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2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Organization of the Department and General Powers › Section 50406.8.

50406.8. Notwithstanding any other law, the department may expend any funds it is authorized to set aside for curing or averting potential defaults for the purposes of curing or averting defaults on any deferred interest loan issued by the department for rental housing development.
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 37, Sec. 40. (AB 1817) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Organization of the Department and General Powers › Section 50406.9.

50406.9. The department may do any of the following in administering federally funded grant programs administered by the department, including, but not limited to, the Federal Housing Trust Fund (Chapter 6.8 (commencing with Section 50676)), Community Development Block Grant Program Funds (Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 50825)), the HOME Investment Partnerships Act (Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 50896)), or the California Emergency Solutions Grants Program (Chapter 19 (commencing with Section 50899.1)) established under this part unless specifically prohibited by other applicable law:
(a) Publish a notice of funding availability and application deadlines ahead of, and contingent upon, the availability of funding.
(b) Issue funding to an award recipient up-front rather than as a reimbursement, provided that the department determines the awardee meets federal standards for program financial administration and provides ongoing support and monitoring of the funding.
(c) Provide technical assistance to applicants that meet program submission deadlines to correct technical errors or provide missing information, so that applications are not ultimately rejected because of a minor error or oversight, provided that the published method of distribution for that program or funding source allows for postsubmittal modifications. This subdivision does not require a program that uses a competitive method of distribution to allow postsubmittal modifications.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 644, Sec. 1. (AB 1978) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Organization of the Department and General Powers › Section 50407.

50407. The department is the principal state department responsible for coordinating federal-state relationships in housing and community development, except for housing finance. The department is the principal state department responsible for implementation of the California Statewide Housing Plan. The department shall continually evaluate the impact upon the state of federal policies and programs affecting housing and community development and encourage full utilization of federal programs available for assisting the residents of this state, the private housing industry, and local public entities in satisfying housing and community development needs in this state. The department shall encourage and assist housing and community development in rural areas and among Indian residents of the state. The department shall encourage mutual self-help projects, home management training, and relocation assistance. The department shall promote maximum utilization of federal subsidies available to meet housing needs of very low income households and other persons and families of low or moderate income, or both. The department shall assist communities and persons to avail themselves of state housing programs.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 675, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Organization of the Department and General Powers › Section 50407.5.

50407.5. Notwithstanding the transfer of the department from the Business, Transportation, and Housing Agency to the Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency, the department, the Department of Transportation, and the California Transportation Commission shall coordinate state housing and transportation policies and programs to help achieve state and regional planning priorities and to maximize cobenefits of infrastructure investments.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 147, Sec. 20. (SB 1039) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 23 of Ch. 147.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Organization of the Department and General Powers › Section 50408.1.

50408.1. (a) The department shall develop and publish in the annual report required by Section 50408 all of the following information regarding grant programs administered by the department during the previous fiscal year:
(1) The time between the issuance of award letters and the delivery of the standard agreement to the awardee.
(2) The time between the delivery of the standard agreement to the awardee and its execution.
(3) A comparison of how the time between award letter, standard agreement, and standard agreement execution varies across department-administered programs.
(4) Changes to the information reported in this section for each program since the previous annual report.
(5) For purposes of this subdivision, “time” means the median number of days and a description of the range of days, which includes the 25th percentile and the 75th percentile, for each program.
(b) The department shall develop and publish in the annual report required by Section 50408 information regarding land use oversight actions related to housing that were active during the previous fiscal year pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code, including, but not limited to, all of the following:
(1) The number of land use oversight actions related to housing taken against cities and counties.
(2) The outcomes of those oversight actions.
(3) The median time between the initiation of each oversight action and its resolution.
(c) The reports required under this section and under Section 50408 shall be published and made available to the public on the department’s internet website.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 770, Sec. 15. (AB 1764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Organization of the Department and General Powers › Section 50408.5.

