text: Moneys appropriated to the program pursuant to Section 39719 or 39719.4 of the Health and Safety Code may be used by a state agency or department designated by a program administrator pursuant to Section 75200.2 for that state agency’s or department’s support and local assistance costs.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 30. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


kind: section

code: PRC

text:
The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program is hereby established to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use, housing, transportation, and agricultural land preservation practices to support infill and compact development, and that support related and coordinated public policy objectives, including the following:

(a) Reducing air pollution.

(b) Improving conditions in disadvantaged communities.

(c) Supporting or improving public health and other cobenefits as described in Section 39712 of the Health and Safety Code.

(d) Improving connectivity and accessibility to jobs, housing, and services.

(e) Increasing options for mobility, including the implementation of the Active Transportation Program established pursuant to Section 2380 of the Streets and Highways Code.

(f) Increasing transit ridership.

(g) Preserving and developing affordable rental and owner-occupied housing for lower income households, as defined in Section 50079.5 of the Health and Safety Code.

(h) Protecting agricultural lands to support infill development.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 31. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)

path: 44. TRANSIT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM > 2. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program


text:
Beginning with new funding rounds initiated after July 1, 2026, the moneys appropriated to the program shall be allocated as described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 39719.4 of the Health and Safety Code. The allocations shall be administered as follows:

(a) (1) The AHSC Housing Allocation shall be administered by the committee, with a focus on infill housing projects.

(2) The committee shall administer the allocation described in paragraph (1) in alignment with its responsibility in Section 54942 of the Health and Safety Code to coordinate a cohesive and integrated affordable housing finance system.

(3) In the initial program guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 75215, the committee shall establish allocation targets intended to encourage a substantial portion of the AHSC Housing Allocation funding to support projects that are located within proximity to, served by, or demonstrate substantial benefit from, transportation, active transportation, climate resilience, utility, community infrastructure, or other related public investments, including related investments funded through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and other state, regional, or local programs.

(4) In awarding funds under the AHSC Housing Allocation, the committee shall provide additional consideration to both of the following:

(A) Projects located within proximity to, served by, or demonstrating substantial benefit from, existing or planned transit, active transportation, utility, climate resilience, or other community-serving improvements funded through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund or other state, regional, or local transportation, infrastructure, and sustainable community programs.

(B) Projects that are located near, served by, or coordinated with existing, planned, or previously funded climate-related public investments, including transportation, active transportation, climate resilience, transit-oriented development, and other community-serving infrastructure improvements.

(5) In awarding funds under the AHSC Housing Allocation, the committee may provide additional consideration to projects that maximize the utilization and public benefit of completed state, regional, and local investments related to transportation, active transportation, climate, and sustainable infrastructure programs, including investments funded through the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.

(b) (1) The AHSC Sustainable Communities Allocation shall be administered by the council to support flexible infrastructure and community improvement investments that advance greenhouse gas reduction objectives, support sustainable land use patterns, strengthen communities, and facilitate affordable housing opportunities throughout the state. These investments may include catalytic investments that help establish the infrastructure foundation necessary to support future affordable housing growth and sustainable community development and investments that enhance, expand, or maximize the public benefit of existing transportation, climate, utility, affordable housing, and community-serving infrastructure assets. In administering the allocation, the council shall seek to reflect the differing needs, opportunities, and development patterns of communities throughout the state.

(2) In the initial program guidelines adopted pursuant to Section 75215, the council shall establish allocation targets intended to support all of the following:

(A) Catalytic infrastructure investments that facilitate future affordable housing growth and sustainable community development.

(B) Investments that enhance, expand, or maximize the public benefit of existing affordable housing, transportation, climate, and community infrastructure investments.

(C) Complementary infrastructure and community improvement investments associated with affordable housing developments funded through the program. Funding under the target established pursuant to this subparagraph may be provided for investments occurring subsequent to an affordable housing award and may support completed, underway, or newly awarded affordable housing developments. Participation under the target established pursuant to this subparagraph shall be optional and is intended to provide an additional pathway for affordable housing developments to receive complementary infrastructure and community improvement investments that improve resident access, strengthen community infrastructure, support sustainable land use patterns, and further greenhouse gas reduction objectives.

(3) Receipt of an AHSC Housing Allocation award shall not require a corresponding application for, or award of, AHSC Sustainable Communities Allocation funding.

(4) In awarding funds under the AHSC Sustainable Communities Allocation, the council shall provide additional consideration to projects that serve, support, enhance, or are located near affordable housing developments that have received funding through the AHSC Housing Allocation, are funded and underway, or are planned pursuant to an AHSC Housing Allocation award or other state, regional, or local affordable housing programs that advance housing affordability and sustainable land use.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 32. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)

division: 44. TRANSIT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM

chapter: 2. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program


text:
(a) In establishing and administering the allocation targets pursuant to Section 75210.1, the committee and the council shall balance the importance of maximizing the use and public benefit of existing sustainable infrastructure assets with supporting catalytic investments in underserved and emerging growth areas that can help establish the foundation for future affordable housing and sustainable community development.

(b) (1) The committee and the council shall periodically review and update the allocation targets described in subdivision (a) and related program priorities based on program outcomes, investment trends, greenhouse gas reduction benefits, housing production outcomes, infrastructure use, and other relevant factors that further the purposes of the program.

(2) The review and update conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall occur not less than once every four years and may be incorporated into program guideline updates.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 33. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
(a) Subject to subdivision (b), on and after July 1, 2026, the committee shall administer the AHSC Housing Allocation for all solicitations and related applications, awards, and agreements initiated on or after that date.

(b) (1) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the council shall retain authority and responsibility, until completion and closeout, to administer, manage, monitor, enforce, amend, including no-cost extensions, audit, and take all other actions necessary or convenient to carry out the terms of a legacy agreement.

(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the committee shall have primary responsibility for ongoing housing-related monitoring and compliance oversight for legacy agreements.

(c) The transfer of administration under subdivision (a) shall not impair the validity of a legacy agreement, and the rights and obligations of the parties to a legacy agreement shall continue in effect according to their terms.

(d) For purposes of administering a legacy agreement under subdivision (b), any reference in a legacy agreement to the committee or its predecessor shall be deemed to refer to the council, as appropriate to effectuate this section.

(e) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, commencing July 1, 2026, all funding made available for the program pursuant to Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code, including funds not otherwise obligated or that subsequently become available due to disencumbrance, shall be available for allocation and shall be administered in accordance with this part and with subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (c) of Section 39719.4 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) This subdivision shall not apply to funds made available pursuant to the Round 10 notice of funding availability, except that any such funds that were previously obligated and are subsequently disencumbered shall be subject to this subdivision.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 34. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
To be eligible for funding pursuant to the program, a project shall do all of the following:

(a) Demonstrate that it will achieve a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.

(b) Support implementation of an adopted or draft sustainable communities strategy or, if a sustainable communities strategy is not required for a region by law, a regional plan that includes policies and programs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

(c) Demonstrate consistency with the state planning priorities established pursuant to Section 65041.1 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 36, Sec. 21. (SB 862) Effective June 20, 2014.)


text:
(a) For notices of funding availability released before June 30, 2026, projects eligible for funding pursuant to the program include any of the following:

(1) Intermodal, affordable rental or owner-occupied housing projects that support infill and compact development.

(2) Transit capital projects and programs supporting transit ridership, including water-borne transit.

(3) Active transportation capital projects that qualify under the Active Transportation Program, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities and supportive infrastructure, including connectivity to transit stations.

(4) Noninfrastructure-related active transportation projects that qualify under the Active Transportation Program, including activities that encourage active transportation goals conducted in conjunction with infrastructure improvement projects.

(5) Transit-oriented development projects, including affordable rental or owner-occupied housing and infrastructure at or near transit stations or connecting those developments to transit stations.

(6) Capital projects that implement local complete streets programs.

(7) Other projects or programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other criteria air pollutants by reducing automobile trips and vehicle miles traveled within a community.

(8) Acquisition of easements or other approaches or tools that protect agricultural lands that are under pressure of being converted to nonagricultural uses, particularly those adjacent to areas most at risk of urban or suburban sprawl or those of special environmental significance.

(9) Planning to support implementation of a sustainable communities strategy, including implementation of local plans supporting greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts and promoting infill and compact development.

