Bill > AB985

This bill addresses property tax and assessment issues for properties within a 5-mile radius of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Los Angeles County, in response to an elevated temperature landfill event that began in 2022. The bill requires properties in this area to be reassessed to reflect any decline in value caused by the landfill event, with the reassessment retroactive to the January 1, 2022 lien date. The bill provides several tax relief measures, including suspending taxes due on installment payment plans until April 10, 2030, prohibiting these installment plans from being considered in default if all payments before January 7, 2025, are made on time, and allowing tax collectors to cancel penalties and charges for tax delinquency if the failure to pay is due to documented hardship arising from the landfill event. The bill is an urgency statute, meaning it takes effect immediately, and it was created to address the unique circumstances of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill situation, with the goal of providing financial relief to affected residents. The bill also includes provisions for potential state reimbursement of local government costs and makes legislative findings about the public purpose of the reassessment.

Budget and Finance, Business and Industry

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