Bill > SB1036

This bill amends the Mitigation Fee Act, which governs how local agencies (like cities and counties) can charge fees as a condition for approving development projects. Specifically, it clarifies how fees for water and sewer connections, and capacity charges (fees for public facilities like water or sewer systems), should be calculated when a development project involves demolishing or changing an existing use, or when there's a change in the capacity of an existing water or sewer connection. The bill mandates that these fees should only reflect the *incremental impact* of the new development on public facilities or services, meaning the fee should be reduced to account for the demolition or change in use. For changes in water or sewer connection capacity, if the existing capacity is greater than the proposed capacity, no fee will be charged for the difference, and any excess capacity cannot be refunded or used to offset other fees.