BILL ANALYSIS
AB 774
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CONCURRENCE IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
AB 774 (Cardoza)
As Amended June 14, 2000
Majority vote
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|ASSEMBLY: | |(June 4, 1999) |SENATE: |37-0 |(June 29, 2000) |
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(vote not relevant)
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|COMMITTEE VOTE: |9-0 |(August 9, 2000) |RECOMMENDATION: |concur |
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Original Committee Reference: H. & C.D.
SUMMARY : Establishes the County of Merced as the local base reuse
authority for Castle Air Force Base (AFB).
The Senate amendments delete the Assembly version of this bill, and
instead:
1)Repeal the special statute that created the Castle Joint Powers
Redevelopment Agency (CJPRA).
2)Designate the County of Merced as the single local reuse
authority for the former Castle AFB.
AS PASSED BY THE ASSEMBLY , this bill:
1)Authorized the Pico Rivera Redevelopment Agency (PRRA) to reduce
its project base-year valuation by 50% for the purpose of
calculating tax increment for three years.
2)Required PRRA to repay the state over 10 years, beginning
September 1, 2003, the total amount of increased aid to schools
received from the state and resulting from the reduction in base
year value. The amount to be repaid is to be determined by the
Department of Finance in consultation with the governing board.
FISCAL EFFECT : None
COMMENTS : When America won the Cold War, Merced County lost Castle
AFB. To help local officials convert the former bomber base into
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productive civilian uses, the Legislature created CJPRA with
special powers [AB 69 (Cannella), Chapter 943, Statutes of 1993].
In 1994, the Legislature named CJPRA as the official "single local
reuse entity" to cooperate with state and federal officials. In
1996, the Legislature set up a generic statute to expedite the
redevelopment of military bases [AB 2736 (Weggeland), Chapter 221,
Statutes of 1996].
The County of Merced and the Cities of Atwater and Merced began to
plan the redevelopment of Castle AFB. Many of the assumptions
underlying the 1993 special statute did not materialize. Merced
City officials withdrew from CJPRA about two years ago and Atwater
recently signaled that it too would drop out. Merced County will
probably form its own redevelopment project area either under the
standard redevelopment law or the generic statute for military base
redevelopment. Local officials want the Legislature to repeal the
1993 special law that did not work.
CJPRA was an experiment in cooperation that was unsuccessful.
Local officials agree that it is
time to eliminate CJPRA and try another approach.
Analysis Prepared by : Frances Chacon / L. GOV. / (916) 319-3958
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