Legislative Successes
2021
政府ernor Signs SB 780 (Cortese)
og电子’s Bill Improving Economic Development Financing Tools
9月28日 政府ernor Newsom signed SB 780 (Cortese) into law. og电子根据经济发展从业者对如何改进og电子经济发展融资工具的意见，发起了这项法案. Since the elimination of redevelopment agencies in 2011, 立法机构颁布了几种增税融资工具来支持基础设施建设, 经济发展 and 经济适用房 in local communities. Improvements to two of these tools, 加强基础设施金融区及社区振兴投资局, were needed to facilitate their use for infrastructure, 经济发展, 振兴, and 经济适用房 objectives. We are grateful to Senator Cortese for authoring this thoughtful, practitioner-informed legislation that streamlines EIFDs and CRIAs.
2020
og电子发布影响经济发展的经批准的CA预算的最新情况
上周晚些时候，立法机构和州长就2020-21年州预算达成了协议. This budget relies heavily on state reserves, deferrals of payments to K-12 education, minimizing state pension contributions, revenue claw backs from prior budget years, and expectations of up to $14 billion in additional federal funding. 当国家所得税收入可以获得时，预计还会有更多的预算调整, 如果提供更多的联邦援助，一些确定的削减将会减少.
Despite the state’s financial difficulties, the budget agreement includes significant assistance for local agencies, 经济适用房, and homelessness programs. Minor changes to state 经济发展 tools are also included.
og电子 Releases Recommendations to Accelerate Recovery
经济发展是财富的创造，社会利益由此实现. 它是关于创造一个环境，让支持每个社区结构的企业能够繁荣发展，从而创造机会，增加地方政府收入，使og电子的城市和县能够提供其居民所需的服务和生活质量.
冠状病毒健康危机对og电子经济造成了巨大破坏，并有可能使该州陷入长期衰退. 政策制定者是时候采取积极行动，限制眼前的经济损失，同时制定应对未来挑战和利用新机遇的前进道路.
的 California Association for Local Economic Development (og电子), og电子的会员超过750名经济发展从业者和利益相关者, 是国内最大的经济发展组织之一吗. og电子提出以下建议，作为重振当地经济和加快og电子经济复苏的框架.
2019
EIFD Requirement Removed for Voter Approval Before Issuing Bonds
周三, October 9, 2019 政府ernor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 116. Authored by Assemblymember Phil Ting, ab116取消了增强基础设施融资区(eifd)在发行债券前必须得到选民批准的要求. og电子 championed this under SB 128 (Beall), and we were glad to see it picked up in this budget trailer bill.
2018
A Win for Small Manufacturers (September)
On Friday, September 21, 2018, 政府ernor Brown signed Assembly Bill 1547. Authored by Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva, ab1547取消了og电子工业发展融资咨询委员会(CIDFAC)和, 作为一个结果, 消除了中小制造商试图获得低成本融资的障碍.
EIFD’s Expanded to Cover Maintenance (September)
周三, 9月19日, 2018, 政府ernor Brown signed Senate Bill 1145, a sponsored bill with og电子. 该法案旨在通过允许增强基础设施融资区(eifd)为其辖区内公共项目的持续维护成本提供资金，从而保护当地经济发展投资.
Keep Private Activity Bonds (January)
免税私人活动债券(PABs)在最新的税法下得到充分保护, which includes 501(c)(3) bonds, exempt facility bonds, 学生贷款债券, 小发行债券, 和抵押债券. While the code fully preserves PABs, the new tax laws reduce the corporate income tax from 35 percent to 21 percent; a factor that may lower demand for PABs. 的 Tax Cuts and 工作 Act of 2017 that the House of Representatives introduced would have eliminated PABs. pab是为og电子周边的项目和企业融资的重要工具. 因此，og电子和其他合作伙伴写信给国会的关键成员，要求保留pab. 经过多次信函和电话，预算草案中恢复了pab，并予以保留.
2017
AB 1250年停止 (September)
og电子 participated in an effort, under the leadership of CSAC and a large coalition of stakeholders, 反对AB 1250, a de facto prohibition on contracted services. 这项措施将阻碍58个县的非营利组织为最弱势的og电子人提供服务. AB 1250给被定义为“公司”的承包公司带来了沉重的新负担, 伙伴关系, non-profit organization, or sole proprietorship.” 的 significant hurdles imposed by AB 1250, including paying for an annual audit, 是否会阻止或阻止非营利组织与县签订合同，限制服务选择和可用性. 本页作为CSAC和og电子的合作伙伴停止AB 1250的资源.
CDBG For Economic Development Is Preserved (June)
og电子, 的 League of CA Cities, 和合作伙伴反对一项拖车预算法案，该法案试图取消为国家非福利CDBG基金预留的经济发展资金. 这是非福利社区和经济发展的巨大胜利!
2016
州长签署赫茨伯格法案(SB 820)，帮助该州继续推动受损房产的重建(9月)
政府. Jerry Brown signed legislation by Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, that extended the California Land Reuse & 振兴法案》, 2004年颁布的一项至关重要的法律工具，帮助推动了全州范围内空置的危险废物处理场的清理和发展.
SB 820 renews the California Land Reuse & 振兴法案》 (CLRRA), which is set to expire on Jan. 1, 2017, for another 10 years. 该法案通过允许受污染地段的购买者与州政府协商清理计划，以换取对与原始污染相关的损害的责任保护，从而鼓励受损房产的再开发.
og电子 Supported AB 2605 That Makes It Easier On Economic Developers & Small Businesses (March)
对于og电子的企业和经济开发商来说，在州政府找到合适的渠道获得许可援助至关重要. ab2605旨在解决之前存在于技术领域的若干关于许可援助办公室的过时问题, Trade and Commerce Agency.具体地说, this bill deletes completely and updates several sections in law, in reference to the Office of Permit Assistance, ，以反映总督商业及经济发展办公室及有毒物质管制处辖下许可证援助小组的职责.