(a) (1) For purposes of this section, “existing indebtedness” means one or more of the following obligations incurred by a redevelopment agency prior to the effective date of this section, the payment of which is to be made in whole or in part, directly or indirectly, out of taxes allocated to the agency pursuant to Section 33670, and that is required by law or provision of the existing indebtedness to be made during the fiscal year of the relevant allocation required by Section 33685:
(A) Bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued by the agency whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 33640).
(B) Loans or moneys advanced to the agency, including, but not limited to, loans from federal, state, or local agencies, or a private entity.
(C) A contractual obligation that, if breached, could subject the agency to damages or other liabilities or remedies.
(D) An obligation incurred pursuant to Section 33445.
(E) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 33334.2.
(F) An amount, to be expended for the operation and administration of the agency, that may not exceed 90 percent of the amount spent for those purposes in the 2005–06 fiscal year.
(G) Obligations imposed by law with respect to activities that occurred prior to the effective date of the act that adds this section.
(2) Existing indebtedness incurred prior to the effective date of this section may be refinanced, refunded, or restructured after that date, and shall remain existing indebtedness for the purposes of this section if the annual debt service during that fiscal year does not increase over the prior fiscal year and the refinancing does not reduce the ability of the agency to make the payment required by subdivision (a) of Section 33685.
(3) For purposes of this section, indebtedness shall be deemed to be incurred prior to the effective date of this section if the agency has entered into a binding contract subject to normal marketing conditions or to deliver the indebtedness, or if the redevelopment agency has received bids for the sale of the indebtedness prior to that date and the indebtedness is issued for value and evidence thereof is delivered to the initial purchaser no later than 30 days after the date of the contract or sale.
(b) For the 2008–09 fiscal year, an agency that has adopted a resolution pursuant to subdivision (c) may allocate, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 33685, to the auditor less than the amount required by subdivision (a) of Section 33685 if the agency finds that any of the following has occurred:
(1) That the difference between the amount allocated to the agency and the amount required by subdivision (a) of Section 33685 is necessary to make payments on existing indebtedness that are due or required to be committed, set aside, or reserved by the agency during the 2008–09 fiscal year and that are used by the agency for that purpose, and the agency has no other funds that can be used to pay this existing indebtedness and no other feasible method to reduce or avoid this indebtedness.
(2) The agency has no other funds to make the allocation required by subdivision (a) of Section 33685.
(c) (1) Any agency that intends to allocate, pursuant to subdivision (b), to the auditor less than the amount required by subdivision (a) of Section 33685 shall adopt, prior to December 31, 2008, after a noticed public hearing, a resolution that lists all of the following:
(A) Each existing indebtedness incurred prior to the effective date of this section.
(B) Each indebtedness on which a payment is required to be made during the applicable fiscal year.
(C) The amount of each payment, the time when it is required to be paid, and the total of the payments required to be made during the applicable fiscal year. For indebtedness that bears interest at a variable rate, or for short-term indebtedness that is maturing during the fiscal year and that is expected to be refinanced, the amount of payments during the fiscal year shall be estimated by the agency.
(2) The information contained in the resolution required by this subdivision shall be reviewed for accuracy by the chief fiscal officer of the agency.
(3) The legislative body shall additionally adopt the resolution required by this section.
(d) (1) Any agency that determines, pursuant to subdivision (b), that it will be unable in the 2008–09 fiscal year to allocate the full amount required by subdivision (a) of Section 33685 may enter into, subject to paragraph (3), an agreement with the legislative body by February 15, 2009, to fund the payment of the difference between the full amount required to be paid pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 33685 and the amount available for allocation by the agency.
(2) The obligations imposed by paragraph (1) are hereby declared to be indebtedness incurred by the agency to finance a portion of a redevelopment project within the meaning of Section 16 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. This indebtedness shall be payable from tax revenues apportioned to the agency pursuant to Section 33670, and any other funds received by the agency. The obligations imposed by paragraph (1) shall remain an indebtedness of the agency to the legislative body until paid in full, or until the agency and the legislative body otherwise agree.
(3) The agreement described in paragraph (1) shall be subject to those terms and conditions specified in a written agreement between the legislative body and the agency.
(e) If the agency fails to provide to the county auditor the full payment required under Section 33685, or fails to arrange for full payment to be provided on the agency’s behalf pursuant to subdivision (d) or by Section 33687 or 33688, all of the following shall apply:
(1) The agency shall be prohibited from adding new project areas or expanding existing project areas. For purposes of this paragraph, “project area” has the same meaning as in Sections 33320.1 to 33320.3, inclusive, and Section 33492.3.
(2) The agency shall be prohibited from issuing new bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations, whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise, pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 33640) of this chapter.
(3) The agency shall be prohibited from encumbering any funds or expending any moneys derived from any source, except that the agency may encumber funds and expend funds to pay, if any, all of the following:
(A) Bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures, or other obligations issued by an agency before the imposition of the prohibition in paragraph (2), whether funded, refunded, assumed, or otherwise, pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 33460) of this chapter.
(B) Loans or moneys advanced to the agency, including, but not limited to, loans from federal, state, local agencies, or a private entity.
(C) Contractual obligations that, if breached, could subject the agency to damages or other liabilities or remedies.
(D) Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 33445.
(E) Indebtedness incurred pursuant to Section 33334.2 or 33334.6.
(F) Obligations incurred pursuant to Section 33401.
(G) An amount, to be expended for the monthly operation and administration of the agency, that may not exceed 75 percent of the average monthly amount spent for those purposes in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the agency failed to make the payment required by subdivision (a) of Section 33685.
(f) The prohibitions identified in subdivision (e) shall be lifted once the county auditor certifies to the Director of Finance that the payment required by Section 33685 has been made by the agency, or that payment has been made on the agency’s behalf pursuant to this section or to Section 33687 or 33688.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 751, Sec. 54. Effective September 30, 2008.)