35170-35174
PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
SECTION 35170-35174
35170. The Legislature, by the enactment of this chapter, intends that the authority use any funds provided by this chapter to supplement existing local revenues being used for open-space acquisition, preservation, or maintenance purposes. The county and the cities within the jurisdiction of the authority are further encouraged to maintain their existing commitment of local funds for these purposes. 35171. (a) The authority shall review and assess the needs for acquisition, preservation, or maintenance of open-space lands. As part of this review and assessment, the authority shall solicit proposals from the cities in the county within the boundaries of the authority and from a citizens' advisory committee, the membership of which shall be determined by the authority based upon criteria which provides a broad representation of interests within the authority's jurisdiction. The membership of the citizens' advisory committee shall reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the population within the authority's jurisdiction. The authority shall adopt a procedure for evaluating these proposals in consultation with the cities and the citizens' advisory committee in the authority's jurisdiction. The entity submitting any proposal shall consider the impact the proposal may have on the availability of affordable housing. (b) Based on the evaluation, the authority shall prepare a plan for the expenditure of the revenues expected to be derived from funding provided for this division, together with other federal, state, local, and private improvements, and funding. (c) In addition to acquisition, preservation, or maintenance of open-space lands, the expenditure plan shall also include projections of revenues likely to be available in the next five years for capital, maintenance, and operational purposes. The expenditure plan shall establish general areas for acquisition without identifying specific parcels, and shall be periodically reviewed and amended. Before adoption or amendment of an expenditure plan, the authority shall conduct public hearings on that plan. No expenditure for open-space lands shall occur until the initial expenditure plan is approved. 35172. The authority may impose a special tax pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 50075) of Chapter 12 of Part 1 of Division 1 of Title 5 of the Government Code. The special taxes shall be applied uniformly to all taxpayers or all real property within the authority, except that unimproved property may be taxed at a lower rate than improved property. 35173. The authority may levy assessments pursuant to the Improvement Act of 1911, Division 7 (commencing with Section 5000), the Improvement Bond Act of 1915, Division 10 (commencing with Section 8500), and the Municipal Improvement Act of 1913, Division 12 (commencing with Section 10000) of the Streets and Highways Code. 35174. The authority may incur indebtedness to finance capital improvements pursuant to Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 43600) of Division 4 of Title 4 of the Government Code.