Bill Text: CA AB343 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Redevelopment plans: environmental goals.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2011-06-23 - In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author. [AB343 Detail]
Download: California-2011-AB343-Amended.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 343 AMENDED
BILL TEXT
AMENDED IN SENATE JUNE 14, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Atkins
FEBRUARY 10, 2011
An act to add Section 33330.5 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to redevelopment.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 343, as amended, Atkins. Redevelopment plans: environmental
goals.
The Community Redevelopment Law authorizes the establishment of
redevelopment agencies in communities in order to address the effects
of blight, as defined, in those communities and requires those
agencies to prepare, or cause to be prepared, and approve a
redevelopment plan for each project area. Existing law requires,
among other things, that each redevelopment plan be consistent with
the community's general plan.
Existing law requires or authorizes metropolitan planning
organizations, local governments, and local legislative bodies, to
adopt greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, rezoning activities,
and traffic mitigation measures for transit priority projects,
respectively, in order to attain specified climate, air quality, and
energy conservation goals. each transportation
planning agency, as specified, to prepare and adopt a regional
transportation plan directed at achieving coordinated and balanced
regional transportation systems. Existing law requires that the
regional transportation plan include, among other things, a
sustainable communities strategy, as specified. Existing law requires
the State Air Resources Board to provide affected regions with
certain greenhouse gas emission reduction targets. Existing law
requires that the sustainable communities strategy set forth a
forecasted development plan aimed at meeting the greenhouse gas
emission reduction targets established by the State Air Resources
Board. Existing law, in the case where a sustainable communities
strategy is unable to meet the greenhouse gas reduction targets,
requires the responsible metropolitan planning organization to
prepare an alternative planning strategy showing how those targets
would be achieved through alternative development.
This bill would require each redevelopment plan to
consider and identify strategies for how redevelopment projects will
help attain the climate, air quality, and energy conservation goals
or applicable regional greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
be consistent with the regional sustainable
communities strategy or alternative planning strategy
adopted by the metropolitan planning organization or council of
government.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 33330.5 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
33330.5. Every redevelopment plan shall consider and identify
strategies for how redevelopment projects will help attain the
climate, air quality, and energy conservation goals identified in
Chapter 728 of the Statutes of 2008 or the applicable regional
greenhouse gas emission reduction targets.
33330.5. Each redevelopment plan shall be consistent with the
regional sustainable communities strategy or alternative planning
strategy adopted by a metropolitan planning organization or council
of government pursuant to Chapter 728 of the Statutes of 2008.
