BILL NUMBER: AB 232	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	CHAPTER  386
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 22, 2012
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 24, 2012
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 14, 2012
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  JANUARY 4, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members V. Manuel Pérez and Alejo
   (Coauthor: Assembly Member Bradford)

                        FEBRUARY 2, 2011

   An act to amend Section 50832 of the Health and Safety Code,
relating to economic development.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 232, V. Manuel Pérez. Community Development Block Grant
Program: funds.
   Existing law requires the Department of Housing and Community
Development to allocate funds under the federal Community Development
Block Grant Program to cities and counties. Existing law requires
the department to determine, and announce in the applicable Notice of
Funding Availability, the maximum amount of grant funds that may be
used for economic development projects and programs, housing for
persons and families of low or moderate income or for purposes
directly related to the provision or improvement of housing
opportunities for these persons and families, and for cities and
counties that apply on behalf of certain Indian tribes. Existing law
requires the department to develop and use certain eligibility
criteria and requirements for certain economic development fund
applications.
    This bill would make changes to the eligibility criteria and
requirements developed and used by the department. The bill would
also make conforming changes.



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

  SECTION 1.  Section 50832 of the Health and Safety Code is amended
to read:
   50832.  (a) In order to ensure that a city or county may apply for
both economic development and general program grants pursuant to
this chapter in the same year, each applicant shall have a maximum
grant request limitation as determined by the department and
announced in the applicable NOFA, excluding general allocation
planning and technical assistance grants and economic development
allocation planning and technical assistance grants made available
under Section 50833, of which a maximum amount as determined by the
department and announced in the applicable NOFA, per year may be used
for either general program or economic development applications.
These limitations may be waived for the economic development
allocation based upon available economic development funds after
September 1 of each year. The department shall aggressively inform
eligible cities and counties of the eligibility criteria and
requirements under this section and in Section 50833.
   (b) Except for applications specified in Section 50832.1,
applications for all activities or set-asides under this section and
Section 50833 shall be evaluated on a first-in, first-served basis.
   (c) For all economic development applications under this section
or Section 50833, including economic development assistance grants,
the department shall develop project standards and rating factors
which meet the minimum requirements of federal statutes for eligible
projects and that meet National Objectives.
   (d) A jurisdiction may submit multiyear proposals for a period not
exceeding three years in duration.