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