§ 7927.605. — 7927.605. (Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2.)

California § 7927.605.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code GOV: Government Code - GOV
• Div.: 10.
• Title 1.: DIVISION 10. ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS
• Part 5.: PART 5. SPECIFIC TYPES OF PUBLIC RECORDS
• Ch. 12.: CHAPTER 12. Private Industry

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(a)
Nothing in this division requires the disclosure of records that are any of the following: corporate financial records, corporate proprietary information including trade secrets, and information relating to siting within the state furnished to a government agency by a private company for the purpose of permitting the agency to work with the company in retaining, locating, or expanding a facility within California.
(b)
Except as provided in subdivision (c), incentives offered by a state or a local government agency, if any, shall be disclosed upon communication to the agency or the public of a decision to stay, locate, relocate, or expand, by a company, or upon application by that company to a governmental agency for a general plan
amendment, rezone, use permit, building permit, or any other permit, whichever occurs first.
(c)
Before publicly disclosing a record that describes state or local incentives offered by an agency to a private business to retain, locate, relocate, or expand the business within California, the agency shall delete information that is exempt pursuant to this section.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 614, Sec. 2. (AB 473) Effective January 1, 2022. Operative January 1, 2023, pursuant to Sec. 7931.000.