(a)  For purposes of this chapter, a blighted area within the boundaries of a military base is an area in which the combination of two or more conditions set forth in Section 33492.11 is so prevalent and so substantial that it causes a reduction of, or lack of, proper utilization of the area to an extent that constitutes a serious physical and economic burden on the community which cannot reasonably be expected to be reversed or alleviated by private enterprise or governmental action, or both, without redevelopment.

(b)  A project area adopted pursuant to this chapter may include territory outside the boundaries of the military base, as those boundaries exist on January 1, 1996; however, all territory outside the boundaries of the military base included in the project area shall be characterized by blight, as that term is defined in Sections 33030 and 33031. An area outside the boundaries of a military base may be included in the project area only upon a finding by the agency that the area is blighted and that its inclusion in the project area is necessary for effective redevelopment of the base property. The agency shall include evidence supporting this finding in the report submitted to the legislative body pursuant to Section 33352. An area outside the boundaries of a military base shall be deemed not necessary for effective redevelopment if the area is included only for the purpose of obtaining the allocation of taxes from the area pursuant to Section 33670 without other substantial justification for its inclusion.

(c)  This section, as amended by the act that adds this subdivision, shall only be applicable to a redevelopment plan adopted or amended on or after the effective date of the act that adds this subdivision. A redevelopment plan adopted pursuant to this chapter prior to the effective date of the act that adds this subdivision shall be subject to this section as it was added by Chapter 944 of the Statutes of 1993.

(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 221, Sec. 4.5. Effective July 22, 1996.)