(b) For notices of funding availability released on or after July 1, 2026, projects eligible for funding pursuant to the program include any of the following:

(1) For the AHSC Housing Allocation, either of the following:

(A) Affordable rental and owner-occupied housing projects that support infill and compact development, including, but not limited to, transit-oriented development projects.

(B) Activities that support the development or implementation of projects described in subparagraph (A).

(2) For the AHSC Sustainable Communities Allocation, any of the following:

(A) Projects or programs designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other criteria air pollutants by reducing automobile trips and vehicle miles traveled within a community, including, but not limited to, any of the following:

(i) Transit, including transit capital projects supporting transit ridership.

(ii) Active transportation, including active transportation capital projects that qualify under the Active Transportation Program established pursuant to Section 2380 of the Streets and Highways Code, which includes pedestrian and bicycle facilities and supportive infrastructure.

(iii) Complete streets infrastructure.

(B) (i) Acquisition of easements or other approaches and tools that protect agricultural lands that are under pressure of being converted to nonagricultural uses, particularly those adjacent to areas most at risk of urban or suburban sprawl and those of special environmental significance.

(ii) In alignment with priorities set by the council and informed by interested parties, community members, and tribes, program awards made pursuant to this subparagraph shall make up not less than one-fifth and not more than one-third of the amounts awarded under this paragraph.

(C) Capacity, planning, and project development to support the implementation of a sustainable communities strategy or initiatives. This includes implementing local plans that support greenhouse gas emissions reduction efforts, promoting infill and compact development, and enhancing regional capacity, and infrastructure investments aligned with climate resilience goals.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 35. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
(a) In evaluating applications for AHSC Sustainable Communities Allocation funding, the council shall consider the extent to which proposed sustainable communities investments do any of the following:

(1) Facilitate the creation and preservation of affordable housing, improve resident access to transportation and other community amenities, support sustainable land use patterns, and advance greenhouse gas reduction objectives.

(2) Support planned affordable housing development in locations identified for residential growth, including sites and areas designated in adopted housing elements, specific plans, transit-oriented development plans, and other local planning documents.

(b) (1) In evaluating applications for AHSC Housing Allocation funding, the committee shall consider the extent to which a proposed project leverages existing public investments and advances location efficiency by providing residents access to transportation options, employment centers, services, educational opportunities, and community amenities.

(2) (A) The committee shall prioritize projects that incorporate sustainable communities features within the reasonable control of the project sponsor that improve mobility, connectivity, transportation choice, climate resilience, access to community resources, or other sustainable communities outcomes.

(B) Priority provided pursuant to this paragraph shall emphasize improvements integrated into, immediately adjacent to, or directly associated with, the project site.

(3) The committee shall not require project sponsors to finance or construct offsite infrastructure improvements that are not within the project sponsor’s reasonable control.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 36. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text: A project eligible for funding pursuant to the program shall be encouraged to promote the objectives of Section 75210, and economic growth, reduce public fiscal costs, support civic partnerships and stakeholder engagement, and integrate and leverage existing housing, transportation, and land use programs and resources.


text: In implementing the program, a program administrator shall support the goals established pursuant to Chapter 830 of the Statutes of 2012 by pursuing a programmatic goal of awarding 50 percent of program expenditure to projects benefiting disadvantaged communities, to the extent eligible applications are received. A program administrator shall coordinate outreach to promote access and program participation in disadvantaged communities.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 37. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
(a) Before awarding funds under the program, a program administrator shall develop guidelines and selection criteria for the implementation of the program, with coordination from relevant state entities as needed.

(b) Before adoption of the guidelines and the selection criteria, a program administrator shall conduct public outreach statewide.

(c) A program administrator shall publish its draft guidelines and selection criteria on its internet website at least 30 days before the public outreach.

(d) In adopting the guidelines and selection criteria, a program administrator shall consider the comments from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. A program administrator shall conduct outreach to disadvantaged communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines from those communities.

(e) Specific to the AHSC Housing Allocation, the committee shall adopt guidelines or selection criteria that include affordable housing rental units and owner-occupied affordable housing units.

(f) Program guidelines may be revised by a program administrator to reflect changes in program focus or need. Outreach to stakeholders shall be conducted, pursuant to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) before changes to the guidelines are adopted.

(g) Upon the adoption of the guidelines and selection criteria, a program administrator shall, pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code, submit copies of the guidelines to the fiscal and appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.

(h) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the development and adoption of the guidelines and selection criteria pursuant to this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 38. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
(a) A program administrator shall leverage the programmatic and administrative expertise of relevant state departments and agencies in implementing the program.

(b) A program administrator shall coordinate with the metropolitan planning organizations and other regional agencies to identify and recommend projects within their respective jurisdictions that best reflect the goals and objectives of this division.

(c) The council and committee shall consult and collaborate with each other to promote alignment among state housing, land use, transportation, and climate initiatives.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 39. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text: The program administrators shall jointly report the progress on the implementation of the program, including each allocation, in an annual report required pursuant to subdivision (e) of Section 75125. The report shall include an assessment of the system-level impacts of program investments, including how those investments enable or accelerate climate-friendly housing, transportation, and land use outcomes, and the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of those investments in supporting greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 40. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
For purposes of the AHSC Housing Allocation provided pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 75212, all of the following apply:

(a) For any loans issued pursuant to this chapter, principal and accumulated interest is due and payable upon completion of the term of the loan. The loan shall bear simple interest at the rate of 3 percent per annum on the unpaid principal balance. The committee shall require annual loan payments in the minimum amount necessary to cover the costs of project monitoring. For the first 30 years of the loan term, the amount of the required loan payments shall not exceed 0.42 percent per annum.

(b) All moneys received by the committee in repayment of loans made pursuant to this chapter, including interest and payments in advance in lieu of future interest, shall be deposited in the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund established by Section 50661 of the Health and Safety Code, and notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, are continuously appropriated to the Department of Housing and Community Development for the purposes of the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675) of Part 2 of Division 31 of the Health and Safety Code), except as otherwise provided in this section.

(c) The committee may designate an amount not to exceed 1.5 percent of funds appropriated for use pursuant to this section for the purpose of curing or averting a default on the terms of any loan or other obligation by the recipient of financial assistance, or bidding at any foreclosure sale where the default or foreclosure sale would jeopardize the committee’s security in the rental housing development assisted pursuant to this chapter.  The funds so designated shall be known as the “default reserve.”

(d) The committee may use default reserve funds made available pursuant to this section to repair or maintain any rental housing development assisted pursuant to this chapter that was acquired to protect the committee’s security interest.

(e) The payment or advance of funds by the committee pursuant to this section shall be exclusively within the committee’s discretion, and no person shall be deemed to have any entitlement to the payment or advance of those funds. The amount of any funds expended by the committee for the purpose of curing or averting a default shall be added to the loan amount secured by the rental housing development and shall be payable to the committee upon demand.

(f) All moneys set aside for the default reserve by the committee pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the Housing Rehabilitation Loan Fund established by Section 50661 of the Health and Safety Code, and, notwithstanding Section 13340 of the Government Code, are continuously appropriated to the committee for the purpose of the default reserve set forth above in this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 41. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
(a) For notices of funding availability released from July 1, 2021, to June 30, 2026, inclusive, in awarding funds under the program, the council shall provide additional points or preference to jurisdictions that have adopted a housing element that has been found by the Department of Housing and Community Development to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code and that are designated prohousing pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65589.9 of the Government Code, in the manner determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65589.9 of the Government Code.

(b) For notices of funding availability released on or after July 1, 2026, in awarding funds under the program, the program administrator shall provide additional points or preference to jurisdictions that have adopted a housing element that has been found by the Department of Housing and Community Development to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code and that are designated prohousing pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65589.9 of the Government Code, in the manner determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65589.9 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 42. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
(a) For notices of funding availability released from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2026, inclusive, the council may include guidelines or criteria for the award of funds to projects that provide home ownership opportunities for low-income individuals.

(b) For notices of funding availability within the AHSC Housing Allocation released on or after July 1, 2026, the committee may include guidelines or criteria for the award of funds to projects that provide home ownership opportunities for low-income individuals.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 68, Sec. 43. (AB 179) Effective July 13, 2026.)


text:
(a) The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program is hereby created to fund transformative capital improvements, as defined in subdivision (d), that will modernize California’s intercity, commuter, and urban rail systems and bus and ferry transit systems to achieve all of the following policy objectives:

(1) Reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

(2) Expand and improve transit service to increase ridership.

