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9A CITY OFFICIALS from page 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rage 14 PJlOP. 90 iACTlilAJiLANCE projects and infrastructure projects including o If voters act by initiative to limit the schools, roads and highways, dams, levees, size of a new development to 100 and affordable housing. houses, and the developer claims the property could hold 200 houses, this . SiGnificant Fiscal 1m Dact: State's initiative could allow the developer to Legislative Analyst's assessment of Prop. 90's make a claim for a payment from the fiscal impacts: local government for the value for the 100 houses he wasn't allowed to o Unknown, but potentially significant build. Similar compensation claims future costs for state and local gov- could be filed with state and local ernments to pay damages and/or governments for a wide range of modify regulatory or other policies to government environmental, con- conform to the measure's provisions. .. .. sumer protection, housing and land use regulations. o Unknown, but potentially significant changes in governmental costs to . Redefines "just compensation." acquire property for public purposes. Under the new definition, property taken for a proprietary government purpose would be . Can't Be Amended By L89islature: If valued not at the current standard of "fair approved, it could only be changed by another market value," but at the increased value of the initiative. property as the government intends to use it. Prop. 90 Main Provisions o For example, if a county acquires property for an airport, the owner . Redefines "damage" to require could seek compensation for the payment (at new and increased levels) for value of the property as if an airport any government action or action by voters were on it - even if the owner was not that results in "substantial economic loss" legally allowed to construct and to property. These changes to laws governing operate an airport under the appli- compensation for regulatory action would cable zoning. impact state & local governments' ability to o Prohibits use of eminent domain enact and enforce a wide range of laws affect- ing property, including environmental, land use, unless the property acquired is consumer protection and housing laws and owned and occupied by a govern- regulations, or require new payments to prop... mental agency. Prohibitions on erty owners for such actions. For example: public/private partnerships would include those with non-profit organi- zations, such as non-profit homebuilders. Visit the League's Offlclaf Website-www.cacities.org PRIORITY FOCUS . PAGE 5 July 14,2006. Issue #28 'e....__ --