Bill Text: CA SB693 | 2023-2024 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Exempt surplus land: City of Murrieta.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2024-02-01 - Returned to Secretary of Senate pursuant to Joint Rule 56. [SB693 Detail]

Download: California-2023-SB693-Introduced.html

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CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE— 2023–2024 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill

No. 693

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Introduced by Senator Seyarto

February 16, 2023

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An act to add Section 54226.5 to the Government Code, relating to local government.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 693, as introduced, Seyarto. Exempt surplus land: City of Murrieta.

Existing law prescribes requirements for the disposal of surplus land, as defined, by a local agency, as defined. Existing law requires land to be declared surplus land or exempt surplus land, as supported by written findings, before a local agency takes any action to dispose of it consistent with the agency’s policies or procedures. Existing law requires any local agency disposing of surplus land to send, prior to disposing of that property or participating in negotiations to dispose of that property with a prospective transferee, a written notice of availability of the property pursuant to prescribed procedures.

This bill would exempt specified parcels located within the City of Murrieta from the Surplus Land Act.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Murrieta.

Digest Key

Vote: MAJORITY   Appropriation: NO   Fiscal Committee: NO   Local Program: NO  

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Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1.

 Section 54226.5 is added to the Government Code, to read:

54226.5.

 (a) This article shall not apply to qualified parcels located within the City of Murrieta.

(b) For purposes of this section, “qualified parcel” means a parcel located within Kalmia Street, Jefferson Avenue, Adams Avenue, and Ivy Street in the City of Murrieta with one of the following assessor’s parcel numbers:

(1) APN 906-080-033.

(2) APN 906-080-041.

(3) APN 906-080-042.

SEC. 2.

 The Legislature finds and declares that a special statute is necessary and that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution because the City of Murrieta is uniquely on track to meet its regional housing needs allocation and imminently in need of expanding city hall facilities to accommodate the growing demand for community services in connection with rapid population growth. A general statute could unnecessarily undermine existing state housing production goals in jurisdictions that lack imminent need and is consequently inappropriate.