(3) Integrate the rail service of the state’s various rail operators, including integration with the high-speed rail system.

(4) Improve transit safety.

(b) The Transportation Agency shall evaluate applications consistent with the criteria set forth in this part and approve a multiyear program of projects for funding pursuant to Section 75224, which may be revised as necessary.

(c) The California Transportation Commission shall allocate funding to applicants pursuant to the program of projects approved by the Transportation Agency.

(d) “Transformative capital improvement” means a rail, bus, or ferry transit project that will significantly reduce vehicle miles traveled, congestion, and greenhouse gas emissions by creating a new transit system, increasing the capacity of an existing transit system, or otherwise significantly increasing the ridership of a transit system.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 710, Sec. 1. (SB 9) Effective January 1, 2016.)

path: 44. TRANSIT, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES PROGRAM > 2. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program > 2. Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program


text:
(a) Projects eligible for funding under the program include, but are not limited to, all of the following:

(1) Rail capital projects, including acquisition of rail cars and locomotives, that expand, enhance, and improve existing rail systems and connectivity to existing and future transit systems, including the high-speed rail system.

(2) Intercity, commuter, and urban rail projects that increase service levels, improve reliability, or decrease travel times, including infrastructure access payments to host railroads in lieu of capital investments.

(3) Rail, bus, and ferry integration implementation, including integrated ticketing and scheduling systems, shared-use corridors, related planning efforts, and other service integration initiatives.

(4) Bus rapid transit and other bus and ferry transit investments to increase ridership and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

(b) In order to be eligible for funding under the program, a project shall demonstrate that it will achieve a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases. In selecting projects for funding, the Transportation Agency shall consider the extent to which a project reduces emissions of greenhouse gases.

(c) The program shall have a programmatic goal of providing at least 25 percent of available funding to projects benefiting disadvantaged communities, consistent with the objectives of Chapter 830 of the Statutes of 2012.

(d) In evaluating grant applications for funding, the Transportation Agency shall consider all of the following:

(1) The cobenefits of projects that support the implementation of sustainable communities strategies through one or more of the following:

(A) Reducing vehicle miles traveled from automobiles and the number of automobile trips through growth in transit ridership.

(B) Promoting housing development in the vicinity of rail stations and major transit centers.

(C) Expanding existing rail and public transit systems.

(D) Enhancing the connectivity, integration, and coordination of the state’s various transit systems, including, but not limited to, regional and local transit systems and the high-speed rail system.

(E) Implementing clean vehicle technology.

(F) Promoting active transportation.

(G) Improving public health.

(2) The project priorities developed through the collaboration of two or more rail operators and any memoranda of understanding between state agencies and local or regional rail operators.

(3) Geographic equity.

(4) Consistency with an adopted sustainable communities strategy or, if a sustainable strategy is not required for a region by law, a regional plan that includes policies and programs to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases.

(5) The extent to which a project has supplemental funding committed to it from other nonstate sources.

(6) The extent to which the project will increase transit ridership.

(e) Eligible applicants under the program shall be public agencies, including joint powers agencies, that operate or have planning responsibility for existing or planned regularly scheduled intercity or commuter passenger rail service, urban rail transit service, or bus or ferry transit service.

(f) A recipient of moneys under the program may combine funding from the program with other state funding, including, but not limited to, the State Transportation Improvement Program, the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, the State Air Resources Board clean vehicle program, and state transportation bond funds.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 710, Sec. 2. (SB 9) Effective January 1, 2016.)

part: 2. Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program


text:
(a) Applications for grants under the program shall be submitted to the Transportation Agency for evaluation in accordance with procedures and program guidelines approved by the agency. An eligible applicant may submit an application to the agency to fund a project over multiple fiscal years. The agency may make multiyear funding commitments for projects that are proposed by an eligible applicant to be funded from the program over a period of more than one fiscal year.

(b) The application shall define the project purpose, intended scope, proposed cost, intended funding sources, and schedule for project completion.

(c) The application shall specify the phases of work for which an eligible applicant is seeking an allocation of moneys from the program.

(d) The application shall identify the sources and timing of all moneys required to undertake and complete any phase of a project for which an eligible applicant is seeking an allocation of moneys from the program. The application shall also describe intended sources and timing of funding to complete any subsequent phases of the project, through construction or procurement.

(e) The application shall include information describing the funding sources and approach to ensuring that ongoing operating and maintenance costs of the project are funded through the useful life of the project, as applicable.

(f) Eligible applicants may submit more than one application for grants under the program pursuant to this section.

(g) An eligible applicant may use a project study report or equivalent document to demonstrate eligibility of a project for inclusion in the multiyear program of projects pursuant to Section 75224. The project study report or equivalent document shall, at a minimum, be adequate to define and justify the project scope, cost, and schedule for the project application.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 710, Sec. 3. (SB 9) Effective January 1, 2016.)


text:
(a) The Transportation Agency shall conduct at least two public workshops on draft program guidelines containing selection criteria prior to approval and shall post the draft guidelines on the agency’s Internet Web site at least 30 days prior to the first public workshop. Concurrent with the posting, the agency shall transmit the draft guidelines to the fiscal committees and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.

(b) The Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) does not apply to the development and approval of procedures and program guidelines for the program pursuant to this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2015, Ch. 710, Sec. 4. (SB 9) Effective January 1, 2016.)


text:
(a) No later than July 1, 2018, the Transportation Agency shall approve a program of projects, which shall cover a period of five fiscal years, beginning with the 2018–19 fiscal year.

(b) The Transportation Agency shall approve each subsequent program of projects not later than April 1 of each even-numbered year. Each subsequent program shall cover a period of five fiscal years, beginning July 1 of the year of approval, and shall be a statement of intent by the Transportation Agency for the allocation and expenditure of moneys during those five fiscal years.

(c) In developing the program of projects, and consistent with the consideration of all other criteria for individual projects, the Transportation Agency shall seek to maximize the total amount of reductions in emissions of greenhouse gases that would be achieved under the program.

(d) For a project to be funded from the program over a period of more than one fiscal year, the Transportation Agency, at the request of an eligible applicant and in cooperation with the commission, shall enter into and execute a multiyear funding agreement with the eligible applicant for the project for an amount of program moneys and for any duration, as determined jointly by the agency and applicant.

(e) A regional transportation planning agency, as defined in Section 13987 of the Government Code, shall not be eligible to receive a grant under the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program in the 2026–27 fiscal year or any subsequent fiscal years unless the Transportation Agency approves the regional transportation planning agency’s long-term financial plan submitted pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 13987 of the Government Code. The Transportation Agency shall update the guidelines approved pursuant to Section 75223 to reflect the eligibility limitation imposed pursuant to this subdivision.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 54, Sec. 4. (SB 125) Effective July 10, 2023.)


text:
(a) A lead applicant agency may apply to the commission for a letter of no prejudice for a project or for any component of a project included in the program of projects approved by the Transportation Agency. If approved by the commission, the letter of no prejudice shall allow the lead applicant agency to expend its own moneys for the project or any component of the project and to be eligible for future reimbursement, as applicable, from moneys available for the program from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section 16428.8 of the Government Code, or from moneys available for the program pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 11053 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.

(b) The amount expended under subdivision (a) shall be reimbursed by the state from moneys available for the program if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The project or project component for which the letter of no prejudice was requested has commenced, and the regional or local expenditures have been incurred.

(2) The expenditures made by the lead applicant agency are eligible for reimbursement in accordance with applicable laws and procedures. If expenditures made by the lead applicant agency are determined to be ineligible, the state has no obligation to reimburse those expenditures.

(3) The lead applicant agency complies with all legal requirements for the project, including the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)).

(4) There are moneys designated for the program that are sufficient to make the reimbursement payment.

(c) The lead applicant agency and the commission shall enter into an agreement governing reimbursement as described in this section. The timing and final amount of reimbursement is dependent on the terms of the agreement and the availability of moneys for the program.

(d) The commission, in consultation with intercity, commuter, urban rail, and other public transit entities, may develop guidelines to implement this section.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 255, Sec. 4. (AB 135) Effective September 16, 2017.)


text:
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, moneys appropriated to the Transportation Agency in the annual Budget Act from the General Fund and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for purposes of the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program shall not be distributed pursuant to a program of projects adopted pursuant to Section 75222 and allocated by the California Transportation Commission pursuant to Section 75220.

