Bill Text: CA SB1439 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Redevelopment: successor agencies.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-09 - Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F. [SB1439 Detail]

Download: California-2011-SB1439-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: SB 1439	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Senator Huff
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Portantino)

                        FEBRUARY 24, 2012

   An act to add Part 1.95 (commencing with Section 34198) to
Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, relating to redevelopment,
and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SB 1439, as introduced, Huff. Redevelopment: City of Monrovia.
   Existing law suspends various activities of redevelopment agencies
and prohibits the agencies from incurring indebtedness for a
specified period. Existing law also dissolves redevelopment agencies
and community development agencies, as of October 1, 2011, and
designates successor agencies, as defined.
   This bill would exempt the Monrovia Redevelopment Agency from the
suspension and dissolution provisions and authorize the agency to
continue to exist and carry out redevelopment activities. These
provisions would become operative only if a specified provision of
law is operative. The bill would make specified findings and
declarations that the special legislation contained in the act is
necessarily applicable only to the City of Monrovia.
   This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as
an urgency statute.
   Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the
following:
   (a) The creation of regional transportation and jobs for the San
Gabriel Valley is of monumental importance to the San Gabriel Valley
and Los Angeles County.
   (b) The Metro Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority
is charged with extending a regional transit system eastward from
Pasadena to the Ontario Airport to alleviate ongoing and compounding
traffic congestion and to become more environmentally friendly.
   (c) The extension of the Metro Gold Line light rail from Pasadena
to Azusa is Phase 2A, and Phase 2B will extend the Metro Gold Line
from Azusa to the Ontario Airport.
   (d) The extension of the Metro Gold Line Phase 2A is projected to
generate 7,000 jobs and $1 billion of economic output during
construction.
   (e) The City of Monrovia and its redevelopment agency have
negotiated terms for the sale of its property to the Metro Gold Line
Foothill Extension Construction Authority for the construction of a
maintenance and operations facility, which is required for the
eastward expansion of the Metro Gold Line Phase 2A.
   (f) Without a maintenance and operations facility, the Metro Gold
Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority will not receive the
necessary funding from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority
(MTA) to complete the 11.5 mile light rail extension project.
   (g) Without construction of Phase 2A, from Pasadena to Azusa, it
would subsequently hinder the progress of Phase 2B from Azusa to the
Ontario Airport.
  SEC. 2.  Part 1.95 (commencing with Section 34198) is added to
Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code, to read:

      PART 1.95.  CITY OF MONROVIA REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM


      CHAPTER 1.  APPLICATION OF THIS PART


   34198.  Notwithstanding any other law, the Monrovia Redevelopment
Agency shall be exempt from Part 1.8 (commencing with Section 34161),
Part 1.85 (commencing with Section 34170), and any other conflicting
law.
   34198.1.  This part shall become operative only if Part 1.8
(commencing with Section 34161), Part 1.85 (commencing with Section
34170), or any substantially similar legislative enactments are
operative.
      CHAPTER 2.  CONTINUED EXISTENCE OF THE MONROVIA REDEVELOPMENT
AGENCY


   34198.2.  Because of the unique transportation obligations of the
Monrovia Redevelopment Agency, notwithstanding Part 1.8 (commencing
with Section 34161), Part 1.85 (commencing with Section 34170), or
any other law, the Monrovia Redevelopment Agency may continue to
exist and carry out the provisions of the Community Redevelopment Law
(Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000)).
  SEC. 3.  The Legislature finds and declares that due to unique
circumstances regarding regional transportation projects in the City
of Monrovia, a general statute cannot be made applicable within the
meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution.
Therefore, the special legislation contained in Sections 1 and 2 of
this act is necessarily applicable only to the City of Monrovia.
  SEC. 4.  This act is an urgency statute necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public peace, health, or safety within the
meaning of Article IV of the Constitution and shall go into immediate
effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
   In order to ensure the fiscal integrity of the state, to protect
the health and safety of the community in the City of Monrovia, and
to complete a regional transportation project and improve public
infrastructure in Los Angeles County, it is necessary for this act to
take effect immediately.