Surplus Land Act: exemption: Angel Stadium.

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide details on why a special statute is needed for Anaheim, only that it makes legislative findings and declarations regarding necessity.

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, but requires referring 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 sold or leased to the Los Angeles Angels.
• Requires any materials related to this exemption to refer to the Los Angeles Angels as the 'Anaheim Angels'.
• Expresses that this requirement does not apply if an agreement is reached 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 how local governments can sell or lease extra land they own.

Exempt surplus land

Land that does not have to follow certain disposal procedures because it is exempt from the Surplus Land Act.

Limits and Unknowns

• The bill only applies if Angel Stadium is sold or leased to the Los Angeles Angels.
• It's unclear how this will affect agreements between Anaheim and the team about their name.

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.

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