(b) The moneys described in subdivision (a) shall instead be distributed to regional transportation planning agencies pursuant to Section 99313 of the Public Utilities Code and the distribution of those moneys shall be subject to the requirements of Section 13987 of the Government Code and the guidelines adopted pursuant to that section.

(c) Subject to compliance with Section 13987 of the Government Code, a regional transportation planning agency may use moneys described in subdivision (a) to fund transit operating expenses within its jurisdiction consistent with an approved regional short-term financial plan or a long-term financial plan, as applicable, or for transformative capital improvements described in Sections 75220 and 75221, or for both of these purposes.

(d) In allowing the funds described in subdivision (a) to be available for operating costs, it is the intent of the Legislature for those expenditures to do all of the following:

(1) Provide one-time multiyear bridge funding for transit operators to address operational costs until long-term transit sustainability solutions are identified.

(2) Assist transit operators in preventing service cuts and increasing ridership.

(3) Prioritize the availability of transit for riders who are transit dependent.

(4) Prioritize transit agencies representing a significant percentage of the region’s ridership.

(e) For purposes of this section, “regional transportation planning agency” means a recipient of funding described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1 of the Public Utilities Code.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 53, Sec. 6. (AB 173) Effective July 2, 2024.)


text:
(a) This section shall apply notwithstanding any other law.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Public transit operating purposes” includes, but is not limited to, costs necessary to avoid or mitigate service reductions and costs to maintain or restore existing transit service levels for bus, rail, and other public transportation services. “Public transit operating purposes” does not include capital construction costs or any other capital expenses.

(2) “Region” means the region described in Section 66502 of the Government Code.

(3) “Specified transit entities” means the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, the Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board, and the Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District.

(c) On or before July 1, 2026, the Transportation Agency shall loan to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission up to five hundred ninety million dollars ($590,000,000) of funding approved under the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program for projects within the region. The Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall use the proceeds of the loan described in this section to offer loans to the specified transit entities for public transit operating purposes. The loan to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall be subject to all of the following:

(1) The loan is limited to being comprised of funding awarded to projects within the region that, as of December 31, 2025, have not been fully allocated funding by the California Transportation Commission.

(2) The loan shall be repaid in quarterly installments by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission to the Transportation Agency over a period of 12 years calculated from the original loan issue date, subject to all of the following:

(A) The first two years of the loan repayment period shall consist of interest-only quarterly payments.

(B) After two years from the original loan issue date, repayment shall consist of quarterly payments based on an amortization schedule factoring in full repayment of both outstanding interest and principal amounts over the remaining loan term.

(C) The rate of interest applied to a loan made pursuant to this section shall be the same rate earned on investments in the Surplus Money Investment Fund during the loan repayment period.

(3) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall determine the terms and conditions of loans made to the specified transit entities, including, but not limited to, the principal amount, and any conditions before disbursement, consistent with the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (2).

(d) (1) The Metropolitan Transportation Commission shall secure repayment of any loan issued by the Transportation Agency pursuant to this section by pledging and assigning, as security of last resort for the loan, the State Transit Assistance Program revenues received by the specified transit entities that would otherwise be administered by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to Section 99314 of the Public Utilities Code. The loan agreement shall be signed by a representative of the Transportation Agency and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and shall specify the pledged amount or method of calculation and the period during which the pledge applies. The signatories to the loan agreement may bind their respective agencies, as established by each agency’s respective procedures and any necessary supporting actions to confer that authority.

(2) The California Transportation Commission shall monitor and report to the Transportation Agency on the unallocated and unexpended balances of the region’s project awards for the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program. If the total awarded but unallocated funds to projects in the region less any outstanding loan balances falls below three hundred fifty million dollars ($350,000,000), the California Transportation Commission shall do both of the following:

(A) Notify the Transportation Agency and Metropolitan Transportation Commission.

(B) In consultation with the Transportation Agency, evaluate information provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and project sponsors in the region regarding their unallocated and unexpended balances of the region’s projects in the Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program to determine whether there is risk to California Transportation Commission’s ability to meet the region’s anticipated allocation requests and project cash flow requirements over the next two years. If the California Transportation Commission, in consultation with the Transportation Agency, determines it to be necessary, the California Transportation Commission, in consultation with the Transportation Agency, shall establish an allocation plan for the region’s awarded projects, in coordination with the region’s Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program project sponsors and the Metropolitan Transportation Commission. The allocation plan shall be for projects in the region seeking allocation and the plan may adjust or defer future allocations during the period of repayment of the loan made to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to subdivision (c).

(3) If an allocation plan established pursuant to paragraph (2) results in a material impact to a project in the region, as determined by the California Transportation Commission and the Transportation Agency, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, in coordination with the Transportation Agency, may prioritize the use of existing sources of funds allocated by the state to the region so that the project is not materially impacted with regard to scope, schedule, and eligibility for nonstate funding. If state-allocated fund sources provided to the region are used for this circumstance, the Transportation Agency may return funds to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission from the loan repayments made pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) equal to the state-allocated fund sources provided to the region that are committed to the affected project.

(e) A specified transit entity shall use its respective share of funding under the State Transit Assistance Program pursuant to Section 99314 of the Public Utilities Code as security for any loan made by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission pursuant to this section and those funds may be redirected by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission as repayment for any outstanding loan if the specified transit entity fails to make timely loan payments.

(f) (1) Subdivisions (a) to (e), inclusive, shall become inoperative upon full repayment of the loan by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, as determined by the Transportation Agency in consultation with the Department of Finance.

(2) Upon the determination made in paragraph (1), notwithstanding Section 9795 of the Government Code or any other law, the Transportation Agency shall notify the Joint Legislative Budget Committee of this fact. This section shall be repealed on January 1 following the notification provided to the Joint Legislative Budget Committee.

(g) The Legislature finds and declares that this section is related to Section 91.00 of the Budget Act of 2025 (Chapters 4, 5, and 104 of the Statutes of 2025).

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2026, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. (AB 117) Effective February 19, 2026. Conditionally repealed on date prescribed by its own provisions.)


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(a) The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program is hereby created to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases and improve mobility, with a priority on serving disadvantaged communities.

(b) Funding for the program is continuously appropriated pursuant to Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund established pursuant to Section 16428.8 of the Government Code.

(c) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), funding shall be allocated by the Controller on a formula basis consistent with the requirements of this part and with Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code, upon a determination by the Department of Transportation that the expenditures proposed by a recipient transit agency meet the requirements of this part and guidelines developed pursuant to this section, and that the amount of funding requested is currently available.

(2) For the portion of funding allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) under the formula set forth in Section 99314 of the Public Utilities Code, the Controller shall allocate that funding for the 2019–20 to 2025–26, inclusive, fiscal years based on the individual operator ratios described in Section 99314.10 of the Public Utilities Code.

(d) A recipient transit agency shall demonstrate that each expenditure of program moneys allocated to the agency reduces the emissions of greenhouse gases.

(e) A recipient transit agency shall demonstrate that each expenditure of program moneys does not supplant another source of funds.

(f) Moneys for the program shall be expended to provide transit operating or capital assistance that meets any of the following:

(1) Expenditures that directly enhance or expand transit service by supporting new or expanded bus or rail services, new or expanded waterborne transit, or expanded intermodal transit facilities, and may include equipment acquisition, fueling, and maintenance, and other costs to operate those services or facilities.

(2) Operational expenditures that increase transit mode share.

(3) Expenditures related to the purchase of zero-emission buses, including electric buses, and the installation of the necessary equipment and infrastructure to operate and support these zero-emission buses.

(g) (1) For a recipient transit agency whose service area includes disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code, at least 50 percent of the total moneys received pursuant to this part shall be expended on projects or services that meet the requirements of subdivisions (d), (e), and (f) and benefit the disadvantaged communities, as identified consistent with the guidance developed by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to Section 39715 of the Health and Safety Code.

(2) The requirement of paragraph (1) is waived if the recipient transit agency expends the funding provided pursuant to this section on any of the following:

(A) New or expanded transit service that connects with transit service serving disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of, or in low-income communities, as defined in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) of Section 39713 of, the Health and Safety Code.