50408.5. (a) (1) On or before December 1, 2023, the department shall commission a statewide study of farmworker housing conditions, needs, and solutions to inform a comprehensive strategy for meeting the housing needs of the state’s farmworkers.
(2) The author of the study commissioned under paragraph (1) may subcontract with other qualified entities as necessary to obtain data described in this section.
(b) The study required by subdivision (a) shall include an analysis and recommendations on the following factors related to the supply of housing affordable and accessible to farmworkers and their families:
(1) A demographic survey and analysis of farmworker households in California, including a survey of a representative sample of farmworkers to assess the needs, barriers, and proposed solutions to the farmworker housing crisis from the perspective of impacted farmworkers.
(2) An analysis of the unmet need for housing for farmworkers, including migrant households.
(3) An analysis of existing housing conditions for farmworkers, including, but not limited to, permanent and temporary rental housing in the private market, owner-occupied housing, deed-restricted affordable rental housing, employer-provided housing, generational wealth opportunities, and state-owned migrant housing.
(4) An analysis of statewide and regional trends in housing demand among farmworkers, including the demand for each of the housing types described in paragraph (3).
(5) An analysis of best practices to increase input from farmworkers and employers on the housing needs in their specific communities.
(6) Governmental and nongovernmental barriers to the production of housing to meet the needs of farmworkers, including, but not limited to, the availability of financing, local land use controls, and the availability of suitable land.
(7) Any additional analysis, research, or surveys relevant to analyzing the need for housing for farmworkers.
(8) Recommendations to address gaps in the supply of housing for farmworkers.
(c) (1) No later than January 1, 2026, the department shall develop a comprehensive strategy to substantially improve policy, funding, and implementation of farmworker housing production in California to adequately address the size and scope of the problems identified in the study, including to inform the next update to the California Statewide Housing Plan.
(2) The department shall evaluate whether an update and revision of the comprehensive strategy developed pursuant to this section is necessary, and may, in its discretion, update and revise the comprehensive strategy in regular intervals as determined by the department.
(3) No later than January 1, 2027, the department shall submit the comprehensive strategy to the Legislature in accordance with Section 9795 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 638, Sec. 2. (AB 1654) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1 - Organization of the Department and General Powers › Section 50409.

50409. Except where the department is specifically vested by this part or by any other provision of law with the authority to adopt rules and regulations, and except as provided in Section 18930, the commission may adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations reasonably necessary to carry out this part or by any other provision of law. Any rules and regulations of the commission in effect on September 26, 1975, shall remain in effect until amended or repealed except that building standards, as defined in Section 18909, shall remain in effect only until January 1, 1985, or until adopted, amended, repealed, or superseded by building standards adopted and published in the California Building Standards Code pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 18935) of Part 2.5 of Division 13, whichever occurs sooner.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 596, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1.5 - Statewide Housing Plan › Section 50420.

50420. For purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(b) “Plan” means the California Statewide Housing Plan described in Section 50421.
(c) “Plan period” means the year the plan is revised and at least the four additional years ahead.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 341, Sec. 2. (AB 68) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1.5 - Statewide Housing Plan › Section 50421.

50421. There is a California Statewide Housing Plan that was developed in cooperation with the private housing industry as well as regional and local housing and planning agencies and other agencies of the state. The plan serves as a state housing plan for all relevant purposes.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 341, Sec. 2. (AB 68) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1.5 - Statewide Housing Plan › Section 50424.

50424. The plan developed pursuant to Section 50421 shall provide a reference guide for local housing market studies and for local housing elements required by Section 65302 of the Government Code. It is also intended to provide a framework for local housing plans.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 341, Sec. 2. (AB 68) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1.5 - Statewide Housing Plan › Section 50425.

50425. The goals and recommendations adopted for the plan shall be published once adopted, and shall be republished as revisions are adopted. The plan shall be published and made available to the public on the department’s internet website.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 341, Sec. 2. (AB 68) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 1.5 - Statewide Housing Plan › Section 50426.

