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CA Health & Safety Code § 50199.20 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.6 - Low-Income Housing Credit|Section 50199.20.

50199.20.  (a) Not less than 20 percent of the federal ceiling on low-income housing tax credits shall be set aside for allocation to rural areas as defined in Section 50199.21. Any amount of credit set aside for rural areas remaining after the ranking of credits in the final cycle of any calendar year shall be available for allocation to any eligible project.(b)  Up to 2 percent of the low-income housing tax credit available under this chapter and Sections 12206, 17058, and 23610.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code may be set aside for small developments as determined by the committee. Any amount of credit set aside for small developments remaining after the ranking of projects in the final cycle of any calendar year shall be available for allocation to any eligible project.(c) Not less than the amount specified in paragraph (4) of subdivision (g) of Sections 12206, 17058, and 23610.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code shall be set aside to provide farmworker housing, as defined in subdivision (h) of Section 50199.7 of the Health and Safety Code.(Amended by Stats. 2008, Ch. 521, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 50199.18.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50199.21 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.6 - Low-Income Housing Credit|Section 50199.21.

50199.21.  “Rural area” for the purpose of this chapter and Sections 17058 and 23610.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, means an area, which, on January 1 of any calendar year satisfies any of the following criteria:(a) The area is eligible for financing under the Section 515 program, or successor program, of the Rural Development Administration of the United States Department of Agriculture.(b) The area is located in a nonmetropolitan area as defined in Section 50090.(c) The area is either (1) an incorporated city having a population of 40,000 or less as identified in the most recent Report E-1 published by the Demographic Research Unit of the Department of Finance, or (2) an unincorporated area which adjoins a city having a population of 40,000 or less, provided that the city and its adjoining unincorporated area are not located within a census tract designated as an urbanized area by the United States Census Bureau. The department shall assist in determinations of eligibility pursuant to this subdivision upon request. With respect to areas eligible under subdivision (b) and this subdivision, the committee may rely upon the recommendations made by the department. Any inconsistencies between areas eligible under subdivisions (a) and (b), and this subdivision, shall be resolved in favor of considering the area a rural area. Eligible and ineligible areas need not be established by regulation.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 596, Sec. 12.5. Effective January 1, 2008. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 50199.18.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50199.22 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 3.6 - Low-Income Housing Credit|Section 50199.22.

50199.22.  (a)  Upon being informed that information, supplied by a housing credit applicant, or any person acting on behalf of a housing credit applicant, pursuant to this chapter or Section 12206, 17058, or 23610.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code, is false or is no longer true, upon finding that false information has been submitted or the information submitted is no longer true. (b)  Appropriate action, which the committee may pursue upon finding that false information or information that is no longer true is submitted in connection with a housing credit application, includes the following: (1)  Requiring the submission of certified, notarized, or third-party documents in support of the application. (2)  Rejecting the application. (3)  Cancelling a reservation of housing credits. (4)  Bringing a judicial action to enjoin the use of the federal housing credit and the state tax credit authorized by Sections 12206, 17058, and 23610.5 of the Revenue and Taxation Code. (5)  Disqualifying the housing credit applicant, its principals, and any person acting on behalf of the housing credit applicant from filing applications with the committee for a one-year period. (6)  Reporting promptly, in writing, to the Internal Revenue Service and the Franchise Tax Board, any noncompliance with federal and state requirements or misrepresentations the committee finds were made by the housing credit applicant or any person acting on behalf of a housing credit applicant, pursuant to subdivision (a). (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 1164, Sec. 36. Effective January 1, 1995. Conditionally inoperative as provided in Section 50199.18.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50200 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 50200.

50200.  The exercise of powers specified in this division will be in all respects for the benefit of the people of the state, for their well-being and prosperity, and for the improvement of their social and economic conditions. Therefore, this division shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes. In the event of conflict between this division and any other provision of law, the provisions of this division shall be deemed controlling. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or section of this division is held invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 97.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50201 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 50201.

50201.  Nothing in this division shall preclude the establishment of direct relationships between the federal government and local public entities or shall in any way alter the authority of local public entities to directly receive federal funds, nor shall anything in this division be construed to supersede or affect any other provision of law relating to the control of funds by local public entities. Further, nothing in this division shall affect the authority or reduce the obligations specified in Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code with respect to payment of relocation assistance or prevent the receipt or disbursement of federal funds made available to any governmental agency for such purpose.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 466, Sec. 74.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50202 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 50202.

50202.  Nothing in this division shall authorize the imposition of rent regulations or controls except by a regulatory contract between the agency or the department, as the case may be, and its housing sponsor or developer, for housing units financed, insured, coinsured or otherwise assisted by the agency or by the department, as the case may be. Except for the federal government, the right to control rent on such units shall reside exclusively in the agency or the department, as the case may be, and the housing sponsor or developer so regulated shall not otherwise be subject to controls on rent imposed by any state or local agency or other local public entity.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 1447, Sec. 2.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50203 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 50203.

