California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly BillNo. 668


Introduced by Assembly Member Gray

February 21, 2013


An act to add Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 8697.6) to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, relating to state government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 668, as introduced, Gray. Economic disaster area.

Existing law authorizes the state to award state contracts, public works projects, and capital projects; to expend the proceeds of bonds for specified purposes; and to acquire property.

This bill would require any county or city and county with an unemployment rate above ____% for a period of ____ months to be declared an economic disaster area. This bill would require a county or city and county that is designated an economic disaster area to receive priority consideration when the state is making a determination on where to expend state funds with respect to any state contract or award, public works project, bond-financed project, acquisition of real estate, or capital project.

Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.

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

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SECTION 1.  

Chapter 7.7 (commencing with Section 8697.6)
2is added to Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code, to read:

 

P2    1Chapter  7.7. Economic Disaster Areas
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8697.6.  

(a) Any county or city and county with an
4unemployment rate above ____ percent for a period of ____ months
5shall be declared an economic disaster area.

6(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a county or city and county
7that is designated an economic disaster area shall receive priority
8consideration when the state is making a determination on where
9to expend state funds with respect to any state contract or award,
10public works project, bond-financed project, acquisition of real
11estate, or capital project.



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