50426. (a) Each update and revision to the plan occurring on or after January 1, 2023, shall incorporate both of the following:
(1) The plan shall include an inventory of the number of affordable units needed to meet the state’s affordable housing needs for the plan period.
(2) The plan shall incorporate technical updates and provide technical recommendations, including, but not limited to, both of the following:
(A) Recommendations for modernizing statutory and regulatory terminology.
(B) Updating cross-references to relevant reports and studies relied on in the plan and used in this part.
(b) The department may use data collected by the Homeless Coordinating and Financing Council to meet the requirements of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a).
(c) (1) Each update and revision to the plan occurring on or after January 1, 2024, shall incorporate all of the following:
(A) An analysis of first-time home buyer assistance policies, goals, and objectives.
(B) Recommendations for actions that will contribute to increasing homeownership opportunities for first-time home buyers in California.
(C) An evaluation and summary of demographic disparities in homeownership attainment in California, which may include, but is not limited to, disparities related to race, ethnicity, household income, household size, age, and disability status.
(2) The department shall consult with the California Housing Finance Agency and may consult with other state departments and agencies deemed relevant to inform the plan pursuant to this subdivision.
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 765, Sec. 1. (AB 1508) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50455.

50455. (a)  The department shall develop a statewide farm labor housing assistance plan and related policies, goals, and objectives for inclusion in the California Statewide Housing Plan.
(b)  The farm labor housing assistance plan shall include, but not be limited to, an identification of impediments to the production of housing affordable to farm laborers, federal, state, and local sources of financing, private sources of funding, innovative approaches to financing that could be used as a model, the analysis of the need for permanent and migrant housing, and measures that need to be implemented to address the need for farm labor housing.
(c)  The department shall establish a task force to assist in the development of the farm labor housing assistance plan. The task force shall include representatives of state housing departments and agencies involved in the planning and production of housing, infrastructure, and services to farm laborers and representatives from local government, agricultural organizations, organizations of farm laborers, and organizations serving farm laborers and low-income residents in rural areas.
(d)  The department shall develop or revise the farm labor housing assistance plan on or before July 1, 2002. In the event the department does not update or provide the next revision of the California Statewide Housing Plan pursuant to Section 50452 on or before July 1, 2002, the department shall release the farm labor housing assistance plan separately from the California Statewide Housing Plan.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 312, Sec. 2. Effective September 7, 2000.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50455.6.

50455.6. The Legislature finds and declares that a severe shortage of affordable housing exists for low- and moderate-income households, including the elderly, disabled persons, and other special needs populations. It is the intent of the Legislature that housing designed especially for low- and moderate-income elderly, disabled persons, and other special needs populations be given due consideration in the administration of the development, preservation, and rehabilitation of housing, and other housing programs, including encouraging the inclusion of supportive services to meet the unique housing needs of these populations.
(Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 577, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2002.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50456.

50456. (a) The department shall collect, publish, and make available to the public information about federal, state, and local laws regarding housing and community development. The department may provide a statistics and research service for the collection and dissemination of information affecting housing and community development.
(b) By June 30, 2019, the department shall complete a study to evaluate the reasonableness of local fees charged to new developments as defined by subdivision (b) of Section 66000 of the Government Code. The study shall include findings and recommendations regarding potential amendments to the Mitigation Fee Act to substantially reduce fees for residential development.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 374, Sec. 4. (AB 879) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50457.

50457. The department shall develop specifications for the structure, functions, and organization of a housing and community development information system for this state. Such system shall include statistical, demographic, and community development data which will be of assistance to local public entities in the planning and implementation of housing and community development programs.
The department shall, subject to the availability of moneys therefor, establish prototype housing and community development information systems in two or more counties or multiple-county areas. The department shall operate the prototype systems, or it may contract with one or more counties, or with one or more counties and with one or more cities, or with a regional agency including one or more counties for operation of one or more prototype systems and shall report to the Legislature thereon.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50458.

