California Government Code 66006.5 – (a) A city or county which imposes an assessment, fee, or …
(a) A city or county which imposes an assessment, fee, or charge, other than a tax, for transportation purposes may, by ordinance, prescribe conditions and procedures allowing real property which is needed by the city or county for local transportation purposes, or by the state for transportation projects which will not receive any federal funds, to be donated by the obligor in satisfaction or partial satisfaction of the assessment, fee, or charge.
(b) To facilitate the implementation of subdivision (a), the Department of Transportation shall do all of the following:
Terms Used In California Government Code 66006.5
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
- County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
- Fee: means a monetary exaction other than a tax or special assessment, whether established for a broad class of projects by legislation of general applicability or imposed on a specific project on an ad hoc basis, that is charged by a local agency to the applicant in connection with approval of a development project for the purpose of defraying all or a portion of the cost of public facilities related to the development project, but does not include fees specified in Section 66477, fees for processing applications for governmental regulatory actions or approvals, fees collected under development agreements adopted pursuant to Article 2. See California Government Code 66000
- Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
- State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Government Code 18
- Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which the term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Government Code 10
(1) Give priority to the refinement, modification, and enhancement of procedures and policies dealing with right-of-way donations in order to encourage and facilitate those donations.
(2) Reduce or simplify paperwork requirements involving right-of-way procurement.
(3) Increase communication and education efforts as a means to solicit and encourage voluntary right-of-way donations.
(4) Enhance communication and coordination with local public entities through agreements of understanding that address state acceptance of right-of-way donations.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 857, Sec. 2.)