Bill Text: CA AB1598 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
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Bill Title: Affordable housing authorities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 764, Statutes of 2017. [AB1598 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB1598-Amended.html
California Housing Finance Agency, the Department of Housing and Community Development, and other state agencies and departments.
Bill Title: Affordable housing authorities.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-10-13 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 764, Statutes of 2017. [AB1598 Detail]
Download: California-2017-AB1598-Amended.html
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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE—
2017–2018 REGULAR SESSION
| Assembly Bill | No. 1598 |
| Introduced by Assembly Member Mullin (Coauthor: Senator Dodd) |
February 17, 2017 |
An act to add Division 5 (commencing with Section 62250) to Title 6 of the Government Code, relating to housing.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 1598, as amended, Mullin.
Affordable housing authorities.
Existing law authorizes certain local agencies to form a community revitalization authority (authority) within a community revitalization and investment area, as defined, to carry out provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law in that area for purposes related to, among other things, infrastructure, affordable housing, and economic revitalization. Existing law provides for the financing of these activities by, among other things, the issuance of bonds serviced by property tax increment revenues, and requires the authority to adopt a community revitalization and investment plan for the community revitalization and investment area that includes elements describing and governing revitalization activities. Existing law requires a community revitalization and investment plan to include a 30-year limit for establishing loans, advances, and indebtedness by the authority.
This bill would authorize a city, county, or city and county to adopt a resolution creating an affordable housing authority with power limited to providing low- and moderate-income housing funded through a low- and moderate-income housing fund, as specified. The bill would prohibit certain local government entities form participating in the authority. The bill would authorize an authority created pursuant to those provisions to have boundaries that are identical to the boundaries of the city, county, or city and county that created the authority. The bill would require the authority to adopt, after holding a noticed public hearing, an affordable housing investment plan that includes, among other things, an affordable housing program. The bill would require an authority created pursuant to these provisions to include a 45-year limit for establishing loans, advances, and indebtedness by the authority. The bill would authorize specified local entities to adopt a
resolution to provide tax increment revenues to the authority. The bill would also authorize specified local entities to adopt a resolution allocating other tax revenues to the authority, subject to certain requirements. The bill would provide for the financing of the activities of the authority by, among other things, the issuance of bonds serviced by funds received pursuant to those tax increment revenues or other tax revenues allocated to the authority.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: NOBill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
Division 5 (commencing with Section 62250) is added to Title 6 of the Government Code, to read:DIVISION 5. Affordable Housing Authorities
62250.
For purposes of this division, the following terms have the following meanings:(a) “Authority” means an affordable housing authority created pursuant to this division.
(b) “Consenting local agency” means a local agency that has adopted a resolution of its governing body consenting to the affordable housing investment plan.
(c) “Plan” means an affordable housing investment plan adopted pursuant to Section 62252.
(d) “Real property” means any of the following:
(1) Land, including land under water and waterfront property.
(2) Buildings, structures, fixtures, and improvements on the land.
(3) Any property appurtenant to or used in connection with the land.
(4) Every estate, interest, privilege, easement, franchise, and right in land, including rights-of-way, terms for years, and liens, charges, or encumbrances by way of judgment, mortgage, or otherwise and the indebtedness secured by those liens.
62251.
(a) A city, county, or city and county may adopt a resolution creating an affordable housing authority and a Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund that shall be limited to providing low- and moderate-income housing pursuant to this division. An authority created pursuant to this division is a public body, corporate and politic.(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 as follows:
(1) (A) At least three members of the city council or the board of supervisors appointed by the city council or the board of supervisors.
(B) In the case of an authority created by a city and county authority jointly, at least three members of the city council and three members of the board of supervisors.
(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.
62252.
(a) (1) An authority created pursuant to this division shall, by resolution, adopt an affordable housing investment plan that may include either of the following:(A) A provision for the receipt of tax increment funds generated within the area.
(B) 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 amount available in the Low and Moderate Income Housing Fund and the estimated amounts that will be deposited in the fund during each of the next five years.
(c) 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.
(4) 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.
(5) 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.
(6) 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 tax increment revenues revenues pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 62253 or other revenues pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 62253 during the term of the plan. Bonds shall be issued 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.
(7) 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.
(d) 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 the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5). The authority shall consider any comments made on the plan at that hearing before adopting the plan.
62253.
(a) 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 tax increment funds 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 tax increment, and to establish a maximum amount of time in years that the allocation takes place. A resolution adopted pursuant to this section for an affordable housing authority may be repealed and be of no further effect by giving the county auditor-controller 90 days’ notice; provided, however, that the county auditor-controller shall continue to allocate to the authority the taxing entity’s share of ad valorem property taxes that have been pledged to the repayment of debt issued by the authority until the debt has been fully repaid. 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 authority’s use of tax increment funds for administrative and overhead expenses.(b) 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 from local sales and use taxes or transactions and use taxes provided that the use of those revenues by the authority for purposes of this division is consistent with the purposes for which that tax was imposed.
(c) A minimum of 95 percent of the allocated 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- and moderate-income families. Not more than 5 percent of allocated revenues may be used for administration.
(d) Housing funds expended by an authority shall be spent proportionally on low, very low, and moderate-income housing.
62254.
An authority may do all of the following:(a) Provide for low- and moderate-income 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) 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.
(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.
62255.
Every five years, beginning in the calendar year in which the authority has allocated a cumulative total of more than one million dollars ($1,000,000) in 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, the authority shall contract for an independent audit conducted in accordance with generally accepted governmental auditing standards.62256.
An authority shall prepare a feasible method or plan for relocation of all of any families and persons to be temporarily or permanently displaced from housing facilities as a result of actions by the authority.62257.
An authority shall receive a priority for assistance in housing programs administered by the62258.
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.62259.
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.62260.
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.
62261.
(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 agency. 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.