50458. The department shall assist and advise the Office of Planning and Research on the performance of functions specified in Section 65040.3 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50459.

50459. (a) The department may adopt, and from time to time, revise, guidelines for any of the following:
(1) The preparation of housing elements required by Section 65302 and Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.
(2) The preparation of a document that meets both of the following sets of requirements:
(A) Requirements for housing elements pursuant to Section 65302 and Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.
(B) Requirements for the Consolidated Submissions for Community Planning and Development Programs required by Part 91 of Title 24 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
(b) The department shall review housing elements and amendments for substantial compliance with Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code and report its findings pursuant to Section 65585 of the Government Code.
(c) On or before April 1, 1995, and annually thereafter, the department shall include in the annual report required by Section 50408 a report on the status of housing elements and the extent to which they comply with the requirements of Article 10.6 (commencing with Section 65580) of Chapter 3 of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code. The department shall also make this report available to any other public agency, group, or person who requests a copy.
(d) The department may, in connection with any loan or grant application submitted to the agency, require submission to the department for review of any housing element and any local housing assistance plan adopted pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-383).
(Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 770, Sec. 17. (AB 1764) Effective January 1, 2024.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50460.

50460. The department shall adopt guidelines relating to relocation assistance by public entities, as defined in Section 7260 of the Government Code, pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 16 (commencing with Section 7260) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code. The department may provide consulting and technical assistance to these public entities in drafting and amending rules and regulations relating to relocation assistance. The department may require these public entities to reimburse the department for any assistance the department provides.
The department shall, at intervals of two years, review relocation plans prepared pursuant to Section 33411, and the progress in implementation of the plans.
(Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 323, Sec. 60.32. Effective July 1, 1983.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50461.

50461. The department shall establish a tracking system for all programs established under this part and administered by the department. The tracking system shall, at a minimum, include the deadlines for each step of a program application. The tracking system shall be published on the department’s internet website.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 644, Sec. 2. (AB 1978) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50462.

50462. The department may initiate, develop, and propose regulations for adoption by the agency and review regulations proposed by the board prior to their taking effect, with respect to the following:
(a)  Standards for affirmative marketing programs of housing sponsors seeking financial assistance from the agency.
(b)  Criteria for certifying that the sale or conveyance of real property pursuant to Section 51061 or Section 51251 will primarily benefit persons and families of low or moderate income living in a housing development or a residential structure.
(c)  Regulations permitting grants to be made by the agency to housing sponsors for the purpose of attaining affordable rents in housing developments financed by the agency. Such grants shall not be made with moneys derived from the sale of bonds.
(d)  Regulations governing payments, procedures, and eligibility for relocation assistance for individuals and families displaced by actions of the agency or of housing sponsors of housing developments or neighborhood improvement loans.
(e)  Criteria for qualification of persons, families, and households as persons and families of low or moderate income, lower income households, or very low income households.
(f)  Regulations establishing the maximum percentage of income which may be paid by persons and families of low or moderate income for housing cost within the meaning of the term affordable housing cost, as defined in Section 50052.5.
(g)  Regulations designating geographical areas of need throughout the state for housing construction or rehabilitation, as identified in the California Statewide Housing Plan, identifying housing markets in which insufficient financing is available for purchase or rehabilitation of existing housing, identifying types of households with particularly severe housing needs, or establishing priority criteria for the selection of homes and projects to be financed as housing developments or neighborhood improvement loans.
(h)  Criteria for inclusion of nonhousing facilities in housing developments financed by the agency.
Regulations proposed by the agency in such areas of responsibility shall not take effect without concurrence of the director, the Secretary of Business, Consumer Services and Housing, or a representative of the secretary specifically designated for such review and approval.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 352, Sec. 377. (AB 1317) Effective September 26, 2013. Operative July 1, 2013, by Sec. 543 of Ch. 352.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50463.

50463. The department may certify local housing agents, and may periodically review, recertify, and decertify such local housing agents as provided in Section 51252.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50464.

