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Assembly Bill 3213 (Hughes – 1980)
Chapter 696, Statutes of 1980 - AB 3213
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Health and Safety Code sections 33485, et. seq., relating to mergers of redevelopment projects, were added in 1980 with the passage of Assembly Bill 3213. (See Exhibit #1f) Assembly member Theresa Hughes introduced this measure on March 11, 1980. (See Exhibit #1a) This bill was considered to be part of the Speaker’s Housing Package for 1980. (See Exhibit #14, document PE-16)
Assembly Bill 3213 was assigned to the Assembly Committee on Housing and Community Development and the Senate Committee on Local Government where policy issues raised by the bill were considered. (See Exhibits #3 and #7) The fiscal ramifications of the bill were considered by the Assembly Committee on Ways and Means. (See Exhibit #5) Four amendments were made to Assembly Bill 3213 as the bill was considered by both Houses. (See Exhibits #1b through #1e and #2) Subsequent to legislative approval, Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr., signed the bill on July 26, 1980, and it was recorded by the Secretary of State on July 27, 1980 as Chapter 696 of the Statutes of 1980. (See Exhibits #1f and #2)
The Senate Democratic Caucus summarized Assembly Bill 3213, as last amended on June 25, 1980, as follows:
Present law authorizes the merger of redevelopment project areas within the respective cities of Sacramento, San Bernardino, Chula Vista, San Jose, and Santa Fe Springs.
This bill establishes uniform provisions for the merger of redevelopment projects in every county and city. On an after January 1, 1981, this bill will generally be the exclusive authority for merger of redevelopment projects, but projects previously merged in the above cities will continue under the provisions governing such mergers, and the City of Richmond could alternatively proceed under special merger provisions of AB 3300, if that bill is chaptered and becomes effective…
(See Exhibit #10)