California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 347

Introduced by Assembly Member Chang

February 13, 2015

An act to amend Section 65401 of the Government Code, relating to housing.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 347, as introduced, Chang. General plan.

The Planning and Zoning Law requires a city, county, or city and county to adopt a comprehensive general plan that addresses a number of elements. If a general plan has been adopted, each county or city officer, department, board, or commission, as specified, is required to submit a list of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year. The agency receiving the list of proposed public works is required to prepare, as specified, a coordinated program of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year.

This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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.  

Section 65401 of the Government Code is
amended to read:

65401.  

If a general plan or part thereof has been adopted, within
begin delete such end delete begin insert the end insert time begin delete as may be end delete fixed by the legislative body, each county
or city officer, department, board, or commission, and each
governmental body, commission, or board, including the governing
body of any special district or school district, whose jurisdiction
lies wholly or partially within the county or city, whose functions
include recommending, preparing plans for, or begin delete constructing, end delete
begin insert constructing end insert major public works, shall submit to the official
agency, as designated by the respective county board of supervisors
or city council, a list of the proposed public works recommended
for planning, initiation begin insert , end insert or construction during the ensuing fiscal
year. The official agency receiving the list of proposed public
works shall list and classify all begin delete such end delete begin insert of these end insert recommendations
and shall prepare a coordinated program of proposed public works
for the ensuing fiscal year. begin delete Such end delete begin insert The end insert coordinated program shall
be submitted to the county or city planning agency for review and
report to begin delete said end delete begin insert the end insert official agency as to conformity with the adopted
general plan or part thereof.