Title GOV — California Gov. Code

It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to establish a long-term permanent program that provides local governments with tools and resources for specified purposes, including, but not limited to, public infrastructure, affordable housing, economic development …

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions contained in this article shall govern the construction of this chapter. (a) “Affected taxing entity” means any governmental taxing agency that levied or had levied on its behalf a property tax on all or a portion of the prop…

A legislative body of a city may designate one or more proposed infrastructure revitalization financing districts pursuant to this chapter. Proceedings for the establishment of a district shall be instituted by the adoption of a resolution of intention to establish the proposed d…

The legislative body shall cause a copy of the resolution of intention to create the district to be mailed to each owner of land within the district.

The legislative body shall cause a copy of the resolution to be mailed to each affected taxing entity.

After adopting the resolution pursuant to Section 53369.10, the legislative body shall designate and direct the city engineer or other appropriate official to prepare an infrastructure plan pursuant to Section 53369.14.

After receipt of a copy of the resolution of intention to establish a district, the official designated pursuant to Section 53369.13 shall prepare a proposed infrastructure financing plan. The infrastructure financing plan shall be consistent with the general plan of the city wit…

The infrastructure financing plan shall be sent to each owner of land within the proposed district and to each affected taxing entity together with any report required by the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000) of the Public Resources…

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.

The legislative body shall conduct a public hearing prior to adopting the proposed infrastructure financing plan. The public hearing shall be called no sooner than 60 days after the plan has been sent to each affected taxing entity. In addition to the notice given to landowners a…

At the hour set in the required notices, the legislative body shall proceed to hear and pass upon all written and oral objections. The hearing may be continued from time to time. The legislative body shall consider the recommendations, if any, of affected taxing entities, and all…

(a) The legislative body shall not enact a resolution proposing formation of a district and providing for the division of taxes of any affected taxing entity pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53369.30), unless a resolution approving the plan has been adopted by the g…

(a) The revenues available pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53369.30) may be used directly for work allowed pursuant to Section 53369.3, may be accumulated for a period not to exceed five years to provide a fund for that work, may be pledged to pay the principal of,…

(a) At the conclusion of the hearing, the legislative body may adopt a resolution proposing adoption of the infrastructure financing plan, as modified, and formation of the infrastructure revitalization financing district in a manner consistent with Section 53369.19, or it may ab…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, laws regulating elections of the local agency that calls an election pursuant to this chapter, insofar as they may be applicable, shall govern all elections conducted pursuant to this chapter. Except as provided in subdivision (b)…

(a) If the election is to be conducted by mail ballot, the election official conducting the election shall provide ballots and election materials pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 53326 and Section 53327, together with all supplies and instructions necessary for the use and …

After the canvass of returns of any election pursuant to Section 53369.20, the legislative body may, by ordinance, adopt the infrastructure financing plan and create the district with full force and effect of law, if two-thirds of the votes upon the question of creating the distr…

After the canvass of returns of any election conducted pursuant to Section 53369.20, the legislative body shall take no further action with respect to the proposed infrastructure revitalization financing district for one year from the date of the election if the question of creat…

The legislative body may submit a proposition to establish or change the appropriations limit, as defined by subdivision (h) of Section 8 of Article XIII B of the California Constitution, of a district to the qualified electors of a proposed or established district. The propositi…

No later than June 30 of each year after the adoption of an infrastructure financing plan, the legislative body shall post an annual report in an easily identifiable and accessible location on the legislative body’s Internet Web site. The annual report shall contain all of the fo…

(a) A district may finance (1) the purchase, construction, expansion, improvement, seismic retrofit, or rehabilitation of any real or other tangible property with an estimated useful life of 15 years or longer which satisfies the requirements of subdivision (b), (2) planning and …

Any infrastructure financing plan may contain a provision that taxes, if any, levied upon taxable property in the area included within the infrastructure revitalization financing district each year by or for the benefit of the State of California, or any affected taxing entity af…

All costs incurred by a county in connection with the division of taxes pursuant to Section 53369.30 for a district shall be paid by that district.

(a) A city may form a district to finance a project or projects on a former military base pursuant to the requirements set forth in this chapter. (b) A district formed under this section may finance a project pursuant to this section or Section 53369.3 only if the project is cons…

The legislative body may, by majority vote, initiate proceedings to issue bonds pursuant to this chapter by adopting a resolution stating its intent to issue the bonds.

The resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53369.40 shall contain all of the following information: (a) A description of the facilities to be financed with the proceeds of the proposed bond issue. (b) The estimated cost of the facilities, the estimated cost of preparing and issui…

The clerk of the legislative body shall publish the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 53369.40 once a day for at least seven successive days in a newspaper published in the city or county at least six days a week, or at least once a week for two successive weeks in a newspap…

The legislative body shall submit the proposal to issue the bonds to the voters who reside within the district. The election shall be conducted in the same manner as the election to create the district pursuant to Section 53369.20 and the two elections may be consolidated.

(a) Bonds may be issued only if two-thirds of the voters voting on the proposition vote in favor of authorizing the issuance of the bonds. (b) If the voters authorize the issuance of the bonds as provided by subdivision (a), the legislative body may subsequently proceed with the …

If any proposition submitted to the voters pursuant to this chapter is defeated by the voters, the legislative body shall not submit, or cause to be submitted, a similar proposition to the voters for at least one year after the first election.

The legislative body may, by majority vote, provide for refunding of bonds issued pursuant to this chapter. However, refunding bonds shall not be issued if the total net interest cost to maturity on the refunding bonds plus the principal amount of the refunding bonds exceeds the …

The legislative body or any person executing the bonds shall not be personally liable on the bonds by reason of their issuance. The bonds and other obligations of a district issued pursuant to this chapter are not a debt of the city, county, or state or of any of its political su…

(a) The bonds may be sold at discount not to exceed 5 percent of par at a negotiated or public sale. At least five days prior to a public sale, notice shall be published, pursuant to Section 6061, in a newspaper of general circulation and in a financial newspaper published in the…

If any member of the legislative body whose signature appears on bonds ceases to be a member of the legislative body before delivery of the bonds, his or her signature is as effective as if he or she had remained in office. Bonds issued pursuant to this chapter are fully negotiab…

(a) A district may finance only the facilities or services authorized in this chapter. The additional facilities or services may not supplant facilities or services already available within that territory when the district was created, except if those facilities or services are e…

It is the intent of the Legislature that the establishment of a district should not ordinarily lead to the removal of existing functional, habitable, and safe dwelling units. If, however, any dwelling units are proposed to be removed or destroyed in the course of private developm…

Any action or proceeding to attack, review, set aside, void, or annul the creation of a district, adoption of an infrastructure financing plan, including a division of taxes thereunder, or an election pursuant to this chapter shall be commenced within 30 days after the enactment …

An action to determine the validity of the issuance of bonds pursuant to 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. However, notwithstanding the time limits specified in Section 860 of the …