Local government: county regional justice facilities.

Existing law, the San Joaquin County Regional Justice Facility Financing Act, establishes the San Joaquin County Regional Justice Facility Financing Agency; specifies members of a board of directors of the agency; provides that the agency may adopt a seal, may sue or be sued, may enter into contracts, as provided, and may do all necessary things to carry out the purposes of the Act; provides that the county is required to provide all reasonable staff for the agency; provides the powers of the agency, as specified; and authorizes the agency to approve a retail transactions and use tax ordinance of 0.5% and to call an election at the initial or a subsequent meeting called by the board of supervisors for that purpose, as specified. The Act specifies the procedure for adoption of the retail and use tax ordinance, specifies language of the ordinance, outlines the election procedure for adoption of the tax ordinance, specifies when the ordinance becomes operative, and provides that all local sales or transactions and use taxes shall not exceed 2.25%. The Act authorizes the agency to seek authorization to issue bonds, as specified, payable from the proceeds of the tax and establish the appropriations limit of the agency, as provided. The Act provides for the maximum bonded indebtedness which may be outstanding. The Act provides the procedure by which the validity of the adoption of the ordinance or the issuance of any bonds must be contested. This bill would repeal those provisions. Existing law, the Orange County Regional Justice Facilities Act, establishes the Orange County Regional Justice Facilities Commission; specifies members of the commission and provides for the powers and duties of the commission, including that the commission may sue or be sued, may enter into contracts, as provided, and may purchase equipment and supplies, as specified; and requires the commission to enter into a contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System for all employees, except as provided. The Act requires the commission to develop and adopt a master plan for the detention and courthouse facilities, as provided. The Act authorizes the commission to approve a retail transactions and use tax ordinance of 0.5% subject to election, specifies the procedure by which the retail transactions and use tax must be adopted by ordinance, specifies language of the ordinance, outlines the election procedure for adoption of the tax ordinance, specifies when the ordinance becomes operative, and provides that all local sales or transactions and use taxes shall not exceed 1%. The Act authorizes the agency to seek authorization to issue bonds, as specified, payable from the proceeds of the tax. The Act provides the procedure by which the validity of the adoption of the ordinance or the issuance of any bonds must be contested. The Act authorizes the county and each city within the county to contribute to the commission, as provided. This bill would repeal those provisions. Existing law, the County Regional Justice Facilities Financing Act, authorizes a county to establish a county regional justice facilities financing agency; specifies members of the agency and provides for the powers and duties of the agency, including that the agency may sue or be sued and may enter into contracts, as provided; and requires the agency to enter into a contract with the Board of Administration of the Public Employees' Retirement System for all employees, except as specified. The Act authorizes the agency to approve a retail transactions and use tax ordinance of 0.5% subject to election, specifies the procedure by which the retail transactions and use tax must be adopted by ordinance, specifies language of the ordinance, outlines the election procedure for adoption of the tax ordinance, specifies when the ordinance becomes operative, and provides that all local sales or transactions and use taxes shall not exceed 1%. The Act authorizes the agency to seek authorization to issue bonds, as specified, payable from the proceeds of the tax. The Act provides the procedure by which the validity of the adoption of the retail transactions and use tax ordinance or the issuance of any bonds must be contested. The Act authorizes the county and each city within the county to contribute to the agency, as provided. This bill would repeal those provisions. Existing law requires the Judicial Council and the California Law Revision Commission to study statutory changes that may be necessitated by court unification and make recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature on the issues identified in the report as appropriate for future study, as specified. Existing law requires each agency to assume primary or joint responsibility for the studies and recommendations, and each agency to consult with the other in the studies and recommendations. This bill would repeal those provisions. The bill would also make conforming changes.