BILL NUMBER: AB 369	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Steinorth

                        FEBRUARY 17, 2015

   An act to amend Section 65580 of the Government Code, relating to
local government.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 369, as introduced, Steinorth. Local government.
   The Planning and Zoning Law establishes in each city and county a
planning agency with the powers necessary to carry out the purposes
of that law. Existing law sets forth the Legislature's findings and
declarations regarding the availability of affordable housing
throughout the state.
   This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those findings and
declarations.
   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 65580 of the Government Code is amended to
read:
   65580.  The Legislature finds and declares as follows:
   (a) The availability of housing is of vital statewide 
importance, and the   importance. 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.