(a) As part of an agreement that provides for the development or rehabilitation of property that will be used for industrial or manufacturing purposes, a city, county, or city and county may assist with the financing of facilities or capital equipment, including, but not necessarily limited to, pollution control devices.
(b) Prior to entering into an agreement for a development that will be assisted pursuant to this section, a city, county, or city and county shall find, after a public hearing, that the assistance is necessary for the economic feasibility of the development and that the assistance cannot be obtained on economically feasible terms in the private market.
(Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 659, Sec. 1. (SB 470) Effective January 1, 2014.)