(a)  The March Joint Powers Authority, a public entity created pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of Chapter 5 of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, and composed of the Cities of Moreno Valley, Perris, and Riverside and the County of Riverside, is hereby authorized to establish the March Joint Powers Redevelopment Agency, with all of the powers, authority, and duties granted to it under this part, as a public body, corporate and politic, for the exclusive purpose of establishing the March Air Force Base Redevelopment Project Area pursuant to this article.

(b)  The March Joint Powers Redevelopment Agency shall act as the legislative body and planning commission for all approvals and actions required or authorized for the adoption and implementation of a redevelopment plan. However, all land use planning and development decisions with regard to the land within the project area shall continue to be under the control and jurisdiction of each of the respective local legislative bodies or planning commissions, as applicable.

(Added by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1170, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1995.)