(B) Transit fare subsidies and network and fare integration technology improvements, including, but not limited to, discounted or free student transit passes.

(C) The purchase of zero-emission transit buses and supporting infrastructure.

(3) Expenditures made pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be deemed to have met all applicable requirements established pursuant to Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code.

(4) This section does not require a recipient transit agency to provide individual rider data to the Department of Transportation or to the State Air Resources Board.

(h) The Department of Transportation, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, shall develop guidelines that describe the methodologies that a recipient transit agency shall use to demonstrate that proposed expenditures will meet the criteria in subdivisions (d), (e), (f), and (g) and establish the reporting requirements for documenting ongoing compliance with those criteria.

(i) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the development of guidelines for the program pursuant to this section.

(j) A recipient transit agency shall submit the following information to the Department of Transportation before seeking a disbursement of funds pursuant to this part:

(1) A list of proposed expense types for anticipated funding levels.

(2) The documentation required by the guidelines developed pursuant to this section to demonstrate compliance with subdivisions (d), (e), (f), and (g).

(k) For capital projects, a recipient transit agency shall also do all of the following:

(1) Specify the phases of work for which the recipient transit agency is seeking an allocation of moneys from the program.

(2) Identify the sources and timing of all moneys required to undertake and complete any phase of a project for which the recipient transit agency is seeking an allocation of moneys from the program.

(3) Describe intended sources and timing of funding to complete any subsequent phases of the project, through construction or procurement.

(l) Except as specified in subdivision (m), a recipient transit agency that has used program moneys for any type of operational assistance allowed by subdivision (f) in a previous fiscal year may use program moneys to continue the same service or program in any subsequent fiscal year if the agency can demonstrate that reductions in the emissions of greenhouse gases can be realized.

(m) A recipient transit agency using program moneys for the continuation of a free or reduced fare transit program shall not be subject to subdivision (l) and may continue to use program moneys for that purpose without any restriction to length of time. The recipient transit agency shall submit an initial allocation request to the department and meet all requirements of this section, except subdivision (l). After the initial allocation for a recipient transit agency’s free or reduced fare transit program is funded pursuant to this subdivision, the recipient transit agency shall not be required to submit an additional allocation request for the next three fiscal years, but instead shall provide documentation necessary to meet the requirements of subdivision (s) and for the free or reduced fare transit program to maintain compliance with this section as detailed in the initial allocation request submitted to the department. A recipient transit agency using funds for a free or reduced fare transit program funded pursuant to this subdivision shall submit the reports required by subdivision (s).

(n) Before authorizing the disbursement of funds, the Department of Transportation, in coordination with the State Air Resources Board, shall determine the eligibility, in whole or in part, of the proposed list of expense types, based on the documentation provided by a recipient transit agency to ensure ongoing compliance with the guidelines developed pursuant to this section.

(o) The Department of Transportation shall notify the Controller of approved expenditures for each recipient transit agency, and the amount of the allocation for each agency determined to be available at that time of approval.

(p) A recipient transit agency that does not submit an expenditure for funding in a particular fiscal year may retain its funding share, and may accumulate and use that funding share in a subsequent fiscal year for a larger expenditure, including operating assistance. The recipient transit agency shall first specify the number of fiscal years that it intends to retain its funding share and the expenditure for which the agency intends to use these moneys. A recipient transit agency may only retain its funding share for a maximum of four fiscal years.

(q) A recipient transit agency may, in any particular fiscal year, loan or transfer its funding share to another recipient transit agency within the same region for any identified eligible expenditure under the program, including operating assistance, in accordance with procedures incorporated by the Department of Transportation in the guidelines developed pursuant to this section, which procedures shall be consistent with the requirement in subdivision (g).

(r) A recipient transit agency may apply to the Department of Transportation to reassign any savings of surplus moneys allocated under this section to the agency for an expenditure that has been completed to another eligible expenditure under the program, including operating assistance. A recipient transit agency may also apply to the Department of Transportation to reassign to another eligible expenditure any moneys from the program previously allocated to the agency for an expenditure that the agency has determined is no longer a priority for the use of those moneys.

(s) A recipient transit agency shall provide annual reports to the Department of Transportation, in the format and manner prescribed by the department, consistent with the internal administrative procedures for the use of the fund proceeds developed by the State Air Resources Board.

(t) The Department of Transportation and recipient transit agencies shall comply with the guidelines developed by the State Air Resources Board pursuant to Section 39715 of the Health and Safety Code to ensure that the requirements of Section 39713 of the Health and Safety Code are met to maximize the benefits to disadvantaged communities, as identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.

(u) A recipient transit agency shall comply with all applicable legal requirements, including the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)), and civil rights and environmental justice obligations under state and federal law. This section does not expand or extend the applicability of those laws to recipient transit agencies.

(v) The audit of public transportation operator finances already required under the Mills-Alquist-Deddeh Act (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 99200) of Part 11 of Division 10 of the Public Utilities Code) pursuant to Section 99245 of the Public Utilities Code shall be expanded to include verification of receipt and appropriate expenditure of moneys from the program. Each recipient transit agency receiving moneys from the program in a fiscal year for which an audit is conducted shall transmit a copy of the audit to the Department of Transportation, and the department shall make the audits available to the Legislature and the Controller for review on request.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 109, Sec. 2. (SB 153) Effective September 17, 2025.)

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text:
(a) A recipient transit agency under the program created pursuant to Section 75230 may apply to the Department of Transportation for a letter of no prejudice for any eligible expenditures under the program, including operating assistance, for which the department has authorized a disbursement of funds. If approved by the department, the letter of no prejudice shall allow the recipient transit agency to expend its own moneys for the expenditures and to be eligible for future reimbursement from moneys available for the program.

(b) The amount expended under subdivision (a) shall be reimbursed by the state from moneys available for the program if all of the following conditions are met:

(1) The expenditures for which the letter of no prejudice was requested have commenced, and any regional or local expenditures, if applicable, have been incurred.

(2) The expenditures made by the recipient transit agency are eligible under the program. If expenditures made by the recipient transit agency are determined to be ineligible, the state has no obligation to reimburse those expenditures.

(3) The recipient transit agency complies with all applicable legal requirements for the expenditures, including the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (Division 13 (commencing with Section 21000)), and civil rights and environmental justice obligations under state and federal law. Nothing in this section shall be construed to expand or extend the applicability of those laws to recipient transit agencies.

(4) There are moneys in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund designated for the program and from the recipient transit agency’s formula allocation share as determined pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 39719 of the Health and Safety Code that are sufficient to make the reimbursement payment.

(c) The recipient transit agency and the Department of Transportation shall enter into an agreement governing reimbursement as described in this section. The timing and final amount of reimbursement shall be dependent on the terms of the agreement and the availability of moneys in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund for the program.

(d) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with recipient public transit agencies, may develop guidelines to implement this section.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 479, Sec. 2. (SB 824) Effective January 1, 2017.)

part: 3. Low Carbon Transit Operations Program


text: The Transformative Climate Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council. The program shall fund the development and implementation of neighborhood-level transformative climate community plans that include multiple, coordinated greenhouse gas emissions reduction projects that provide local economic, environmental, and health benefits to disadvantaged communities, as described in Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code. By making such comprehensive public investments, it is the intent of the Legislature that private resources can be more effectively catalyzed to support innovative community and climate transformation in disadvantaged communities.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 371, Sec. 1. (AB 2722) Effective January 1, 2017.)

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(a) The Strategic Growth Council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process. An eligible entity, including, but not limited to, a nonprofit organization, a community-based organization, a faith-based organization, a coalition or association of nonprofit organizations, a community development finance institution, a community development corporation, a local agency, a joint powers authority, or a tribal government, shall demonstrate multistakeholder partnerships with local agencies, community-based organizations, labor groups, workforce investment boards, and other stakeholders, as appropriate. The Strategic Growth Council shall award grants for projects that demonstrate community engagement in all phases.

(b) (1) In awarding grants, the Strategic Growth Council shall make grant selections for plan development contingent on the implementation of one or more projects identified by the plan.

(2) In awarding grants, the Strategic Growth Council may give priority to plans and projects that cover areas that have a high proportion of census tracts identified as disadvantaged communities and that focus on communities that are most disadvantaged.

(3) The Strategic Growth Council may award a grant over multiple years.