50464. The department may:
(a)  Make investigations of housing and community development in California.
(b)  Call conferences of representatives of all levels of government, industry, and private groups, to discuss housing and community development problems of California.
(c)  Investigate and report upon substandard housing and the problems resulting therefrom and the work being done to remedy such conditions.
(d)  Study the operation and enforcement of housing, building, zoning, and subdivision laws and regulations, of housing finance, taxes, redevelopment programs and public housing projects, as related to housing and community development.
(e)  Examine the records of housing authorities and redevelopment agencies, and secure from them reports and copies of their records at any time.
(f)  Promote the formation of organizations intended to increase the supply of adequate housing and the proper living environment for all the people of the state.
(g)  With the Department of Transportation, investigate and report upon the consistency between state, local, and federal housing plans and programs and state, local, and federal transportation plans and programs.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1351.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50465.

50465. (a) On or before January 1, 2009, the Department of Water Resources shall propose for adoption and approval by the California Building Standards Commission updated requirements to the California Building Standards Code for construction in areas protected by the facilities of the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan where flood levels are anticipated to exceed three feet for the 200-year flood event. The amendments to the California Building Standards Code shall be sufficient to reduce the risk of flood damage and to protect life, safety, and the construction in those areas.
(b) Before the department proposes the amendments to the California Building Standards Code required pursuant to subdivision (a), the department shall consult with the Central Valley Flood Protection Board, the Division of the State Architect, and the Office of the State Fire Marshal.
(Added by Stats. 2007, Ch. 364, Sec. 7. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50466.5.

50466.5. (a) On or before January 1, 2024, the department shall create an impact fee nexus study template that may be used by local jurisdictions. The template shall include a method of calculating the feasibility of housing being built with a given fee level.
(b) The department may contract with nonprofit or academic institutions to complete the template.
(Added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 347, Sec. 4. (AB 602) Effective January 1, 2022.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2 - Policy Activities of the Department › Section 50467.

50467. (a) Any notice of funding availability issued by the department for an affordable multifamily housing loan program shall state that adaptive reuse of a property for affordable housing purposes is an eligible activity.
(b) To the extent any affordable multifamily housing loan program also allows for home ownership, this section shall also apply.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), for purposes of this section, “adaptive reuse” means the retrofitting and repurposing of an existing building to create new residential units.
(d) Subdivision (c) shall only apply to an affordable multifamily housing loan program if the program does not define adaptive reuse in statute, agency guideline, or regulation.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 639, Sec. 1. (AB 1695) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2.5 - Building Homes and Jobs Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 50470.5.

50470.5. For purposes of this chapter:
(a) “Department” means the Department of Housing and Community Development.
(b) “Local government” means any city, county, city and county, or the duly constituted governing body of an Indian reservation or rancheria.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 660, Sec. 5. (AB 1010) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2.5 - Building Homes and Jobs Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 50471.

50471. The department and the California Housing Finance Agency shall report on the expenditure of funds pursuant to this chapter in accordance with Sections 50408 and 51005, respectively.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 364, Sec. 4. (SB 2) Effective September 29, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2.5 - Building Homes and Jobs Act › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 50472.

50472. The department shall allocate the funds described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) of subdivision (b) of Section 50470 as follows:
(a) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the Bridges at Kraemer Place emergency shelter, located in Orange County.
(b) Five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the County of Merced, in furtherance of Phase 1 to create a homeless navigation center. These efforts may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Capital and construction costs.
(2) Contracting costs associated with hiring outside consultants to provide technical assistance for development of the homeless navigation center.
(3) Operating subsidies for current homelessness intervention efforts located in the county, coordinated by the county, and provided by a nonprofit organization, community-based housing, or homeless service provider in partnership with the county or by county employees.
(c) Of the funds remaining after making the allocations described in subdivisions (a) and (b), 50 percent of those funds shall be available for purposes of Chapter 2.8 (commencing with Section 50490), and 50 percent shall be available for the Housing for a Healthy California Program (Part 14.2 (commencing with Section 53590)).
(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 48, Sec. 3. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2.5 - Building Homes and Jobs Act › ARTICLE 2 - Audits and Reporting › Section 50475.