50203.  Nothing in this division shall be construed to authorize the creation of a debt or liability of the state within the meaning of Section 1 of Article XVI of the State Constitution.(Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 97.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 4 - General Provisions|Section 50204.

50204.  State assistance shall not be awarded to, or otherwise available to or utilized in, any housing development that is subject to a requirement as a threshold or condition to apply or be eligible for the award of any funding that the development proponent receive a letter of acknowledgment, letter of approval, or similar document from the legislative body of a local agency or from a member of a local legislative body. For purposes of this section, “state assistance” includes any state funds, a state tax credit, or a federal tax credit administered by the state.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 800, Sec. 1. (AB 829) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Homeless Emergency Aid Program|Section 50210.

50210.  For purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:(a) “Administrative entity” means a unit of general purpose local government or a nonprofit organization that has previously administered federal Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care funds as the collaborative applicant pursuant to Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations that has been designated by the continuum of care to administer program funds.(b) “Agency” means the Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency.(c) “Council” means the California Interagency Council on Homelessness, formerly known as the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council created pursuant to Section 8257 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.(d) “County” includes, but is not limited to, a city and county.(e) “Homeless” has the same meaning as defined in Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as that section read on May 1, 2018.(f) “Homeless point-in-time count” means the 2017 homeless point-in-time counts pursuant to Section 578.3 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.(g) “Program” means the Homeless Emergency Aid program established pursuant to this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 398, Sec. 1. (AB 1220) Effective January 1, 2022.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Homeless Emergency Aid Program|Section 50211.

50211.  (a) The Homeless Emergency Aid program is hereby established for the purpose of providing localities with one-time flexible block grant funds to address their immediate homelessness challenges.(b) The agency, in consultation with the council, shall administer the program, which shall provide block grant funds.(c) The agency’s decision to approve or deny an application and the determination of the amount of funding to be provided shall be final.(d) The agency shall maintain records of the following:(1) The number of applications for program funding received by the agency.(2) The number of applications for program funding denied by the agency.(3) The name of each recipient of program funds.(e) In administering this chapter, the agency shall not be subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 48, Sec. 2. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Homeless Emergency Aid Program|Section 50212.

50212.  (a) In order to be eligible for program funds, an administrative entity shall demonstrate the following:(1) Except as otherwise provided in subdivision (b), the jurisdiction or jurisdictions that the administrative entity represents for which funding is requested have, at the time of the award, declared a shelter crisis pursuant to Chapter 7.8 (commencing with Section 8698) of Division 1 of Title 2 of the Government Code.(2) The applicants within the administrative entity have collaborated in its application, and have committed to future collaboration, with other city, county, or nonprofit partners. Recipients may submit a regional plan.(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), an administrative entity representing cities and counties included in the three groupings with the lowest three homeless point-in-time count thresholds pursuant to Section 50213 may submit a waiver for the requirement for a declaration of a shelter crisis, as required by paragraph (1) of subdivision (a). Upon approval by the agency during a given round of awards, a city, county, or city that is also a county shall be eligible to receive program funds through the administrative entity.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 48, Sec. 2. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50214 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Homeless Emergency Aid Program|Section 50214.

50214.  (a) Program funds shall be expended on one-time uses that address homelessness, including, but not limited to, prevention, criminal justice diversion programs to homeless individuals with mental health needs, and emergency aid.(b) No more than 5 percent of programs funds may be used for administrative costs related to the execution of eligible activities. For purposes of this subdivision, “administrative costs” does not include staff costs directly related to carrying out the eligible activities pursuant to subdivision (a). Program funds shall not be used for overhead or planning activities.(c) An administrative entity shall use no less than 5 percent of its total allocation to establish or expand services meeting the needs of homeless youth or youth at risk of homelessness.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 497, Sec. 168. (AB 991) Effective January 1, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 5 - Homeless Emergency Aid Program|Section 50215.

50215.  (a) (1) No later than January 1, 2020, each recipient of program funds shall submit to the agency a report, on a form provided by the agency, pertaining to contract expenditures, the number of homeless individuals served by program funds, and progress toward state and local homelessness goals.(2) The agency may request additional information, as needed, to meet other applicable reporting or audit requirements.(b) (1) Not less than 50 percent of program funds shall be contractually obligated by January 1, 2020.(2) One hundred percent of program funds shall be contractually obligated by June 30, 2021. Any funds not expended by that date shall be returned to the agency and revert to the General Fund.(c) The agency may monitor expenditures and activities of an administrative entity, as the agency deems necessary, to ensure compliance with program requirements.(d) The agency may, as it deems appropriate or necessary, request the repayment of funds from an administrative entity, or pursue any other remedies available to it by law for failure to comply with program requirements.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 48, Sec. 2. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50217 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program|Section 50217.