(4) The Strategic Growth Council shall consider applicants for projects undertaken in disadvantaged communities located in unincorporated areas of a county.

(c) To be eligible for funding under the program, a plan, and a project that implements a plan, shall demonstrate that it will achieve a reduction in emissions of greenhouse gases.

(d) The California Environmental Protection Agency shall provide assistance in performing outreach to disadvantaged communities and assessing the environmental justice benefits of project awards.

(e) Projects shall maximize climate, public health, environmental, workforce, and economic benefits.

history: (History: Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 370, Sec. 244. (SB 1371) Effective January 1, 2021.)

part: 4. Transformative Climate Communities Program


text:
(a) The council and all funded entities shall endeavor to identify additional public and private sources of funding to sustain and expand the program.

(b) The council shall fund technical assistance providers to assist in application development and project development and implementation.


text:
(a) Before awarding funds under the program, the council shall develop guidelines and selection criteria for plan development and implementation of the program.

(b) In adopting guidelines and selection criteria, the council shall consider comments, if any, from local governments, regional agencies, and other stakeholders. The council shall conduct outreach to disadvantaged communities to encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.

(c) In adopting the guidelines, the council shall consider whether eligible plans and projects avoid economic displacement of low-income disadvantaged community residents and businesses.


text: For notices of funding availability released after July 1, 2021, in awarding funds under the program, the council shall provide additional points or preference to jurisdictions that have adopted a housing element that has been found by the Department of Housing and Community Development to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code and that are designated prohousing pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 65589.9 of the Government Code, in the manner determined by the Department of Housing and Community Development pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 65589.9 of the Government Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 159, Sec. 22. (AB 101) Effective July 31, 2019.)


text:
(a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply:

(1) “Council” means the Strategic Growth Council established pursuant to Section 75121.

(2) “Disadvantaged community” means a community identified pursuant to Section 39711 of the Health and Safety Code.

(3) “Disadvantaged unincorporated community” means the same as defined in Section 65302.10 of the Government Code.

(4) “Eligible entities” include, but are not limited to, nonprofit organizations, community-based organizations, coalitions or associations of nonprofit organizations, local agencies, or a tribal government.

(5) “Eligible services and amenities” means services and amenities offered by community resilience centers, including, but not limited to, hydration stations, electric charging stations, backup power, public health and mobile health services, cooling, clean air, respite, community evacuation and emergency response, and other services to mitigate the public health impacts of extreme heat and other emergency situations exacerbated by climate change, such as wildfire, poor air quality, power outages, or flooding, on local populations.

(6) “Program” means the Community Resilience Center Program established pursuant to this section.

(7) “Under-resourced community” means the same as defined in Section 71130.

(b) The Community Resilience Center Program is hereby established, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council, in coordination with the Office of Planning and Research, to provide funding for the construction of new, or the retrofitting of existing, facilities that will serve as community resilience centers. Community resilience centers shall serve as community emergency response facilities and aid in building long-term resilience, preparedness, and recovery operations for local communities.

(c) (1) The council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process. To be eligible for a grant award, eligible entities shall demonstrate that the proposed project has all of the following attributes:

(A) Collaboration with community members that will utilize and benefit from the project.

(B) Involvement of community-based organizations and community residents within governance and decisionmaking processes, including in the selection and planning of the project.

(C) Multistakeholder partnerships.

(D) The proposed community resilience center will be accessible and offer eligible services and amenities year round to community residents.

(2) The council may award grants that include funding for technical assistance, including, but not limited to, grant writing support and other application assistance.

(3) Grants for community resilience centers may also be awarded for comprehensive upgrades to model integrated delivery of services.

(4) The council shall publicly announce grant award recipients during a public council meeting.

(d) (1) The council shall adopt guidelines and selection criteria for the awarding of grants under the program. The guidelines and selection criteria shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(A) Prioritization of projects that are located in and benefit under-resourced communities.

(B) Prioritization of projects that represent the statewide geographic diversity and that are inclusive of both rural and urban communities in incorporated and unincorporated areas.

(C) The minimum number of years that each grant award recipient must offer community resilience services.

(2) Guideline and selection criteria development and adoption shall go through a public process that allows for transparency and stakeholder feedback.

(3) In developing draft guidelines and selection criteria, the council shall conduct outreach to disadvantaged communities, disadvantaged unincorporated communities, or low-income communities and encourage comments on the draft guidelines and selection criteria from those communities.

(e) The council shall use not more than 8 percent of the moneys appropriated for purposes of the program for the costs of administering the program.

(f) (1) Notwithstanding Section 10231.5 of the Government Code, on or before January 1, 2025, and annually thereafter until the funds for the program are fully expended, the council shall prepare and submit a report on the program to the relevant budget subcommittees of the Legislature and to the Legislative Analyst’s Office. The council shall design the program to enable the collection of necessary data to complete the report, including, but not limited to, collecting outcome information from grant award recipients.

(2) The report shall include, but not be limited to, all of the following:

(A) Detailed information regarding how the program conducted outreach to raise awareness of grant opportunities for stakeholders in heat-vulnerable communities, which organizations and projects applied for funding, and what selection criteria the council used to award the grants.

(B) A summary of the selected projects, including project costs, locations, and descriptions.

(C) A description of the specific, measurable outcomes achieved by the program, including data on the utilization of the centers including during extreme heat events.

(D) Lessons learned and potential recommendations for improving the program.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 574, Sec. 28. (AB 211) Effective September 27, 2022.)

part: 5. Community Resilience Center Program.

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(a) The Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program is hereby established and shall be administered by the Transportation Agency.

(b) Funds appropriated for the Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program shall be allocated by the Transportation Agency to regional transportation planning agencies with 50 percent of the moneys available to the program to be allocated pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1 of the Public Utilities Code and the other 50 percent to be allocated pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1 of the Public Utilities Code.

(c) The Transportation Agency shall allocate funding under this program to regional transportation planning agencies subject to the requirements of Section 13987 of the Government Code and the guidelines adopted pursuant to that section.

(d) A regional transportation planning agency may use moneys allocated under the program for the following purposes:

(1) Funding zero-emission transit equipment, including, but not limited to, zero-emission vehicles and refueling infrastructure.

(2) Funding transit operations expenditures that prevent service reduction or elimination in order to maintain or increase transit ridership.

(e) A regional transportation planning agency may only use moneys for the purpose specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (d) if the expenditure is consistent with a regional short-term financial plan or a long-term financial plan, as applicable, approved pursuant to Section 13987 of the Government Code.

(f) In allowing the funds under the program to be available for operating costs, it is the intent of the Legislature for those expenditures to do all of the following:

(1) Provide one-time multiyear bridge funding for transit operators to address operational costs until long-term transit sustainability solutions are identified.

(2) Assist transit operators in preventing service cuts and increasing ridership.

(3) Prioritize the availability of transit for riders who are transit dependent.

(4) Prioritize transit agencies representing a significant percent of the region’s ridership.

(g) By October 31 of each year, a regional transportation planning agency that received funding under the program shall submit a report to the Transportation Agency on the use of those funds during the previous fiscal year. The report shall include all of the following information:

(1) How much funding was used for operating costs.

(2) The number, type, date, and location of zero-emission buses, trains, or other vehicles purchased.

(3) The number, type, data, and location of electric charging stations or hydrogen fueling stations installed.

(4) The nameplate capacity of installed equipment in kilowatts for electric charging stations and kilograms per day for hydrogen fueling stations.

(5) The total costs and the source of funding for vehicles and equipment purchased using these funds.

(h) For purposes of this section, “regional transportation planning agency” means a recipient of funding described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1 of the Public Utilities Code.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2023, Ch. 54, Sec. 6. (SB 125) Effective July 10, 2023.)

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text: For purposes of this division, “GWP” means global warming potential.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 375, Sec. 2. (SB 1013) Effective January 1, 2019.)

division: 45. FLUORINATED REFRIGERANTS

path: 45. FLUORINATED REFRIGERANTS


text: The Public Utilities Commission shall consider developing a strategy for including low-GWP refrigerants in equipment funded by the energy efficiency programs overseen by the Public Utilities Commission.


text: The State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission shall identify opportunities to assess the energy efficiency performance for low-GWP alternatives for current fluorinated-gas-based appliances and equipment.


text: The Department of Community Services and Development shall consider integrating low GWP as part of its ongoing administration of energy efficiency programs for household appliances, including, but not limited to, the Energy Efficiency Low-Income Weatherization Program.


