(a) It is the intent of the Legislature to create incentives for jurisdictions that are compliant with housing element requirements and have enacted prohousing local policies. It is the intent of the Legislature that these incentives be in the form of additional points or other preference in the scoring of competitive housing and infrastructure programs. It is the intent of the Legislature that, in adopting regulations related to prohousing local policy criteria, the department shall create criteria that consider the needs of rural, suburban, and urban jurisdictions and how those criteria may differ in those areas. (b) For award cycles commenced after July 1, 2021, jurisdictions that have adopted a housing element that has been found by the department to be in substantial compliance with the requirements of this article pursuant to Section 65585, and that have been designated prohousing pursuant to subdivision (c) based upon their adoption of prohousing local policies, shall be awarded additional points or preference in the scoring of program applications for the following programs: (1) The Affordable Housing and Sustainable Communities Program established by Part 1 (commencing with Section 75200) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code. (2) The Transformative Climate Communities Program established by Part 4 (commencing with Section 75240) of Division 44 of the Public Resources Code. (3) The qualifying infill area portion of the Infill Incentive Grant Program of 2007 established by Section 53545.13 of the Health and Safety Code. (4) The qualifying infill area and catalytic qualifying infill area portions of the Infill Infrastructure Grant Program of 2019 established by Section 53559 of the Health and Safety Code. (5) Additional bonus points may be awarded to other state programs when already allowable under state law. (c) (1) The department shall designate jurisdictions as prohousing pursuant to the permanent regulations adopted pursuant to subdivision (d) and report these designations to the Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, and any other applicable agency or department, annually and upon request. (2) (A) Beginning with the seventh housing element cycle, the department shall, upon request by a small rural jurisdiction, to the extent feasible, evaluate materials from the small rural jurisdictionâs housing element submission, pursuant to Section 65585, for evidence of prohousing local policies in order to minimize the need for jurisdictions to submit supplementary documentation. (B) The department shall only conduct the evaluation described in subparagraph (A) for small rural jurisdictions that have a compliant housing element. (3) (A) The department shall not require small rural jurisdictions to renew their prohousing designations for at least four years. (B) This paragraph shall not be construed to limit the authority of the department to revoke a jurisdictionâs prohousing designation. (4) Any additional points or preferences awarded for a prohousing local policy described in subparagraphs (L) to (N), inclusive, of paragraph (3) of subdivision (f) shall not exceed the minimum value of points or preferences awarded for a prohousing local policy that directly relates to the planning, approval, or construction of housing. (d) (1) By July 1, 2021, the department, in collaboration with stakeholders, shall adopt emergency regulations to implement this section. (2) Notwithstanding Section 11346.1, the emergency regulations adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall remain in effect until the date that permanent regulations to implement this section become effective. (e) On or before January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the department shall publish on its internet website the list of programs included under subdivision (b). (f) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) âAdaptive reuseâ shall have the same meaning as in Section 53559.1 of the Health and Safety Code. (2) âComp
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