(a) For the purpose of allocating taxes pursuant to Section 33670 and subject to the provisions of this article, redevelopment project areas under the jurisdiction of the redevelopment agency of the City of Richmond or the City of Pittsburg for which redevelopment plans have been adopted pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 33360), may be merged, without regard to contiguity of such areas, by the amendment of each affected redevelopment plan as provided in Article 12 (commencing with Section 33450). Except as provided in subdivision (b), taxes attributable to each project area merged pursuant to this section which are allocated to the redevelopment agency pursuant to Section 33670 may be allocated, as provided in subdivision (b), to the entire merged project area for the purpose of paying the principal of, and interest on, indebtedness incurred by the redevelopment agency to finance or refinance, in whole or in part, such merged redevelopment project.
(b) If the redevelopment agency has, prior to merger of redevelopment project areas pursuant to subdivision (a), incurred any indebtedness on account of a constituent project area so merged, taxes attributable to that area which are allocated to the agency pursuant to Section 33670 shall be first used to comply with the terms of any bond resolution or other agreement pledging such taxes from the constituent project area.
(c) In connection with any amendment which proposes merger of redevelopment project areas pursuant to subdivision (a), the county or any affected taxing entity may call for the creation of a fiscal review committee as provided for in Article 4 (commencing with Section 33330).
(d) After merger of redevelopment projects pursuant to subdivision (a), the clerk of the legislative body shall transmit a copy of the ordinance amending the plans for projects to be merged to the governing body of each of the taxing agencies which levies taxes upon any property in the project.
(Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 512.)