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<ns0:ActionText>INTRODUCED</ns0:ActionText>
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<ns0:AuthorText authorType="LEAD_AUTHOR">Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva</ns0:AuthorText>
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<ns0:Title> An act to amend Section 65581 of the Government Code, relating to housing. </ns0:Title>
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<ns0:Subject>Local planning: housing element.</ns0:Subject>
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<html:p> Existing law, the Planning and Zoning Law, requires a city or county to adopt a general plan for the land use and development of the county or city that includes, among other things, a housing element.</html:p>
<html:p>Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature, in enacting the housing element requirement, to accomplish various objectives relating to the attainment of the state housing goal and regional housing needs.</html:p>
<html:p>This bill would make a nonsubstantive change to those provisions.</html:p>
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<ns0:Preamble>The people of the State of California do enact as follows:</ns0:Preamble>
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Section 65581 of the
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<html:p>It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this article:</html:p>
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(a)
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To assure that counties and cities recognize their responsibilities in contributing to the attainment of the state housing goal.
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(b)
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To assure that counties and cities will prepare and implement housing elements which, along with federal and state programs, will move toward attainment of the state housing goal.
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(c)
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To recognize that each locality is best capable of determining what efforts are required by it to contribute to the attainment of the state housing goal, provided such a determination is compatible with the state housing goal and regional
housing needs.
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(d)
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To ensure that each local government cooperates with other local governments to address regional housing needs.
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