DIVISION 44. Transit, Affordable Housing, and Sustainable Communities Program [75200. - 75260.]

Division 44 added by Stats. 2014, Ch. 36, Sec. 21.

§§ 75200–75260 · 36 sections

1. PART 1. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities §§ 75200–75218.2 · 19 sections

   1. CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 75200–75200.3 · 4 sections

      • § 75200 It is the intent of the Legislature that the AHSC Housing Allocation and AHSC Sustainable Communities Allocation be administered in a manner that supports…
      • § 75200.1 For purposes of this part, the following definitions apply: (a) “AHSC Housing Allocation” means the funding allocation described in subparagraph (A) of…
      • § 75200.2 A program administrator may designate a state agency or department to manage allocations under the program for the disbursement of grants and loans to support…
      • § 75200.3 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…
   2. CHAPTER 2. Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program §§ 75210–75218.2 · 15 sections

      • § 75210 The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program is hereby established to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through projects that implement land use,…
      • § 75210.1 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…
      • § 75210.2 (a) In establishing and administering the allocation targets pursuant to Section 75210.1, the committee and the council shall balance the importance of…
      • § 75210.3 (a) Subject to subdivision (b), on and after July 1, 2026, the committee shall administer the AHSC Housing Allocation for all solicitations and related…
      • § 75211 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…
      • § 75212 (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)…
      • § 75212.1 (a) In evaluating applications for AHSC Sustainable Communities Allocation funding, the council shall consider the extent to which proposed sustainable…
      • § 75213 A project eligible for funding pursuant to the program shall be encouraged to promote the objectives of Section 75210, and economic growth, reduce public…
      • § 75214 In implementing the program, a program administrator shall support the goals established pursuant to Chapter 830 of the Statutes of 2012 by pursuing a…
      • § 75215 (a) Before awarding funds under the program, a program administrator shall develop guidelines and selection criteria for the implementation of the program,…
      • § 75216 (a) A program administrator shall leverage the programmatic and administrative expertise of relevant state departments and agencies in implementing the…
      • § 75217 The program administrators shall jointly report the progress on the implementation of the program, including each allocation, in an annual report required…
      • § 75218 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…
      • § 75218.1 (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…
      • § 75218.2 (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…
2. PART 2. Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program §§ 75220–75227 · 8 sections

   • § 75220 (a) The Transit and Intercity Rail Capital Program is hereby created to fund transformative capital improvements, as defined in subdivision (d), that will…
   • § 75221 (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…
   • § 75222 (a) Applications for grants under the program shall be submitted to the Transportation Agency for evaluation in accordance with procedures and program…
   • § 75223 (a) The Transportation Agency shall conduct at least two public workshops on draft program guidelines containing selection criteria prior to approval and shall…
   • § 75224 (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…
   • § 75225 (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…
   • § 75226 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, moneys appropriated to the Transportation Agency in the annual Budget Act from the General Fund and the Greenhouse Gas…
   • § 75227 (a) This section shall apply notwithstanding any other law. (b) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Public transit operating…
3. PART 3. Low Carbon Transit Operations Program §§ 75230–75231 · 2 sections

   • § 75230 (a) The Low Carbon Transit Operations Program is hereby created to provide operating and capital assistance for transit agencies to reduce the emissions of…
   • § 75231 (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…
4. PART 4. Transformative Climate Communities Program §§ 75240–75244 · 5 sections

   • § 75240 The Transformative Climate Communities Program is hereby created, to be administered by the Strategic Growth Council. The program shall fund the development…
   • § 75241 (a) The Strategic Growth Council shall award competitive grants to eligible entities through an application process. An eligible entity, including, but not…
   • § 75242 (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…
   • § 75243 (a) Before awarding funds under the program, the council shall develop guidelines and selection criteria for plan development and implementation of the…
   • § 75244 For notices of funding availability released after July 1, 2021, in awarding funds under the program, the council shall provide additional points or preference…
5. PART 5. Community Resilience Center Program. § 75250 · 1 section

   • § 75250 (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions apply: (1) “Council” means the Strategic Growth Council established pursuant to Section 75121. (2)…
6. PART 6. Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program § 75260 · 1 section

   • § 75260 (a) The Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program is hereby established and shall be administered by the Transportation Agency. (b) Funds appropriated for the…