Workforce Housing Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Act.

The bill no longer amends Section 53993 or adds Chapter 2.8.5 (commencing with Section 53397.50) to the Government Code, which would have created tax increment financing districts specifically for workforce housing. The bill is now limited solely to adding Article 6 (Workforce Housing Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Act).

The occupancy requirement for housing financed by the district changed from 'at least 80 percent of units reserved for workforce personnel with the remaining 20 percent available to any tenant' to 'all residential units reserved for workforce personnel, except that members of the public may occupy units if they serve lower or moderate income households.' This tightens the workforce housing requirement while adding a limited public access provision tied to income.

New sub-clause (i) allows the district to retain the right to prioritize public safety, education, health care, or manufacturing personnel over members of the public for occupancy. New sub-clause (ii) requires housing developments under this option to comply with the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, Unruh Civil Rights Act, and federal Fair Housing Act.

New definitions added: 'lower income households' is defined by reference to Health and Safety Code Section 50079.5, and 'moderate income household' is defined by reference to 'persons and families of low or moderate income' in Health and Safety Code Section 50093.

New Section 53397.50.3.2 prohibits a city or county that created a redevelopment agency from initiating or participating in a tax increment financing district until: (1) the successor agency receives a finding of completion, (2) the city certifies to the Department of Finance that no former redevelopment assets subject to state litigation have been used to benefit the district unless litigation is resolved, (3) the Controller completes its review under Section 34167.5, and (4) all Controller findings and orders have been complied with.

New requirement in the financing plan: if funding from affected taxing entities is incorporated, the plan must include a finding that the development and financial assistance are of communitywide significance and provide significant benefits to an area larger than the district.

New Section 53397.50.3.3 allows a district to include portions of former redevelopment project areas (if the above conditions are met), but limits financing to facilities that supplement rather than supplant existing services. Also permits non-contiguous district boundaries.

Changed the transparency provision so that the governing board itself (not just the legislative body) is explicitly subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act, California Public Records Act, and Political Reform Act of 1974.

Added a cap stating the district's termination date shall not be more than 45 years from the date bond issuance is approved, providing a clearer outer limit on district duration.

Added definitions for 'designated official' (city or county engineer or other appropriate official) and 'legislative body' (city council or board of supervisors).

Changed 'moderate income household' to 'moderate-income household' (hyphenated) for consistency, and allowed district boundaries in the resolution of intention to be described by reference to a map on file with the clerk or recorder.

Adds a new 'Workforce Housing Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Act' (Article 6, Section 53399 et seq.) to Chapter 2.99 of the Government Code, creating a separate statutory framework for workforce housing enhanced infrastructure financing districts distinct from the existing tax increment financing district chapter.

Requires that any district financing affordable housing units through bonds must maintain those units at affordable housing costs through a recorded covenant or restriction, ensuring long-term affordability of financed housing.

Authorizes the governing board of a workforce housing enhanced infrastructure financing district to issue bonds, subject to approval by two-thirds of voters voting on the proposition, with prescribed requirements for bond issuance.

Replaces the specific requirement that district finances be audited by the Controller every 5 years (triggered upon allocating a cumulative $1,000,000 in tax increment revenues) with a general provision requiring financial and performance audits at specified times, and authorizing the Bureau of State Audits to conduct audits upon request of the Governor or Legislature.

Prescribes requirements for construction of residential housing within these districts that must meet specified occupancy and affordability criteria, defining what types of workforce housing qualify for financing under the new act.