50475. (a) The Office of State Audits and Evaluation may conduct periodic audits to ensure that the annual allocation to individual programs is awarded by the department in a timely fashion consistent with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) The department shall reimburse the Office of State Audits and Evaluation for the actual costs of audit work performed pursuant to this section.
(Added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 364, Sec. 4. (SB 2) Effective September 29, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2.8 - California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program › Section 50490.1.

50490.1. (a) There is hereby established the California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program, to be administered by the department in accordance with this chapter.
(b) The department may carry out the program through the issuance of one or more notices of funding availability as necessary to exercise the powers and perform the duties conferred or imposed on it by this chapter. An administrative entity may submit an application, which shall meet all the requirements in Section 50490.3, for an allocation pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.2 in response to a notice of funding availability issued by the department pursuant to this section. Any notice of funding availability issued pursuant to this section 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. 4. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 2.8 - California Emergency Solutions and Housing Program › Section 50490.5.

50490.5. (a) The department shall distribute funds allocated to an administrative entity pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 50490.2 by executing a contract with that entity that shall be for a term of five years. After a contract has expired pursuant to this subdivision, any funds not expended for eligible activities described in subdivision (a) of Section 50490.4 shall revert to the department to be used for the Multifamily Housing Program (Chapter 6.7 (commencing with Section 50675)).
(b) (1) An administrative entity that receives funds pursuant to this chapter shall submit to the department an annual report on a form issued by the department, pertaining to the administrative entity’s program or project selection process performed in collaboration with the Continuum of Care, contract expenditures, and progress toward meeting state and local goals as demonstrated by the performance measures set forth in the application pursuant to paragraph (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 50490.3.
(2) The annual report required by this subdivision shall include the information required by paragraph (2) of subdivision (c), pertaining to funds distributed to subrecipients.
(3) The department may request additional information, as needed to meet other applicable reporting or audit requirements.
(c) (1) An administrative entity that receives funds under the program shall be responsible for ensuring that the expenditure of those funds is in accordance with this chapter and for the eligible activities described in subdivision (a) of Section 50490.4. The administrative entity shall monitor the activities and expenditures of any subrecipients at least annually to ensure that those activities and expenditures comply with this chapter.
(2) As part of the annual report required pursuant to subdivision (b), the administrative entity shall report to the department on the expenditures and activities of any subrecipients for each year of the term of the contract with the department until all funds awarded to a subrecipient have been expended.
(d) The department may monitor the expenditures and activities of the administrative entity, as the department deems necessary, to ensure compliance with program requirements.
(e) The department 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. 4. (SB 850) Effective June 27, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50500.

50500. The department may, upon receipt of a request of a local public entity, provide advisory assistance or staffing for development of new and rehabilitated housing for persons and families of low or moderate income, the elderly, and persons displaced by governmental action, and in the development of programs to correct or eliminate blight and deterioration and to effect community development or redevelopment. In providing such advisory assistance, the department shall encourage, to the extent possible, the location of housing developments in proximity to public transit service and, in assisting with programs of neighborhood rehabilitation, shall consider the availability of such services.
The department may contract with a local public entity to provide any necessary staff services associated with, or required by, a local public entity and which could be performed by the staff of a redevelopment agency or housing authority.
The department may provide technical assistance in developing housing for students and faculty of universities and colleges upon the request of a potential housing sponsor, or at the request of the governing board or other agency of a university or college.
(Amended by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1351.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50501.

