Bill Text: CA AB2233 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Chaptered

California Assembly Bill 2233 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Excess state land: development of affordable housing.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-09-19 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 438, Statutes of 2022. [AB2233 Detail]

Download: California-2021-AB2233-Chaptered.html

Assembly Bill No. 2233

CHAPTER 438

An act to add Section 14684.3 to the Government Code, relating to housing.

[ Approved by Governor September 19, 2022. Filed with Secretary of State September 19, 2022. ]

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

AB 2233, Quirk-Silva. Excess state land: development of affordable housing.

Existing law establishes the Department of General Services (DGS) in the Government Operations Agency for purposes of, among other things, planning, acquiring, constructing, and maintaining state buildings and property. Under existing law, by executive order, the DGS was required to, among other things, create a digitized inventory of all excess state land, create screening tools for prioritizing affordable housing development on excess state land, and issue requests for proposals for and select affordable housing developments on excess state land, as described.

Specifically, Executive Order No. N-06-19 (E.O. N-06-19) required the DGS to create a digitized inventory of excess state land no later than April 30, 2019, and required the DGS, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD), and the California Housing Finance Agency to collaborate to develop 2 new screening tools for prioritizing affordable housing development on excess state land no later than March 29, 2019.

This bill would require the DGS to develop, in consultation with the HCD, no later than September 1, 2023, a set of criteria to consistently evaluate state-owned parcels for suitability as affordable housing sites. The bill would also require, on or before July 1, 2024, and every 4 years thereafter, the DGS to, among other things, conduct a review of all state-owned property and identify state-owned parcels that are potentially viable for affordable housing based on those criteria. The bill would require the DGS to update the digitized inventory created pursuant to E.O. N-06-19 of all excess state land, as defined, suitable for affordable housing identified by its review. The bill would require the DGS and the HCD to evaluate and update the 2 screening tools created pursuant to E.O. N-06-19.

This bill would require the DGS, in consultation with the HCD, to pursue the development of affordable housing on excess state properties.The bill would require all state agencies to respond to requests for information from the DGS, as described, and to consider exchanging excess state land with local governments for other parcels for purposes of affordable housing development and preservation. The bill would also require all state agencies to use all existing legal and financial authority to expedite and prioritize developments accepted pursuant to the request for proposal process described in the bill, as specified.

The bill would require the DGS to report to the Legislature on or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, on the status of the excess state properties identified, as specified.

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

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

SECTION 1.

Section 14684.3 is added to the Government Code, to read:

14684.3.

(a) Not later than September 1, 2023, the department, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, shall develop a set of criteria to consistently evaluate state-owned parcels for suitability as affordable housing sites.

(b) On or before July 1, 2024, and every four years thereafter, the department shall do all of the following:

(1) Conduct a review of all state-owned property and identify state-owned parcels that are potentially viable for affordable housing based on the established criteria developed in subdivision (a).

(2) Following each review, contact all related state agencies to determine excess state land.

(3) Collaborate with the Department of Housing and Community Development to prioritize excess state land for development.

(c) (1) On or before January 1, 2024, and every four years thereafter, the department shall update the digitized inventory created pursuant to Executive Order No. N-06-19 with all excess state land suitable for affordable housing identified pursuant to subdivision (b).

(2) Not later than June 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, the department and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall evaluate and update the screening tools jointly developed pursuant to Executive Order No. N-06-19.

(3) The department, in consultation with the Department of Housing and Community Development, shall pursue the development of affordable housing on excess state properties, including those in the digitized inventory described in paragraph (1).

(d) (1) All state agencies shall respond to the department’s request for information to satisfy the requirements of this section.

(2) Notwithstanding any other law, all state agencies shall consider exchanging excess state land with local governments for other parcels for purposes of affordable housing development and preservation, if the exchange is appropriate and maximizes regional capacity to build and preserve affordable housing units.

(3) All state agencies shall use all existing legal and financial authority, subject to the direction of the Governor, to expedite and prioritize the developments described in paragraph (4) of subdivision (c).

(e) For purposes of this section, “excess state land” means state-owned parcels that are in excess of state agencies’ foreseeable needs.

(f) On or before January 1, 2024, and annually thereafter, the department shall report to the Legislature on the status of the excess state properties identified pursuant to subdivision (c), including, but not limited to, whether the property has been leased and, if so, for what purpose.