Bill Text: CA SB490 | 2021-2022 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: The Buy American Food Act: public institutions: purchase of nondomestic agricultural food products.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-09-27 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 602, Statutes of 2022. [SB490 Detail]
Download: California-2021-SB490-Amended.html
Amended
IN
Assembly
August 25, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Assembly
June 08, 2022 |
Amended
IN
Senate
April 22, 2021 |
Introduced by Senator Caballero |
February 17, 2021 |
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
Existing law establishes the Department of Housing and Community Development in the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, and requires the department to administer various housing programs throughout the state, including the Affordable Housing Revolving Development and Acquisition Program with the purpose of funding the acquisition of property to develop or preserve affordable housing.
This bill would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, establish the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation
Technical Assistance Program, with the purpose of providing technical assistance to qualified entities engaged in acquisition-rehabilitation projects. The bill would define “acquisition-rehabilitation project” as a project to acquire and preserve unsubsidized housing units and attaching long-term affordability restrictions on the housing units. The bill would define “qualified entity” to include an eligible nonprofit corporation, community land trust, public housing authority, a nonprofit, limited-equity, or workforce housing cooperative, a resident association or organization, and a local or regional government agency administering an acquisition-rehabilitation project funding program.
The bill would require the department, in developing and administering the
program, to develop best practices for the development and ongoing operation of acquisition-rehabilitation projects, support qualified entities in applying for state acquisition-rehabilitation funding, and develop technical assistance tools. The bill would require the department to contract with third-party consultants to assist with the development, implementation, and administration of the program, as specified.
The bill would create the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Technical Assistance Fund within the State Treasury and would, upon appropriation by the Legislature, allocate the moneys in the fund to the department for purposes of developing, implementing, and administering the program.
Digest Key
Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program:Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1.
The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:SEC. 2.
Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 58596.1) is added to Part 1 of Division 21 of the Food and Agricultural Code, to read:CHAPTER 8. The Buy American Food Act
58596.1.
This chapter shall be known, and may be cited, as the Buy American Food Act.58596.2.
For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions apply:58596.3.
(a) A public institution that receives federal meal reimbursement funding to provide prepared meals and that solicits bids for the purchase of an agricultural food product shall include in their solicitation for bids and contracts that only the purchase of agricultural food products grown, packed, or processed domestically is authorized, unless any of the following applies:58596.4.
(a) To monitor price gouging, any local educational agency participating in a federal school lunch or school meal program subject to subdivision (a) of Section 58596.3 may report to the State Department of Education any increases in the prices of agricultural food products that exceeds 25 percent of the previous year’s prices and is encouraged to retain documentation to support the complaint. Documentation may include, but is not limited to, an invoice, receipt, or bill of sale.58596.5.
This chapter shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2029, and as of that date is repealed.SEC. 3.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.This chapter shall be known, and may be cited as, the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Technical Assistance Program.
For purposes of this chapter:
(a)“Acquisition-rehabilitation project” means a project to acquire and preserve unsubsidized housing units and attaching long-term affordability restrictions on the housing units, while safeguarding against the displacement of current residents.
(b)“Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(c)“Program” means the
Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Technical Assistance Program established pursuant to Section 50709.2.
(d)“Qualified entity” means an entity that conducts acquisition-rehabilitation projects including, but not limited to, any of the following:
(1)An eligible nonprofit corporation, including affordable housing developers, community development corporations, and community-based organizations.
(2)Community land trusts, as defined in clause (ii) of subparagraph (C) of paragraph (11) of subdivision (a) of Section 402.1 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(3)Public housing authorities.
(4)Nonprofit, limited-equity, or workforce housing cooperatives.
(5)Resident associations or organizations.
(6)Local and regional government agencies administering acquisition-rehabilitation project funding programs.
(a)(1)Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Technical Assistance Program shall be established for the purpose of providing technical assistance to qualified entities.
(2)The department shall develop, implement, and administer the program pursuant to this chapter.
(b)The
Community Anti-Displacement and Preservation Technical Assistance Fund is created in the State Treasury. Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the money in the fund shall be allocated to the department to develop, implement, and administer the program.
(a)The department shall develop best practices for the development and ongoing operation of acquisition-rehabilitation projects.
(b)The program shall support qualified entities in navigating the requirements and processes to apply for acquisition-rehabilitation project funding.
(c)The department shall develop technical assistance tools including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1)Training modules.
(2)Acquisition-rehabilitation specific financing templates and guidance,
such as proformas and worksheets.
(3)Best practice guides for engaging tenants before and after property acquisition, managing safe, accessible rehabilitation of occupied buildings, facilitating resident ownership, and any other topic deemed appropriate by the department.
(d)The program shall support collaboration and peer-to-peer learning amongst qualified entities.
(e)The department shall contract with third-party consultants to assist with the development, implementation, and administration of the program. The department shall contract with consultants possessing specific areas of expertise, including, but not limited to:
(1)Resident engagement and
education.
(2)Property assessment and due diligence.
(3)Affordable housing operations management.
(4)Acquisition-rehabilitation project financial assistance.
(5)Construction and property management.
(6)A spectrum of ownership and stewardship models, including rental housing, homeownership, community land trusts, limited-equity housing cooperatives, workforce housing cooperative trusts, and nonprofit affordable housing cooperatives.
(7)Capacity and experience in advancing racial equity.