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(a) (1) The Fluorinated Gases Emission Reduction Incentive Program is hereby established to be administered by the State Air Resources Board to promote the adoption of refrigerant technologies to achieve short- and long-term climate benefits, energy efficiency, and other cobenefits.

(2) Moneys for the program shall be available to the State Air Resources Board, upon appropriation by the Legislature, including, but not limited to, moneys from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, created pursuant to Section 16428.8 of the Government Code.

(b) The state board may contract with a third party to administer this section.

(c) Eligible applicants shall be users of systems of refrigerant technologies.

(d) When awarding incentives, the State Air Resources Board shall prioritize both of the following:

(1) Low-GWP alternatives that maximize emissions reductions and focus on key cooling sectors where technology is commercially available.

(2) The use of low-GWP alternatives in new technologies for which higher upfront costs, compared with hydrofluorocarbon systems, have been identified by the State Air Resources Board as a market impediment.

(e) The program shall include all of the following:

(1) Allow a retailer to apply for funding for multiple stores or units.

(2) Identify opportunities for outreach efforts to demonstrate and provide information about low-GWP alternatives in refrigeration and air-conditioning.

(3) Require the professional installation and maintenance of alternative refrigeration and air-conditioning equipment in order to maximize energy efficiency and minimize emissions.

(4) Identify opportunities to increase the recovery, reclamation, or destruction of existing high-GWP refrigerants.

(5) Identify opportunities to offer matching funds to local publicly owned electric and gas utilities that offer their own low-GWP incentive programs.

(6) Comply with federal and state laws regarding the disposal and capture of fluorinated gases.

(7) Determine the most environmentally beneficial outcome for the replaced equipment.


text: This division shall be known, and may be cited, as the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018.

history: (History: Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 852, Sec. 3. Approved in Proposition 68 at the June 5, 2018, election.)

chapter: 1. General Provisions

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(a) The people of California find and declare all of the following:

(1) From California’s beautiful rivers, streams, coastal shorelines, and other waterways, to our federal, state, local, and regional parks and outdoor settings, to our vast network of trails connecting people with natural landscapes, Californians value the rich diversity of outdoor experiences afforded to this state and its citizens.

(2) Demand for local parks has exceeded available funding by a factor of 8 to 1, with particularly high demand in urban, disadvantaged communities.

(3) Many Californians across the state lack access to safe parks, wildlife, trails, and recreation areas, which limits their ability to experience the outdoors, improve their physical and emotional health, exercise, and connect with their communities.

(4) Investments to create and improve parks and recreation areas, and to create trail networks that provide access from neighborhoods to parks, wildlife, and recreational opportunities, will help ensure all Californians have access to safe places to exercise and enjoy recreational activities.

(5) The California Center for Public Health Advocacy estimates that inactivity and obesity cost California over forty billion dollars ($40,000,000,000) annually, through increased health care costs and lost productivity due to obesity-related illnesses, and that even modest increases in physical activity would result in significant savings. Investments in infrastructure improvements such as biking and walking trails and pathways, whether in urban or natural areas, are cost-effective ways to promote physical activity.

(6) Continued investments in the state’s parks, wildlife and ecological areas, trails, and natural resources, and greening urban areas will help mitigate the effects of climate change, making cities more livable, and will protect California’s natural resources for future generations.

(7) California’s outdoor recreation economy represents an eighty-seven-billion-dollar ($87,000,000,000) industry, providing over 700,000 jobs and billions of dollars in local and state revenues.

(8) California’s state, local, and regional park system infrastructure and national park system infrastructure are aging, and a significant infusion of capital is required to protect this investment.

(9) There has been a historic underinvestment in parks, trails, and outdoor infrastructure in disadvantaged areas and many communities throughout California.

(10) Tourism is a growing industry in California and remains an economic driver for the more rural parts of the state.

(11) California’s highly variable hydrology puts at risk the state’s supply of clean and safe water. In recent years, California has experienced both the state’s worst drought and also the wettest winter in recorded history.

(12) Extreme weather changes such as prolonged drought, intense heat events, and a changing snowpack are real climate impacts happening right now in California, and these changes increase the need to safeguard water supply for the quality of life for all Californians.

(13) Every Californian should have access to clean, safe, and reliable drinking water.

(14) California’s water infrastructure continues to age and deteriorate.

(15) Encouraging water conservation and recycling are commonsense actions to improve California’s water future.

(16) Successfully implementing the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act in collaboration with local government and communities is a key state priority.

(17) Flooding can devastate communities and infrastructure.

(18) Protecting and restoring lakes, rivers, streams, and the state’s diverse ecosystems is a critical part of the state’s water future and ensures the quality of life for all Californians.

(19) This division provides funding to implement the California Water Action Plan.

(20) Periodic investments are needed to protect, restore, and enhance our natural resources and parks to ensure all Californians have safe, clean, and reliable drinking water, prevent pollution and disruption of our water supplies, prepare for future droughts and floods, and protect and restore our natural resources for the benefit and enjoyment of our children and future generations.

(b) It is the intent of the people of California that all of the following shall occur in the implementation of this division:

(1) The investment of public funds pursuant to this division will result in public benefits that address the most critical statewide needs and priorities for public funding.

(2) In the appropriation and expenditure of funding authorized by this division, priority will be given to projects that leverage private, federal, or local funding or produce the greatest public benefit.

(3) To the extent practicable, a project that receives moneys pursuant to this division will include signage informing the public that the project received funds from the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Act of 2018.

(4) To the extent practicable, when developing program guidelines for urban recreation projects and habitat protection or restoration projects, administering entities are encouraged to give favorable consideration to projects that provide urban recreation and protect or restore natural resources. Additionally, the entities may pool funding for these projects.

(5) To the extent practicable, a project that receives moneys pursuant to this division will provide workforce education and training, contractor, and job opportunities for disadvantaged communities.

(6) To the extent practicable, priority for funding pursuant to this division will be given to local parks projects that have obtained all required permits and entitlements and a commitment of matching funds, if required.

(7) To the extent practicable, administering entities should measure or require measurement of greenhouse gas emissions reductions and carbon sequestrations associated with projects that receive moneys pursuant to this division.

(8) To the extent practicable, as identified in the “Presidential Memorandum--Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Our National Parks, National Forests, and Other Public Lands and Waters,” dated January 12, 2017, the public agencies that receive funds pursuant to this division will consider a range of actions that include, but are not limited to, the following:

(A) Conducting active outreach to diverse populations, particularly minority, low-income, and disabled populations and tribal communities, to increase awareness within those communities and the public generally about specific programs and opportunities.

(B) Mentoring new environmental, outdoor recreation, and conservation leaders to increase diverse representation across these areas.

(C) Creating new partnerships with state, local, tribal, private, and nonprofit organizations to expand access for diverse populations.

(D) Identifying and implementing improvements to existing programs to increase visitation and access by diverse populations, particularly minority, low-income, and disabled populations and tribal communities.

(E) Expanding the use of multilingual and culturally appropriate materials in public communications and educational strategies, including through social media strategies, as appropriate, that target diverse populations.

(F) Developing or expanding coordinated efforts to promote youth engagement and empowerment, including fostering new partnerships with diversity-serving and youth-serving organizations, urban areas, and programs.

(G) Identifying possible staff liaisons to diverse populations.

(9) To the extent practicable, priority for grant funding under this division will be given to a project that advances solutions to prevent displacement if a potential unintended consequence associated with park creation pursuant to the project is an increase in the cost of housing.

division: 46. CALIFORNIA DROUGHT, WATER, PARKS, CLIMATE, COASTAL PROTECTION, AND OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR ALL ACT OF 2018


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As used in this division, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Committee” means the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Finance Committee created by Section 80162.

(b) “Community access” means engagement programs, technical assistance, or facilities that maximize safe and equitable physical admittance, especially for low-income communities, to natural or cultural resources, community education, or recreational amenities.

(c) “Conservation actions on private lands” means projects with willing landowners that involve the adaptive flexible management or protection of natural resources in response to changing conditions and threats to habitat and wildlife. The actions may include the acquisition of conservation interests or fee interests in the land. These projects result in habitat conditions on private lands that, when managed dynamically over time, contribute to the long-term health and resiliency of vital ecosystems and enhance wildlife populations.

