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SB-1373 Surplus land disposal.(2021-2022)

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Date Published: 09/29/2022 02:00 PM
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Senate Bill No. 1373
CHAPTER 724

An act to amend Section 54234 of the Government Code, relating to land use, and declaring the urgency thereof, to take effect immediately.

[ Approved by Governor  September 28, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State  September 28, 2022. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


SB 1373, Kamlager. Surplus land disposal.
Existing law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land by a local agency, as defined. Existing law provides that certain dispositions of real property by local agencies are subject to surplus land disposal procedures as they existed on December 31, 2019, without regard to specified amendments that took effect on January 1, 2020, if those dispositions comply with specified requirements and the disposition is completed not later than December 31, 2022. Existing law extends the date that the disposition must be completed by to December 31, 2024, for specified properties, including properties related to the Metro North Hollywood Joint Development Project. Existing law further extends the dates by which the disposition of property must be completed, as specified, if the disposition of property, the local agency’s right or ability to dispose of the property, or a development project for which the property is proposed to be transferred, is the subject of judicial challenge.
This bill would extend the date by which the disposition of property must be completed to December 31, 2024, if the property is located in a charter city with a population of over 2,000,000 persons and a local agency has an option agreement duly authorized by the local agency’s governing body to purchase the property from the former redevelopment agency. The bill would further extend that date if the disposition of property, the local agency’s right or ability to dispose of the property, or a development project for which the property is proposed to be transferred, is the subject of judicial challenge.
This bill would declare that it is to take effect immediately as an urgency statute.
Vote: 2/3   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:


SECTION 1.

 Section 54234 of the Government Code is amended to read:

54234.
 (a) (1) If a local agency, as of September 30, 2019, has entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement or legally binding agreement to dispose of property, the provisions of this article as it existed on December 31, 2019, shall apply, without regard to the changes made to this article by Chapter 664 of the Statutes of 2019, and all subsequent amendments to this article, to the disposition of the property to the party that had entered into such agreement or its successors or assigns, provided the disposition is completed by either of the following dates, as applicable:
(A) December 31, 2022, unless the conditions described in subparagraph (B) apply.
(B) December 31, 2024, if the property is located in a charter city with a population of over 2,000,000 persons and a local agency has an option agreement duly authorized by the local agency’s governing body to purchase the property from the former redevelopment agency.
(2) If a local agency, as of September 30, 2019, has entered into an exclusive negotiating agreement or legally binding agreement to dispose of property related to the Metro North Hollywood Joint Development Project, the provisions of this article as it existed on December 31, 2019, shall apply, without regard to the changes made to this article by Chapter 664 of the Statutes of 2019, and all subsequent amendments to this article, to the disposition of the property to the party that had entered into such agreement or its successors or assigns, provided the disposition is completed not later than December 31, 2024.
(3) If a local agency, as of September 30, 2019, has issued a competitive request for proposals for the development of property that includes at least 100 residential units and at least 25 percent of the total residential units are restricted to lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code, with an affordable housing cost or an affordable rent, as defined in Sections 50052.5 and 50053 of the Health and Safety Code, for a minimum of 55 years for rental housing and 45 years for ownership housing, the provisions of this article as it existed on December 31, 2019, shall apply, without regard to the changes made to this article by Chapter 664 of the Statutes of 2019, and all subsequent amendments to this article, to the disposition of the property to the party that participated in the competitive request for proposals process, or the party’s successors or assigns, provided a disposition and development agreement for the property is entered into not later than December 31, 2024. A joint development involving multiple parcels shall meet the requirements of this paragraph so long as there was a single competitive request for proposals process and the joint development otherwise meets all the requirements listed in this paragraph. A “disposition and development agreement” means an agreement between the developer and the local agency that binds the developer to construct a specific development and the local agency to dispose of the property if permits and other entitlements for the project are obtained. This paragraph shall not apply to land held in the Community Redevelopment Property Trust Fund pursuant to Section 34191.4 of the Health and Safety Code, or that has been designated in a long-range property management plan pursuant to Section 34191.5 of the Health and Safety Code. If the property is not disposed of pursuant to a qualifying disposition and development agreement before March 31, 2026, or if no disposition and development agreement is entered into before December 31, 2024, then future negotiations for and disposition of the property shall be subject to the provisions of this article.
(4) The dates specified in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, by which the disposition of property must be completed shall be extended if the disposition of property, the local agency’s right or ability to dispose of the property, or a development project for which the property is proposed to be transferred, is the subject of judicial challenge, by petition for writ of mandate, complaint for declaratory relief or otherwise, to the date that is six months following the final conclusion of such litigation.
(b) (1) With respect to land held in the Community Redevelopment Property Trust Fund pursuant to Section 34191.4 of the Health and Safety Code, or that has been designated in a long-range property management plan pursuant to Section 34191.5 of the Health and Safety Code, either for sale or retained for future development, this article as it existed on December 31, 2019, without regard to the changes made to this article by Chapter 664 of the Statutes of 2019, and all subsequent amendments to this article, which take effect on January 1, 2020, shall apply to the disposition of that property if both of the following apply:
(A) An exclusive negotiating agreement or legally binding agreement for disposition is entered into not later than December 31, 2020.
(B) The disposition is completed not later than either of the following dates, as applicable:
(i) December 31, 2022, unless the conditions described in clause (ii) apply.
(ii) December 31, 2024, if the property is located in a charter city with a population of over 2,000,000 persons and a local agency has an option agreement duly authorized by the local agency’s governing body to purchase the property from the former redevelopment agency.
(2) If land described in paragraph (1) is the subject of litigation, including, but not limited to, litigation challenging the disposition of such property, the right or ability to dispose of the property, or a development project for which such property is proposed to be transferred, the dates specified in paragraph (1) shall be extended to the date that is six months following the final conclusion of such litigation.
(c) Nothing in this section shall authorize or excuse any violation of the provisions of this article as it existed on December 31, 2019, in the disposition of any property to which such provisions apply pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b).

SEC. 2.

 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 California Constitution and shall go into immediate effect. The facts constituting the necessity are:
Local governments were severely impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. Local agencies faced challenging staffing shortages and emergency response initiatives that made it difficult to resolve nonpandemic-related issues. To meet the current legislative deadlines imposed under the Surplus Lands Act, the projects outlined in this act would be required to resolve outstanding issues by August 1, 2022, in order to enter into the process of reaching a final decision prior to December 31, 2022. There have been serious impacts to the timing of the ongoing disposition of these agreements due to the unprecedented crisis and emergency. However, these projects are a critical part of the economic recovery of the state and the local economy of the designated communities. These projects include significant economic development, jobs, and affordable housing creation at this critical time in the overall recovery of the state. In order to enable these projects to move forward and to accommodate additional work needed to bring the projects to completion as soon as possible, it is necessary that this act take effect immediately.