(a) Subject to the appropriation of funds for the purposes described in paragraphs (1) and (2) in the Budget Act of 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, or 2027, the agency shall develop and administer an accountability program related to the distribution of funds from the following sources: (1) Funds appropriated to the 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 (Part 2 (commencing with Section 75220) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code) for allocation pursuant to Section 99313 of Public Utilities Code. (2) Funds appropriated to the agency in the annual Budget Act from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and the Public Transportation Account for purposes of the Zero-Emission Transit Capital Program (Part 6 (commencing with Section 75260) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code) for allocation pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 99312.1 of the Public Utilities Code. (b) (1) The agency shall, in consultation with transportation planning agencies, county transportation commissions, transit development boards, and transit operators, develop guidelines aligned with the legislative intent described in subdivision (d) of Section 75226 of, and subdivision (f) of Section 75260 of, the Public Resources Code for the administration of the funding described in subdivision (a). (2) The guidelines described in this section shall be exempt from the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1). (3) Before adopting or modifying the guidelines pursuant to paragraph (4), the agency shall adopt draft guidelines, post those draft guidelines on its internet website, and conduct at least one public workshop or hearing on the draft guidelines. This section does not preclude the agency from conducting additional public workshops or posting informal draft guidelines to inform guideline development before the adoption of final guidelines. (4) (A) The agency shall adopt the final guidelines governing the distribution of funds for the 2023â24 fiscal year on or before September 30, 2023. (B) The agency may modify the guidelines adopted pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the distribution of funds for the 2024â25 fiscal year no later than September 30, 2024. (C) The agency may modify the guidelines adopted pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the distribution of funds for the 2025â26 fiscal year no later than September 30, 2025. (D) The agency may modify the guidelines adopted pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the distribution of funds for the 2026â27 fiscal year no later than September 30, 2026. (E) The agency may modify the guidelines adopted pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the distribution of funds for the 2027â28 fiscal year no later than September 30, 2027. (c) (1) (A) A regional transportation planning agency may only receive an allocation of funds in the 2023â24 fiscal year from the funding sources described in subdivision (a) if both of the following conditions are met by December 31, 2023: (i) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the regional transportation planning agency submits, and the agency approves, a regional short-term financial plan for immediate service retention consistent with the adopted guidelines and the requirements set forth in subdivision (e). If a regional transportation planning agency elects to use the funds described in subdivision (a) for operations for any of its transit operators in the 2023â24 fiscal year or forecasts operational need between the 2023â24 and 2026â27 fiscal years, inclusive, for any of its transit operators, then it shall submit a regional short-term financial plan pursuant to this clause. (ii) The regional transportation planning agency submits to the agency regionally compiled transit operator data that is consistent with requirements included in the adopted guidelines and the requirements set forth in subdivision (
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