Cal. RTC § 99.3 — California Code / Code rtc / Division 1 / Part 0.5 / Chapter 6 / Article 5 / Section 99.3
Section 99.3
Status: in_force

(a) The plan for financing services that is included with a resolution of application for change of organization or reorganization filed by a local agency pursuant to Section 56653 of the Government Code for a disadvantaged, unincorporated community may include an annexation development plan that has been adopted pursuant to subdivision (c).

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Local agency” means a local agency as defined by subdivision (a) of Section 95, and does not include any school entity as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 95.

(2) “Consenting local agency” means a local agency that has adopted a resolution of its governing body consenting to the annexation development plan.

(3) “Territory” means all or part of the land that is included in the resolution of application for change of organization or reorganization filed by the local agency.

(4) “Certificate of completion” is defined as provided in Section 56020.5 of the Government Code.

(5) “Disadvantaged, unincorporated community” is defined as provided in Section 56033.5 of the Government Code.

(c) A local agency that files a resolution of application for a change of organization or reorganization, and one or more other consenting local agencies that will improve or upgrade structures to serve a disadvantaged, unincorporated community subject to that resolution of application, may agree on an annexation development plan for financing services and structures pursuant to this section.

(d) The annexation development plan agreed upon pursuant to subdivision (c) may contain a provision that taxes levied upon taxable property in the area included within the territory each year by or for the benefit of the local agency and one or more other consenting local agencies that consent to the annexation development plan, be divided as follows:

(1) That portion of the taxes that would have been produced by the rate upon which the tax is levied each year by or for each of the consenting local agencies upon the total sum of the assessed value of the taxable property in the territory as shown upon the assessment roll used in connection with the taxation of the property by the consenting local agency, last equalized prior to the effective date of the certification of completion, and that portion of taxes by or for each school entity, shall be allocated to, and when collected shall be paid to, the respective consenting local agencies and school entities as taxes by or for the consenting local agencies and school entities on all property are paid.

(2) That portion of the levied taxes each year specified in the annexation development plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) for the city and each consenting local agency that has agreed to participate pursuant to this section, in excess of the amount specified in paragraph (1), shall be allocated to, and when collected shall be paid into a special fund of a special district formed or reorganized with the special district’s consent pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 56653 of the Government Code that will finance the infrastructure improvements, including, but not limited to, water, wastewater, and stormwater systems and local streets, roads, and sidewalks, to serve the disadvantaged, unincorporated community. A consenting local agency may advance funds to the special district that is formed or reorganized pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 56653 of the Government Code. The special district shall use those advanced funds solely for the purposes specified in the annexation development plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) and shall repay the consenting local agency with revenue from the taxes received pursuant to this subdivision.

(e) An annexation development plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) shall specify a date upon which the division of taxes described in subdivision (d) shall terminate.

(f) An annexation development plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) may include a provision for the issuance of indebtedness. Any indebtedness shall be issued in conformity with Articles 4.5 (commencing with Section 53506) and 5 (commencing with Section 53510) of Chapter 3 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code or the principal act of the special district.

(g) An annexation development plan adopted pursuant to subdivision (c) shall not result in a reduction of property tax revenues allocated to any school entity as defined in subdivision (f) of Section 95.

(h) Any plan adopted pursuant to this section shall not include any portion of a redevelopment project area which is or has been previously created pursuant to Part 1 (commencing with Section 33000) of Division 24 of the Health and Safety Code.

(i) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2025, and as of that date is repealed.