(a) A redevelopment agency that fails to allocate to the county auditor either or both of the full remittances required pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 33690 or subdivision (a) of Section 33690.5, respectively, or that fails to arrange for full payment of either or both of those remittances pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 33688, subdivision (d) of Section 33691, or Section 33692, shall be exempt from the prohibitions set forth in subdivision (e) of Section 33691 and the requirement set forth in paragraph (4) of subdivision (k) of Section 33334.2, if the county auditor certifies to the Department of Finance that all of the following conditions have been met:
(1) The agency adopted the resolution described in paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 33691, and failed to make the full remittance by May 10, 2010, or May 10, 2011, as applicable, pursuant to Section 33692.
(2) The county reduced the tax increment revenue payable to the agency by at least 20 percent in the 2009–10 fiscal year.
(3) The agency has entered into an agreement with the Department of Finance, as described in subdivision (d) of Section 33691, with respect to either or both of the full remittances, and that agreement (A) commits the agency to paying the remaining amount due to satisfy either or both of the full remittances over a time period of no more than the earlier of 30 years or the life of the redevelopment agency and (B) requires the first payment towards that obligation to be due to the county on or before May 10, 2011, without regard to whether that payment is for the full remittance for the 2009–10 fiscal year, 2010–11 fiscal year, or both.
(b) An agency that is making payments as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) may use all legally available funds to make those payments, and may pay off the outstanding balance of either or both of those full remittances at any time.
(Added by Stats. 2010, Ch. 722, Sec. 8. (SB 863) Effective October 19, 2010.)