50217.  (a) The Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention program is hereby established for the purpose of providing jurisdictions with one-time grant funds to support regional coordination and expand or develop local capacity to address their immediate homelessness challenges informed by a best-practices framework focused on moving homeless individuals and families into permanent housing and supporting the efforts of those individuals and families to maintain their permanent housing.(b) Upon appropriation by the Legislature, the council shall distribute the following amounts in accordance with this chapter:(1) For round 1 of the program, six hundred fifty million dollars ($650,000,000) in the 2019–20 fiscal year.(2) For round 2 of the program, three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) in the 2020–21 fiscal year.(3) For round 3 of the program, one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in the 2021–22 fiscal year.(4) For round 4 of the program, one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) in the 2022–23 fiscal year.(c) The council shall administer the program. The program shall provide grant funds to cities, counties, continuums of care, and tribes.(d) The council’s decision to approve or deny an application and the determination of the amount of funding to be provided shall be final.(e) The council shall maintain and make available to the public on its internet website records of the following:(1) The number of applications for program funding received by the council.(2) The number of applications for program funding denied by the council.(3) The name of each recipient of program funds.(4) Each applicant receiving funds pursuant to this chapter shall provide a list of all awards to subrecipients.(5) Annual reports filed by recipients pursuant to Sections 50221, 50222, and 50223.(f) In administering this chapter, the council shall not be subject to the rulemaking provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code).(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 5. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50220 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program|Section 50220.

50220.  (a) Timelines for round 1 of the program shall be as follows:(1) No later than February 15, 2020, each applicant shall submit to the agency its program allocation application.(2) No later than April 1, 2020, the agency shall make award determinations for the program allocations based on the point-in-time count numbers.(3) If, after the first round of awards pursuant to this section, not all funds have been awarded by the agency, the agency shall set aside any remaining funds for a second round of awards.(4) (A) (i) On or before May 31, 2023, a recipient shall contractually obligate not less than 50 percent of round 1 program allocations.(ii) Recipients that are counties shall contractually obligate the full allocation awarded to them by the agency at this time. Any funds that are not contractually obligated by this date shall be reverted to the continuum of care that serves the county.(B) If less than 50 percent is obligated after May 31, 2023, recipients that are continuums of care and cities shall not expend any remaining portion of the 50 percent of round 1 program allocations required to have been obligated pursuant to subparagraph (A) unless and until both of the following occur:(i) On or before June 30, 2023, the recipient submits an alternative disbursement plan that includes an explanation for the delay.(ii) The agency approves the alternative disbursement plan.(C) On or before December 31, 2023, recipients that are continuums of care and cities shall return to the agency any funds that have not been expended pursuant to an alternative disbursement plan approved pursuant to subparagraph (B) for a subsequent round of awards by the agency.(b) The agency may request additional information, as needed, to meet other applicable reporting or audit requirements.(c) In addition to requirements in Section 50221, the agency may monitor the expenditures and activities of an applicant, as the agency deems necessary, to ensure compliance with round 1 program requirements.(d) The agency may, as it deems appropriate or necessary, request the repayment of funds from an applicant, or pursue any other remedies available to it by law for failure to comply with round 1 program requirements.(e) Any remaining amounts of round 1 program allocation funds not expended by June 30, 2025, shall revert to, and be paid and deposited in, the General Fund.(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 15, Sec. 12. (AB 83) Effective June 29, 2020.)
CA Health & Safety Code § 50220.6 (2021)
2021 California Code|Health and Safety Code - HSC|DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE|PART 1 - STATE HOUSING POLICY AND GENERAL PROVISIONS|CHAPTER 6 - Homeless Housing, Assistance, and Prevention Program|Section 50220.6.

50220.6.  (a) Notwithstanding any law, a recipient that enters into an agreement as set forth in paragraph (10) of subdivision (a) of Section 50219, paragraph (7) of subdivision (b) of Section 50225.5, clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 50220.7, and subparagraph (C) of paragraph (3) of subdivision (b) of Section 50220.8 shall provide data elements, including, but not limited to, health information, in a manner consistent with federal law, to the statewide Homeless Management Information System when the system becomes available.(b) (1) The council shall specify the form and substance of the required data elements.(2) The council may, as required by operational necessity, amend or modify data elements, disclosure formats, or disclosure frequency.(c) Any health information provided to, or maintained within, the statewide Homeless Management Information System shall not be subject to public inspection or disclosure under the California Public Records Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code).(d) For purposes of this paragraph, “health information” means “protected health information,” as defined in Part 160.103 of Title 45 of the Code of Federal Regulations, and “medical information,” as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 56.05 of the Civil Code.(Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 111, Sec. 8. (AB 140) Effective July 19, 2021.)