BILL NUMBER: AB 502	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 4, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Bonilla

                        FEBRUARY 15, 2011

    An act to amend Section 65580 of the Government Code,
relating to land use.   An act to add Title 7.84
(commencing with Section 67645) to the Government Code, relating to
the Concord Naval Weapons Reuse Authority. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 502, as amended, Bonilla. Land use: general plan: housing
element. 
   The Fort Ord Reuse Authority Act authorizes the County of
Monterey, and specified cities within that county to establish the
Fort Ord Reuse Authority to, among other things, plan for, finance,
and manage the transition of the property known as Fort Ord from
military to civilian use.  
   This bill would authorize Contra Costa County and the City of
Concord to establish the Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse
Authority to plan for, finance, and manage the transition of the
property formerly known as the Concord Naval Weapons Station from
military to civilian use.  
   This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to
the necessity of a special statute for the County of Contra Costa.
 
   The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city or county to adopt a
comprehensive, long-term general plan for the physical development of
the city or county and any land outside its boundaries that bears
relation to its planning. That law also requires the general plan to
include various elements, including a housing element that is
required to identify adequate sites for housing and to make adequate
provision for the existing and projected needs of all economic
segments of the community.  
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to that
law. 
   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.    Title 7.84 (commencing with Section
67645) is added to the   Government Code   , to
read:  

      TITLE 7.84.  CONCORD NAVAL WEAPONS STATION REUSE AUTHORITY


   67645.  This title shall be known and may be cited as the Concord
Naval Weapons Station Reuse Authority Act.
   67645.1.  The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following
goals to be the policy of the state of California:
   (a) To facilitate the transfer and reuse of the real and other
property comprising the military reservation known as the Concord
Naval Weapons Station with all practical speed.
   (b) To minimize the disruption caused by the base's closure on the
civilian economy and the people of Contra Costa County and the bay
area.
   (c) To provide for the reuse and development of the base area in
ways that enhance the economy and quality of life of the Contra Costa
County and bay area community.
   (d) To maintain and protect the unique environmental resources of
the area.
   67645.2.  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
   (a) The policy set forth in Section 67645.1 is most likely to be
achieved if an effective governmental structure exists to plan for,
finance, and carry out the transfer and reuse of the base in a
cooperative, coordinated, balanced, and decisive manner.
   (b) Contra Costa County and the City of Concord have requested the
Legislature to establish a governmental structure for the Concord
Naval Weapons Station.
   67645.5.  Contra Costa County and the City of Concord may
establish the Concord Naval Weapons Station Reuse Authority upon the
adoption of resolutions favoring the establishment of the authority
by the governing bodies of those agencies, to plan for, finance, and
manage the transition of the property known as the Concord Naval
Weapons Station from military to civilian use. 
   SEC. 2.    The Legislature finds and declares that a
special law is necessary and that a general law cannot be made
applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the
California Constitution because of the unique need in Contra Costa
County to facilitate the use of the Concord Naval Weapons Station
from military to civilian use.  
  SECTION 1.    Section 65580 of the Government Code
is amended to read:
   65580.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
   (a) The availability of housing is of vital statewide importance,
and the early attainment of decent housing and a suitable living
environment for every Californian, including farmworkers, is a
priority of the highest order.
   (b) The early attainment of this goal requires the cooperative
participation of government and the private sector in an effort to
expand housing opportunities and accommodate the housing needs of
Californians of all economic levels.
   (c) The provision of housing affordable to low- and
moderate-income households requires the cooperation of all levels of
government.
   (d) Local and state governments have a responsibility to use the
powers vested in them to facilitate the improvement and development
of housing to make adequate provision for the housing needs of all
economic segments of the community.
   (e) The Legislature recognizes that in carrying out this
responsibility, each local government also has the responsibility to
consider economic, environmental, and fiscal factors and community
goals set forth in the general plan and to cooperate with other local
governments and the state in addressing regional housing needs.