50501. The department may furnish counseling and guidance services to aid any governmental agency or any private or nonprofit organization or persons in securing the financial aid or cooperation of government agencies in the undertaking, construction, maintenance, operation, or financing of housing for Indians, farm laborers and their families, persons and families displaced by action of any state or local public entity, workers engaged in cutting, processing, milling, handling, or shipping lumber or lumber products, the families of such workers, veterans, the elderly and handicapped, and persons and families of low or moderate income. The department may contract for or sponsor, subject to the availability of federal funds, experimental or demonstration projects for permanently fixed or mobile housing designed to meet the special needs of agricultural workers, persons displaced by action of any local public entity, the handicapped, the elderly, veterans, Indians, and persons and families of low or moderate income. Such contracts or sponsorship agreements may be between the department and local public entities, private enterprise, or nonprofit organizations.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 5. (AB 639) Effective October 10, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50502.

50502. The department shall encourage research and demonstration projects to develop new and better techniques, including techniques of rehabilitation, for increasing the quality and supply of housing for persons and families of low or moderate income and may make grants or loans, with or without interest, in connection therewith.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50503.

50503. The department may adopt rules and regulations establishing a mutual self-help housing technical assistance program providing grants to nonprofit housing sponsors for carrying out programs of technical and supervisory assistance to aid persons and families of low or moderate income to develop mutual self-help housing.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50504.

50504. The department may make grants to nonprofit housing sponsors and local public entities for operating, administrative, and other expenses of planning, constructing, rehabilitating, and operating assisted housing and may make grants to housing sponsors for the benefit of residents of assisted housing in order to achieve lower rentals for some or all of the units within the assisted housing. Such grants may not be made with moneys derived from the sale of bonds.
(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 610.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50504.5.

50504.5. (a) The department shall develop by December 31, 2020, a list of existing state grants and financial incentives for operating, administrative, and other expenses in connection with the planning, construction, and operation of an accessory dwelling unit with affordable rent, as defined in Section 50053, for very low, low-, and moderate-income households.
(b) The list shall be posted on the department’s internet website by December 31, 2020.
(c) For purposes of this section, “accessory dwelling unit” has the same meaning as defined in paragraph (4) of subdivision (i) of Section 65852.2 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 658, Sec. 2. (AB 671) Effective January 1, 2020.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50505.

50505. The department may enter into agreements to provide staffing to assist government agencies in the conduct of federal loan and grant programs for the provision of housing for veterans and persons and families of low or moderate income in this state.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 727, Sec. 6. (AB 639) Effective October 10, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50506.

50506. The department may conduct programs of subsidies for occupants of existing housing pursuant to Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, or other federal programs, but may not submit any competitive application for operation of an existing housing program in a geographic area which includes a local public entity that has applied. However, in conducting subsidy programs pursuant to this section, the department shall not operate housing developments or engage in the purchase, lease, or sublease of housing developments.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1165.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50506.5.

50506.5. (a)  It is the intent of the Legislature to accomplish both of the following:
(1)  To prevent the unnecessary separation of children from their families because of homelessness or the lack of adequate shelter.
(2)  To assist in the reunification of foster children and their families when housing remains a problem.
(b)  The department may, upon the request of a local public entity, provide technical assistance for the purpose of developing applications and plans from the local public entity for federal funding under the Section 8 housing certificate program created by Section 553 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (P.L. 101-625).
(c)  As used in this section, “Section 8” means Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (Sec. 1437 et seq., Title 42, U.S.C.).
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 292, Sec. 2. Effective July 23, 1992.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50507.

50507. The department may, upon request by a local public entity, provide technical assistance of staffing for the purpose of developing applications and plans for community development funding pursuant to the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383) or other federal programs.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1165.)
2023 California Code › Health and Safety Code - HSC › DIVISION 31 - HOUSING AND HOME FINANCE › PART 2 - DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT › CHAPTER 3 - Assistance Activities of the Department › Section 50508.

50508. The department shall endeavor to obtain community development funds available under Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-383) or other federal programs. The department may, if federal funds are available, conduct an innovative neighborhood preservation program in cooperation with a local public entity.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1165.)