(d) “Department” means the Department of Parks and Recreation.

(e) “Disadvantaged community” means a community with a median household income less than 80 percent of the statewide average.

(f) “Fund” means the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access For All Fund, created by Section 80032.

(g) “Heavily urbanized city” means a city with a population of 300,000 or more.

(h) “Heavily urbanized county” means a county with a population of 3,000,000 or more.

(i) “Interpretation” includes, but is not limited to, a visitor-serving amenity that enhances the ability to understand and appreciate the significance and value of natural, historical, and cultural resources and that may utilize educational materials in multiple languages, digital information, and the expertise of a naturalist or other skilled specialist.

(j) “Nonprofit organization” means a nonprofit corporation qualified to do business in California and qualified under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

(k) “Preservation” means rehabilitation, stabilization, restoration, conservation, development, and reconstruction, or any combination of those activities.

(l) “Protection” means those actions necessary to prevent harm or damage to persons, property, or natural, cultural, and historic resources, actions to improve access to public open-space areas, or actions to allow the continued use and enjoyment of property or natural, cultural, and historic resources, and includes site monitoring, acquisition, development, restoration, preservation, and interpretation.

(m) “Restoration” means the improvement of physical structures or facilities and, in the case of natural systems and landscape features, includes, but is not limited to, projects for the control of erosion, stormwater capture and storage or to otherwise reduce stormwater pollution, the control and elimination of invasive species, the planting of native species, the removal of waste and debris, prescribed burning, fuel hazard reduction, fencing out threats to existing or restored natural resources, road elimination, improving instream, riparian, or managed wetland habitat conditions, and other plant and wildlife habitat improvement to increase the natural system value of the property or coastal or ocean resource. Restoration also includes activities described in subdivision (b) of Section 79737 of the Water Code. Restoration projects shall include the planning, monitoring, and reporting necessary to ensure successful implementation of the project objectives.

(n) “Severely disadvantaged community” means a community with a median household income less than 60 percent of the statewide average.


text: An amount that equals not more than 5 percent of the funds allocated for a grant program pursuant to this division may be used to pay the administrative costs of that program.


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(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), up to 10 percent of funds allocated for each program funded by this division may be expended, including, but not limited to, by grants, for planning and monitoring necessary for the successful design, selection, and implementation of the projects authorized under that program. This section shall not otherwise restrict funds ordinarily used by an agency for “preliminary plans,” “working drawings,” and “construction” as defined in the annual Budget Act for a capital outlay project or grant project. Planning may include feasibility studies for environmental site cleanup that would further the purpose of a project that is eligible for funding under this division. Monitoring may include measuring greenhouse gas emissions reductions and carbon sequestration associated with program expenditures under this division.

(b) Funds used for planning projects that benefit disadvantaged communities may exceed 10 percent of the funds allocated if the state agency administering the moneys determines that there is a need for the additional funding.


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(a) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), at least 20 percent of the funds available pursuant to each chapter of this division shall be allocated for projects serving severely disadvantaged communities.

(2) At least 15 percent of the funds available pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 80120) and Chapter 10 (commencing with Section 80130) shall be allocated for projects serving severely disadvantaged communities.

(b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (c), up to 10 percent of the funds available pursuant to each chapter of this division may be allocated for technical assistance to disadvantaged communities. The agency administering the moneys shall operate a multidisciplinary technical assistance program for disadvantaged communities.

(2) Funds used for providing technical assistance to disadvantaged communities may exceed 10 percent of the funds allocated if the state agency administering the moneys determines that there is a need for the additional funding.

(c) (1) Up to 5 percent of funds available pursuant to each chapter of this division shall, to the extent permissible under the State General Obligation Bond Law (Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 16720) of Part 3 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code) and with the concurrence of the Director of Finance, be allocated for community access projects that include, but are not limited to, the following:

(A) Transportation.

(B) Physical activity programming.

(C) Resource interpretation.

(D) Multilingual translation.

(E) Natural science.

(F) Workforce development and career pathways.

(G) Education.

(H) Communication related to water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and other outdoor pursuits.

(2) This subdivision does not apply to Chapter 11.1 (commencing with Section 80141) and Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 80150).


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Before disbursing grants pursuant to this division, each state agency that receives funding to administer a competitive grant program under this division shall do the following:

(a) (1) Develop and adopt project solicitation and evaluation guidelines. The guidelines shall include monitoring and reporting requirements and may include a limitation on the dollar amount of grants to be awarded. If the state agency has previously developed and adopted project solicitation and evaluation guidelines that comply with the requirements of this subdivision, it may use those guidelines.

(2) Guidelines adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall encourage, where feasible, inclusion of the following project components:

(A) Efficient use and conservation of water supplies.

(B) Use of recycled water.

(C) The capture of stormwater to reduce stormwater runoff, reduce water pollution, or recharge groundwater supplies, or a combination thereof.

(D) Provision of safe and reliable drinking water supplies to park and open-space visitors.

(b) Conduct three public meetings to consider public comments before finalizing the guidelines. The state agency shall publish the draft solicitation and evaluation guidelines on its Internet Web site at least 30 days before the public meetings. One meeting shall be conducted at a location in northern California, one meeting shall be conducted at a location in the central valley of California, and one meeting shall be conducted at a location in southern California.

(c) For statewide competitive grant programs, submit the guidelines to the Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency. The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall verify that the guidelines are consistent with applicable statutes and for all the purposes enumerated in this division. The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall post an electronic form of the guidelines submitted by state agencies and the subsequent verifications on the Natural Resources Agency’s Internet Web site.

(d) Upon adoption, transmit copies of the guidelines to the fiscal committees and the appropriate policy committees of the Legislature.

(e) Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code does not apply to the development and adoption of program guidelines and selection criteria adopted pursuant to this division.


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(a) The Department of Finance shall provide for an independent audit of expenditures pursuant to this division. The Secretary of the Natural Resources Agency shall publish a list of all program and project expenditures pursuant to this division not less than annually, in written form, and shall post an electronic form of the list on the agency’s Internet Web site in a downloadable spreadsheet format. The spreadsheet shall include information about the location and footprint of each funded project, the project’s objectives, the status of the project, anticipated outcomes, any matching moneys provided for the project by the grant recipient, and the applicable chapter of this division pursuant to which the grant recipient received moneys.

(b) If an audit, required by statute, of any entity that receives funding authorized by this division is conducted pursuant to state law and reveals any impropriety, the California State Auditor or the Controller may conduct a full audit of any or all of the activities of that entity.

(c) The state agency issuing any grant with funding authorized by this division shall require adequate reporting of the expenditures of the funding from the grant.

(d) The costs associated with the publications, audits, statewide bond tracking, cash management, and related oversight activities provided for in this section shall be funded from this division. These costs shall be shared proportionally by each program through this division. Actual costs incurred to administer nongrant programs authorized by this division shall be paid from the funds authorized in this division.


text: If any moneys allocated pursuant to this division are not encumbered or expended by the recipient entity within the time period specified by the administering agency, the unexpended moneys shall revert to the administering agency for allocation consistent with the applicable chapter.


text: To the extent feasible, a project whose application includes the use of services of the California Conservation Corps or certified community conservation corps, as defined in Section 14507.5, shall be given preference for receipt of a grant under this division.


text: To the extent feasible, a project that includes water efficiencies, stormwater capture for infiltration or reuse, or carbon sequestration features in the project design may be given priority for grant funding under this division.


text: Moneys allocated pursuant to this division shall not be used to fulfill any mitigation requirements imposed by law.


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(a) To the extent feasible in implementing this division and except as provided in subdivision (b), a state agency receiving funding under this division shall seek to achieve wildlife conservation objectives through projects on public lands or voluntary projects on private lands. Projects on private lands shall be evaluated based on the durability of the benefits created by the investment. Funds may be used for payments for the protection or creation of measurable habitat improvements or other improvements to the condition of endangered or threatened species, including through the development and implementation of habitat credit exchanges.

(b) This section shall not apply to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 80050), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 80060), Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 80080), Chapter 6 (commencing with Section 80090), Chapter 11 (commencing with Section 80140), Chapter 11.5 (commencing with Section 80145), or Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 80150).


text: A state agency that receives funding to administer a grant program under this division shall report to the Legislature by January 1, 2027, on its expenditures pursuant to this division and the public benefits received from those expenditures.