Surplus Land Act: exemption: Angel Stadium.

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on the necessity of a special statute for Anaheim, nor does it specify changes made to existing laws about city reorganization.

Angel Stadium Exemption from Surplus Land Act

AB-2512 allows Angel Stadium in Anaheim to be exempt from certain land disposal rules if it is sold or leased to the Los Angeles Angels, with a condition that any materials refer to the team as 'Anaheim Angels' unless an agreement is reached.

What This Bill Does

• Allows Angel Stadium in Anaheim to be exempt from surplus land disposal procedures if it's sold or leased to the Los Angeles Angels.
• Requires all documents related to this exemption to call the Los Angeles Angels the 'Anaheim Angels'.
• Expresses that this requirement does not apply if an agreement is made between Anaheim and the Los Angeles Angels about their team name.

Who It Names or Affects

• The City of Anaheim
• Los Angeles Angels baseball team

Terms To Know

Surplus Land Act

A law that sets rules for local governments to follow when they want to sell or lease extra land.

Exempt surplus land

Land that is not covered by the Surplus Land Act's disposal procedures and can be handled differently.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill does not specify what happens if Anaheim cannot reach an agreement with the Los Angeles Angels about their team name.
• It is unclear how this exemption will affect other local government land disposal rules.
• This bill only applies to Angel Stadium and does not change other surplus land laws.

Official Summary Text

AB 2512, as amended, Valencia.
Local government.
Surplus Land Act: exemption: Angel Stadium.
Existing law requires land to be declared either surplus land or exempt surplus land, as supported by written findings, before a local agency may take any action to dispose of it consistent with an agency’s policies or procedures. Existing law establishes procedures for the disposal of surplus land, as provided. These procedures do not apply to the disposal of exempt surplus land. Existing law establishes various categories of exempt surplus land, as provided.
This bill would require, if an exemption is granted to the City of Anaheim for the disposition of surplus land involving the sale or lease of Angel Stadium to the Los Angeles Angels, that any materials
refer to that team as the Anaheim Angels. The bill would express the intent of the Legislature not to apply this requirement if the City of Anaheim is able to come to an agreement with the Major League Baseball team known as the Los Angeles Angels about their affiliation.
This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the City of Anaheim.
Existing law, the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, provides the exclusive authority and procedure for the initiation, conduct, and completion of changes of organization and reorganization for cities and districts, except as specified.
This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to the provision naming the act.

Current Bill Text

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