.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 96. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.)


text:
(a) The authority board may make and enforce rules and regulations necessary for governing the authority, the preservation of order, and the transaction of business.

(b) In exercising the powers and duties conferred on the authority by this title, the authority board may act by resolution.

(c) A member of the authority board shall exercise independent judgment on behalf of the interests of the residents, the property owners, and the public in furthering the intent and purposes of this title.


text:
(a) The authority board shall hold its first meeting at a time and place within the jurisdiction of the local governments that established the authority.

(b) After the first meeting described in subdivision (a), the board shall hold meetings at times and places determined by the authority board, provided that meeting shall be held within the jurisdiction of the local governments that established the authority.