Amended in Assembly March 28, 2014

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1774

Introduced by Assembly Member Waldron

February 18, 2014

An act to amend Section 65401 of the Government Code, relating to begin delete housing end delete begin insert public works end insert .

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1774, as amended, Waldron. General plan: proposed public works.

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.

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This bill would authorize the submission of the list of proposed public works projects one month prior to the start of the fiscal year and would authorize, instead of require, the agency receiving the list to prepare a coordinated program of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year.

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This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.

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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
the time 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 a special
district or school district, whose jurisdiction lies wholly or partially
within the county or city, whose functions include recommending,
preparing plans for, or constructing 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, or construction
during the ensuing fiscal year. begin insert This list may be submitted one month
prior to the start of the fiscal year. end insert The official agency receiving
the list of proposed public works shall list and classify all of these
recommendations and begin delete shall end delete begin insert may end insert prepare a coordinated program
of proposed public works for the ensuing fiscal year. The
coordinated program begin delete shall end delete begin insert may end insert be submitted to the county or city
planning agency for review and report to the official agency as to
conformity with the adopted general plan or part thereof.