BILL NUMBER: AB 602	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 25, 2011

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Olsen

                        FEBRUARY 16, 2011

    An act to amend Section 65580 of the Government Code,
relating to local government.   An act to add Section
65588.5 to the Government Code, relating to local government. 


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 602, as amended, Olsen. Local government: housing. 
   Existing law requires each local government, as defined, to review
the housing element of the local government's general plan as
frequently as appropriate, generally every 5 years, except as
specified.  
   This bill would, commencing January 1, 2012, until January 1,
2017, authorize any local government to delay until the next
scheduled revision date a revision to that local government's housing
element, as specified.  
   Existing law sets forth the Legislature's findings and
declarations regarding the availability of affordable housing
throughout California.  
   This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this
provision. 
   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 65588.5 is added to the 
 Government Code  , to read:  
   65588.5.  Notwithstanding Section 65588, commencing January 1,
2012, until January 1, 2017, a local government may delay until the
next scheduled revision date, pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section
65588, a revision to that local government's housing element. 

  SECTION 1.    Section 65580 of the Government Code
is amended to read:
   65580.  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
   (a) The availability of housing is of vital statewide importance,
and 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.