With the enactment of this article, it is the intent of the Legislature to provide for precise and specific means to mitigate the very serious economic effects of the closure of the Mare Island Naval Shipyard on the City of Vallejo and surrounding communities by enabling the City of Vallejo to facilitate the planning and implementation of the reuse and redevelopment of the lands comprising Mare Island Naval Shipyard and surrounding areas, in accordance with the city’s land use plans and facilities financing plans, through the redevelopment process and prior to

the disposition of lands by the federal government to public entities and private parties.